MBS Items that require number of patients seen

MBS Items that require number of patients seen

Some professional attendance items for nursing home or inpatient attendance require you to specify the number of patients that were seen the same day. This is so that CE can calculate the correct fee, as Medicare pays a reduced fee where more than one patient was seen at the same residential aged care facility or hospital visit. Each patient still needs to have a separate invoice, with each invoice indicating the total number of patients seen. 

CE will prompt you to enter the number of patients seen whenever you choose one of the following items:

00004 Professional attendance by a general practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in the table applies) that requires a short patient history and, if necessary, limited examination and management-an attendance on one or more patients at one place on one occasion-each patient

00024 Professional attendance by a general practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in this Schedule applies), lasting at least 6 minutes and less than 20 minutes and including any of the following that are clinically relevant:(a) taking a patient history;(b) performing a clinical examination;(c) arranging any necessary investigation;(d) implementing a management plan;(e) providing appropriate preventive health care;for one or more health-related issues, with appropriate documentation an attendance on one or more patients at one place on one occasion each patient

00037 Professional attendance by a general practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in the table applies), lasting at least 20 minutes and including any of the following that are clinically relevant: (a) taking a detailed patient history; (b) performing a clinical examination; (c) arranging any necessary investigation; (d) implementing a management plan; (e) providing appropriate preventive health care; for one or more health-related issues, with appropriate documentation-an attendance on one or more patients at one place on one occasion-each patient

00047 Professional attendance by a general practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in the table applies), lasting at least 40 minutes and including any of the following that are clinically relevant: (a) taking an extensive patient history; (b) performing a clinical examination; (c) arranging any necessary investigation; (d) implementing a management plan; (e) providing appropriate preventive health care; for one or more health-related issues, with appropriate documentation-an attendance on one or more patients at one place on one occasion-each patient

00058 Professional attendance (other than an attendance at consulting rooms or a residential aged care facility or a service to which any other item in the table applies), not more than 5 minutes in duration an attendance on one or more patients at one place on one occasion each patient, by: (a) a medical practitioner (who is not a general practitioner); or (b) a general practitioner to whom clause 2.3.1 applies

00059 Professional attendance (other than an attendance at consulting rooms or a residential aged care facility or a service to which any other item in the table applies) of more than 5 minutes in duration but not more than 25 minutes an attendance on one or more patients at one place on one occasion each patient, by: (a) a medical practitioner (who is not a general practitioner); or (b) a general practitioner to whom clause 2.3.1 applies

00060 Professional attendance (other than an attendance at consulting rooms or a residential aged care facility or a service to which any other item in the table applies) of more than 25 minutes in duration but not more than 45 minutes an attendance on one or more patients at one place on one occasion each patient, by: (a) a medical practitioner (who is not a general practitioner); or (b) a general practitioner to whom clause 2.3.1 applies

00065 Professional attendance (other than an attendance at consulting rooms or a residential aged care facility or a service to which any other item in this Schedule applies) lasting more than 45 minutes but not more than 60 minutes  an attendance on one or more patients at one place on one occasion each patient, by:(a) a medical practitioner who is not a general practitioner; or(b) a Group A1 disqualified general practitioner

00124 Professional attendance by a general practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in this Schedule applies), lasting at least 60 minutes and including any of the following that are clinically relevant:(a) taking an extensive patient history;(b) performing a clinical examination;(c) arranging any necessary investigation;(d) implementing a management plan;(e) providing appropriate preventive health care;for one or more health related issues, with appropriate documentation an attendance on one or more patients at one place on one occasion each patient

00165 Professional attendance (other than an attendance at consulting rooms or a residential aged care facility or a service to which any other item in this Schedule applies) lasting more than 60 minutes an attendance on one or more patients at one place on one occasion each patient, by:(a) a medical practitioner who is not a general practitioner; or(b) a Group A1 disqualified general practitioner

