91857
Postnatal phone attendance
Therapeutic procedures · Group T4 — Obstetrics
Schedule fee
$63.90
| Benefit | Amount | Gap to fee |
|---|---|---|
| 85% | $54.35 | $9.55 |
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 · law
Postnatal phone attendance (other than a service to which any other item applies) if: (a) the attendance is rendered by: (i) a practice midwife (on behalf of and under the supervision of the medical practitioner who attended the birth); or (ii) an obstetrician; or (iii) a general practitioner; and (b) is between 1 week and 4 weeks after the birth; and (c) lasts at least 20 minutes; and (d) is for a patient who was privately admitted for the birth; and (e) is for a pregnancy in relation to which a service to which item 82130, 82135 or 82140 of the Health Insurance (Section 3C Midwife and Nurse Practitioner Services) Determination 2020 or item 91214, 91215, 91221 or 91222 is not provided. Applicable once for a pregnancy
Descriptor current from 1 Mar 2025.
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
82130Short postnatal professional attendance by a participating midwife82135Routine postnatal professional attendance by a participating midwife82140Postnatal professional attendance by a participating midwife on a…91214Short postnatal video attendance by a participating midwife91215Routine postnatal video attendance by a participating midwife91221Short postnatal phone attendance by a participating midwife91222Routine postnatal phone attendance by a participating midwife
More in Group T4 — Obstetrics
16400Antenatal service provided by a practice midwife, nurse or an aboriginal…16406Antenatal professional attendance by an obstetrician or general…16407Postnatal professional attendance16408Postnatal attendance16500Antenatal attendance16590Planning and management, by a practitioner, of a pregnancy if — hospital16591Planning and management, by a practitioner, of a pregnancy if91850Antenatal video service provided by a practice midwife, nurse or an…91851Postnatal video attendance by an obstetrician or general practitioner91852Postnatal video attendance91853Antenatal video attendance91855Antenatal phone service provided by a practice midwife, nurse or an…91856Postnatal phone attendance by an obstetrician or general practitioner91858Antenatal phone attendance
| Item number | 91857 |
|---|---|
| Category | 3 — Therapeutic procedures |
| Group | T4 — Obstetrics |
| Subheading | — |
| Item type | D (schedule code) |
| Fee type | N (normal) |
| In schedule since | 13 Mar 2020 |
| Fee current from | 1 Jul 2026 |
| GP scope | In scope |
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