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737

Attendance at consulting rooms of more than 5 minutes in… — prescribed medical practitioner

Professional attendances · Group A7 — Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items

Schedule fee
$46.85
BenefitAmountGap to fee
100%$46.85—

Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.

Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.

Conditions in the descriptor

5–25 minConsulting 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 prescribed medical practitioner—each attendance
Descriptor current from 1 Nov 2023.

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 · 10

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.7.1 Prescribed Medical Practitioners · reviewed 1 Nov 2023
Note AN.7.1

A prescribed medical practitioner is a medical practitioner: (a) who is not a general practitioner (see GN.4.13), specialist or consultant physician, and (b) who: a. is registered under section 3GA of the Act and is practising during the pe…

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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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AN.7.24 Prescribed Medical Practitioner After-Hours Attendances To Which No Other Item Applies (Items 733 to 789 and 2917 to 2200) · reviewed 1 Nov 2023
Note AN.7.24

After-hours attendance items may be claimed as follows: Items 733, 737, 741, 745 and 2197 apply only to a professional attendance on 1 patient on 1 occasion that is provided: • on a public holiday; • on a Sunday; • before 8am, or after 1 pm…

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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 A7 — Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items

381Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, at a residential aged… — 45–60 min382Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, at consulting rooms… — 60+ min390Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, at a place other than… — 60+ min391Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, at a residential aged… — 60+ min392Prepare a GP chronic condition management plan for a patient, prescribed…393Review a GP chronic condition management plan prepared by the prescribed…733Attendance at consulting rooms of not more than 5 minutes in duration…741Attendance at consulting rooms of more than 25 minutes in… — prescribed medical practitioner745Attendance at consulting rooms of more than 45 minutes in duration but…761Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — up to 5 min, out of rooms (item 761)763Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — 5–25 min, out of rooms (item 763)766Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — 25–45 min, out of rooms (item 766)769Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — 45–60 min, out of rooms (item 769)772Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — up to 5 min, in rooms776Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — 5–25 min, in rooms788Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — 25–45 min, in rooms789Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items, prescribed… — 45–60 min, in rooms792Attendance at consulting rooms by a prescribed medical practitioner… — 20+ min969Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, as a member of a… — under 20 min971Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, as a member of a… — under 40 min972Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, as a member of a… — 40+ min973Participate in a mental health case conference… — under 20 min, prescribed medical practitioner975Participate in a mental health case conference… — under 40 min, prescribed medical practitioner986Participate in a mental health case conference if… — 40+ min, prescribed medical practitioner
All 89 items in this group
Item number737
Category1 — Professional attendances
GroupA7 — Acupuncture and non-specialist practitioner items
Subheading—
Item typeD (schedule code)
Fee typeN (normal)
In schedule since1 Jul 2018
Fee current from1 Jul 2026
GP scopeIn scope
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