Attendance at consulting rooms lasting not more than 5 minutes…

Professional attendances · Group A7 — Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items

Schedule fee

$16.50

Benefit	Amount	Gap to fee
100%	$16.50	—

Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.

Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.

Conditions in the descriptor

under 5 minConsulting rooms

Time requirement as written: “not more than 5 minutes”

Descriptor · law

Professional attendance at consulting rooms lasting not more than 5 minutes (other than a service to which any other item applies) by a prescribed medical practitioner in an eligible area—each attendance

Descriptor current from 1 Nov 2023.

Claiming with other items

Excludes any other applicable item

The descriptor carries the blanket qualification “other than a service to which another item in the table applies”. If a more specific item fits what you did, that item applies instead of this one.

Explanatory notes · departmental guidance · 8

AN.0.9 Using time-tiered professional (general) attendance items

Note AN.0.9

This note sets out the key common principles that apply when using the time-tiered professional attendance (also referred to as general attendance, time-tiered attendance, and Level A-E attendance) MBS items for general practitioners (GPs),…

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AN.7.1 Prescribed Medical Practitioners · reviewed 1 Nov 2023

Note AN.7.1

A prescribed medical practitioner is a medical practitioner: (a) who is not a general practitioner (see GN.4.13), specialist or consultant physician, and (b) who: a. is registered under section 3GA of the Act and is practising during the pe…

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AN.7.2 GENERAL ATTENDANCE ITEMS – MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AND PRESCRIBED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS

Note AN.7.2

GENERAL ATTENDANCE ITEMS – MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS1 (MPs) AND PRESCRIBED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS2 (PMPs) Level A Straightforward Level B 5-25 minutes Level C 25+ minutes Level D 45+ minutes Level E 60+ minutes Business hours In consulting rooms…

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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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MN.1.5 Bulk Billing Incentives in Modified Monash Area 3 and 4

Note MN.1.5

General Practitioners1 Bulk billing incentives – Modified Monash 3 and 4 (Medium and Large Rural Towns)2 Applicable BBI Item 75855 75873 75882 (MyMedicare registered patients only) Standard hours consultations - in consulting rooms 3 23, 36…

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MN.1.6 Bulk Billing Incentives in Modified Monash Area 5

Note MN.1.6

General Practitioners1 Bulk billing incentives – Modified Monash 5 (Small Rural Towns)2 Applicable BBI Item 75856 75874 75883 (MyMedicare registered patients only) Standard hours consultations - in consulting rooms 3 23, 36, 44, 123 Standar…

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MN.1.7 Bulk Billing Incentives in Modified Monash Area 6

Note MN.1.7

General Practitioners1 Bulk billing incentives – Modified Monash 6 (Remote Communities)2 Applicable BBI Item 75857 75875 75884 (MyMedicare registered patients only) Standard hours consultations - in consulting rooms 3 23, 36, 44, 123 Standa…

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MN.1.8 Bulk Billing Incentives in Modified Monash Area 7

Note MN.1.8

General Practitioners1 Bulk billing incentives – Modified Monash 7 (Very Remote Communities)2 Applicable BBI Item 75858 75876 75885 (MyMedicare registered patients only) Standard hours consultations - in consulting rooms 3 23, 36, 44, 123 S…

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More in Group A7 — Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items

177Heart health assessment, prescribed medical practitioner 181Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — up to 5 min, out of rooms (item 181)185Attendance at consulting rooms lasting more than 5 minutes but not more…187Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — 5–25 min, out of rooms (item 187)189Attendance at consulting rooms lasting more than 25 minutes but not more…191Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — 25–45 min, out of rooms (item 191)193Attendance by a medical practitioner who holds endorsement of… — under 20 min 195Attendance by a medical practitioner who holds endorsement of… — under 20 min, hospital 197Attendance by a medical practitioner who holds endorsement of… — 20+ min 199Attendance by a medical practitioner who holds endorsement of… — 40+ min 203Attendance at consulting rooms lasting more than 45 minutes but not more…206Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — 45–60 min, out of rooms (item 206)214Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner for a period of not less… — 1–2 h 215Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner for a period of not less… — 2–3 h 218Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner for a period of not less… — 3–4 h 219Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner for a period of not less… — 4–5 h 220Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner for a period of 5 hours…221Attendance for the purpose of group therapy lasting at least one hour… (item 221)222Attendance for the purpose of group therapy lasting at least one hour… (item 222)223Attendance for the purpose of group therapy lasting at least one hour… — 4+ patients 224Perform a brief health assessment, prescribed practitioner 225Perform a standard health assessment, prescribed practitioner 226Perform a long health assessment, prescribed practitioner 227Perform a prolonged health assessment, prescribed practitioner

All 89 items in this group

Item number	179
Category	1 — Professional attendances
Group	A7 — Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items
Subheading	—
Item type	S (schedule code)
Fee type	N (normal)
In schedule since	1 Jul 2018
Fee current from	1 Jul 2026
GP scope	In scope

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