Medicare Statistics for item 11503
Dear Services Australia,
We are requesting breakdown of statistics for Medicare item 11503 if available. Details of 11503 are below and we would like to know if there is a breakdown of the service numbers specifically for the tests as highlighted below (Points iv and v)
GroupD1 - Miscellaneous Diagnostic Procedures And Investigations
Subgroup4 - Respiratory
Complex measurement of properties of the respiratory system, including the lungs and respiratory muscles, that is performed:
(iv) inhalation provocation testing, including pre‑provocation spirometry and the construction of a dose response curve, using a recognised direct or indirect bronchoprovocation agent and post‑bronchodilator spirometry;
(v) provocation testing involving sequential measurement of lung function at baseline and after exposure to specific sensitising agents, including drugs, or occupational asthma triggers;
Yours faithfully,
Deon Scheepers B.Pharm M.P.S
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Please find attached correspondence from Services Australia dated 9 May
2022 in relation to your request for access under the Freedom of
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