MBS Item Tracker

Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, as a member of a case conference team, to participate in a multidisciplinary case conference on a patient with cancer, to develop a multidisciplinary treatment plan, if the case conference lasts at least 10 minutes, with a multidisciplinary team of at least 4 medical practitioners from different areas of medical practice (which may include general practice), and, in addition, allied health or other relevant health professionals

Participation by a prescribed medical practitioner in a Domiciliary Medication Management Review (DMMR) for a patient living in a community setting, in which the prescribed medical practitioner, with the patient’s consent:(a) assesses the patient as:(i) having a chronic medical condition or a complex medication regimen; and(ii) not having the patient’s therapeutic goals met; and(b) following that assessment:(i) refers the patient to a community pharmacy or an accredited pharmacist for the DMMR; and(ii) provides relevant clinical information required for the DMMR; and(c) discusses with the reviewing pharmacist the results of the DMMR including suggested medication management strategies; and(d) develops a written medication management plan following discussion with the patient; and(e) provides the written medication management plan to a community pharmacy chosen by the patientFor any particular patient—applicable not more than once in each 12 month period, and only if item 900 does not apply in the same 12 month period, except if there has been a significant change in the patient’s condition or medication regimen requiring a new DMMR

Participation by a prescribed medical practitioner in a residential medication management review (RMMR) for a patient who is a care recipient in a residential aged care facility—other than an RMMR for a resident in relation to whom, in the preceding 12 months, this item or item 903 has applied, unless there has been a significant change in the resident’s medical condition or medication management plan requiring a new RMMR

Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner (who has not undertaken mental health skills training), lasting at least 20 minutes but less than 40 minutes, for the preparation of a GP mental health treatment plan for a patient

Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner (who has not undertaken mental health skills training), lasting at least 40 minutes, for the preparation of a GP mental health treatment plan for a patient

Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner (who has undertaken mental health skills training), lasting at least 20 minutes but less than 40 minutes, for the preparation of a GP mental health treatment plan for a patient

Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner (who has undertaken mental health skills training), lasting at least 40 minutes, for the preparation of a GP mental health treatment plan for a patient

Professional attendance at 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

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

Professional attendance at 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

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

Professional attendance lasting at least 45 minutes, by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry, following referral of the patient to the consultant psychiatrist by a referring practitioner, for a patient aged under 25, if the consultant psychiatrist: (a) undertakes, or has previously undertaken in prior attendances, a comprehensive assessment in relation to which a diagnosis of a complex neurodevelopmental disorder (such as autism spectrum disorder) is made (if appropriate, using information provided by an eligible allied health provider); and (b) develops a treatment and management plan, which must include: (i) documentation of the confirmed diagnosis; and (ii) findings of any assessments performed for the purposes of formulation of the diagnosis or contribution to the treatment and management plan; and (iii) a risk assessment; and (iv) treatment options (which may include biopsychosocial recommendations); and (c) provides a copy of the treatment and management plan to: (i) the referring practitioner; and (ii) one or more allied health providers, if appropriate, for the treatment of the patient; (other than attendance on a patient for whom payment has previously been made under this item or item 135, 137, 139, 92140, 92141, 92142 or 92434) Applicable only once per lifetime

Professional attendance lasting more than 45 minutes at consulting rooms by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry, if: (a) the attendance follows referral of the patient to the consultant, by a medical practitioner in general practice (including a general practitioner, but not a specialist or consultant physician) or a participating nurse practitioner, for an assessment or management; and (b) during the attendance, the consultant: (i) if it is clinically appropriate to do so—uses an appropriate outcome tool; and (ii) carries out a mental state examination; and (iii) undertakes a comprehensive diagnostic assessment; and (c) the consultant decides that it is clinically appropriate for the patient to be managed by the referring practitioner without ongoing management by the consultant; and (d) within 2 weeks after the attendance, the consultant prepares and gives to the referring practitioner a written report, which includes: (i) the comprehensive diagnostic assessment of the patient; and (ii) a management plan for the patient for the next 12 months that comprehensively evaluates the patient’s biopsychosocial factors and makes recommendations to the referring practitioner to manage the patient’s ongoing care in a biopsychosocial model; and (e) if clinically appropriate, the consultant explains the diagnostic assessment and management plan, and gives a copy, to: (i) the patient; and (ii) the patient’s carer (if any), if the patient agrees; and (f) in the preceding 12 months, a service to which this item or item 92435 applies has not been provided to the patient

