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92142

Video attendance lasting at least 45 minutes by a general practitioner

Professional attendances · Group A40 — Telehealth attendance services

Schedule fee
$161.05
BenefitAmountGap to fee
100%$161.05

Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.

Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.

Conditions in the descriptor
45+ minonce per lifetimeVideo conferenceUnder 25

Time requirement as written: “at least 45 minutes”

Descriptor · the legislated text
Video attendance lasting at least 45 minutes by a general practitioner (not including a specialist or consultant physician), for a patient aged under 25, if the general practitioner: (a) undertakes, or has previously undertaken in prior attendances, a comprehensive assessment in relation to which a diagnosis of an eligible disability is made (if appropriate, using information provided by an eligible allied health provider); and (b) develops a treatment and management plan, which must include: (i) documentation of the confirmed diagnosis; and (ii) findings of any assessments performed for the purposes of formulation of the diagnosis or contribution to the treatment and management plan; and (iii) a risk assessment; and (iv) treatment options (which may include biopsychosocial recommendations); and (c) provides a copy of the treatment and management plan to one or more allied health providers, if appropriate, for the treatment of the patient; (other than attendance on a patient for whom payment has previously been made under this item or item 135, 137, 139, 289, 92140, 92141 or 92434) Applicable only once per lifetime 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.
Claiming with other items
Cannot be claimed with
135Attendance lasting at least 45 minutes by a consultant physician in the…137Attendance lasting at least 45 minutes by a specialist or consultant…139Attendance lasting at least 45 minutes, at a place other than a hospital…289Attendance lasting at least 45 minutes, by a consultant physician in the…92140Video attendance lasting at least 45 minutes by a consultant physician in… — paediatrics…92141Video attendance lasting at least 45 minutes by a specialist or…92434Video attendance lasting at least 45 minutes by a consultant physician in… — psychiatry…
Explanatory notes · departmental guidance · 2
AN.0.73 Attendance services for eligible disabilities
Note AN.0.73

Intention and eligibility of this service under item 139 and video equivalent item 92142 Items 139 or video equivalent item 92142 are intended for diagnosis and treatment for patients under 25 years of age with an eligible disability by a g… Read the full note

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AR.29.1 Attendance services for eligible disabilities
Note AR.29.1

Eligibility of this service under 137 or 92141 (specialists and consultant physicians), 139 or 92142 (general practitioners)

'Eligible disabilities' for the purpose of these services means any of the following conditions:

(a) sight impairment that results in vision of less than or equal to 6/18 vision or equivalent field loss in the better eye, with correction;

(b) hearing impairment that results in:
      • a hearing loss of 40 decibels or greater in the better ear, across 4 frequencies; or
      • permanent conductive hearing loss and auditory neuropathy.

(c) deafblindness;

(d) cerebral palsy;

(e) Down syndrome;

(f) fragile X syndrome;

(g) Prader-Willi syndrome;

(h) Williams syndrome;

(i) Angelman syndrome;

(j) Kabuki syndrome;

(k) Smith-Magenis syndrome;

(l) CHARGE syndrome;

(m) Cri du Chat syndrome;

(n) Cornelia de Lange syndrome;

(o) microcephaly if a child has:
      • a head circumference less than the third percentile for age and sex; and
      • a functional level at or below 2 standard deviations below the mean for age on a standard developmental test, or an IQ score of less than 70 on a standardised test of intelligence;*

(p) Rett syndrome;

(q) fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD);

(r) Lesch-Nyhan syndrome; 

 (s) 22q deletion syndrome;

(t) stuttering;

(u) speech sound disorders, including articulation and phonological disorders, childhood apraxia of speech (also known as dyspraxia, developmental verbal dyspraxia, or speech apraxia), and dysarthria;

(v) cleft lip, cleft palate, or cleft lip and palate.


*"standard developmental test" refers to tests such as the Bayley Scales of Infant Development or the Griffiths Mental Development Scales; "standardised test of intelligence" means the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) or the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI). It is up to the clinical judgement of the diagnosing practitioner to determine which tests are appropriate to be used.

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Item number92142
Category1 — Professional attendances
GroupA40 — Telehealth attendance services
Subheading
Item typeD
Fee typeN
In schedule since30 Mar 2020
Fee current from1 Jul 2026
GP scopeYes · tier 3
Official page As at 1 Aug 2026