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Telehealth attendance for a person by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty (other than psychiatry) if:

(a)           the attendance follows referral of the patient to the specialist; and

(b)           the attendance was of more than 5 minutes in duration. 

Where the attendance is a minor attendance after the first as part of a single course of treatment.

Fee: $48.05 Benefit: 85% = $40.85

(See para AN.0.7, AN.0.70, AN.3.1, AN.40.1 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $144.15

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Telehealth 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 not more than 15 minutes in duration;

if that attendance and another attendance to which item 296, 297, 299 or any of items 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91828 to 91831, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies have not exceeded 50 attendances in a calendar year

Fee: $48.40 Benefit: 85% = $41.15

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

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $145.20

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Telehealth 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 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 to 308, 91827, 91829 to 91831, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies have not exceeded 50 attendances in a calendar year

Fee: $96.60 Benefit: 85% = $82.15

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $289.80

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Telehealth 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;

if that attendance and another attendance to which item 296, 297, 299 or any of items 300, 302, 304, 306 to 308, 91827, 91828, 91830, 91831, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies have not exceeded 50 attendances in a calendar year

Fee: $148.70 Benefit: 85% = $126.40

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $446.10

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Telehealth 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 45 minutes, but not more than 75 minutes in duration;

if that attendance and another attendance to which item 296, 297, 299 or any of items 300, 302, 304, 306 to 308, 91827 to 91829, 91831, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies have not exceeded 50 attendances in a calendar year

Fee: $205.20 Benefit: 85% = $174.45

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $500.00

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Telehealth 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 75 minutes in duration;

if that attendance and another attendance to which item 296, 297, 299 or any of items 300, 302, 304, 306 to 308, 91827 to 91830, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies have not exceeded 50 attendances in a calendar year.

Fee: $238.15 Benefit: 85% = $202.45

(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: $500.00

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Antenatal telehealth service provided by a practice midwife, nurse or an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner, to a maximum of 10 services per pregnancy, if:

(a)     the service is provided on behalf of, and under the supervision of, a medical practitioner; and

(b)     the service is not performed in conjunction with another antenatal attendance item in Group T4 for the same patient on the same day by the same practitioner.

Fee: $30.00 Benefit: 85% = $25.50

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $13.10

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Postnatal telehealth attendance by an obstetrician or general practitioner (other than a service to which any other item applies) if:

(a)     is between 4 and 8 weeks after the birth; and

(b)    lasts at least 20 minutes in duration; and

(c)     includes a mental health assessment (including screening for drug and alcohol use and domestic violence) of the patient; and

(d)    is for a pregnancy in relation to which a service to which item 82140 applies is not provided.

Applicable once for a pregnancy

Fee: $78.95 Benefit: 85% = $67.15

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $51.35

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Postnatal telehealth attendance (other than a service to which any other item applies) if:

(a)   the attendance is rendered by:

(i)    a practice midwife (on behalf of and under the supervision of the medical practitioner who attended the birth); or

(ii)   an obstetrician; or

(iii)  a general practitioner; and

(b)   is between 1 week and 4 weeks after the birth; and

(c)   lasts at least 20 minutes; and

(d)   is for a patient who was privately admitted for the birth; and

(e)   is for a pregnancy in relation to which a service to which item 82130, 82135 or 82140 of the Health Insurance (Midwife and Nurse Practitioner) Determination 2015 or item 91214, 91215, 91221 or 91222 is not provided.

Applicable once for a pregnancy

Fee: $58.80 Benefit: 85% = $50.00

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $38.25

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Antenatal telehealth attendance.

Fee: $51.90 Benefit: 85% = $44.15

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $39.20

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