Billing Codes

715

Professional attendance by a general practitioner, at consulting rooms or in a place other than a hospital or a residential aged care facility: (a) for a health assessment of a patient who is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent; and (b) that includes the following: (i) recognising the patient’s health priorities; (ii) taking the patient’s medical history; (iii) undertaking any relevant physical examinations; (iv) undertaking or arranging any required investigations; (v) assessing the patient using the information gained in the health assessment; (vi) initiating any necessary interventions and referrals; (vii) developing and documenting a plan to manage the patient’s health, including for follow‑up, based on the health assessment and the patient’s priorities; (viii) offering the patient (or the patient’s carer (if any) if the practitioner considers it appropriate and the patient agrees) a written report of the health assessment, with recommendations on matters covered by the health assessment and a strategy for the patient’s good health; (ix) if the offer referred to in subparagraph (viii) is accepted—giving the report to the patient or the patient’s carer (as applicable); (x) adding a record of the health assessment to the patient’s medical records Applicable only if a service to which this item or item 228, 92004 or 92011 applies has not been provided to the patient in the preceding 9 months Note: For items 92004 and 92011, see the Telehealth Attendance Determination.

Schedule fee
$254.10
was $247.65
100% Benefit
$254.10
Category
Category 1 — Professional Attendances
Group A14 · Sub 2
Status
Fee changed
Full description

Professional attendance by a general practitioner, at consulting rooms or in a place other than a hospital or a residential aged care facility: (a) for a health assessment of a patient who is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent; and (b) that includes the following: (i) recognising the patient’s health priorities; (ii) taking the patient’s medical history; (iii) undertaking any relevant physical examinations; (iv) undertaking or arranging any required investigations; (v) assessing the patient using the information gained in the health assessment; (vi) initiating any necessary interventions and referrals; (vii) developing and documenting a plan to manage the patient’s health, including for follow‑up, based on the health assessment and the patient’s priorities; (viii) offering the patient (or the patient’s carer (if any) if the practitioner considers it appropriate and the patient agrees) a written report of the health assessment, with recommendations on matters covered by the health assessment and a strategy for the patient’s good health; (ix) if the offer referred to in subparagraph (viii) is accepted—giving the report to the patient or the patient’s carer (as applicable); (x) adding a record of the health assessment to the patient’s medical records Applicable only if a service to which this item or item 228, 92004 or 92011 applies has not been provided to the patient in the preceding 9 months Note: For items 92004 and 92011, see the Telehealth Attendance Determination.

Fee history

Release Change Old New
July 2026 Fee ↑ $247.65 $254.1
March 2026 UPDATED $247.65 $247.65

Data sourced from Australian Government publications · Not an official government service