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91893

Phone attendance by a medical practitioner — 6+ min

Professional attendances · Group A40 — Telehealth attendance services

Schedule fee
$21.00
BenefitAmountGap to fee
100%$21.00—

Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.

Fee current from 1 Mar 2022.

Conditions in the descriptor

6+ minTelephone

Time requirement as written: “at least 6 minutes”

Descriptor · law
Phone attendance by a medical practitioner (not including a general practitioner, specialist or consultant physician) lasting at least 6 minutes if the attendance includes any of the following that are clinically relevant: (a) taking a short patient history; (b) arranging any necessary investigation; (c) implementing a management plan; (d) providing appropriate preventative health care NOTE: It is a legislative requirement that this service must be performed by the patient’s eligible telehealth practitioner (please see Note AN.1.1 for the definitions as some exemptions do apply)
Descriptor current from 1 Nov 2025.

Explanatory notes · departmental guidance · 8

AN.0.9 Using time-tiered professional (general) attendance items
Note AN.0.9

This note sets out the key common principles that apply when using the time-tiered professional attendance (also referred to as general attendance, time-tiered attendance, and Level A-E attendance) MBS items for general practitioners (GPs),…

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AN.7.2 GENERAL ATTENDANCE ITEMS – MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AND PRESCRIBED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS
Note AN.7.2

GENERAL ATTENDANCE ITEMS – MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS1 (MPs) AND PRESCRIBED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS2 (PMPs) Level A Straightforward Level B 5-25 minutes Level C 25+ minutes Level D 45+ minutes Level E 60+ minutes Business hours In consulting rooms…

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MN.1.3 Bulk Billing Incentives in Modified Monash Area 1
Note MN.1.3

General Practitioners1 Bulk billing incentives – Modified Monash 1 (Metropolitan Area)2 Applicable BBI Item 10990 75870 75880 (MyMedicare registered patients only) Standard hours consultations - in consulting rooms 3 23, 36, 44, 123 Standar…

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MN.1.4 Bulk Billing Incentives in Modified Monash Area 2
Note MN.1.4

General Practitioners1 Bulk billing incentives for eligible patients2 – Modified Monash 2 (Regional Centre)3 Applicable BBI Item 10991 75871 75881 (MyMedicare registered patients only) Standard hours consultations - in consulting rooms 3 23…

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MN.1.5 Bulk Billing Incentives in Modified Monash Area 3 and 4
Note MN.1.5

General Practitioners1 Bulk billing incentives – Modified Monash 3 and 4 (Medium and Large Rural Towns)2 Applicable BBI Item 75855 75873 75882 (MyMedicare registered patients only) Standard hours consultations - in consulting rooms 3 23, 36…

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MN.1.6 Bulk Billing Incentives in Modified Monash Area 5
Note MN.1.6

General Practitioners1 Bulk billing incentives – Modified Monash 5 (Small Rural Towns)2 Applicable BBI Item 75856 75874 75883 (MyMedicare registered patients only) Standard hours consultations - in consulting rooms 3 23, 36, 44, 123 Standar…

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MN.1.7 Bulk Billing Incentives in Modified Monash Area 6
Note MN.1.7

General Practitioners1 Bulk billing incentives – Modified Monash 6 (Remote Communities)2 Applicable BBI Item 75857 75875 75884 (MyMedicare registered patients only) Standard hours consultations - in consulting rooms 3 23, 36, 44, 123 Standa…

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MN.1.8 Bulk Billing Incentives in Modified Monash Area 7
Note MN.1.8

General Practitioners1 Bulk billing incentives – Modified Monash 7 (Very Remote Communities)2 Applicable BBI Item 75858 75876 75885 (MyMedicare registered patients only) Standard hours consultations - in consulting rooms 3 23, 36, 44, 123 S…

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More in Group A40 — Telehealth attendance services

91818Video attendance by a general practitioner — 30–40 min (item 91818)91819Video attendance by a general practitioner — 40+ min (item 91819)91820Video attendance by a medical practitioner — 30–40 min (item 91820)91821Video attendance by a medical practitioner — 40+ min (item 91821)91842Phone attendance by a general practitioner — 30–40 min (item 91842)91843Phone attendance by a general practitioner — 40+ min (item 91843)91844Phone attendance by a medical practitioner — 30–40 min (item 91844)91845Phone attendance by a medical practitioner — 40+ min (item 91845)91859Video attendance by a general practitioner — 30–40 min, registered with the Chief Executive91861Video attendance by a general practitioner — 40+ min, registered with the Chief Executive91864Phone attendance by a general practitioner — 30–40 min, registered with the Chief Executive91865Phone attendance by a general practitioner — 40+ min, registered with the Chief Executive91890Level A consultation, phone91891Level B consultation, phone91892Phone attendance by a medical practitioner — under 6 min91900Level C consultation, phone91903Phone attendance by a medical practitioner — 25–45 min, taking a detailed patient history; (b)91906Phone attendance by a medical practitioner — 25–45 min91910Level D consultation, phone91913Phone attendance by a medical practitioner — 45–60 min, taking an extensive patient history;(b)91916Phone attendance by a medical practitioner — 45–60 min91920Level E consultation, video91923Video attendance by a medical practitioner — 60+ min, taking an extensive patient history; (b)91926Video attendance by a medical practitioner — 60+ min
All 104 items in this group
Item number91893
Category1 — Professional attendances
GroupA40 — Telehealth attendance services
Subheading—
Item typeS (schedule code)
Fee typeN (normal)
In schedule since1 Jul 2021
Fee current from1 Mar 2022
GP scopeIn scope
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