Level C consultation, in rooms, after hours

Professional attendances · Group A22 — General practitioner after-hours attendances to which no other item applies · Level C

Schedule fee

$100.55

Benefit	Amount	Gap to fee
100%	$100.55	—

Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.

Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.

Conditions in the descriptor

20+ minAfter hoursConsulting rooms

Time requirement as written: “at least 20 minutes”

Descriptor · law

Professional attendance by a general practitioner at consulting rooms (other than a service to which another item in the table applies), lasting at least 20 minutes and including any of the following that are clinically relevant: (a) taking a detailed patient history; (b) performing a clinical examination; (c) arranging any necessary investigation; (d) implementing a management plan; (e) providing appropriate preventive health care; for one or more health-related issues, with appropriate documentation-each attendance

Descriptor current from 1 May 2010.

Written by AI — no clinician has checked this

On an ordinary weekday the in-rooms after-hours window does not open until 8pm. Evening clinics running from 6pm to 8pm are business hours for item 5040; billing 5040 for a 7pm consultation in rooms is a rejection or a recovery.

before 8am, or after 8pm on any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday — AN.0.19

Drafted by AI, 28 Aug 2026. Not clinically reviewed.

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 · 9

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),…

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AN.0.19 After-Hours Attendances (Items 585, 588, 591, 594, 599, 600, 5000, 5003, 5010, 5020, 5023, 5028, 5040, 5043, 5049, 5060, 5063, 5067, 5071, 5076, 5077, 5200, 5203, 5207, 5208, 5209, 5220, 5223, 5227, 5228, 5260, 5261, 5262, 5263, 5265 and 5267) · reviewed 1 Nov 2023

Note AN.0.19

After-hours attendance items may be claimed as follows: Items 585, 588, 591, 594, 599, 600 apply only to a professional attendance that is provided: - on a public holiday; - on a Sunday; - before 8am, or after 12 noon on a Saturday; - befor…

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AN.0.74 General Attendance Items - General Practitioners · reviewed 1 Nov 2023

Note AN.0.74

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…

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MN.1.3 Bulk Billing Incentives in Modified Monash Area 1

Note MN.1.3

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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More in Group A22 — General practitioner after-hours attendances to which no other item applies

5000Level A consultation, in rooms, after hours 5003Level A consultation, out of rooms, after hours 5010Level A consultation, aged care, after hours 5020Level B consultation, in rooms, after hours 5023Level B consultation, out of rooms, after hours 5028Level B consultation, aged care, after hours 5043Level C consultation, out of rooms, after hours 5049Level C consultation, aged care, after hours 5060Level D consultation, in rooms, after hours 5063Level D consultation, out of rooms, after hours 5067Level D consultation, aged care, after hours 5071Level E consultation, in rooms, after hours 5076Level E consultation, out of rooms, after hours 5077Level E consultation, aged care, after hours

All 15 items in this group

Item number	5040
Category	1 — Professional attendances
Group	A22 — General practitioner after-hours attendances to which no other item applies
Subheading	Level C
Item type	S (schedule code)
Fee type	N (normal)
In schedule since	1 Jan 2005
Fee current from	1 Jul 2026
GP scope	In scope

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As at 1 Aug 2026 · Shows what the schedule publishes. Not billing advice. · page built 15 Sep 2026