00181 Professional attendance (other than an attendance at consulting rooms or a residential aged care facility or a service to which any other item applies) lasting not more than 5 minutes an attendance on one or more patients at one place on one occasion by a prescribed medical practitioner in an eligible area each patient

00187 Professional attendance (other than an attendance at consulting rooms or a residential aged care facility or a service to which any other item applies) lasting more than 5 minutes but not more than 25 minutes an attendance on one or more patients at one place on one occasion by a prescribed medical practitioner in an eligible area each patient

00191 Professional attendance (other than an attendance at consulting rooms or a residential aged care facility or a service to which any other item applies) lasting more than 25 minutes but not more than 45 minutes an attendance on one or more patients at one place on one occasion by a prescribed medical practitioner in an eligible area each patient

00195 Professional attendance by a medical practitioner who holds endorsement of registration for acupuncture with the Medical Board of Australia or is registered by the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia as an acupuncturist, on one or more patients at a hospital, for treatment lasting less than 20 minutes and including any of the following that are clinically relevant: (a) taking a patient history; (b) performing a clinical examination; (c) arranging any necessary investigation; (d) implementing a management plan; (e) providing appropriate preventive health care; for one or more health-related issues, with appropriate documentation, at which acupuncture is performed by the medical practitioner by the application of stimuli on or through the skin by any means, including any consultation on the same occasion and another attendance on the same day related to the condition for which the acupuncture is performed

00206 Professional attendance (other than an attendance at consulting rooms or a residential aged care facility or a service to which any other item applies) lasting more than 45 minutes but not more than 60 minutes an attendance on one or more patients at one place on one occasion by a prescribed medical practitioner in an eligible area each patient

00285 Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a prescribed medical practitioner, registered with the Chief Executive Medicare as meeting the credentialling requirements for provision of this service:(a) for providing focussed psychological strategies for mental disorders that have been assessed by a medical practitioner; and(b) lasting at least 30 minutes but less than 40 minutes

00287 Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a prescribed medical practitioner, registered with the Chief Executive Medicare as meeting the credentialling requirements for provision of this service:(a) for providing focussed psychological strategies for mental disorders that have been assessed by a medical practitioner; and(b) lasting at least 40 minutes

00303 Professional attendance (other than an attendance at consulting rooms or a residential aged care facility or a service to which any other item applies) lasting more than 60 minutes an attendance on one or more patients at one place on one occasion by a prescribed medical practitioner in an eligible area each patient

00311 Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a prescribed medical practitioner, registered with the Chief Executive Medicare as meeting the credentialling requirements for provision of this service:(a) for providing focussed psychological strategies for assessed mental disorders to a person other than the patient, if the service is part of the patient s treatment; and(b) lasting at least 30 minutes but less than 40 minutes

00315 Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a prescribed medical practitioner, registered with the Chief Executive Medicare as meeting the credentialling requirements for provision of this service:(a) for providing focussed psychological strategies for assessed mental disorders to a person other than the patient, if the service is part of the patient s treatment; and(b) lasting at least 40 minutes

00414 Professional attendance at other than consulting rooms by a public health physician in the practice of the public health physician s specialty of public health medicine attendance for an obvious problem characterised by the straightforward nature of the task that requires a short patient history and, if required, limited examination and management

00415 Professional attendance by a public health physician in the practice of the public health physician s specialty of public health medicine at other than consulting rooms, lasting less than 20 minutes and including any of the following that are clinically relevant: (a) taking a patient history; (b) performing a clinical examination; (c) arranging any necessary investigation; (d) implementing a management plan; (e) providing appropriate preventive health care; for one or more health related issues, with appropriate documentation

00416 Professional attendance by a public health physician in the practice of the public health physician s specialty of public health medicine at other than consulting rooms, lasting at least 20 minutes and including any of the following that are clinically relevant: (a) taking a detailed patient history; (b) performing a clinical examination; (c) arranging any necessary investigation; (d) implementing a management plan; (e) providing appropriate preventive health care; for one or more health related issues, with appropriate documentation

