A488

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CONSULTATIONS AND VISITS
RHEUMATOLOGY (48)
  For Services not listed, refer to Internal Medicine Section.
  GENERAL LISTINGS
A485 Consultation............................................................................              202.40
   Comprehensive rheumatology consultation
     This service is a consultation rendered by a specialist in rheumatology who provides all the
     appropriate elements of a consultation and spends a minimum of seventy-five (75) minutes of
     direct contact with the patient exclusive of time spent rendering any other separately billable
     intervention to the patient.
 A590 Comprehensive rheumatology consultation............................           342.25
     Medical record requirements:
     For A590, the start and stop times must be recorded in the patient’s permanent medical record
     or the amount payable for the service will be adjusted to a lesser paying fee.
       [Commentary:
       1.A590 must satisfy all the elements of a consultation (see page GP16).
       2.Unless otherwise specified in the Schedule, the calculation of the time for comprehensive
         rheumatology consultations excludes (1) time devoted to any other service or procedure for
         which an amount is payable in addition to the consultation and (2) non-patient-facing time
         such as such as time spent reviewing charts, imaging, or documentation, etc.]
 A595 Limited consultation ................................................................                124.50
 A486 Repeat consultation ................................................................                 125.10
 A483 Medical specific assessment ..................................................                        95.95
 A484 Medical specific re-assessment..............................................                          72.00
 A481 Complex medical specific re-assessment...............................                                 83.40
 A488 Partial assessment .................................................................                  44.75
 E078        - chronic disease assessment premium (see General
               Preamble GP25) ................................................ add 50%
   Complex rheumatology assessment
     A complex rheumatology assessment is an assessment for the ongoing management of the
     following diseases of the musculoskeletal system where the complexity of the condition
     requires the continuing management by a rheumatologist:
         a.Systemic vasculitides;
         b.Inflammatory myopathies;
         c.Polymyalgia rheumatica; or
         d.Paediatric vasculitides.
 A480 Complex rheumatology assessment.......................................     113.85
     Payment rules:
     1.A complex rheumatology assessment must include the elements of a medical specific re-
       assessment, or the amount payable will be adjusted to lesser assessment fee.
       2.This service is not eligible for payment to a physician for the initial evaluation of the patient by
         that physician.
       3.Complex rheumatology assessments are limited to 6 per patient, per physician, per 12 month
         period. Services in excess of this limit will be adjusted to a lesser assessment fee.
       4.E078 is not eligible for payment with A480.

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