MBS Item Tracker

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 2 patients, each of whom is referred to the consultant physician by a referring practitioner-each patient

An interview, lasting more than 45 minutes but not more than 75 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, 345, 349, 91874 to 91878 and 91882 to 91884 applies have not exceeded 15 services in a calendar year in relation to the patient

An interview, lasting more than 75 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, 345, 347, 91874 to 91878 and 91882 to 91884 applies have not exceeded 15 services in a calendar year in relation to the patient

Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, at consulting rooms, lasting more than 5 minutes but not more than 25 minutes, if:(a) the attendance is to provide clinical support to a patient to whom a specialist or consultant physician is providing a service, to which another item applies, by way of a video conferencing consultation; and(b) the patient is not an admitted patient; and(c) the prescribed medical practitioner is located in the same room as the patient for the whole of the attendance

Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, at a place other than consulting rooms, lasting more than 5 minutes but not more than 25 minutes, if:(a) the attendance is to provide clinical support to a patient to whom a specialist or consultant physician is providing a service, to which another item applies, by way of a video conferencing consultation; and(b) the patient is not an admitted patient; and(c) the patient is not a care recipient in a residential aged care facility; and(d) the prescribed medical practitioner is located in the same room as the patient for the whole of the attendance

Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, at a residential aged care facility, lasting more than 5 minutes but not more than 25 minutes, if:(a) the attendance is to provide clinical support to a patient to whom a specialist or consultant physician is providing a service, to which another item applies, by way of a video conferencing consultation; and(b) the patient is not an admitted patient; and(c) the patient is a care recipient in the residential aged care facility; and(d) the prescribed medical practitioner is located in the same room as the patient for the whole of the attendance

Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, at consulting rooms, lasting more than 25 minutes but not more than 45 minutes, if:(a) the attendance is to provide clinical support to a patient to whom a specialist or consultant physician is providing a service, to which another item applies, by way of a video conferencing consultation; and(b) the patient is not an admitted patient; and(c) the prescribed medical practitioner is located in the same room as the patient for the whole of the attendance

Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, at a place other than consulting rooms, lasting more than 25 minutes but not more than 45 minutes, if:(a) the attendance is to provide clinical support to a patient to whom a specialist or consultant physician is providing a service, to which another item applies, by way of a video conferencing consultation; and(b) the patient is not an admitted patient; and(c) the patient is not a care recipient in a residential aged care facility; and(d) the prescribed medical practitioner is located in the same room as the patient for the whole of the attendance

Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, at a residential aged care facility, lasting more than 25 minutes but not more than 45 minutes, if:(a) the attendance is to provide clinical support to a patient to whom a specialist or consultant physician is providing a service, to which another item applies, by way of a video conferencing consultation; and(b) the patient is not an admitted patient; and(c) the patient is a care recipient in the residential aged care facility; and(d) the prescribed medical practitioner is located in the same room as the patient for the whole of the attendance

Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, at consulting rooms, lasting more than 45 minutes but not more than 60 minutes, if:(a) the attendance is to provide clinical support to a patient to whom a specialist or consultant physician is providing a service, to which another item applies, by way of a video conferencing consultation; and(b) the patient is not an admitted patient; and(c) the prescribed medical practitioner is located in the same room as the patient for the whole of the attendance

Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, at a place other than consulting rooms, lasting more than 45 minutes but not more than 60 minutes, if:(a) the attendance is to provide clinical support to a patient to whom a specialist or consultant physician is providing a service, to which another item applies, by way of a video conferencing consultation; and(b) the patient is not an admitted patient; and(c) the patient is not a care recipient in a residential aged care facility; and(d) the prescribed medical practitioner is located in the same room as the patient for the whole of the attendance

Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, at a residential aged care facility, lasting more than 45 minutes but not more than 60 minutes, if:(a) the attendance is to provide clinical support to a patient to whom a specialist or consultant physician is providing a service, to which another item applies, by way of a video conferencing consultation; and(b) the patient is not an admitted patient; and(c) the patient is a care recipient in the residential aged care facility; and(d) the prescribed medical practitioner is located in the same room as the patient for the whole of the attendance

Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, at consulting rooms, lasting more than 60 minutes, if:(a) the attendance is to provide clinical support to a patient to whom a specialist or consultant physician is providing a service, to which another item applies, by way of a video conferencing consultation; and(b) the patient is not an admitted patient; and(c) the prescribed medical practitioner is located in the same room as the patient for the whole of the attendance

Professional attendance at consulting rooms or hospital by a consultant occupational physician in the practice of the consultant occupational physician's specialty of occupational medicine following referral of the patient to the consultant occupational physician by a referring practitioner-initial attendance in a single course of treatment

Professional attendance at consulting rooms or hospital by a consultant occupational physician in the practice of the consultant occupational physician's specialty of occupational medicine following referral of the patient to the consultant occupational physician by a referring practitioner-each attendance after the first in a single course of treatment

Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms or hospital by a consultant occupational physician in the practice of the consultant occupational physician's specialty of occupational medicine following referral of the patient to the consultant occupational physician by a referring practitioner-initial attendance in a single course of treatment

Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms or hospital by a consultant occupational physician in the practice of the consultant occupational physician's specialty of occupational medicine following referral of the patient to the consultant occupational physician by a referring practitioner-each attendance after the first in a single course of treatment

Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, at a place other than consulting rooms, lasting more than 60 minutes, if:(a) the attendance is to provide clinical support to a patient to whom a specialist or consultant physician is providing a service, to which another item applies, by way of a video conferencing consultation; and(b) the patient is not an admitted patient; and(c) the patient is not a care recipient in a residential aged care facility; and(d) the prescribed medical practitioner is located in the same room as the patient for the whole of the attendance

Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, at a residential aged care facility, lasting more than 60 minutes, if:(a) the attendance is to provide clinical support to a patient to whom a specialist or consultant physician is providing a service, to which another item applies, by way of a video conferencing consultation; and(b) the patient is not an admitted patient; and(c) the patient is a care recipient in the residential aged care facility; and(d) the prescribed medical practitioner is located in the same room as the patient for the whole of the attendance

Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner to prepare a GP chronic condition management plan for a patient

Professional attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner to review a GP chronic condition management plan prepared by the prescribed medical practitioner or an associated medical practitioner

LEVEL AProfessional attendance at consulting rooms by a public health physician in the practice of his or her specialty of public health medicine 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.

LEVEL BProfessional attendance by a public health physician in the practice of his or her specialty of public health medicine at consulting rooms lasting less than 20 minutes, 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; in relation to 1 or more health-related issues, with appropriate documentation.

LEVEL CProfessional attendance by a public health physician in the practice of his or her specialty of public health medicine at consulting rooms lasting at least 20 minutes, 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; in relation to 1 or more health-related issues, with appropriate documentation.

LEVEL DProfessional attendance by a public health physician in the practice of his or her specialty of public health medicine at consulting rooms lasting at least 40 minutes, 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; in relation to 1 or more health-related issues, with appropriate documentation.

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

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

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

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

Professional attendance by a general practitioner on one patient on one occasion—each attendance (other than an attendance in unsociable hours) in an after-hours period if: (a) the attendance is requested by the patient or a responsible person in the same unbroken after-hours period; and (b) the patient’s medical condition requires urgent assessment; and (c) if the attendance is at consulting rooms—it is necessary for the practitioner to return to, and specially open, the consulting rooms for the attendance

Professional attendance by a medical practitioner (other than a general practitioner) on one patient on one occasion—each attendance (other than an attendance in unsociable hours) in an after-hours period if: (a) the attendance is requested by the patient or a responsible person in the same unbroken after-hours period; and (b) the patient’s medical condition requires urgent assessment; and (c) the attendance is in an after-hours rural area; and (d) if the attendance is at consulting rooms—it is necessary for the practitioner to return to, and specially open, the consulting rooms for the attendance

Professional attendance by a medical practitioner (other than a general practitioner) on one patient on one occasion—each attendance (other than an attendance in unsociable hours) in an after-hours period if: (a) the attendance is requested by the patient or a responsible person in the same unbroken after-hours period; and (b) the patient’s medical condition requires urgent assessment; and (c) the attendance is not in an after-hours rural area; and (d) if the attendance is at consulting rooms—it is necessary for the practitioner to return to, and specially open, the consulting rooms for the attendance

Professional attendance by a medical practitioner—each additional patient at an attendance that qualifies for item 585, 588 or 591 in relation to the first patient

Professional attendance by a general practitioner on not more than one patient on one occasion—each attendance in unsociable hours if: (a) the attendance is requested by the patient or a responsible person in the same unbroken after-hours period; and (b) the patient’s medical condition requires urgent assessment; and (c) if the attendance is at consulting rooms—it is necessary for the practitioner to return to, and specially open, the consulting rooms for the attendance

Professional attendance by a medical practitioner (other than a general practitioner) on not more than one patient on one occasion—each attendance in unsociable hours if: (a) the attendance is requested by the patient or a responsible person in the same unbroken after-hours period; and (b) the patient’s medical condition requires urgent assessment; and (c) if the attendance is at consulting rooms—it is necessary for the practitioner to return to, and specially open, the consulting rooms for the attendance

Menopause and Perimenopause Health Assessment Professional attendance on a patient for the assessment and management of menopause or perimenopause by a general practitioner lasting at least 20 minutes and including, but not limited to: a) collecting relevant information, including taking a patient history to determine pre-, peri- or post-menopausal status, patient wellbeing and contraindications for management; and b) undertaking a basic physical examination, including recording blood pressure, and review of height and weight; and c) initiating investigations and referrals as clinically indicated, with consideration given to the need for cervical screening, mammography and bone densitometry; and d) discussing management options including non-pharmacological and pharmacological strategies including risks and benefits; e) implementing a management plan which includes patient centred symptoms management; and f) providing the patient with preventative health care advice and information as clinically indicated, including advice on physical activity, smoking cessation, alcohol consumption, nutritional intake and weight management.

