Medical Services Advisory Committee current applications at appraisal stage

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Review, Contracted Assessment or Submission-Based Assessment	MSAC ID	Title

Contracted	43	Cone Beam Computerised Tomography (CBCT) for various for dental/craniofacial imaging purposes
Contracted	1330	Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus
TBA	1319	The use of Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) in the treatment of cancer
TBA	1318	KRAS mutation testing for access to panitumumab
TBA	1317	Bone Mineral Density using Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) in patients with HIV
TBA	1316	Bone mineral density analyses using Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) for women and men over the age of 50 years with risk factors for osteoporosis
TBA	1313 (was 1162b)	Bone mineral density analyses using Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) in breast cancer patients receiving aromatase inhibitor treatment
Submission Based	1310	Optical Coherence Tomography, for the diagnosis and monitoring of treatment effectiveness with aflibercept in patients with central retinal vein occlusion
Submission Based	1293	EGFR testing in Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non Small-Cell Lung Cancer to determine eligibility for afatinib
Contracted	1276	National Cervical Screening Program
Submission Based	1273	Matrix-induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implant
Submission Based	1272	Transurethral injection of botulinum toxin (Botox) into the bladder wall for urinary incontinence due to idiopathic overactive bladder
TBA	1269	Computed Tomography Colonography
Submission Based	1268	The use of Radium-223, for the treatment of patients with symptomatic hormone refractory prostate cancer with skeletal metastases
Contracted Assessment	1267	HBA1c test for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus
TBA	1263	Intra-abdominal vagal nerve inhibition for the management of obesity
Submission Based	1250	Testing of the ALK gene in tumour material from patients with non-small cell lung cancer to determine eligibility for treatment with crizotinib
Submission Based	1248	Bone densitometry to assess patient eligibility to allendronate
Submission Based	1242	Trans-femoral catheterization of the hepatic artery to administer Y90-microspheres ^TM
Submission Based	1223	Insertion, replacement, or removal of a cardiac resynchronisation therapy device capable of defibrillation (CRT-D) for mild, moderate or severe chronic heart failure (NYHA II, III or IV)
Submission Based	1222	A genetic test to establish the diagnosis of transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy (TTR-FAP) for access to tafamidis meglumine
TBA	1211	Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Lung, Prostate, breast and other extracranial cancers such as spine, kidney, liver and pancreatic.
Submission Based	1207	Diagnostic testing to determine the presence of V600 mutations in patients with locally advanced or metastatic melanoma
TBA	1206	Single balloon enteroscopy system for obscure GI bleeding (small bowel)
TBA	1205a	Review of Medicare–funded Wrist Surgery services
Contracted	1203	Catheter-free ambulatory pH test for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
TBA	1197	Remote monitoring of patients with implanted cardiac devices
TBA	1196	Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for the treatment of depression
TBA	1194	Single dose stereotactic radiosurgery for benign and malignant intracranial tumours (Gamma Knife)
Contracted	1190	MRI for small bowel and pelvis in Crohn disease
TBA	1183	Ultrasound imaging in the practice of anaesthesia
TBA	1182	A) The use of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) in the treatment of cancer and B) The use of Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) in the treatment of cancer
Review	1178r2	Review of MBS items for specific ophthalmology services under the MBS Quality Framework Stage II
Review	1178r	Review of MBS items for specific ophthalmology services under the MBS Quality Framework Stage 1
Review	1177r	Pulmonary Artery Catheterisation
Submission Based	1175	In situ hybridization (ISH) diagnostic testing to determine HER-2 status in patients with advanced or metastatic breast cancer (stage IIIA-IV) to inform eligibility to lapatinib
Contracted	1171	Sexual Health Medicine consultation Items
Contracted	1170	Intensive Care Medicine consultation Items
Contracted	1167	Addiction medicine consultation Items
Contracted	1159	Palliative Care consultation Items
Submission Based	1157	Liquid Based Cytology (LBC)
Contracted	1152	Genetic Testing for Hereditary Mutations in the RET Gene
Contracted	1151	Six Genetic Tests for the Diagnosis of Inheritable Cardiac Conduction Disorders
Contracted	1147	Implantation of Fiducial Markers into Prostate Gland or Prostatic Surgical Bed for Radiotherapy
Contracted	1098.1	Review of Interim Funded Service: Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Medical Services Advisory Committee current applications at appraisal stage

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