The item numbers and service descriptions in Schedule A are the subject of Commonwealth of Australia copyright and are reproduced by permission.
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This schedule must be read in conjunction with the Medical Schedule A Guidelines |
Item No
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Description
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Max fee (excl GST)
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Group A1 - General Practitioner attendances to which no other item applies
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Urgent attendance after hours
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00001
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Professional attendance AT A PLACE OTHER THAN CONSULTING ROOMS, by a general practitioner on not more than 1 patient on the 1 occasion - each attendance (other than an attendance between 11pm and 7am) in an after-hours period, if: the attendance is requested by the patient or a responsible person in, or not more than 2 hours before the start of, the same unbroken after-hours period; and the patient's medical condition requires urgent treatment
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$157.50
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00002
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Professional attendance AT CONSULTING ROOMS, by a general practitioner on not more than 1 patient on the 1 occasion - each attendance (other than an attendance between 11pm and 7am) in an after-hours period, if: the attendance is requested by the patient or a responsible person in, or not more than 2 hours before the start of, the same unbroken after-hours period; and the patient's medical condition requires urgent treatment; bandit is necessary for the practitioner to return to, and specially open, consulting rooms for the attendance
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$157.50
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00601
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Professional attendance AT A PLACE OTHER THAN CONSULTING ROOMS, by a general practitioner on not more than 1 patient on the 1 occasion - each attendance between 11pm and 7am, if: the attendance is requested by the patient or a responsible person in, or not more than 2 hours before the start of, the same unbroken after-hours period; and the patient's medical condition requires urgent treatment
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$166.60
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00602
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Professional attendance AT CONSULTING ROOMS, by a general practitioner on not more than 1 patient on the 1 occasion - each attendance between 11pm and 7am, if: the attendance is requested by the patient or a responsible person in, or not more than 2 hours before the start of, the same unbroken after-hours period; and the patient's medical condition requires urgent treatment; and it is necessary for the practitioner to return to, and specially open, consulting rooms for the attendance
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$166.60
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General practitioner attendances |
00003
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Professional attendance at consulting rooms (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a general practitioner 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 each attendance
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$19.80
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00004
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Professional attendance, other than a service to which any other item applies, and not being an attendance at consulting rooms, an institution, a hospital or a residential aged care facility by a general practitioner 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 - an attendance on 1 or more patients on 1 occasion - each patient
Derived fee: The fee for Item 3 ($19.80), plus $29.70 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of 6 patients. For 7 or more patients - the fee for Item 3 plus $2.00 per patient
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DF
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00013
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Professional attendance at an institution (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a general practitioner 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 an attendance on 1 or more patients at 1 institution on 1 occasion each patient
Derived fee: The fee for Item 3 ($19.80), plus $29.70 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of 6 patients. For 7 or more patients - the fee for Item 3 plus $2.00 per patient
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DF
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00019
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Professional attendance at a hospital (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a general practitioner 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 an attendance on 1 or more patients at 1 hospital on 1 occasion each patient
Derived fee: The fee for Item 3 ($19.80), plus $29.70 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of 6 patients. For 7 or more patients - the fee for Item 3 plus $2.00 per patient
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DF
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00020
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Professional attendance (not being a service to which any other item applies) at a residential aged care facility (other than a professional attendance at a self-contained unit) or professional attendance at consulting rooms situated within such a complex where the patient is accommodated in a residential aged care facility (not being accommodation in a self-contained unit) by a general practitioner 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 an attendance on 1 or more patients at 1 residential aged care facility on 1 occasion each patient
Derived fee: The fee for Item 3 ($19.80), plus $29.70 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of 6 patients. For 7 or more patients - the fee for Item 3 plus $2.00 per patient
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DF
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00023
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Professional attendance at consulting rooms (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a general practitioner involving taking a selective history, examination of the patient with implementation of a management plan in relation to 1 or more problems, or a professional attendance of less than 20 minutes duration involving components of a service to which item 36 or 44 applies each attendance
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$51.30
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00024
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Professional attendance, other than a service to which any other item applies, and not being an attendance at consulting rooms, an institution, a hospital or a residential aged care facility by a general practitioner taking a selective history, examination of the patient with implementation of a management plan in relation to 1 or more problems, or a professional attendance of less than 20 minutes duration involving components of a service to which item 37 to 47 applies - an attendance on 1 or more patients on 1 occasion each patient
Derived fee: The fee for Item 23 ($51.30), plus $29.70 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of 6 patients. For 7 or more patients - the fee for Item 23 plus $2.00 per patient
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DF
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00025
