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91856

Postnatal phone attendance by an obstetrician or general practitioner

Therapeutic procedures · Group T4 — Obstetrics

Schedule fee
$85.80
BenefitAmountGap to fee
85%$72.95$12.85

Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.

Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.

Conditions in the descriptor
20+ minonce per pregnancyTelephone

Time requirement as written: “at least 20 minutes”

Descriptor · the legislated text
Postnatal phone attendance by an obstetrician or general practitioner (other than a service to which any other item applies) if: (a) is between 4 and 8 weeks after the birth; and (b) lasts at least 20 minutes in duration; and (c) includes a mental health assessment (including screening for drug and alcohol use and domestic violence) of the patient; and (d) is for a pregnancy in relation to which a service to which item 82140 applies is not provided. Applicable once for a pregnancy
Descriptor current from 20 Apr 2020.
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.
Referenced in the descriptor
82140Postnatal professional attendance by a participating midwife on a…
Item number91856
Category3 — Therapeutic procedures
GroupT4 — Obstetrics
Subheading
Item typeD
Fee typeN
In schedule since13 Mar 2020
Fee current from1 Jul 2026
GP scopeYes · tier 2
Official page As at 1 Aug 2026