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10992

Bulk billing incentive — after hours (MM2–7)

Miscellaneous services · Group M1 — Management of bulk-billed services

Schedule fee
$13.35
BenefitAmountGap to fee
85%$11.35$2.00

Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.

Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.

Conditions in the descriptor

Out of roomsMMM 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Descriptor · law
A medical service to which: (a) item 585, 588, 591, 594, 599, 600, 5003, 5010, 5220 or 5260 applies; or (b) item 761 or 772 applies (see the Health Insurance (Section 3C General Medical Services – Other Medical Practitioner) Determination 2018); if: (c) the service is an unreferred service; and (d) the service is provided to a person who is not an admitted patient of a hospital; and (f) the service is not provided in consulting rooms; and (g) the service is provided in any of the following areas: (i) a Modified Monash 2 area; (ii) a Modified Monash 3 area; (iii) a Modified Monash 4 area; (iv) a Modified Monash 5 area; (v) a Modified Monash 6 area; (vi) a Modified Monash 7 area; and (h) the service is provided by, or on behalf of, a medical practitioner whose practice location is not in an area mentioned in paragraph (g); and (i) the service is bulk‑billed in relation to the fees for: (i) this item; and (ii) the other item mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) applying to the service
Descriptor current from 1 Nov 2025.

Claiming with other items

Requires
585Urgent attendance after hours, in rooms — GP588Urgent attendance after hours, in rooms — non-GP medical practitioner (item 588)591Urgent attendance after hours, in rooms — non-GP medical practitioner (item 591)594Urgent attendance after hours599Urgent attendance after hours, in rooms — unsociable hours, GP600Urgent attendance after hours, in rooms — unsociable hours, non-GP medical practitioner761Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — up to 5 min, out of rooms (item 761)772Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — up to 5 min, in rooms5003Level A consultation, out of rooms, after hours5010Level A consultation, aged care, after hours5220Other non-referred after-hours attendances to which no other item… — up to 5 min, out of rooms5260Consultation at a residential aged care facility, in rooms, after hours — up to 5 min

Explanatory notes · departmental guidance · 3

MN.1.1 Bulk Billing Incentives
Note MN.1.1

Bulk billing incentives (BBIs) are additional payments made to medical practitioners when they bulk bill unreferred services. Admitted hospital patients are not eligible for BBIs. The specific BBI item that should be co-claimed with an elig…

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MN.1.3 Bulk Billing Incentives in Modified Monash Area 1
Note MN.1.3

General Practitioners1 Bulk billing incentives – Modified Monash 1 (Metropolitan Area)2 Applicable BBI Item 10990 75870 75880 (MyMedicare registered patients only) Standard hours consultations - in consulting rooms 3 23, 36, 44, 123 Standar…

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MN.1.4 Bulk Billing Incentives in Modified Monash Area 2
Note MN.1.4

General Practitioners1 Bulk billing incentives for eligible patients2 – Modified Monash 2 (Regional Centre)3 Applicable BBI Item 10991 75871 75881 (MyMedicare registered patients only) Standard hours consultations - in consulting rooms 3 23…

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More in Group M1 — Management of bulk-billed services

10990Bulk billing incentive — MM110991Bulk billing incentive — MM275855Bulk billing incentive — MM3–475856Bulk billing incentive — MM575857Bulk billing incentive — MM675858Bulk billing incentive — MM775870Bulk billing incentive, Level B–E consult — MM175871Bulk billing incentive, Level B–E consult — MM275872Bulk billing incentive, Level B–E consult — after hours (MM2–7)75873Bulk billing incentive, Level B–E consult — MM3–475874Bulk billing incentive, Level B–E consult — MM575875Bulk billing incentive, Level B–E consult — MM675876Bulk billing incentive, Level B–E consult — MM775880Bulk billing incentive, MyMedicare telehealth Level C–E — MM175881Bulk billing incentive, MyMedicare telehealth Level C–E — MM275882Bulk billing incentive, MyMedicare telehealth Level C–E — MM3–475883Bulk billing incentive, MyMedicare telehealth Level C–E — MM575884Bulk billing incentive, MyMedicare telehealth Level C–E — MM675885Bulk billing incentive, MyMedicare telehealth Level C–E — MM7
All 20 items in this group
Item number10992
Category8 — Miscellaneous services
GroupM1 — Management of bulk-billed services
Subheading—
Item typeS (schedule code)
Fee typeN (normal)
In schedule since1 Jan 2005
Fee current from1 Jul 2026
GP scopeIn scope
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As at 1 Aug 2026 · Shows what the schedule publishes. Not billing advice. · page built 15 Sep 2026