MBS item

61410
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Repeat myocardial perfusion imaging (stress/rest with SPECT) for patients with evolving cardiac ischaemia symptoms after revascularisation, available only in rural areas (Modified Monash 3-7) without stress echo access, if prior imaging was done in l…

Category 5 · Diagnostic imaging services[Group I4 · subgroup 1](/groups/I4)

Schedule fee$1,067.85

100% benefitGP, out of hospital—

85% benefitOut of hospital$963.35

75% benefitIn hospital$800.90

The schedule fee for MBS item 61410 is $1,067.85. Medicare pays $963.35 (85%) out of hospital, or $800.90 (75%) for a privately admitted patient in hospital. Fee effective 1 July 2026.

Gap for what you charge
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Your fee$

Out of hospitalIn hospital (private)

Medicare pays$963.35

Patient gap$104.50

Bulk billing means accepting $963.35 as full payment, with no gap and no extra charges. [Add incentives](/bulk-billing?item=61410)

Item descriptor
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Repeat combined stress and rest, stress and re‑injection or rest and redistribution myocardial perfusion study, including delayed imaging or re‑injection protocol on a subsequent occasion, with single photon emission tomography, with or without planar imaging, if: (a) both: (i) a service has been provided to the patient in the previous 24 months to which this item, or item 61324, 61329, 61345, 61349, 61357, 61394, 61398, 61406 or 61414 applies; and (ii) the patient has subsequently undergone a revascularisation procedure; and (b) the patient has one or more symptoms of cardiac ischaemia that have evolved and are not adequately controlled with optimal medical therapy; and (c) the service is provided at, or from, a practice located in a Modified Monash 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 area; and (d) a stress echocardiography service is not available in the Modified Monash area where the service is provided; and (e) the service is not associated with a service to which item 11704, 11705, 11707, 11714, 11729 or 11730 applies; and (f) if the patient is 17 years or older—a service to which item 61349 applies has not been provided to the patient in the previous 12 months

[Explanatory notes and rules on MBS Online ↗](https://www9.health.gov.au/mbs/fullDisplay.cfm?type=item&q=61410)

Health fund and DVA rates
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Total fee each scheme recognises for this item in hospital.

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Data source: [Australian Government Medicare Benefits Schedule](https://www.mbsonline.gov.au/) · Record updated 1 September 2026. Health fund rates come from each fund's published schedule. Verify item descriptors, rules and fees on [MBS Online](https://www9.health.gov.au/mbs/fullDisplay.cfm?type=item&q=61410) before billing. This is a reference tool, not billing or financial advice.
