Anaesthesia

After I discharge a patient from the ICU, can I use item numbers 104 or 105 to review the patient the following day after discharge?

4 May 25

An ICU specialist asked whether he could bill items 104 and 105 when reviewing the patient after they have been discharged from the intensive care unit.

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Can an anaesthetist claim 2 pre-anaesthetic consultations – one the day before by phone and then a second on the date of surgery?

28 April 25

If I call and speak with the patient prior to their surgery I claim that as a pre-anaesthetic consultation (telehealth item 92701). Then, when I see the patient on the day I claim either 17610…

Is it legal for anaesthetists to charge booking or administration fees?

24 March 25

Can anaesthetists charge patients a separate administration or booking fee of say $1,000 before they are admitted to hospital for their anaesthetic?

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Can an anaesthetist bill a pre-anaesthetic consultation when taking a sedated & ventilated patient from the intensive care unit for a CT scan?

24 February 25

As an anaesthetist who is not rostered in the intensive care unit (ICU), I am sometimes asked to go to ICU and take a ventilated and sedated patient to radiology for various imaging procedures…

Can an intensivist use a separate provider number for medical imaging services and their main provider number for usual ICU services to avoid rejected claims that should be paid?

30 September 24

The context for this question involves co-claiming diagnostic ultrasound and vascular access items. After the last MBS review, vascular access items 13815, 13842 and the newly introduced E…

Are there any legal restrictions to claiming more than one blood transfusion on the same day for the same patient?

26 September 24

There is nothing in the MBS to preclude multiple transfusions (item 13706) being provided on the same calendar day and the item number covers three different types of regularly provided tr…

Can item 11714 (ECG) be co-claimed with item 17610 or 17615 (pre-anaesthetic consultations) prior to admission?

24 February 21

The question posed was: If an ECG is performed during a pre-admission consultation (MBS Item 17610 or 17615) and the criteria of item number 11714 is met, is it permissible to claim both?

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After I discharge a patient from the ICU, can I use item numbers 104 or 105 to review the patient the following day after discharge?

Can an anaesthetist claim 2 pre-anaesthetic consultations – one the day before by phone and then a second on the date of surgery?

Is it legal for anaesthetists to charge booking or administration fees?

Can an anaesthetist bill a pre-anaesthetic consultation when taking a sedated & ventilated patient from the intensive care unit for a CT scan?

Can an intensivist use a separate provider number for medical imaging services and their main provider number for usual ICU services to avoid rejected claims that should be paid?

Are there any legal restrictions to claiming more than one blood transfusion on the same day for the same patient?

Can item 11714 (ECG) be co-claimed with item 17610 or 17615 (pre-anaesthetic consultations) prior to admission?

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