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Attendance at consulting rooms lasting more than 45 minutes but not more…

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

Schedule fee
$102.65
BenefitAmountGap to fee
100%$102.65

Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.

Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.

Conditions in the descriptor
45–60 minConsulting rooms

Time requirement as written: “more than 45 minutes but not more than 60 minutes”

Descriptor · the legislated text
Professional attendance at consulting rooms lasting more than 45 minutes but not more than 60 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),… Read the full note

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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… Read the full note

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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… Read the full note

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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… Read the full note

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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… Read the full note

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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… Read the full note

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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… Read the full note

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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… Read the full note

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Item number203
Category1 — Professional attendances
GroupA7 — Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items
Subheading
Item typeS
Fee typeN
In schedule since1 Jul 2018
Fee current from1 Jul 2026
GP scopeYes · tier 1
Official page As at 1 Aug 2026