Learn about pathology
Learn about pathology tests, costs, who can provide pathology services and the laws and regulations that apply.
What we're doing about pathology
We develop policy and hold regulatory responsibilities for pathology in Australia. Learn about our work in this area.
Quality Use of Pathology Program
This program funds projects that improve the management, delivery or use of Medicare pathology services.
Pathology accreditation
Learn about accreditation processes for pathology laboratories in Australia.
News
Processing of self-collection samples
Important information for healthcare providers and pathology laboratories regarding changes to the Cervical Screening Test from 1 July 2022.
Resources
Resources
GP Pathology Requesting Project Report
The GP Pathology Requesting Project aims to promote the clinically relevant use of pathology tests and assist GPs to reduce the potential for unintended harm to patients from identification of incidental findings that may lead to unnecessary treatment.
Guideline for substantiating claims for diagnostic imaging and pathology services rendered to emergency department patients of public hospitals
This guideline outlines what you can do to substantiate diagnostic imaging and pathology services rendered to emergency department patients of public hospitals and claimed under Medicare.
Guideline for substantiating that a valid referral existed (from pathology or diagnostic imaging)
This guideline outlines what you can do to substantiate a service to be requested by another medical practitioner for Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items 57521 and 65070.
Final report for the Pathology informatics and interoperability pilot: pathology and the patient project
The pathology informatics interoperability pilot tested Standardised Pathology Informatics in Australia (SPIA) guideline adoption, showing benefits of interoperability and identifying barriers in laboratories, clinicians and patient care.