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 · law
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
90092Aged care attendance, up to 5 min, non-GP medical practitioner90093Aged care attendance, 5–25 min, non-GP medical practitioner90095Aged care attendance, 25–45 min, non-GP medical practitioner90096Aged care attendance, 45–60 min, non-GP medical practitioner90098Aged care attendance, 60+ min, non-GP medical practitioner90183Aged care attendance, up to 5 min, prescribed medical practitioner90188Aged care attendance, 5–25 min, prescribed medical practitioner90202Aged care attendance, 25–45 min, prescribed medical practitioner90212Aged care attendance, 45–60 min, prescribed medical practitioner90215Aged care attendance, 60+ min, prescribed medical practitioner
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…
More in Group A35 — Services for patients in residential aged care facilities
90001For the first patient attended during one attendance by a general…90020Level A consultation, aged care90035Level B consultation, aged care90043Level C consultation, aged care90051Level D consultation, aged care90054Level E consultation, aged care90092Aged care attendance, up to 5 min, non-GP medical practitioner90093Aged care attendance, 5–25 min, non-GP medical practitioner90095Aged care attendance, 25–45 min, non-GP medical practitioner90096Aged care attendance, 45–60 min, non-GP medical practitioner90098Aged care attendance, 60+ min, non-GP medical practitioner90183Aged care attendance, up to 5 min, prescribed medical practitioner90188Aged care attendance, 5–25 min, prescribed medical practitioner90202Aged care attendance, 25–45 min, prescribed medical practitioner90212Aged care attendance, 45–60 min, prescribed medical practitioner90215Aged care attendance, 60+ min, prescribed medical practitioner
| Item number | 90002 |
|---|---|
| Category | 1 — Professional attendances |
| Group | A35 — Services for patients in residential aged care facilities |
| Subheading | — |
| Item type | S (schedule code) |
| Fee type | N (normal) |
| In schedule since | 1 Mar 2019 |
| Fee current from | 1 Jul 2026 |
| GP scope | In scope |
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