Hospital psychiatric services - MBS item (92479)

The following MBS item is included in this clinical category.

92479
Telehealth attendance for an admitted patient by a consultant psychiatrist; if: (a) the attendance follows referral of the patient to the consultant psychiatrist by a referring practitioner; and (b) the patient is located at a hospital; and (c) the attendance is at least 15 minutes, but not more than 30 minutes in duration; and (d) the patient has not received a service to which item 92478, 92480, 92481, 92482 or 92483 applies in the last seven days (H)