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Professional attendance at an institution (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a general practitioner involving taking a selective history, examination of the patient with implementation of a management plan in relation to 1 or more problems, or a professional attendance of less than 20 minutes duration involving components of a service to which item 38 or 48 applies an attendance on 1 or more patients at 1 institution on 1 occasion each patient
Derived fee: The fee for Item 23 ($51.30), plus $29.70 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of 6 patients. For 7 or more patients - the fee for Item 23 plus $2.00 per patient
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DF
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00033
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Professional attendance at a hospital (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a general practitioner involving taking a selective history, examination of the patient with implementation of a management plan in relation to 1 or more problems, or a professional attendance of less than 20 minutes duration involving components of a service to which item 40 or 50 applies an attendance on 1 or more patients at 1 hospital on 1 occasion each patient
Derived fee: The fee for Item 23 ($51.30), plus $29.70 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of 6 patients. For 7 or more patients - the fee for Item 23 plus $2.00 per patient
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DF
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00035
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Professional attendance (not being a service to which any other item applies) at a residential aged care facility (other than a professional attendance at a self-contained unit) or professional attendance at consulting rooms situated within such a complex where the patient is accommodated in the residential aged care facility (not being accommodation in a self-contained unit) by a general practitioner involving taking a selective history, examination of the patient with implementation of a management plan in relation to 1 or more problems, or a professional attendance of less than 20 minutes duration involving components of a service to which item 43 or 51 applies an attendance on 1 or more patients at 1 residential aged care facility on 1 occasion each patient
Derived fee: The fee for Item 23 ($51.30), plus $29.70 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of 6 patients. For 7 or more patients - the fee for Item 23 plus $2.00 per patient
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DF
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00036
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Professional attendance at consulting rooms (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a general practitioner involving taking a detailed history, an examination of multiple systems, arranging any necessary investigations and implementing a management plan in relation to 1 or more problems, and lasting at least 20 minutes, or a professional attendance of less than 40 minutes duration involving components of a service to which item 44 applies each attendance
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$82.10
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00037
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Professional attendance, other than a service to which any other item applies, and not being an attendance at consulting rooms, an institution, a hospital or a residential aged care facility by a general practitioner taking a detailed history, an examination of multiple systems, arranging any necessary investigations and implementing a management plan in relation to 1 or more problems, or a professional attendance of less than 40 minutes duration involving components of a service to which item 47 applies - an attendance on 1 or more patients on 1 occasion each patient
Derived fee: The fee for Item 36 ($82.10), plus $29.70 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of 6 patients. For 7 or more patients - the fee for Item 36 plus $2.00 per patient
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DF
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00038
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Professional attendance at an institution (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a general practitioner involving taking a detailed history, an examination of multiple systems, arranging any necessary investigations and implementing a management plan in relation to 1 or more problems, and lasting at least 20 minutes, or a professional attendance of less than 40 minutes duration involving components of a service to which item 48 applies an attendance on 1 or more patients at 1 institution on 1 occasion each patient
Derived fee: The fee for Item 36 ($82.10), plus $29.70 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of 6 patients. For 7 or more patients - the fee for Item 36 plus $2.00 per patient
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DF
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00040
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Professional attendance at a hospital (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a general practitioner involving taking a detailed history, an examination of multiple systems, arranging any necessary investigations and implementing a management plan in relation to 1 or more problems, and lasting at least 20 minutes, or a professional attendance of less than 40 minutes duration involving components of a service to which item 50 applies an attendance on 1 or more patients at 1 hospital on 1 occasion each patient
Derived fee: The fee for Item 36 ($82.10), plus $29.70 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of 6 patients. For 7 or more patients - the fee for Item 36 plus $2.00 per patient
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DF
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00043
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Professional attendance (not being a service to which any other item applies) at a residential aged care facility (other than a professional attendance at a self-contained unit) or professional attendance at consulting rooms situated within such a complex where the patient is accommodated in the residential aged care facility (not being accommodation in a self-contained unit) by a general practitioner involving taking a detailed history, an examination of multiple systems, arranging any necessary investigations and implementing a management plan in relation to 1 or more problems, and lasting at least 20 minutes, or a professional attendance of less than 40 minutes duration involving components of a service to which item 51 applies an attendance on 1 or more patients at 1 residential aged care facility on 1 occasion each patient
Derived fee: The fee for Item 36 ($82.10), plus $29.70 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of 6 patients. For 7 or more patients - the fee for Item 36 plus $2.00 per patient
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DF
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00044
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Professional attendance at consulting rooms (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a general practitioner involving taking an exhaustive history, a comprehensive examination of multiple systems, arranging any necessary investigations and implementing a management plan in relation to 1 or more complex problems, and lasting at least 40 minutes, or a professional attendance of at least 40 minutes duration for implementation of a management plan each attendance
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$110.30
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00047
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Professional attendance, other than a service to which any other item applies, and not being an attendance at consulting rooms, an institution, a hospital or a residential aged care facility by a general practitioner taking an exhaustive history, a comprehensive examination of multiple systems, arranging any necessary investigations and implementing a management plan in relation to 1 or more complex problems and lasting at least 40 minutes, or a professional attendance of at least 40 minutes duration for implementation of a management plan - an attendance on 1 or more patients on 1 occasion each patient
