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Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician's specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to him or her by a referring practitioner-an attendance of not more than 15 minutes in duration at consulting rooms, if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 296, 297, 299, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies have not exceeded 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $48.40 Benefit: 75% = $36.30 85% = $41.15

(See para AN.0.25, AN.0.30, AN.0.31, AN.0.32, AN.0.75, AN.0.76, AN.40.1 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $145.20

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Professional attendance at consulting rooms lasting more than 60 minutes (other than a service to which any other item in this Schedule applies) by a prescribed medical practitioner in an eligible area—each attendance

Fee: $152.95 Benefit: 100% = $152.95

(See para AN.0.9, AN.7.1, AN.7.2, MN.1.4, MN.1.5, MN.1.6, MN.1.7, MN.1.8 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $458.85

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Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician's specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to him or her by a referring practitioner-an attendance of more than 15 minutes, but not more than 30 minutes, in duration at consulting rooms, if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 296, 297, 299, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies have not exceeded 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $96.60 Benefit: 75% = $72.45 85% = $82.15

(See para AN.0.25, AN.0.30, AN.0.31, AN.0.32, AN.0.75, AN.0.76, AN.40.1 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $289.80

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Professional attendance (other than an attendance at consulting rooms or a residential aged care facility or a service to which any other item applies) lasting more than 60 minutes—an attendance on one or more patients at one place on one occasion by a prescribed medical practitioner in an eligible area—each patient

The fee for item 301, plus $23.20 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of six patients. For seven or more patients - the fee for item 301 plus $1.85 per patient.
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(See para AN.0.9, AN.0.11, AN.7.1, AN.7.2, MN.1.4, MN.1.5, MN.1.6, MN.1.7, MN.1.8 of explanatory notes to this Category)

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Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician's specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to him or her by a referring practitioner-an attendance of more than 30 minutes, but not more than 45 minutes, in duration at consulting rooms), if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 296, 297, 299, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies have not exceeded 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $148.70 Benefit: 75% = $111.55 85% = $126.40

(See para AN.0.25, AN.0.30, AN.0.31, AN.0.32, AN.0.75, AN.0.76, AN.40.1 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $446.10

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Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician's specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to him or her by a referring practitioner-an attendance of more than 45 minutes, but not more than 75 minutes, in duration at consulting rooms, if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 296, 297, 299, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies have not exceeded 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $205.20 Benefit: 75% = $153.90 85% = $174.45

(See para AN.0.25, AN.0.30, AN.0.31, AN.0.32, AN.0.75, AN.0.76, AN.40.1 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $500.00

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Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician's specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to him or her by a referring practitioner-an attendance of more than 75 minutes in duration at consulting rooms), if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 296, 297, 299, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies have not exceeded 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $238.15 Benefit: 75% = $178.65 85% = $202.45

(See para AN.0.25, AN.0.30, AN.0.31, AN.0.32, AN.0.75, AN.0.76, AN.40.1 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $500.00

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Professional attendance at consulting rooms by a prescribed medical practitioner, registered with the Chief Executive Medicare as meeting the credentialling requirements for provision of this service:
(a) for providing focussed psychological strategies for assessed mental disorders to a person other than the patient, if the service is part of the patient’s treatment; and
(b) lasting at least 30 minutes but less than 40 minutes

Fee: $81.70 Benefit: 100% = $81.70

(See para AN.7.31 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $245.10

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Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician's specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner-an attendance of not more than 15 minutes in duration at consulting rooms, if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 296, 297, 299, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies exceed 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $24.10 Benefit: 75% = $18.10 85% = $20.50

(See para AN.0.25, AN.0.31, AN.0.32, AN.0.76 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $72.30

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Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a prescribed medical practitioner, registered with the Chief Executive Medicare as meeting the credentialling requirements for provision of this service:
(a) for providing focussed psychological strategies for assessed mental disorders to a person other than the patient, if the service is part of the patient’s treatment; and
(b) lasting at least 30 minutes but less than 40 minutes

The fee for item 309, plus $22.90 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of six patients. For seven or more patients - the fee for item 309 plus $1.80 per patient.
Ready Reckoner

(See para AN.7.31 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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