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LibbyA
6 years agoMember
Testing question
My 44 year old daughter has been treated at Wesley Brisbane for cysts in her breasts for years. Now they have found something suspicious in her breast and want to do MRI. She’s had them before but th...
youngdogmum
6 years agoMember
@LibbyA if there’s an abnormality and an MRI is recommended I would advise whoever she sees at the Wesley to refer her to a breast surgeon who can then refer for a breast MRI bulk billed. However this will of course incur a private doctor fee to see a breast surgeon so perhaps $150 out of pocket?
I’m not sure what type of doctor is running a breast clinic that isn’t a breast surgeon... is there not a breast surgeon in that specific clinic she can ask to see to do the above??
@KarynJ very specific rules around bulk billed breast MRIs unfortunately.