Derived fee: The fee for Item 44 ($110.30), plus $29.70 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of 6 patients. For 7 or more patients - the fee for Item 44 plus $2.00 per patient
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DF
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00048
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Professional attendance at an institution (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a general practitioner involving taking an exhaustive history, a comprehensive examination of multiple systems, arranging any necessary investigations and implementing a management plan in relation to 1 or more complex problems, and lasting at least 40 minutes, or a professional attendance of at least 40 minutes duration for implementation of a management plan an attendance on 1 or more patients at 1 institution on 1 occasion each patient
Derived fee: The fee for Item 44 ($110.30), plus $29.70 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of 6 patients. For 7 or more patients - the fee for Item 44 plus $2.00 per patient
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DF
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00050
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Professional attendance at a hospital (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a general practitioner involving taking an exhaustive history, a comprehensive examination of multiple systems, arranging any necessary investigations and implementing a management plan in relation to 1 or more complex problems, and lasting at least 40 minutes, or a professional attendance of at least 40 minutes duration for implementation of a management plan an attendance on 1 or more patients at 1 hospital on 1 occasion each patient
Derived fee: The fee for Item 44 ($110.30), plus $29.70 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of 6 patients. For 7 or more patients - the fee for Item 44 plus $2.00 per patient
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DF
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00051
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Professional attendance (not being a service to which any other item applies) at a residential aged care facility (other than a professional attendance at a self-contained unit) or professional attendance at consulting rooms situated within such a complex where the patient is accommodated in the residential aged care facility (not being accommodation in a self-contained unit) by a general practitioner involving taking an exhaustive history, a comprehensive examination of multiple systems, arranging any necessary investigations and implementing a management plan in relation to 1 or more complex problems, and lasting at least 40 minutes, or a professional attendance of at least 40 minutes duration for implementation of a management plan an attendance on 1 or more patients at 1 residential aged care facility on 1 occasion each patient
Derived fee: The fee for Item 44 ($110.30), plus $29.70 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of 6 patients. For 7 or more patients - the fee for Item 44 plus $2.00 per patient
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DF
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Group A2 - Other non-referred attendances to which no other item applies |
Surgery consultations |
00052
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Professional attendance at consulting rooms of not more than 5 minutes duration (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a medical practitioner (not being a general practitioner) each attendance
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N/A
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00053
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Professional attendance at consulting rooms of more than 5 minutes duration but not more than 25 minutes duration (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a medical practitioner (not being a general practitioner) each attendance
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N/A
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00054
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Professional attendance at consulting rooms of more than 25 minutes duration but not more than 45 minutes duration (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a medical practitioner (not being a general practitioner) each attendance
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N/A
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00057
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Professional attendance at consulting rooms of more than 45 minutes duration (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a medical practitioner (not being a general practitioner) each attendance
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N/A
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00058
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Professional attendance (not being an attendance at consulting rooms, an institution, a hospital or a residential aged care facility) of not more than 5 minutes duration (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a medical practitioner (not being a general practitioner) - an attendance on 1 or more patients on 1 occasion each patient
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N/A
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00059
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Professional attendance (not being an attendance at consulting rooms, an institution, a hospital or a residential aged care facility) of more than 5 minutes duration but not more than 25 minutes duration (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a medical practitioner (not being a general practitioner) - an attendance on 1 or more patients on 1 occasion each patient
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N/A
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00060
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Professional attendance (not being an attendance at consulting rooms, an institution, a hospital or a residential aged care facility) of more than 25 minutes duration but not more than 45 minutes duration (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a medical practitioner (not being a general practitioner) - an attendance on 1 or more patients on 1 occasion each patient
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N/A
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00065
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Professional attendance (not being an attendance at consulting rooms, an institution, a hospital or a residential aged care facility) of more than 45 minutes duration (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a medical practitioner (not being a general practitioner) - an attendance on 1 or more patients on 1 occasion each patient
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N/A
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00081
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Professional attendance at an institution of not more than 5 minutes duration (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a medical practitioner (not being a general practitioner) an attendance on 1 or more patients at 1 institution on 1 occasion each patient
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N/A
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00083
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Professional attendance at an institution of more than 5 minutes duration but not more than 25 minutes duration (not being a service to which any other item applies) by a medical practitioner (not being a general practitioner) an attendance on 1 or more patients at 1 institution on 1 occasion each patient
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N/A
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