Telehealth item numbers for allied health services

Eligible practitioners

Psychologists, Psysiotherapists, Podiatrists, Occupational Therapists. Exercise Physiologists, Speech Pathologists and Dietitians are all eligible to provide telehealth services. The items numbers below can now be used to provide telehealth service claiming for patients who are members of participating health funds and receive payments for those services.

 

Participating health funds (PDF, 488KB)

Telehealth item number guide for Psychologists

Item number Full description Abbreviated description
701 Individual initial/referred assessment by teleconsultation INDIVID INIT ASSESS T/C
801 Individual subsequent treatment by teleconsultation INDIVID SUB TRMT T/C

Telehealth item number guide for Physiotherapists

Item number Full description Abbreviated description
811 Individual initial/referred assessment by teleconsultation IND INT ASMENT T/C
812 Individual subsequent treatment by teleconsultation IND SUB ASMENT T/C

Telehealth item number guide for Dietitians

Item number Full description Abbreviated description
301 Individual initial/referred assessment by teleconsultation IND INT ASMENT T/C
302 Individual subsequent treatment by teleconsultation IND SUB ASMENT T/C
 

Telehealth item number guide for Exercise Physiologists

Item number Full description Abbreviated description
710 Individual initial/referred assessment by teleconsultation IND INT ASMENT T/C
712 Individual subsequent treatment by teleconsultation IND SUB ASMENT T/C
 

Telehealth item number guide for Occupational Therapists

Item number Full description Abbreviated description
601 Individual initial/referred assessment by teleconsultation IND INT ASMENT T/C
602 Individual subsequent treatment by teleconsultation IND SUB ASMENT T/C
 

Telehealth item number guide for Podiatrists

Item number Full description Abbreviated description
901 Individual initial/referred assessment by teleconsultation IND INT ASMENT T/C
902 Individual subsequent treatment by teleconsultation IND SUB ASMENT T/C
 

Telehealth item number guide for Speech Pathology

Item number Full description Abbreviated description
501 Individual initial/referred assessment by teleconsultation IND INT ASMENT T/C
502 Individual subsequent treatment by teleconsultation IND SUB ASMENT T/C