Medicare Benefits Schedule - Item 6018

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Category 1 - PROFESSIONAL ATTENDANCES

6018

6018 - Additional Information

Item Start Date:
01-Nov-2016
Description Updated:
01-Nov-2019
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-Jul-2024

Group
A31 - Addiction Medicine
Subgroup
1 - Addiction Medicine Attendances

Professional attendance by an addiction medicine specialist in the practice of the addiction medicine specialist's specialty following referral of the patient to the addiction 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: $174.50 Benefit: 75% = $130.90 85% = $148.35

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $500.00

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  • NewMin - New Item (previous Ministerial Determination)
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