Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner for a period of not less… — 3–4 h
Professional attendances · Group A7 — Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items
| Benefit | Amount | Gap to fee |
|---|---|---|
| 100% | $494.65 | — |
| 75% | $371.00 | $123.65 |
Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.
Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.
Conditions in the descriptor
Time requirement as written: “not less than 3 hours but less than 4 hours”
13 times nationally in 2025-26, across all providers. If you have arrived here from a search, it is worth re-reading the descriptor to check this is the item you mean.
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Claiming with other items
Explanatory notes · departmental guidance · 2
AN.7.1 Prescribed Medical Practitioners · reviewed 1 Nov 2023
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…
AN.7.3 Prescribed Medical Practitioner Prolonged Attendance in Treatment of a Critical Condition (Items 214 to 220) · reviewed 1 Nov 2023
Last reviewed: 1 November 2023
The conditions to be met before services covered by items 214-220 attract benefits are:‑
(i) the patient must be in imminent danger of death;
(ii) if the personal attendance is not continuous, the occasion on which the service is provided is taken to be the total time of the attendance; and
(iii) if personal attendance on a single patient is provided by 1 or more prescribed medical practitioners (see note AN.7.1) concurrently, each practitioner may claim an attendance fee.
Note: Medicare benefits are not payable for the issue of a death certificate, although an attendance on a patient at which it is determined that life is extinct can be claimed under the appropriate attendance item. The outcome of the attendance may be that a death certificate is issued, however, Medicare benefits are only payable for the attendance component of the service.
More in Group A7 — Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items
| Item number | 218 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
As at 1 Aug 2026 · Shows what the schedule publishes. Not billing advice. · page built 15 Sep 2026