Society of Australia to submit an patient removal of very large polyps is application and request an surgery. expedited assessment by MSAC Table B10: Recommendation 10.2: Obsolete items – second round Item What it does Committee Recommendation What would be different Why 30487 Diagnostic procedure performed To remove item 30487 from the The service will no longer attract This item has been used for push on the small bowel MBS if Push Enteroscopy service is a MBS rebate enteroscopy services but if push moved to the upper GI endoscopy enteroscopy is moved under the item 30478 more appropriate upper GI endoscopic interventional items then item 30487 has no clinical purpose in contemporary practice. 30493 Diagnostic test that measures the To remove item 30493 from the The service will no longer attract The service is not supported by the pressure of the sphincter (a MBS a MBS rebate published literature and has no muscle that regulates the place in contemporary clinical flow of bile and pancreatic practice. secretions Note: Items 13500, 13503, 32078 and 32081 were removed from the MBS on 1 July 2016
Society of Australia to submit an application and request an expedited assessment by MSAC patient removal of very large polyps is surgery. Table B10: Recommendation 10.2: Obsolete items – second round Item What it does Committee Recommendation What would be different Why 30487 Diagnostic procedure performed on the small bowel To remove item 30487 from the MBS if Push Enteroscopy service is moved to the upper GI endoscopy item 30478 The service will no longer attract a MBS rebate This item has been used for push enteroscopy services but if push enteroscopy is moved under the more appropriate upper GI endoscopic interventional items then item 30487 has no clinical purpose in contemporary practice. 30493 Diagnostic test that measures the pressure of the sphincter (a muscle that regulates the flow of bile and pancreatic secretions To remove item 30493 from the MBS The service will no longer attract a MBS rebate The service is not supported by the published literature and has no place in contemporary clinical practice. Note: Items 13500, 13503, 32078 and 32081 were removed from the MBS on 1 July 2016