00417 Professional attendance by a public health physician in the practice of the public health physician s specialty of public health medicine at other than consulting rooms, lasting at least 40 minutes and including any of the following that are clinically relevant: (a) taking an extensive patient history; (b) performing a clinical examination; (c) arranging any necessary investigation; (d) implementing a management plan; (e) providing appropriate preventive health care; for one or more health related issues, with appropriate documentation

00761 Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in the table applies), lasting not more than 5 minutes an attendance on one or more patients on one occasion each patient

00763 Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in the table applies), lasting more than 5 minutes, but not more than 25 minutes an attendance on one or more patients on one occasion each patient

00766 Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in the table applies), lasting more than 25 minutes, but not more than 45 minutes an attendance on one or more patients on one occasion each patient

00769 Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in the table applies), lasting more than 45 minutes, but not more than 60 minutes an attendance on one or more patients on one occasion each patient.

00772 Professional attendance (other than a service to which another item applies) at a residential aged care facility (other than a professional attendance at a self contained unit) or professional attendance at consulting rooms situated within such a complex if the patient is accommodated in the residential aged care facility (other than accommodation in a self contained unit) of not more than 5 minutes in duration by a prescribed medical practitioner an attendance on one or more patients at one residential aged care facility on one occasion each patient

00776 Professional attendance (other than a service to which another item applies) at a residential aged care facility (other than a professional attendance at a self contained unit) or professional attendance at consulting rooms situated within such a complex if the patient is accommodated in the residential aged care facility (other than accommodation in a self contained unit) of more than 5 minutes in duration but not more than 25 minutes in duration by a prescribed medical practitioner an attendance on one or more patients at one residential aged care facility on one occasion each patient

00788 Professional attendance (other than a service to which another item applies) at a residential aged care facility (other than a professional attendance at a self contained unit) or professional attendance at consulting rooms situated within such a complex if the patient is accommodated in the residential aged care facility (other than accommodation in a self contained unit) of more than 25 minutes in duration but not more than 45 minutes by a prescribed medical practitioner an attendance on one or more patients at one residential aged care facility on one occasion each patient

00789 Professional attendance (other than a service to which another item applies) at a residential aged care facility (other than a professional attendance at a self-contained unit) or professional attendance at consulting rooms situated within such a complex if the patient is accommodated in the residential aged care facility (other than accommodation in a self-contained unit) of more than 45 minutes but not more than 60 minutes in duration by a prescribed medical practitioner an attendance on one or more patients at one residential aged care facility on one occasion each patient

02198 Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in the table applies), lasting more than 60 minutes an attendance on one or more patients on one occasion each patient.

02200 Professional attendance (other than a service to which another item applies) at a residential aged care facility (other than a professional attendance at a self contained unit) or professional attendance at consulting rooms situated within such a complex if the patient is accommodated in the residential aged care facility (other than accommodation in a self contained unit) of more than 60 minutes in duration by a prescribed medical practitioner an attendance on one or more patients at one residential aged care facility on one occasion each patient.

02723 Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a general practitioner (not including a specialist or a consultant physician), for providing focussed psychological strategies for assessed mental disorders 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

02727 Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a general practitioner (not including a specialist or a consultant physician), for providing focussed psychological strategies for assessed mental disorders by a medical practitioner registered with the Chief Executive Medicare as meeting the credentialling requirements for provision of this service, and lasting at least 40 minutes

02741 Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a general practitioner (not including a specialist or a consultant physician) registered with the Chief Executive Medicare as meeting the credentialling requirements for provision of this service: (a) for providing focussed psychological strategies to a person other than the patient, if the service is part of the patient s treatment; and (b) lasting at least 30 minutes, but less than 40 minutes

