2488
Attendance by a general practitioner, at a place other than consulting… — 20 minutes but less…
Professional attendances · Group A48 — General practitioner attendances—telehealth related
Schedule fee
$118.15
| Benefit | Amount | Gap to fee |
|---|---|---|
| 100% | $118.15 | — |
Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.
Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.
Conditions in the descriptor
20–40 minVideo conferenceOut of rooms
Time requirement as written: “at least 20 minutes but less than 40 minutes”
Descriptor · the legislated text
Professional attendance by a general practitioner, at a place other than consulting rooms, lasting at least 20 minutes but less than 40 minutes, if:(a) the attendance is to provide clinical support to a patient to whom a specialist or consultant physician is providing a service, to which another item applies, by way of a video conferencing consultation; and(b) the patient is not an admitted patient; and(c) the patient is not a care recipient in a residential aged care facility; and(d) the medical practitioner is located in the same room as the patient for the whole of the attendance
Descriptor current from 1 Mar 2026.
Rarely claimed
Once 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.
Services Australia, Medicare Item Reports. Counts services processed in the period, summed over all states. Shown only where the count is low enough to be worth a second look.
| Item number | 2488 |
|---|---|
| Category | 1 — Professional attendances |
| Group | A48 — General practitioner attendances—telehealth related |
| Subheading | — |
| Item type | S |
| Fee type | N |
| In schedule since | 1 Mar 2026 |
| Fee current from | 1 Jul 2026 |
| GP scope | Yes · tier 3 |
Official page
As at 1 Aug 2026