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Prolonged Professional Attendance
Professional attendance (not being a service to which another item in this Category applies) on a patient in imminent danger of death. The time period relates to the total time spent with a single patient, even if the time spent by the practitioner is not continuous. Attendance on one patient at risk of imminent death may be provided by one or more general practitioners, specialists or consultant physicians on the one occasion.
Category 1 - PROFESSIONAL ATTENDANCES
163 - Additional Information
Professional attendance by a general practitioner, specialist or consultant physician for a period of not less than 4 hours but less than 5 hours (other than a service to which another item applies) on a patient in imminent danger of death
Fee: $675.20 Benefit: 75% = $506.40 100% = $675.20
(See para AN.0.27 of explanatory notes to this Category)
Associated Notes
Category 1 - PROFESSIONAL ATTENDANCES
AN.0.27
Prolonged Attendance in Treatment of a Critical Condition (Items 160 164)
The conditions to be met before services covered by items 160‑164 attract benefits are:‑
(i) the patient must be in imminent danger of death;
(ii) if the personal attendance is not continuous, the occasion on which the service is provided is taken to be the total time of the attendance; and
(iii) if personal attendance on a single patient is provided by 1 or more general practitioners, specialists or consultant physicians concurrently, each general practitioner, specialist or consultant physician may claim an attendance fee.
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