Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Items |
Descriptions |
Limitations |
Head |
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63001 |
tumour of the brain or meninges |
unlimited |
63004 |
Inflammation of the brain or meninges |
unlimited |
63007 |
skull base or orbital tumour |
unlimited |
63010 |
stereotactic scan of brain, with Fiducials in place, for planning for stereotactic neurosurgery |
unlimited |
63040 |
acoustic neuroma |
3 per year |
63043 |
pituitary tumour |
3 per year |
63046 |
toxic or metabolic or ischaemic encephalopathy |
3 per year |
63049 |
demyelinating disease of the brain |
3 per year |
63052 |
congenital malformation of the brain or meninges |
3 per year |
63055 |
venous sinus thrombosis |
3 per year |
63058 |
head trauma |
3 per year |
63061 |
epilepsy |
3 per year |
63064 |
stroke |
3 per year |
63067 |
carotid or vertebral artery dissection |
3 per year |
63070 |
intracranial aneurysm |
3 per year |
63073 |
intracranial arteriovenous malformation |
3 per year |
Head and neck vessels |
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63101 |
stroke |
3 per year |
Head and cervical spine |
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63111 |
tumour of the central nervous system or meninges |
3 per year |
63114 |
inflammation of the central nervous system or meninges |
3 per year |
63125 |
demyelinating disease of the central nervous system |
3 per year |
63128 |
congenital malformation of the central nervous system or meninges |
3 per year |
63131 |
syrinx (congenital or aquired) |
3 per year |
Spine - one region or two contiguous regions |
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63151 |
infection |
unlimited |
63154 |
tumour |
unlimited |
63161 |
demyelinating disease |
3 per year |
63164 |
congenital malformation of the spinal cord or the cauda equina or the meninges |
3 per year |
63167 |
myelopathy |
3 per year |
63170 |
syrinx (congenital or aquired) |
3 per year |
63173 |
cervical radiculopathy |
3 per year |
63176 |
sciatica |
3 per year |
63179 |
spinal canal stenosis |
3 per year |
63182 |
previous spinal surgery |
3 per year |
63185 |
trauma |
3 per year |
Spine - three contiguous regions or two non-contiguous regions |
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63201 |
infection |
unlimited |
63204 |
tumour |
unlimited |
63219 |
demyelinating disease |
3 per year |
63222 |
congenital malformation of the spinal cord or the cauda equina or the meninges |
3 per year |
63225 |
myelopathy |
3 per year |
63228 |
syrinx (congenital or aquired) |
3 per year |
63231 |
cervical radiculopathy |
3 per year |
63234 |
sciatica |
3 per year |
63237 |
spinal canal stenosis |
3 per year |
63240 |
previous spinal surgery |
3 per year |
63243 |
trauma |
3 per year |
Cervical spine and brachial plexus |
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63271 |
tumour |
3 per year |
63274 |
trauma |
3 per year |
63277 |
cervical radiculopathy |
3 per year |
63280 |
previous surgery |
3 per year |
Musculoskeletal (MSK) System |
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63301 |
tumour arising in bone or MSK system excludes tumour arising in breast, prostate or rectum |
unlimited |
63304 |
infection arising in bone or MSK system excludes tumour arising in breast, prostate or rectum |
unlimited |
63307 |
osteonecrosis |
unlimited |
63322 |
derangement of hip or its supporting structures* |
3 per year |
63325 |
derangement of shoulder or its supporting structures* |
3 per year |
63328 |
derangement of knee or its supporting structures* |
3 per year |
63331 |
derangement of ankle and/or foot or its supporting structures* |
3 per year |
63334 |
derangement of one or both temporomandibular joints or their supporting structures |
3 per year |
63337 |
derangement of wrist and/or hand or its supporting structures* |
3 per year |
63340 |
derangement of elbow or its supporting structures* |
3 per year |
63361 |
Gaucher disease |
3 per year |
*Limitation is 3 for each side in 12 months |
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Cardiovascular System |
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63385 |
congenital disease of the heart or a great vessel |
2 per year |
63388 |
tumour of the heart or a great vessel |
2 per year |
63391 |
abnormality of thoracic aorta |
2 per year |
Cardiovascular System MRA |
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63401 |
vascular abnormality with a previous anaphylactic reaction to an iodinated contrast medium |
3 per year |
63404 |
obstruction of the superior vena cava, inferior vena cava or a major pelvic vein |
3 per year |
Paediatric (<16yrs) MRA |
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63416 |
the vasculature of limbs prior to limb or digit transfer surgery in congenital limb deficiency syndrome |
1 per year |
Paediatric (<16) |
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63425 |
post-inflammatory or post-traumatic physeal fusion |
2 per year |
63428 |
Gaucher disease |
2 per year |
63440 |
pelvic or abdominal mass |
unlimited |
63444 |
mediastinal mass |
unlimited |
63447 |
congenital uterine or anorectal abnormality |
unlimited |
Body Scan |
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63461 |
adrenal mass in a patient with malignancy which is otherwise resecetable |
1 per year |
Body Scan - both breasts |
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63464 |
scan of both breast for the detection of cancer where; |
1 per year |
Body Scan - both breasts |
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63467 |
scan of both breast for the detection of cancer - where; |
1 per year |
Body Scan – one or both breasts |
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63501 |
MRI – scan of one or both breasts for the evaluation of implant integrity where: |
1 per year |
63502 |
MRI – scan of one or both breasts for the evaluation of implant integrity where: |
1 per year |
63504 |
MRI – scan of one or both breasts for the evaluation of implant integrity where: |
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63505 |
MRI – scan of one or both breasts for the evaluation of implant integrity where: |
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Pelvis and Upper Abdomen |
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63470 |
Pelvis for the staging of histologically diagnosed cervical cancer at FIGO stages 1B or greater when the request for scan identifies that |
1 in a lifetime |
63473 |
Pelvis and upper abdomen, in a single examination, for the staging of histologically diagnosed cervical cancer at FIGO stages 1B or greater |
1 in a lifetime |
63476 |
Pelvis for the initial staging of rectal cancer where |
1 in a lifetime |
Body - pancreas and biliary tree MRCP |
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63482 |
suspected biliary or pancreatic pathology |
3 per year |

