Level B consultation, in rooms
Professional attendances · Group A1 — General practitioner attendances to which no other item applies · Level B
| Benefit | Amount | Gap to fee |
|---|---|---|
| 100% | $45.05 | — |
Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.
Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.
Time requirement as written: “at least 6 minutes and less than 20 minutes”
Level B has an UPPER bound as well as a lower one: at least 6 minutes and LESS THAN 20. At 20 minutes the correct item is Level C (36), and a 20-minute-plus consultation billed as Level B is under-claimed. Only time spent with the patient present counts; notes, forms and letters written after the patient leaves cannot be included.
AN.0.9 Using time-tiered professional (general) attendance items
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.0.73 Attendance services for eligible disabilities
Intention and eligibility of this service under item 139 and video equivalent item 92142 Items 139 or video equivalent item 92142 are intended for diagnosis and treatment for patients under 25 years of age with an eligible disability by a g… Read the full note
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AN.0.74 General Attendance Items - General Practitioners · reviewed 1 Nov 2023
GENERAL ATTENDANCE ITEMS – GENERAL PRACTITIONERS Level A Straightforward Level B 6-20 minutes Level C 20+ minutes Level D 40+ minutes Level E 60+ minutes Business hours In consulting rooms 3 23 36 44 123 Out of consulting rooms 4 24 37 47 1… Read the full note
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MN.1.3 Bulk Billing Incentives in Modified Monash Area 1
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… Read the full note
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MN.1.4 Bulk Billing Incentives in Modified Monash Area 2
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MN.1.5 Bulk Billing Incentives in Modified Monash Area 3 and 4
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
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
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
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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MN.10.1 Assessment to assist with Diagnostic Formulation and Contribution to a Treatment and Management Plan by Eligible Allied Health Practitioner(s) for Complex Neurodevelopmental Disorder (such as Autism Spectrum Disorder) or Eligible Disability Services
These allied health items provide a benefit for: • the assessment of patients for the purpose of assisting the referring eligible medical practitioner with the diagnosis (including a differential diagnosis) of a complex Neurodevelopmental D… Read the full note
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| Item number | 23 |
|---|---|
| Category | 1 — Professional attendances |
| Group | A1 — General practitioner attendances to which no other item applies |
| Subheading | Level B |
| Item type | S |
| Fee type | N |
| In schedule since | 1 Dec 1989 |
| Fee current from | 1 Jul 2026 |
| GP scope | Yes · tier 1 |