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Professional attendance by a sexual health medicine specialist in the practice of the sexual health medicine specialist's specialty following referral of the patient to the sexual health medicine specialist by a referring practitioner, if the attendance:

(a) includes a comprehensive assessment; and

(b) is the first or only time in a single course of treatment that a comprehensive assessment is provided

Fee: $168.60 Benefit: 75% = $126.45 85% = $143.35

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $500.00

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Professional attendance by a sexual health medicine specialist in the practice of the sexual health medicine specialist's specialty following referral of the patient to the sexual health medicine specialist by a referring practitioner, if the attendance is a patient assessment:

(a) before or after a comprehensive assessment under item 6051 in a single course of treatment; or

(b) that follows an initial assessment under item 6057 in a single course of treatment; or

(c) that follows a review under item 6058 in a single course of treatment

Fee: $84.35 Benefit: 75% = $63.30 85% = $71.70

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

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $253.05

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Professional attendance by a sexual health medicine specialist in the practice of the sexual health medicine specialist's specialty of at least 45 minutes for an initial assessment of a patient with at least 2 morbidities, following referral of the patient to the sexual health medicine specialist by a referring practitioner, if:

(a) an assessment is undertaken that covers:

     (i) a comprehensive history, including psychosocial history and medication review; and

     (ii) a comprehensive multi or detailed single organ system assessment; and

     (iii) the formulation of differential diagnoses; and

(b) a sexual health medicine specialist treatment and management plan of significant complexity that includes the following is prepared and provided to the referring practitioner:

     (i) an opinion on diagnosis and risk assessment;

     (ii) treatment options and decisions;

     (iii) medication recommendations; and

(c) an attendance on the patient to which item 104, 105, 110, 116, 119, 132, 133, 6051 or 6052 applies did not take place on the same day by the same sexual health medicine specialist; and

(d) neither this item nor item 132 has applied to an attendance on the patient in the preceding 12 months by the same sexual health medicine specialist

Fee: $294.85 Benefit: 75% = $221.15 85% = $250.65

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $500.00

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Professional attendance by a sexual health medicine specialist in the practice of the sexual health medicine specialist's specialty of at least 20 minutes, after the first attendance in a single course of treatment for a review of a patient with at least 2 morbidities if:

(a) a review is undertaken that covers:

      (i) review of initial presenting problems and results of diagnostic investigations; and

      (ii) review of responses to treatment and medication plans initiated at time of initial consultation; and

      (iii) comprehensive multi or detailed single organ system assessment; and

      (iv) review of original and differential diagnoses; and

(b) the modified sexual health medicine specialist treatment and management plan is provided to the referring practitioner, which involves, if appropriate:

      (i) a revised opinion on diagnosis and risk assessment; and

      (ii) treatment options and decisions; and

      (iii) revised medication recommendations; and

(c) an attendance on the patient, being an attendance to which item 104, 105, 110, 116, 119, 132, 133, 6051 or 6052 applies did not take place on the same day by the same sexual health medicine specialist; and

(d) item 6057 applied to an attendance claimed in the preceding 12 months; and

(e) the attendance under this item is claimed by the same sexual health medicine specialist who claimed item 6057 or by a locum tenens; and

(f) this item has not applied more than twice in any 12 month period

Fee: $147.65 Benefit: 75% = $110.75 85% = $125.55

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $442.95

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Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms or a hospital by a sexual health medicine specialist in the practice of the sexual health medicine specialist's specialty following referral of the patient to the sexual health medicine specialist by a referring practitioner-initial attendance in a single course of treatment

Fee: $204.50 Benefit: 85% = $173.85

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $500.00

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Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms or a hospital by a sexual health medicine specialist in the practice of the sexual health medicine specialist's specialty following referral of the patient to the sexual health medicine specialist by a referring practitioner-each attendance after the attendance under item 6062 in a single course of treatment

Fee: $123.70 Benefit: 85% = $105.15

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $371.10

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Attendance by a sexual health medicine specialist in the practice of the sexual health medicine specialist's specialty, as a member of a multidisciplinary case conference team of at least 2 other formal care providers of different disciplines, to organise and coordinate a community case conference of less than 15 minutes, with the multidisciplinary case conference team

Fee: $47.70 Benefit: 75% = $35.80 85% = $40.55

(See para AN.0.51 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $143.10

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Attendance by a sexual health medicine specialist in the practice of the sexual health medicine specialist's specialty, as a member of a multidisciplinary case conference team of at least 2 other formal care providers of different disciplines, to organise and coordinate a community case conference of at least 15 minutes but less than 30 minutes, with the multidisciplinary case conference team

Fee: $84.35 Benefit: 75% = $63.30 85% = $71.70

(See para AN.0.51 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $253.05

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Attendance by a sexual health medicine specialist in the practice of the sexual health medicine specialist's specialty, as a member of a multidisciplinary case conference team of at least 2 other formal care providers of different disciplines, to organise and coordinate a community case conference of at least 30 minutes but less than 45 minutes, with the multidisciplinary case conference team

Fee: $126.60 Benefit: 75% = $94.95 85% = $107.65

(See para AN.0.51 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $379.80

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Attendance by a sexual health medicine specialist in the practice of the sexual health medicine specialist's specialty, as a member of a multidisciplinary case conference team of at least 2 other formal care providers of different disciplines, to organise and coordinate a community case conference of at least 45 minutes, with the multidisciplinary case conference team

Fee: $168.60 Benefit: 75% = $126.45 85% = $143.35

(See para AN.0.51 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $500.00

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