Gastrointestinal endoscopy - MBS item (30690)

The following MBS item is included in this clinical category.

30690
Endoscopic ultrasound (endoscopy with ultrasound imaging), with or without biopsy,with fine needle aspiration, including aspiration of the locoregional lymph nodes if performed, for the staging of 1 or more of oesophageal, gastric or pancreatic cancer, not in association with another item in this Subgroup (other than item 30484, 30485, 30491 or 30494) and other than a service associated with the routine monitoring of chronic pancreatitis. (Anaes.)