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Telehealth attendance involving an interview, lasting more than 75 minutes, of a person other than the patient, when the patient is not in attendance, by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry, following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner for the purposes of:

(a)    initial diagnostic evaluation; or

(b)    continuing management of the patient;

if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 341, 343, 345, 347, 349, 91874, 91875, 91876, 91877, 91882, 91883 or 91884 applies have not exceeded 15 in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $246.50 Benefit: 75% = $184.90 85% = $209.55

(See para AN.0.32 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $500.00

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Phone attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance of not more than 15 minutes in duration, if that attendance and another attendance to which 296, 297, 299 or any of items 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839, 91868 to 91873, 91880, 91881 or 92437 applies exceed 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $24.95 Benefit: 85% = $21.25

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $74.85

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Phone attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance of more than 15 minutes but not more than 30 minutes in duration, if that attendance and another attendance to which item 296, 297, 299 or any of items 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839, 91868 to 91873, 91879, 91881 or 92437 applies exceed 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $50.10 Benefit: 85% = $42.60

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $150.30

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Phone attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance of more than 30 minutes but not more than 45 minutes in duration, if that attendance and another attendance to which item 296, 297, 299 or any of items 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839, 91868 to 91873, 91879, 91880 or 92437 applies exceed 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $77.15 Benefit: 85% = $65.60

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $231.45

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Phone attendance involving an interview, lasting not more than 15 minutes, of a person other than the patient when the patient is not in attendance, by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner for the purposes of:

(a)    initial diagnostic evaluation; or

(b)    continuing management of the patient;

if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 341, 343, 345, 347, 349, 91874 to 91878, 91883 or 91884 applies have not exceeded 15 in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $50.10 Benefit: 75% = $37.60 85% = $42.60

(See para AN.0.32 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $150.30

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Phone attendance involving an interview, lasting more than 15 minutes but not more than 30 minutes, of a person other than the patient when the patient is not in attendance, by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner for the purposes of:

(a)    initial diagnostic evaluation; or

(b)    continuing management of the patient;

if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 341, 343, 345, 347, 349, 91874 to 91878, 91882 or 91884 applies have not exceeded 15 in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $100.00 Benefit: 75% = $75.00 85% = $85.00

(See para AN.0.32 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $300.00

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Phone attendance involving an interview, lasting more than 30 minutes but not more than 45 minutes, of a person other than the patient when the patient is not in attendance, by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner for the purposes of:

(a)    initial diagnostic evaluation; or

(b)    continuing management of the patient;

if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 341, 343, 345, 347, 349, 91874 to 91878, 91882 or 91883 applies have not exceeded 15 in a calendar year for the patient

Fee: $153.90 Benefit: 75% = $115.45 85% = $130.85

(See para AN.0.32 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $461.70

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