02745 Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a general practitioner (not including a specialist or a consultant physician) registered with the Chief Executive Medicare as meeting the credentialling requirements for provision of this service: (a) for providing focussed psychological strategies to a person other than the patient, if the service is part of the patient s treatment; and (b) lasting at least 40 minutes

05003 Professional attendance by a general practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in this Schedule applies) that requires a short patient history and, if necessary, limited examination and management an attendance on one or more patients on one occasion each patient

05010 Professional attendance (other than a service to which another item applies) at a residential aged care facility (other than a professional attendance at a self contained unit) or professional attendance at consulting rooms situated within such a complex, if the patient is a care recipient in the facility who is not a resident of a self contained unit, by a general practitioner for an obvious problem characterised by the straightforward nature of the task that requires a short patient history and, if required, limited examination and management an attendance on one or more patients at one residential aged care facility on one occasion each patient

05023 Professional attendance by a general practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in this Schedule applies), lasting at least 6 minutes and less than 20 minutes and including any of the following that are clinically relevant: (a) taking a patient history; (b) performing a clinical examination; (c) arranging any necessary investigation; (d) implementing a management plan; (e) providing appropriate preventive health care; for one or more health related issues, with appropriate documentation an attendance on one or more patients on one occasion each patient

05028 Professional attendance by a general practitioner (other than a service to which another item in this Schedule applies), on care recipients in a residential aged care facility, lasting at least 6 minutes and less than 20 minutes and including any of the following that are clinically relevant: (a) taking a patient history; (b) performing a clinical examination; (c) arranging any necessary investigation; (d) implementing a management plan; (e) providing appropriate preventive health care; for one or more health related issues, with appropriate documentation an attendance on one or more patients at one residential aged care facility on one occasion each patient

05043 Professional attendance by a general practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in this Schedule applies), lasting at least 20 minutes and including any of the following that are clinically relevant: (a) taking a detailed patient history; (b) performing a clinical examination; (c) arranging any necessary investigation; (d) implementing a management plan; (e) providing appropriate preventive health care; for one or more health related issues, with appropriate documentation an attendance on one or more patients on one occasion each patient

05049 Professional attendance by a general practitioner, on care recipients in a residential aged care facility, other than a service to which another item in this Schedule applies, lasting at least 20 minutes and including any of the following that are clinically relevant: (a) taking a detailed patient history; (b) performing a clinical examination; (c) arranging any necessary investigation; (d) implementing a management plan; (e) providing appropriate preventive health care; for one or more health related issues, with appropriate documentation an attendance on one or more patients at one residential aged care facility on one occasion each patient

05063 Professional attendance by a general practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in this Schedule applies), lasting at least 40 minutes and including any of the following that are clinically relevant: (a) taking an extensive patient history; (b) performing a clinical examination; (c) arranging any necessary investigation; (d) implementing a management plan; (e) providing appropriate preventive health care; for one or more health related issues, with appropriate documentation an attendance on one or more patients on one occasion each patient

05067 Professional attendance by a general practitioner, on care recipients in a residential aged care facility, other than a service to which another item in this Schedule applies, lasting at least 40 minutes and including any of the following that are clinically relevant: (a) taking an extensive patient history; (b) performing a clinical examination; (c) arranging any necessary investigation; (d) implementing a management plan; (e) providing appropriate preventive health care; for one or more health related issues, with appropriate documentation an attendance on one or more patients at one residential aged care facility on one occasion each patient

05076 Professional attendance by a general practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in this Schedule applies), lasting at least 60 minutes and including any of the following that are clinically relevant: (a) taking an extensive patient history; (b) performing a clinical examination; (c) arranging any necessary investigation; (d) implementing a management plan; (e) providing appropriate preventive health care; for one or more health related issues, with appropriate documentation an attendance on one or more patients on one occasion each patient

