Other non-referred after-hours attendances to which no other item… — 5–25 min, out of rooms

Professional attendances · Group A23 — Other non-referred after-hours attendances to which no other item applies · Consultation at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or a residential aged care facility

Derived fee

This item has no schedule fee of its own. The fee is calculated from the formula published in the schedule, so any single figure shown here would be misleading.

Schedule formula

An amount equal to $26.00, plus $17.50 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of six patients. For seven or more patients - an amount equal to $26.00 plus $.70 per patient

Conditions in the descriptor

5–25 minAfter hoursOut of rooms

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

Descriptor · law

Professional attendance by a medical practitioner who is not a general practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in the table applies), lasting more than 5 minutes, but not more than 25 minutes-an attendance on one or more patients on one occasion-each patient

Descriptor current from 1 Jan 2013.

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.0.11 Derived fee items for general practice

Note AN.0.11

Derived fees apply to a range of attendance items that are used when services are provided outside of consulting rooms, including some MBS items used in residential aged care facilities. An item is a derived fee item if the MBS benefit paya…

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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)5203Attendance at consulting rooms of more than 5 minutes in duration… — non-GP medical practitioner (item 5203)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 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	5223
Category	1 — Professional attendances
Group	A23 — Other non-referred after-hours attendances to which no other item applies
Subheading	Consultation at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or a residential aged care facility
Item type	S (schedule code)
Fee type	Derived
In schedule since	1 Jan 2005
Fee current from	—
GP scope	In scope
Safety net	300% of the Derived fee for this item, or $500, whichever is the lesser amount

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