2493
Attendance by a general practitioner, at consulting rooms, in rooms — 60+ min
Professional attendances · Group A48 — General practitioner attendances—telehealth related
Schedule fee
$228.45
| Benefit | Amount | Gap to fee |
|---|---|---|
| 100% | $228.45 | — |
Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.
Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.
Conditions in the descriptor
60+ minVideo conferenceConsulting rooms
Time requirement as written: “at least 60 minutes”
Descriptor · law
Professional attendance by a general practitioner, at consulting rooms, lasting at least 60 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 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
6 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.
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.
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| Item number | 2493 |
|---|---|
| Category | 1 — Professional attendances |
| Group | A48 — General practitioner attendances—telehealth related |
| Subheading | — |
| Item type | S (schedule code) |
| Fee type | N (normal) |
| In schedule since | 1 Mar 2026 |
| Fee current from | 1 Jul 2026 |
| GP scope | In scope |
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