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Professional attendance by a general practitioner at consulting rooms (other than a service to which another item in this Schedule applies), lasting at least 6 minutes and less than 20 minutes and including any of the following that are clinically relevant:
(a) taking a patient history;
(b) performing a clinical examination;
(c) arranging any necessary investigation;
(d) implementing a management plan;
(e) providing appropriate preventive health care;
for one or more health-related issues, with appropriate documentation

Fee: $42.85 Benefit: 100% = $42.85

(See para AN.0.9, AN.0.74, MN.1.3, MN.1.4, MN.1.5, MN.1.6, MN.1.7, MN.1.8 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $128.55

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Professional attendance by a general practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in this Schedule applies), lasting at least 6 minutes and less than 20 minutes and including any of the following that are clinically relevant:
(a) taking a patient history;
(b) performing a clinical examination;
(c) arranging any necessary investigation;
(d) implementing a management plan;
(e) providing appropriate preventive health care;
for one or more health-related issues, with appropriate documentation—an attendance on one or more patients at one place on one occasion—each patient

The fee for item 23, plus $30.00 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of six patients. For seven or more patients - the fee for item 23 plus $2.40 per patient.
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(See para AN.0.9, AN.0.11, AN.0.13, AN.0.74, MN.1.3, MN.1.4, MN.1.5, MN.1.6, MN.1.7, MN.1.8 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: 300% of the Derived fee for this item, or $500, whichever is the lesser amount

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