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 Phone attendance for a person by a consultant psychiatrist; if:

(a)   the attendance follows a referral of the patient to the consultant psychiatrist by a referring practitioner; and

(b)   the attendance was at least 30 minutes, but not more than 45 minutes in duration

Where the attendance is after the first attendance as part of a single course of treatment, if that attendance and another attendance to which item 296, 297, 299 or any of items 300, 302, 304, 306 to 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837, 91838 and 92437 applies have not exceeded 50 attendances in a calendar year

Fee: $148.70 Benefit: 85% = $126.40

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

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $446.10

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Telehealth 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, if that attendance and another attendance to which item 296, 297, 299, 92437 or any of items 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827, 91828, 91829, 91830, 91831, 91837, 91838, 91839, 91869, 91870, 91871, 91872, 91873 or 91879 to 91881 applies exceed 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $24.10 Benefit: 85% = $20.50

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $72.30

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Telehealth 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 more than 15 minutes but not more than 30 minutes in duration, if that attendance and another attendance to which item 296, 297, 299, 92437 or any of items 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827, 91828, 91829, 91830, 91831, 91837, 91838, 91839, 91868, 91870, 91871, 91872, 91873 or 91879 to 91881 applies exceed 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $48.40 Benefit: 85% = $41.15

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $145.20

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Telehealth 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 more than 30 minutes but not more than 45 minutes in duration, if that attendance and another attendance to which item 296, 297, 299, 92437 or any of items 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827, 91828, 91829, 91830, 91831, 91837, 91838, 91839, 91868, 91869, 91871, 91872, 91873 or 91879 to 91881 applies exceed 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $74.55 Benefit: 85% = $63.40

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $223.65

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Telehealth 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 more than 45 minutes but not more than 75 minutes in duration, if that attendance and another attendance to which item 296, 297, 299, 92437 or any of items 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827, 91828, 91829, 91830, 91831, 91837, 91838, 91839, 91868, 91869, 91870, 91872, 91873 or 91879 to 91881 applies exceed 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $102.70 Benefit: 85% = $87.30

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $308.10

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Telehealth 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 more than 75 minutes in duration, if that attendance and another attendance to which item 296, 297, 299, 92437 or any of items 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827, 91828, 91829, 91830, 91831, 91837, 91838, 91839, 91868, 91869, 91870, 91871, 91873, or 91879 to 91881 applies exceed 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $119.10 Benefit: 85% = $101.25

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $357.30

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Telehealth attendance lasting at least 45 minutes by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry, following referral of the patient to the psychiatrist by a referring practitioner, where the formulation of the patient’s clinical presentation indicates intensive psychotherapy is a clinically appropriate and indicated treatment, if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 296, 297, 299 or any of items 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 319, 92437, 91827, 91828, 91829, 91830, 91831, 91837, 91838, 91839, 91868, 91869, 91870, 91871, 91872 or 91879 to 91881 applies has not exceeded 160 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $205.20 Benefit: 85% = $174.45

(See para AN.0.31 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $500.00

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Phone 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, if that attendance and another attendance to which 296, 297, 299 or any of items 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839, 91868 to 91873, 91880, 91881 or 92437 applies exceed 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $24.10 Benefit: 85% = $20.50

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $72.30

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Phone 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 more than 15 minutes but not more than 30 minutes in duration, if that attendance and another attendance to which item 296, 297, 299 or any of items 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839, 91868 to 91873, 91879, 91881 or 92437 applies exceed 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $48.40 Benefit: 85% = $41.15

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $145.20

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Phone 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 more than 30 minutes but not more than 45 minutes in duration, if that attendance and another attendance to which item 296, 297, 299 or any of items 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839, 91868 to 91873, 91879, 91880 or 92437 applies exceed 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $74.55 Benefit: 85% = $63.40

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $223.65

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