Medicare Benefits Schedule - Item 92140

Telehealth attendance of at least 45 minutes in duration by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of paediatrics, following referral of the patient to the consultant by a referring practitioner, for assessment, diagnosis and preparation of a treatment and management plan for a patient aged under 13 years with autism or another pervasive developmental disorder, if the consultant paediatrician does all of the following:

(a) undertakes a comprehensive assessment and makes a diagnosis (if appropriate, using information provided by an eligible allied health provider);

(b) develops a treatment and management plan, which must include the following:

(i) an assessment and diagnosis of the patient’s condition;

(ii) a risk assessment;

(iii) treatment options and decisions;

(iv) if necessary—medical recommendations;

(c) provides a copy of the treatment and management plan to the referring practitioner and one or more allied health providers, if appropriate, for the treatment of the patient.

Fee: $283.20 Benefit: 85% = $240.75

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $500.00

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