Medicare indications for ultrasound scans during pregnancy: Item number 55704
Pregnancy is 12 to 16 weeks of gestation and one or more of the following
conditions are present. A written request is needed from a medical practitioner
for an ultrasound scan to be performed.
This is not a comprehensive or complete list of conditions. Some of the
more common conditions are listed below:
Condition associated with pregnancy from 12 to 16 weeks gestation
| A | Diabetes mellitus |
| B | Excessive vomiting of pregnancy |
| C | Maternal infection |
| D | Abdominal wall scarring from previous abdominal or pelvic surgery |
| E | Significant maternal obesity |
| F | Advanced maternal age, such as 35 years or more |
| G | Abdominal pain or abdominal mass /lump |
| H | Date of last menstrual period uncertain, unknown or vague |
| I | High risk pregnancy |
| J | Previous Caesarean section delivery |
| K | Menstrual or vaginal bleeding or spot bleeding during early pregnancy |
| L | Suspicion of ectopic or tubal pregnancy |
| M | Risk of miscarriage |
| N | Diminished symptoms of pregnancy |
| O | Risk of fetal abnormality |
| P | Pregnancy after assisted reproduction or IVF pregnancy |
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