05077 Professional attendance by a general practitioner, on care recipients in a residential aged care facility, other than a service to which another item in this Schedule applies, lasting at least 60 minutes and including any of the following that are clinically relevant: (a) taking an extensive patient history; (b) performing a clinical examination; (c) arranging any necessary investigation; (d) implementing a management plan; (e) providing appropriate preventive health care; for one or more health related issues, with appropriate documentation an attendance on one or more patients at one residential aged care facility on one occasion each patient

05220 Professional attendance by a medical practitioner who is not a general practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in the table applies), lasting not more than 5 minutes--an attendance on one or more patients on one occasion--each patient

05223 Professional attendance by a medical practitioner who is not a general practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in the table applies), lasting more than 5 minutes, but not more than 25 minutes--an attendance on one or more patients on one occasion--each patient

05227 Professional attendance by a medical practitioner who is not a general practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in the table applies), lasting more than 25 minutes, but not more than 45 minutes--an attendance on one or more patients on one occasion--each patient

05228 Professional attendance by a medical practitioner who is not a general practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in this Schedule applies), lasting more than 45 minutes, but not more than 60 minutes an attendance on one or more patients on one occasion each patient

05260 Professional attendance (other than a service to which another item applies) at a residential aged care facility (other than a professional attendance at a self-contained unit) or professional attendance at consulting rooms situated within such a complex if the patient is accommodated in the residential aged care facility (other than accommodation in a self-contained unit) of not more than 5 minutes in duration by a medical practitioner (other than a general practitioner)--an attendance on one or more patients at one residential aged care facility on one occasion--each patient

05261 Professional attendance by a medical practitioner who is not a general practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in this Schedule applies), lasting more than 60 minutes an attendance on one or more patients on one occasion each patient

05262 Professional attendance (other than a service to which another item applies) at a residential aged care facility (other than a professional attendance at a self-contained unit) or professional attendance at consulting rooms situated within such a complex, if the patient is a care recipient at the facility and is not a resident of a self-contained unit, lasting more than 60 minutes by a medical practitioner (other than a general practitioner) an attendance on one or more patients at one residential aged care facility on one occasion each patient

05263 Professional attendance (other than a service to which another item applies) at a residential aged care facility (other than a professional attendance at a self-contained unit) or professional attendance at consulting rooms situated within such a complex if the patient is accommodated in the residential aged care facility (other than accommodation in a self-contained unit) of more than 5 minutes in duration but not more than 25 minutes in duration by a medical practitioner (other than a general practitioner)--an attendance on one or more patients at one residential aged care facility on one occasion--each patient

05265 Professional attendance (other than a service to which another item applies) at a residential aged care facility (other than a professional attendance at a self-contained unit) or professional attendance at consulting rooms situated within such a complex if the patient is accommodated in the residential aged care facility (other than accommodation in a self-contained unit) of more than 25 minutes in duration but not more than 45 minutes by a medical practitioner (other than a general practitioner)--an attendance on one or more patients at one residential aged care facility on one occasion--each patient

05267 Professional attendance (other than a service to which another item applies) at a residential aged care facility (other than a professional attendance at a self-contained unit) or professional attendance at consulting rooms situated within such a complex, if the patient is a care recipient in the facility who is not a resident of a self-contained unit, lasting more than 45 minutes, but not more than 60 minutes, by a medical practitioner (other than a general practitioner) an attendance on one or more patients at one residential aged care facility on one occasion each patient

90272 Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a general practitioner to provide treatment under an eating disorder treatment and management plan, lasting at least 30 minutes but less than 40 minutes

90274 Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a general practitioner to provide treatment under an eating disorder treatment and management plan, lasting at least 40 minutes

90276 Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a medical practitioner (other than a general practitioner, specialist or consultant physician) to provide treatment under an eating disorder treatment and management plan, lasting at least 30 minutes but less than 40 minutes

90278 Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms by a medical practitioner (other than a general practitioner, specialist or consultant physician) to provide treatment under an eating disorder treatment and management plan, lasting at least 40 minutes




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