Professional attendance lasting more than 30 minutes, but not more than 45 minutes, at consulting rooms by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry, if: (a) the patient is being managed by a medical practitioner or a participating nurse practitioner in accordance with a management plan prepared by the consultant in accordance with item 291 or item 92435; and (b) the attendance follows referral of the patient to the consultant, by the medical practitioner or participating nurse practitioner managing the patient, for review of the management plan and the associated comprehensive diagnostic assessment; and (c) during the attendance, the consultant: (i) if it is clinically appropriate to do so—uses an appropriate outcome tool; and (ii) carries out a mental state examination; and (iii) reviews the comprehensive diagnostic assessment and undertakes additional assessment as required; and (iv) reviews the management plan; and (d) within 2 weeks after the attendance, the consultant prepares and gives to the referring practitioner a written report, which includes: (i) the revised comprehensive diagnostic assessment of the patient; and (ii) a revised management plan including updated recommendations to the referring practitioner to manage the patient’s ongoing care in a biopsychosocial model; and (e) if clinically appropriate, the consultant explains the diagnostic assessment and management plan, and gives a copy, to: (i) the patient; and (ii) the patient’s carer (if any), if the patient agrees; and (f) in the preceding 12 months, a service to which item 291 or item 92435 applies has been provided to the patient; and (g) in the preceding 12 months, a service to which this item or item 92436 or 92444 applies has not been provided to the patient

Professional attendance on a patient by a consultant physician practising in the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry if: (a) the attendance is by video conference; and (b) except for the requirement for the attendance to be at consulting rooms—item 291, 293, 296, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 310, 312, 314, 316, 318 or 319 would otherwise apply to the attendance; and (c) the patient is not an admitted patient; and (d) the patient is bulk‑billed; and (e) the patient: (i) is located: (A) within a Modified Monash 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 area; and (B) at the time of the attendance—at least 15 km by road from the physician; or (ii) is a care recipient in a residential aged care facility; or (iii) is a patient of: (A) an Aboriginal medical service; or (B) an Aboriginal community controlled health service; for which a direction made under subsection 19(2) of the Act applies

Professional attendance lasting more than 45 minutes by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s speciality of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance at consulting rooms if the patient: (a) is a new patient for this consultant physician; or (b) has not received a professional attendance from this consultant physician in the preceding 24 months; other than attendance on a patient in relation to whom this item or any of items 297, 299, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839, 92437 and 92478 to 92483 has applied in the preceding 24 months

Professional attendance lasting more than 45 minutes by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician's speciality of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance at hospital if the patient: (a) is a new patient for this consultant physician; or (b) has not received a professional attendance from this consultant physician in the preceding 24 months; other than attendance on a patient in relation to whom this item, or any of items 296, 299, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839, 92437 and 92478 to 92483 has applied in the preceding 24 months (H)

Professional attendance lasting more than 45 minutes by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician's speciality of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner - an attendance at a place other than consulting rooms or a hospital if the patient: (a) is a new patient for this consultant physician; or (b) has not received a professional attendance from this consultant physician in the preceding 24 months; other than attendance on a patient in relation to whom this item, or any of items 296, 297, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839, 92437 and 92478 to 92483 has applied in the preceding 24 months

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting not more than 15 minutes at consulting rooms, if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 296, 297, 299, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies have not exceeded 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Professional attendance at consulting rooms lasting more than 60 minutes (other than a service to which any other item in this Schedule applies) by a prescribed medical practitioner in an eligible area—each attendance

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting more than 15 minutes, but not more than 30 minutes, at consulting rooms, if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 296, 297, 299, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies have not exceeded 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

