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Attendance by a general practitioner, as a member of a multidisciplinary case conference team, to participate in:

(a) a community case conference; or

(b) a multidisciplinary case conference in a residential aged care facility; or

(c) a multidisciplinary discharge case conference;

if the conference lasts for at least 15 minutes, but for less than 20 minutes (other than a service associated with a service to which items 721 to 732 apply)

Fee: $57.20 Benefit: 75% = $42.90 100% = $57.20

(See para AN.0.49 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $171.60

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Attendance by a general practitioner, as a member of a multidisciplinary case conference team, to participate in:

(a) a community case conference; or

(b) a multidisciplinary case conference in a residential aged care facility; or

(c) a multidisciplinary discharge case conference;

if the conference lasts for at least 20 minutes, but for less than 40 minutes (other than a service associated with a service to which items 721 to 732 apply)

Fee: $98.00 Benefit: 75% = $73.50 100% = $98.00

(See para AN.0.49 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $294.00

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Attendance by a general practitioner, as a member of a multidisciplinary case conference team, to participate in:

(a) a community case conference; or

(b) a multidisciplinary case conference in a residential aged care facility; or

(c) a multidisciplinary discharge case conference;

if the conference lasts for at least 40 minutes (other than a service associated with a service to which items 721 to 732 apply)

Fee: $163.10 Benefit: 75% = $122.35 100% = $163.10

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $489.30

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Continuous ambulatory blood pressure recording for 24 hours or more for a patient if:

(a) the patient has a clinic blood pressure measurement (using a sphygmomanometer or a validated oscillometric blood pressure monitoring device) of either or both of the following measurements:

(i) systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140 mmHg and less than or equal to 180 mmHg;

(ii) diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 90 mmHg and less than or equal to 110 mmHg; and

(b) the patient has not commenced anti‑hypertensive therapy; and

(c) the recording includes the patient’s resting blood pressure; and

(d) the recording is conducted using microprocessor‑based analysis equipment; and

(e) the recording is interpreted by a medical practitioner and a report is prepared by the same medical practitioner; and

(f) a treatment plan is provided for the patient; and

(g) the service:

(i) is not provided in association with ambulatory electrocardiogram recording, and

(ii) is not associated with a service to which any of the following items apply:

(A) 177;

(B) 224 to 228;

(C) 229 to 244;

(D) 699;

(E) 701 to 707;

(F) 715;

(G) 721 to 732;

(H) 735 to 758.

Applicable only once in any 12 month period

Fee: $113.35 Benefit: 75% = $85.05 85% = $96.35

(See para DN.1.35 of explanatory notes to this Category)

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