Professional attendance on a patient who is 30 years of age or over for a heart health assessment by a general practitioner at consulting rooms lasting at least 20 minutes and including: collection of relevant information, including taking a patient history; and a basic physical examination, which must include recording blood pressure and cholesterol; and initiating interventions and referrals as indicated; and implementing a management plan; and providing the patient with preventative health care advice and information.

Professional attendance by a general practitioner to perform a brief health assessment, lasting not more than 30 minutes and including: (a) collection of relevant information, including taking a patient history; and (b) a basic physical examination; and (c) initiating interventions and referrals as indicated; and (d) providing the patient with preventive health care advice and information

Professional attendance by a general practitioner to perform a standard health assessment, lasting more than 30 minutes but less than 45 minutes, including: (a) detailed information collection, including taking a patient history; and (b) an extensive physical examination; and (c) initiating interventions and referrals as indicated; and (d) providing a preventive health care strategy for the patient

Professional attendance by a general practitioner to perform a long health assessment, lasting at least 45 minutes but less than 60 minutes, including: (a) comprehensive information collection, including taking a patient history; and (b) an extensive examination of the patient's medical condition and physical function; and (c) initiating interventions and referrals as indicated; and (d) providing a basic preventive health care management plan for the patient

Professional attendance by a general practitioner to perform a prolonged health assessment (lasting at least 60 minutes) including: (a) comprehensive information collection, including taking a patient history; and (b) an extensive examination of the patient's medical condition, and physical, psychological and social function; and (c) initiating interventions or referrals as indicated; and (d) providing a comprehensive preventive health care management plan for the patient

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.

Contribution by a general practitioner (not including a specialist or consultant physician) to a multidisciplinary care plan prepared by another provider or a review of a multidisciplinary care plan prepared by another provider (other than a service associated with a service to which any of item 735, 739, 743, 747, 750 or 758 applies)

Contribution by a general practitioner (not including a specialist or consultant physician) to: (a) a multidisciplinary care plan for a patient in a residential aged care facility, prepared by that facility, or to a review of such a plan prepared by such a facility; or (b) a multidisciplinary care plan prepared for a patient by another provider before the patient is discharged from a hospital, or to a review of such a plan prepared by another provider (other than a service associated with a service to which item 735, 739, 743, 747, 750 or 758 applies)

Professional attendance at consulting rooms of not more than 5 minutes in duration (other than a service to which another item applies) by a prescribed medical practitioner—each attendance

Attendance by a general practitioner (not including a specialist or consultant physician), as a member of a multidisciplinary case conference team, to organise and coordinate: (a) a community case conference; or (b) a multidisciplinary case conference carried out for a care recipient in a residential aged care facility; or (c) a multidisciplinary discharge case conference; if the conference lasts for at least 15 minutes, but for less than 20 minutes (other than a service associated with a service to which item 729, 731, 965, 967, 231, 232, 392, 393, 92026, 92027, 92029, 92030, 92057, 92058, 92060 or 92061 applies)

Professional attendance at consulting rooms of more than 5 minutes in duration but not more than 25 minutes in duration (other than a service to which another item applies) by a prescribed medical practitioner—each attendance

Attendance by a general practitioner (not including a specialist or consultant physician), as a member of a multidisciplinary case conference team, to organise and coordinate: (a) a community case conference; or (b) a multidisciplinary case conference carried out for a care recipient in a residential aged care facility; or (c) a multidisciplinary discharge case conference; if the conference lasts for at least 20 minutes, but for less than 40 minutes (other than a service associated with a service to which item 729, 731, 965, 967, 231, 232, 392, 393, 92026, 92027, 92029, 92030, 92057, 92058, 92060 or 92061 applies)

Professional attendance at consulting rooms of more than 25 minutes in duration but not more than 45 minutes in duration (other than a service to which another item applies) by a prescribed medical practitioner—each attendance

Attendance by a general practitioner (not including a specialist or consultant physician), as a member of a multidisciplinary case conference team, to organise and coordinate: (a) a community case conference; or (b) a multidisciplinary case conference carried out for a care recipient in a residential aged care facility; or (c) a multidisciplinary discharge case conference; if the conference lasts for at least 40 minutes (other than a service associated with a service to which item 729, 731, 965, 967, 231, 232, 392, 393, 92026, 92027, 92029, 92030, 92057, 92058, 92060 or 92061 applies)