Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancer - MBS item (16018)

The following MBS item is included in this clinical category.

16018
Administration of153 Sm-lexidronam for the relief of bone pain due to skeletal metastases (as indicated by a positive bone scan), if systemic antineoplastic therapy is unavailable or has failed to control the patient’s disease, and: a) the disease is poorly controlled by conventional radiotherapy; or b) conventional radiotherapy is inappropriate, due to the wide distribution of sites of bone pain.