90002
For the first patient attended during one attendance by a medical…
Professional attendances · Group A35 — Services for patients in residential aged care facilities
Schedule fee
$47.80
| Benefit | Amount | Gap to fee |
|---|---|---|
| 100% | $47.80 | — |
Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.
Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.
Conditions in the descriptor
Aged care facility
Descriptor · the legislated text
For the first patient attended during one attendance by a medical practitioner at one residential aged care facility on one occasion, the fee for the medical service described in whichever of items 90092, 90093, 90095, 90096, 90098, 90183, 90188, 90202, 90212 or 90215 applies is the amount listed in the item plus $47.80.
Descriptor current from 1 Jul 2026.
Claiming with other items
Referenced in the descriptor
90092Services for patients in residential aged care facilities, in rooms — any other item applies)…90093Services for patients in residential aged care facilities, in rooms — any other item applies)…90095Services for patients in residential aged care facilities, in rooms — any other item applies)…90096Services for patients in residential aged care facilities, in rooms — any other item applies)…90098Services for patients in residential aged care facilities, in rooms — another item applies) at…90183Services for patients in residential aged care facilities, prescribed… — self contained unit)…90188Services for patients in residential aged care facilities, prescribed… — self contained unit)…90202Services for patients in residential aged care facilities, prescribed… — self contained unit)…90212Services for patients in residential aged care facilities, prescribed… — self-contained unit)…90215Services for patients in residential aged care facilities, prescribed… — self-contained unit)…
Explanatory notes · departmental guidance · 1
AN.35.2 Flag fall amount for residential aged care facility attendance by a medical practitioner or prescribed medical practitioner · reviewed 1 Nov 2023
Note AN.35.2
Medicare item 90002 provides a flag fall fee for the initial attendance by a medical practitioner or prescribed medical practitioner at one RACF, on one occasion, applicable only to the first patient seen on the RACF visit. The Medicare ben… Read the full note
Shown as an excerpt: this note also governs 10 other items in this tool, so it has its own page rather than repeating in full on each one.
| Item number | 90002 |
|---|---|
| Category | 1 — Professional attendances |
| Group | A35 — Services for patients in residential aged care facilities |
| Subheading | — |
| Item type | S |
| Fee type | N |
| In schedule since | 1 Mar 2019 |
| Fee current from | 1 Jul 2026 |
| GP scope | Yes · tier 3 |
Official page
As at 1 Aug 2026