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594

Urgent attendance after hours

Professional attendances · Group A11 — Urgent attendance after hours

Schedule fee
$50.20
BenefitAmountGap to fee
100%$50.20
75%$37.65$12.55

Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.

Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.

Conditions in the descriptor
After hours
Descriptor · the legislated text
Professional attendance by a medical practitioner—each additional patient at an attendance that qualifies for item 585, 588 or 591 in relation to the first patient
Descriptor current from 1 Mar 2018.
Claiming with other items
Explanatory notes · departmental guidance · 1
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… Read the full note

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Item number594
Category1 — Professional attendances
GroupA11 — Urgent attendance after hours
Subheading
Item typeS
Fee typeN
In schedule since1 Mar 2018
Fee current from1 Jul 2026
GP scopeYes · tier 2
Official page As at 1 Aug 2026