J852

General survey

Fee

ComponentValue
Fee basisH / P components
H / P source listing; PDF p. 346$177.55 / $56.55
Schedule and sources
Fee edition
October 1, 2026
Record effective
2026-04-01
Schedule edition
July 22, 2026; effective July 1, 2026
Official files

PDF page 346 / B8

- general survey.................................................................... 177.55 56.55
Passages mentioning J852

PDF page 346 / B8

NUCLEAR MEDICINE - IN VIVO
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
                                                                                                           H            P
  Bone scintigraphy
J850 - general survey....................................................................              103.70          56.55
J851       - single site ...........................................................................     84.85         45.85
  Gallium scintigraphy
J852 - general survey....................................................................              177.55          56.55
J853       - single site ...........................................................................   123.70          45.85
  Application of tomography (SPECT)
J819    - where each SPECT image represents a different organ or
          body area, to J852, maximum 3 images per examination
          ................................................................................... add        43.50         28.05
      Note:
      J850 and J851 are not to be billed together. J804 may be claimed in addition to J850 or J851
      for blood pool study.

PDF page 348 / B10

NUCLEAR MEDICINE - IN VIVO
MISCELLANEOUS
                                                                                                H            P
J861 Radionuclide lymphangiogram ...............................................             112.20          62.40
J862 Ocular tumour localization ......................................................         75.60         62.50
J864 Tear duct scintigraphy.............................................................       97.35         48.90
J865 Total body counting including dosimetry .................................               187.95          56.55
J878 RBC scintigraphy ....................................................................   143.20          45.85
   Application of Tomography (SPECT), other than to J807, J808, or J852
J866     - maximum one per Nuclear Medicine examination ..... add 43.50                                      26.90
   Application of Hybrid Tomography (SPECT/CT)
J903 Application of hybrid tomography (SPECT/CT), to J819 or
         J866.............................................................................. add 15.00
    Payment rules:
    J903 is limited to a maximum of 1 service with J866 per examination and a maximum of 3
    services with J819 per examination.
Fee master record

Master, record 2827. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

J85220260401999999990000000000000002062500000000000000000000000000000565500

Auxiliary master fields are preserved as raw scaled values. The linked layout calls them zero-filled, but this edition contains non-zero values. They are not presented as final dollar fees or PDF units.

FieldRaw / scale 10,000
provider00000000000 / 0
assistant00002062500 / 206.25
specialist00000000000 / 0
anaesthetist00000000000 / 0
non anaesthetist00000565500 / 56.55
Explanation

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This is a general survey gallium scintigraphy service under the musculoskeletal system heading.

Watch out for

Where each SPECT image represents a different organ or body area, under the J819 rule, a maximum of 3 images per examination applies.

Sources and updates
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