Please note: Medicare Rebate for this test is subject to conditions. Patients may receive an invoice. Out of pocket cost: >$1000.
The following relevant condition(s) must be present and documented on the request or the patient may incur the testing cost:
Index case testing:
Characterisation of germline variants causing familial hypercholesterolaemia (which must include the LDLR, PCSK9 and APOB genes), requested by a specialist or consultant physician, for a patient: (a) for whom no familial mutation has been identified; and (b) who has any of the following: (i) a Dutch Lipid Clinic Network score of at least 6; (ii) an LDL-cholesterol level of at least 6.5 mmol/L in the absence of secondary causes; (iii) an LDL-cholesterol level of between 5.0 and 6.5 mmol/L with signs of premature or accelerated atherogenesis, applicable only once per lifetime.
Cascade testing:
Detection of a familial mutation for a patient who has a first- or second-degree relative with a documented pathogenic germline gene variant for familial hypercholesterolaemia, applicable only once per lifetime.
