Billing Codes

81360

Speech pathology health service provided to a patient who is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent by an eligible speech pathologist if the service is of at least 20 minutes duration and: (a) a medical practitioner has undertaken a health assessment and identified a need for follow‑up allied health services; or (b) the patient has a chronic condition and complex care needs being managed by a medical practitioner (other than a specialist or consultant physician) under: (i) a GP chronic condition management plan that has been prepared or reviewed in the last 18 months; or (ii) until the end of 30 June 2027—a GP Management Plan and Team Care Arrangements prepared prior to 1 July 2025; or (iii) a multidisciplinary care plan; and the service is recommended in the patient’s plan or arrangements as part of the management of the patient’s chronic condition and complex care needs; to a maximum of 10 services (including any services to which this item or any other item in this Group or Subgroup 1 of Group M3 or item 93000, 93013, 93048 or 93061 of the Telehealth Attendance Determination applies) in a calendar year

Schedule fee
$74.55
was $72.65
100% Benefit
85%: $63.40
Category
Category 8 — Miscellaneous
Group M11
Status
Fee changed
Full description

Speech pathology health service provided to a patient who is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent by an eligible speech pathologist if the service is of at least 20 minutes duration and: (a) a medical practitioner has undertaken a health assessment and identified a need for follow‑up allied health services; or (b) the patient has a chronic condition and complex care needs being managed by a medical practitioner (other than a specialist or consultant physician) under: (i) a GP chronic condition management plan that has been prepared or reviewed in the last 18 months; or (ii) until the end of 30 June 2027—a GP Management Plan and Team Care Arrangements prepared prior to 1 July 2025; or (iii) a multidisciplinary care plan; and the service is recommended in the patient’s plan or arrangements as part of the management of the patient’s chronic condition and complex care needs; to a maximum of 10 services (including any services to which this item or any other item in this Group or Subgroup 1 of Group M3 or item 93000, 93013, 93048 or 93061 of the Telehealth Attendance Determination applies) in a calendar year

Fee history

Release Change Old New
July 2026 Fee ↑ $72.65 $74.55

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