MBS Item Numbers and Telemedicine
Eligible areas. Patient must be outside pink areas
If services are bulk billed then the payment figures would be as follows.
General Practitioner - Consultation rebate fee ( calculated as rebate depending on time of consultation + 50% rebate), + $40 teleconference fee + $20 bulk billing fee
Specialist - Consultation rebate fee (calculated as rebate for Item 104 or 105 + 50% rebate) + $60 teleconference fee + $20 bulk billing fee
The special teleconference fee drops every year for 4 years as does the bulk billing fee and the one off lump sum payment for taking part in providing teleconferencing services.
Incentives are also available for Nursing Homes. A nurse facilitating a teleconference is paid a facilitating fee the same as a GP but obviously no MBS consultation fee.
For Specialist and GP the telehealth and bulk billing incentive payments are made as a bulk payment each quarter.
 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
| Telehealth On-Board (one-off) | $6,000 | $4,800 | $3,900 | $3,300 |
| Telehealth Service (specialist) | $60 | $48 | $39 | $33 |
| Telehealth Service (patient-end) | $40 | $32 | $26 | $22 |
| Telehealth Bulk Billing | $20 | $16 | $13 | $11 |
| RACF On-Board Incentive (one-off) | $6,000 | $4,800 | $3,900 | $3,300 |
| Telehealth Hosting Service Incentive | $60 | $48 | $39 | $33 |
