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 numberFull descriptionAbbreviated description
701Individual initial/referred assessment by teleconsultationINDIVID INIT ASSESS T/C
801Individual subsequent treatment by teleconsultationINDIVID SUB TRMT T/C

Telehealth item number guide for Physiotherapists

Item numberFull descriptionAbbreviated description
811Individual initial/referred assessment by teleconsultationIND INT ASMENT T/C
812Individual subsequent treatment by teleconsultationIND SUB ASMENT T/C

Telehealth item number guide for Dietitians

Item numberFull descriptionAbbreviated description
301Individual initial/referred assessment by teleconsultationIND INT ASMENT T/C
302Individual subsequent treatment by teleconsultationIND SUB ASMENT T/C
 

Telehealth item number guide for Exercise Physiologists

Item numberFull descriptionAbbreviated description
710Individual initial/referred assessment by teleconsultationIND INT ASMENT T/C
712Individual subsequent treatment by teleconsultationIND SUB ASMENT T/C
 

Telehealth item number guide for Occupational Therapists

Item numberFull descriptionAbbreviated description
601Individual initial/referred assessment by teleconsultationIND INT ASMENT T/C
602Individual subsequent treatment by teleconsultationIND SUB ASMENT T/C
 

Telehealth item number guide for Podiatrists

Item numberFull descriptionAbbreviated description
901Individual initial/referred assessment by teleconsultationIND INT ASMENT T/C
902Individual subsequent treatment by teleconsultationIND SUB ASMENT T/C
 

Telehealth item number guide for Speech Pathology

Item numberFull descriptionAbbreviated description
501Individual initial/referred assessment by teleconsultationIND INT ASMENT T/C
502Individual subsequent treatment by teleconsultationIND SUB ASMENT T/C