Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00214:clause:1_61560
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00214
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 61560
Character Range: 312423–313632

61560                                FDG PET study of the brain, performed for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, if:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           605.05
                                     (a) clinical evaluation of the patient by a specialist, or in consultation with a specialist, is equivocal; and
                                     (b) the service includes a quantitative comparison of the results of the study with the results of an FDG PET study of a normal brain from a reference database; and
                                     (c) a service to which this item applies has not been performed on the patient in the previous 12 months; and
                                     (d) a service to which item 61402 applies has not been performed on the patient in the previous 12 months for the diagnosis or management of Alzheimer's disease
                                     Applicable not more than 3 times per lifetime (R)