Medicare Benefits Schedule - Item 80010

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Category 8 - MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES

80010

80010 - Additional Information

Item Start Date:
01-Nov-2006
Description Updated:
01-Sep-2018
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-Jul-2023

Group
M6 - Psychological Therapy Services

Professional attendance for the purpose of providing psychological assessment and therapy for a mental disorder by a clinical psychologist registered with Medicare Australia as meeting the credentialing requirements for provision of this service, lasting at least 50 minutes, where the patient is referred by a medical practitioner, as part of a GP Mental Health Treatment Plan or as part of a shared care plan; or referred by a medical practitioner (including a general practitioner, but not a specialist or consultant physician) who is managing the patient under a referred psychiatrist assessment and management plan; or referred by a specialist or consultant physician in the practice of his or her field of psychiatry or paediatrics.

These therapies are time limited, being deliverable in up to ten planned sessions in a calendar year (including services to which items 283 to 287; 2721 to 2727; 80000 to 80015; 80100 to 80115; 80125 to 80140; 80150 to 80165 apply).

(Professional attendance at consulting rooms)

Fee: $160.40 Benefit: 85% = $136.35

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $481.20


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