Attendance at consulting rooms of more than 5 minutes in duration… — non-GP medical practitioner (item 5203)

Professional attendances · Group A23 — Other non-referred after-hours attendances to which no other item applies · Consultation at consulting rooms

Schedule fee

$31.00

Benefit	Amount	Gap to fee
100%	$31.00	—

Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.

Fee current from 1 Jan 2005.

Conditions in the descriptor

5–25 minAfter hoursConsulting rooms

Time requirement as written: “more than 5 minutes in duration but not more than 25 minutes”

Descriptor · law

Professional attendance at consulting rooms of more than 5 minutes in duration but not more than 25 minutes in duration (other than a service to which another item applies) by a medical practitioner (other than a general practitioner)-each attendance

Descriptor current from 1 Jan 2005.

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 · 8

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.7.2 GENERAL ATTENDANCE ITEMS – MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AND PRESCRIBED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS

Note AN.7.2

GENERAL ATTENDANCE ITEMS – MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS1 (MPs) AND PRESCRIBED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS2 (PMPs) Level A Straightforward Level B 5-25 minutes Level C 25+ minutes Level D 45+ minutes Level E 60+ minutes Business hours In consulting rooms…

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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 A23 — Other non-referred after-hours attendances to which no other item applies

5200Attendance at consulting rooms of not more than 5 minutes in duration, in… (item 5200)5207Attendance at consulting rooms of more than 25 minutes in… — non-GP medical practitioner (item 5207)5208Attendance at consulting rooms lasting more than 45 minutes, but not more… (item 5208)5209Attendance at consulting rooms lasting more than 60 minutes, in rooms…5220Other non-referred after-hours attendances to which no other item… — up to 5 min, out of rooms 5223Other non-referred after-hours attendances to which no other item… — 5–25 min, out of rooms 5227Other non-referred after-hours attendances to which no other item… — 25–45 min, out of rooms 5228Other non-referred after-hours attendances to which no other item… — 45–60 min, out of rooms 5260Consultation at a residential aged care facility, in rooms, after hours — up to 5 min 5261Other non-referred after-hours attendances to which no other item… — 60+ min, out of rooms 5262Other non-referred after-hours attendances to which no other item… — 60+ min, in rooms 5263Consultation at a residential aged care facility, in rooms, after hours — 5–25 min 5265Consultation at a residential aged care facility, in rooms, after hours — 25–45 min 5267Consultation at a residential aged care facility, in rooms, after hours — 45–60 min

All 15 items in this group

Item number	5203
Category	1 — Professional attendances
Group	A23 — Other non-referred after-hours attendances to which no other item applies
Subheading	Consultation at consulting rooms
Item type	S (schedule code)
Fee type	N (normal)
In schedule since	1 Jan 2005
Fee current from	1 Jan 2005
GP scope	In scope

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