92198
Phone attendance by a medical practitioner — 30–40 min (item 92198)
Professional attendances · Group A40 — Telehealth attendance services
Schedule fee
$88.85
| Benefit | Amount | Gap to fee |
|---|---|---|
| 100% | $88.85 | — |
Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.
Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.
Conditions in the descriptor
30–40 minTelephone
Time requirement as written: “at least 30 minutes but less than 40 minutes”
Descriptor · law
Phone attendance by a medical practitioner (not including a general practitioner, specialist or consultant physician), for providing eating disorder psychological treatment services by a medical practitioner registered with the Chief Executive Medicare as meeting the credentialling requirements for provision of this service, and lasting at least 30 minutes but less than 40 minutes in duration, for an eligible patient if treatment is clinically indicated under an eating disorder treatment and management plan
Descriptor current from 1 Nov 2023.
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…
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| Item number | 92198 |
|---|---|
| Category | 1 — Professional attendances |
| Group | A40 — Telehealth attendance services |
| Subheading | — |
| Item type | D (schedule code) |
| Fee type | N (normal) |
| In schedule since | 30 Mar 2020 |
| Fee current from | 1 Jul 2026 |
| GP scope | In scope |
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