Item 82227

Burns, involving 3% or more but less than 10% of total body surface, dressing of (including redressing of any related donor site, if required), without anaesthesia, by a participating nurse practitioner—each attendance at which the procedure is performed Not applicable for skin reactions secondary to radiotherapy

MBS Fee: $54.20

Practical Summary

Billing Options (Reference)

10983 (same category)

Attendance by a practice nurse, an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health worker or an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner on behalf of, and under the supervision of, a medical practitioner, to provide clinical support to a patient who: (a) is participating in a video conferencing consultation with a specialist, consultant physician or psychiatrist; and (b) is not an admitted patient

Fee: $37.85 | Diff vs current: $-16.35

10987 (same category)

Follow up service provided by a practice nurse or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner, on behalf of a medical practitioner, for an Indigenous person who has received a health assessment if: a) The service is provided on behalf of and under the supervision of a medical practitioner; and b) the person is not an admitted patient of a hospital; and c) the service is consistent with the needs identified through the health assessment; - to a maximum of 10 services per patient in a calendar year

Fee: $27.95 | Diff vs current: $-26.25

10997 (same category)

Service provided by a practice nurse or an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner to a person with a chronic condition, if: (a) the service is provided on behalf of and under the supervision of a medical practitioner; and (b) the person is not an admitted patient of a hospital; and (c) the person has in place: (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, or team care arrangements, prepared before 1 July 2025; or (iii) a multidisciplinary care plan; and (d) the service is consistent with the plan or arrangements Applicable up to a total of 5 services to which this item, item 92301 or item 93203 applies in a calendar year

Fee: $14.00 | Diff vs current: $-40.20

11215 (same category)

RETINAL ANGIOGRAPHY, multiple exposures of 1 eye with intravenous dye injection

Fee: $143.45 | Diff vs current: +$89.25

11218 (same category)

RETINAL ANGIOGRAPHY, multiple exposures of both eyes with intravenous dye injection

Fee: $177.30 | Diff vs current: +$123.10

11237 (same category)

OCULAR CONTENTS, simultaneous ultrasonic echography by both unidimensional and bidimensional techniques, for the diagnosis, monitoring or measurement of choroidal and ciliary body melanomas, retinoblastoma or suspicious naevi or simulating lesions, one eye, not being a service associated with a service to which items in Group I1 of Category 5 apply

Fee: $95.05 | Diff vs current: +$40.85

11508 (same category)

Maximal symptom‑limited incremental exercise test using a calibrated cycle ergometer or treadmill, if: (a) the test is performed for the evaluation of: (i) breathlessness of uncertain cause from tests performed at rest; or (ii) breathlessness out of proportion with impairment due to known conditions; or (iii) functional status and prognosis in a patient with significant cardiac or pulmonary disease for whom complex procedures such as organ transplantation are considered; or (iv) anaesthetic and perioperative risks in a patient undergoing major surgery who is assessed as substantially above average risk after standard evaluation; and (b) the test has been requested by a specialist or consultant physician following professional attendance on the patient by the specialist or consultant physician; and (c) a respiratory scientist and a medical practitioner are in constant attendance during the test; and (d) the test is performed in a respiratory laboratory equipped with airway management and defibrillator equipment; and (e) there is continuous measurement of at least the following: (i) work rate; (ii) pulse oximetry; (iii) respired oxygen and carbon dioxide partial pressures and respired volumes; (iv) ECG; (v) heart rate and blood pressure; and (f) interpretation and preparation of a permanent report is provided by a specialist or consultant physician who is also responsible for the supervision of technical staff and quality assurance

Fee: $339.25 | Diff vs current: +$285.05

11716 (same category)

Note: the service only applies if the patient meets one or more of the following and the requirements in Note: DR.1.1 Continuous ambulatory electrocardiogram recording for 12 or more hours, by a specialist or consultant physician, if the service: (a) is indicated for the evaluation of any of the following: (i) syncope; (ii) pre‑syncopal episodes; (iii) palpitations where episodes are occurring more than once a week; (iv) another asymptomatic arrhythmia is suspected with an expected frequency of greater than once a week; (v) surveillance following cardiac surgical procedures that have an established risk of causing dysrhythmia; and (b) utilises a system capable of superimposition and full disclosure printout of at least 12 hours of recorded electrocardiogram data (including resting electrocardiogram and the recording of parameters) and microprocessor based scanning analysis; and (c) includes interpretation and report; and (d) is not provided in association with ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; and (e) is not associated with a service to which item 11704, 11705, 11707, 11714, 11717, 11723, 11735, 12203, 12204, 12205, 12207, 12208, 12210, 12213, 12215, 12217 or 12250 applies Applicable only once in any 4 week period Note: this services does not apply if the patient is being provided with the service as part of an episode of: hospital treatment; or hospital‑substitute treatment.

Fee: $195.45 | Diff vs current: +$141.25

11801 (same category)

Clinical assessment of gastro‑oesophageal reflux disease that involves 48‑hour catheter‑free wireless ambulatory oesophageal pH monitoring, including administration of the device and associated endoscopy procedure for placement, analysis and interpretation of the data and all attendances for providing the service, if: (a) a catheter‑based ambulatory oesophageal pH monitoring: (i) has been attempted on the patient but failed due to clinical complications; or (ii) is not clinically appropriate for the patient due to anatomical reasons (nasopharyngeal anatomy) preventing the use of catheter‑based pH monitoring; and (b) the service is performed by a specialist or consultant physician with endoscopic training that is recognised by the Conjoint Committee for the Recognition of Training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (H) (Anaes.)

Fee: $306.85 | Diff vs current: +$252.65

11820 (same category)

Capsule endoscopy to investigate an episode of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, using a capsule endoscopy device (including administration of the capsule, associated endoscopy procedure if required for placement, imaging, image reading and interpretation, and all attendances for providing the service on the day the capsule is administered) if: (a) the service is provided to a patient who: (i) has overt gastrointestinal bleeding; or (ii) has gastrointestinal bleeding that is recurrent or persistent, and iron deficiency anaemia that is not due to coeliac disease, and, if the patient also has menorrhagia, has had the menorrhagia considered and managed; and (b) an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and a colonoscopy have been performed on the patient and have not identified the cause of the bleeding; and (c) the service has not been provided to the same patient on more than 2 occasions in the preceding 12 months; and (d) the service is performed by a specialist or consultant physician with endoscopic training that is recognised by the Conjoint Committee for the Recognition of Training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; and (e) the service is not associated with a service to which item 30680, 30682, 30684 or 30686 applies

Fee: $1434.10 | Diff vs current: +$1379.90

12000 (same category)

Skin prick testing for aeroallergens by a specialist or consultant physician in the practice of the specialist or consultant physician’s specialty, including all allergens tested on the same day, not being a service associated with a service to which item 12001, 12002, 12005, 12012, 12017, 12021, 12022 or 12024 applies

Fee: $45.40 | Diff vs current: $-8.80

12001 (same category)

Skin prick testing for aeroallergens, including all allergens tested on the same day, not being a service associated with a service to which item 12000, 12002, 12005, 12012, 12017, 12021, 12022 or 12024 applies. Applicable only once in any 12 month period

Fee: $45.40 | Diff vs current: $-8.80

Equivalent Items

None

Version History

Mon May 11 2026 00:17:26 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time): fee $54.20 | Burns, involving 3% or more but less than 10% of total body surface, dressing of (including redressing of any related donor site, if required), without anaesthesia, by a participating nurse practitioner—each attendance at which the procedure is performed Not applicable for skin reactions secondary to radiotherapy

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