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90256

Prepare an eating disorder treatment and management plan — 20–40 min, medical practitioner

Professional attendances · Group A36 — Eating disorder services

Schedule fee
$87.15
BenefitAmountGap to fee
100%$87.15—

Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.

Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.

Conditions in the descriptor

20–40 min

Time requirement as written: “at least 20 minutes but less than 40 minutes”

Descriptor · law
Professional attendance by a medical practitioner (other than a general practitioner, specialist or consultant physician) to prepare an eating disorder treatment and management plan, lasting at least 20 minutes but less than 40 minutes, if the practitioner has successfully completed mental health skills training.
Descriptor current from 1 Mar 2021.
Rarely claimed

17 times nationally in 2025-26, across all providers. If you have arrived here from a search, it is worth re-reading the descriptor to check this is the item you mean.

Services Australia, Medicare Item Reports. Counts services processed in the period, summed over all states. Shown only where the count is low enough to be worth a second look.

Claiming with other items

With item 235 — excludes
Note AN.36.2 states items 90256 and 235 cannot be claimed together.
Items 90250-90257 cannot be claimed with Items 2713, 279, 735, 758, 235 and 244. — AN.36.2
With item 244 — excludes
Note AN.36.2 states items 90256 and 244 cannot be claimed together.
Items 90250-90257 cannot be claimed with Items 2713, 279, 735, 758, 235 and 244. — AN.36.2
With item 735 — excludes
Note AN.36.2 states items 90256 and 735 cannot be claimed together.
Items 90250-90257 cannot be claimed with Items 2713, 279, 735, 758, 235 and 244. — AN.36.2
With item 758 — excludes
Note AN.36.2 states items 90256 and 758 cannot be claimed together.
Items 90250-90257 cannot be claimed with Items 2713, 279, 735, 758, 235 and 244. — AN.36.2

Explanatory notes · departmental guidance · 1

AN.36.2 Eating Disorders Treatment and Management Plans Explanatory Notes
Note AN.36.2

Eating Disorders Treatment and Management Plans Explanatory Notes (items 90250-90257, 92146-92153, 90260-90261, and 92162-92163) This note provides information on Eating Disorders Treatment and Management Plan (EDTMP) items and should be re…

Excerpt — read the full note AN.36.2

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More in Group A36 — Eating disorder services

90250Prepare an eating disorder treatment and… — 20–40 min, general practitioner to prepare an eating (item 90250)90251Prepare an eating disorder treatment and… — 40+ min, general practitioner to prepare an eating (item 90251)90252Prepare an eating disorder treatment and… — 20–40 min, general practitioner to prepare an eating (item 90252)90253Prepare an eating disorder treatment and… — 40+ min, general practitioner to prepare an eating (item 90253)90254Prepare an eating disorder treatment and management plant90255Prepare an eating disorder treatment and management plan — 40+ min, medical practitioner (item 90255)90257Prepare an eating disorder treatment and management plan — 40+ min, medical practitioner (item 90257)90264Review an eating disorder treatment and management… — general practitioner to review an eating90265Review an eating disorder treatment and management plan — medical practitioner90271Attendance at consulting rooms by a general practitioner to provide… — 30–40 min90272Attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a general… — 30–40 min (item 90272)90273Attendance at consulting rooms by a general practitioner to provide… — 40+ min90274Attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a general… — 40+ min (item 90274)90275Attendance at consulting rooms by a medical practitioner, in rooms — 30–40 min90276Attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a medical… — 30–40 min90277Attendance at consulting rooms by a medical practitioner, in rooms — 40+ min90278Attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a medical… — 40+ min
All 18 items in this group
Item number90256
Category1 — Professional attendances
GroupA36 — Eating disorder services
Subheading—
Item typeS (schedule code)
Fee typeN (normal)
In schedule since1 Nov 2019
Fee current from1 Jul 2026
GP scopeIn scope
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As at 1 Aug 2026 · Shows what the schedule publishes. Not billing advice. · page built 15 Sep 2026