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

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting more than 30 minutes, but not more than 45 minutes, at consulting rooms, if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 296, 297, 299, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies have not exceeded 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting more than 45 minutes, but not more than 75 minutes, at consulting rooms, if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 296, 297, 299, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies have not exceeded 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting more than 75 minutes at consulting rooms, if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 296, 297, 299, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies have not exceeded 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Professional attendance at 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

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting not more than 15 minutes at consulting rooms, if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 296, 297, 299, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies exceed 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

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

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting more than 15 minutes, but not more than 30 minutes, at consulting rooms, if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 296, 297, 299, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies exceed 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Professional attendance at 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

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting more than 30 minutes, but not more than 45 minutes, at consulting rooms, if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 296, 297, 299, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies exceed 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

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

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting more than 45 minutes, but not more than 75 minutes, at consulting rooms, if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 296, 297, 299, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies exceed 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting more than 75 minutes at consulting rooms, if that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 296, 297, 299, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839 and 92437 applies exceed 50 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting more than 45 minutes at consulting rooms, if: (a) the formulation of the patient’s clinical presentation indicates intensive psychotherapy is a clinically appropriate and indicated treatment; and (b) that attendance and another attendance to which any of items 296, 297, 299, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 91827 to 91831, 91837 to 91839, 91873 and 92437 applies have not exceeded 160 attendances in a calendar year for the patient

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting not more than 15 minutes at hospital (H)

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting more than 15 minutes, but not more than 30 minutes, at hospital (H)

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting more than 30 minutes, but not more than 45 minutes, at hospital (H)

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting more than 45 minutes, but not more than 75 minutes, at hospital (H)

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting more than 75 minutes at hospital (H)

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting not more than 15 minutes if that attendance is at a place other than consulting rooms or hospital

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting more than 15 minutes, but not more than 30 minutes, if that attendance is at a place other than consulting rooms or hospital

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting more than 30 minutes, but not more than 45 minutes, if that attendance is at a place other than consulting rooms or hospital

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting more than 45 minutes, but not more than 75 minutes, if that attendance is at a place other than consulting rooms or hospital

Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner—an attendance lasting more than 75 minutes if that attendance is at a place other than consulting rooms or hospital

An interview, lasting not more than 15 minutes, of a person other than the patient when the patient is not in attendance, by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner, for the purposes of: (a) initial diagnostic evaluation; or (b) continuing management of the patient; if that service and another service to which this item or any of items 343, 345, 347, 349, 91874 to 91878 and 91882 to 91884 applies have not exceeded 15 services in a calendar year in relation to the patient

Group psychotherapy (including any associated consultations with a patient taking place on the same occasion and relating to the condition for which group therapy is conducted) of not less than 1 hour in duration given under the continuous direct supervision of a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician's specialty of psychiatry, involving a group of 2 to 9 unrelated patients or a family group of more than 3 patients, each of whom is referred to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner-each patient

An interview, lasting more than 15 minutes but not more than 30 minutes, of a person other than the patient when the patient is not in attendance, by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner, for the purposes of: (a) initial diagnostic evaluation; or (b) continuing management of the patient; if that service and another service to which this item or any of items 341, 345, 347, 349, 91874 to 91878 and 91882 to 91884 applies have not exceeded 15 services in a calendar year in relation to the patient

Group psychotherapy (including any associated consultations with a patient taking place on the same occasion and relating to the condition for which group therapy is conducted) of not less than 1 hour in duration given under the continuous direct supervision of a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician's specialty of psychiatry, involving a family group of 3 patients, each of whom is referred to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner-each patient

An interview, lasting more than 30 minutes but not more than 45 minutes, of a person other than the patient when the patient is not in attendance, by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of psychiatry following referral of the patient to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner, for the purposes of: (a) initial diagnostic evaluation; or (b) continuing management of the patient; if that service and another service to which this item or any of items 341, 343, 347, 349, 91874 to 91878 and 91882 to 91884 applies have not exceeded 15 services in a calendar year in relation to the patient