Billing Codes

73935

Initiation of a patient episode by collection of a specimen for one or more services (in circumstances other than those described in item 73922, 73923, 73924, 73925, 73926 or 73927) if: (a) the specimen is collected from a person in a care institution or a residential aged care facility; and (b) the specimen is collected by: (i) an approved pathology practitioner of a prescribed laboratory; or (ii) an employee of an approved pathology authority that operates a prescribed laboratory

Schedule fee
$2.40
was $2.40
100% Benefit
85%: $2.05
75%: $1.80
Category
Category 6 — Pathology
Group P10
Status
Unchanged
Full description

Initiation of a patient episode by collection of a specimen for one or more services (in circumstances other than those described in item 73922, 73923, 73924, 73925, 73926 or 73927) if: (a) the specimen is collected from a person in a care institution or a residential aged care facility; and (b) the specimen is collected by: (i) an approved pathology practitioner of a prescribed laboratory; or (ii) an employee of an approved pathology authority that operates a prescribed laboratory

Fee history

Release Change Old New
March 2026 UPDATED $2.4 $2.4

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