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If 92210 is the telehealth equivalent of item 599, does this mean the doctor would also have to visit the patient, or open the consulting rooms? I am very confused by this. I asked AskMBS and their answer left me with more questions. Here is the answer I received. “Generally, MBS telehealth (video) and phone items have the same requirements as their face-to-face counterpart items. However, in relation to item 599 and 92210, the advice in explanatory note AN.0.19–i.e. ‘If the attendance is undertaken at consulting rooms, it is necessary for the practitioner to return to and specially open the consulting rooms for the attendance’ (and the advice in note AN.0.19 generally)–applies to face-to-face services only. Where the service is provided via telehealth, this requirement does not apply.”
