Medicare Benefits Schedule - Item 763

Professional attendance by a medical practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in the table applies), lasting more than 5 minutes, but not more than 25 minutes—an attendance on one or more patients on one occasion—each patient

The fee for item 737, plus $21.95 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of six patients. For seven or more patients - the fee for item 737 plus $1.70 per patient.
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(See para AN.7.1, AN.7.24 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: 300% of the Derived fee for this item, or $500, whichever is the lesser amount.

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Items 179-181, 185-187, 189-197, 203-206, 215-287, 371, 372, 733-789, 792, 812-892, 90092-93, 90095-96, 90183, 90188, 90202, and 90212 relate to attendances rendered by a medical practitioner who is not a general practitioner, specialist or consultant physician, and who:

(a) is registered under section 3GA of the Act, to the extent that the person is practising during the period in respect of which, and in the location in respect of which, they are registered, and insofar as the circumstances specified for paragraph 19AA(3)(b) of the Act apply; or

(b) is covered by an exemption under subsection 19AB(3) of the Act; or

(c) first became a medical practitioner before 1 November 1996. 

Related Items: 179 181 185 187 189 191 203 206 214 215 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 235 236 237 238 239 240 243 244 245 249 272 276 277 279 281 282 283 285 286 287 733 737 741 745 761 763 766 769 772 776 788 789 792 90092 90093 90095 90096 90183 90188 90202 90212

After-hours attendance items may be claimed as follows:

Items 733, 737, 741 and 745 apply only to a professional attendance on 1 patient on 1 occasion that is provided:

• on a public holiday;
• on a Sunday;
• before 8am, or after 1 pm on a Saturday;
• before 8am, or after 8pm on any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.

Items 761, 763, 766, 769, 772, 776, 788 and 789 apply to a professional attendance on 1 or more patients on 1 occasion that is provided:

• on a public holiday;
• on a Sunday;
• before 8am, or after 12 noon on a Saturday;
• before 8am, or after 6pm on any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.

Related Items: 733 737 741 745 761 763 766 769 772 776 788 789