Medicare Benefits Schedule - Item 82205

Professional attendance by a participating nurse practitioner lasting less than 20 minutes and including any of the following:

a)    taking a history;

b)    undertaking clinical examination;

c)    arranging any necessary investigation;

d)    implementing a management plan;

e)    providing appropriate preventive health care;

for 1 or more health related issues, with appropriate documentation

Fee: $31.05 Benefit: 85% = $26.40

(See para MN.14.12 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $93.15

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Services provided by participating nurse practitioners are covered by MBS items 82200, 82205, 82210, 82215.  These items cover four time-tiered specific types of service that allow the participating nurse practitioner to perform a: 

professional attendance for an obvious problem, straight forward in nature, with limited examination and management required (82200) 

professional attendance for a patient presenting with clinical signs and symptoms with an easily identifiable underlying cause following a short consultation lasting less than 20 minutes duration (item 82205) 

professional attendance for a patient presenting with clinical signs and symptoms with no obvious underlying cause requiring a more detailed consultation lasting at least than 20 minutes duration (item 82210);

 professional attendance for a patient presenting with multiple clinical signs and symptoms with the possibility of multiple causes and outcomes requiring an extensive consultation of at least 40 minutes (item 82215);

Related Items: 82200 82205 82210 82215