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COUNSELLING
  Definition/Required elements of service:
  Counselling is a patient visit dedicated solely to an educational dialogue with a physician. This service
  is rendered for the purpose of developing awareness of the patient’s problems or situation and of
  modalities for prevention and/or treatment, and to provide advice and information in respect of
  diagnosis, treatment, health maintenance and prevention.
                                          [Commentary:
                                          1.Advice given to a patient that would ordinarily constitute part of a consultation, assessment,
                                            or other treatment, is included as a common or constituent element of the other service, and
                                            does not constitute counselling.
       2.Detention time may be payable following a consultation or assessment when a physician is
         required to spend considerable extra time in treatment or monitoring of the patient. See
         GP29 for further information.]
  Payment rules:
    1. With the exception of the codes listed in the below, no other services are eligible for payment
       when rendered by the same physician the same day as any type of counselling service:
       E080, G010, G039, G040, G041, G042, G043, G202, G205, G365, G372, G384, G385, G394,
       G462, G480, G489, G482, G538, G590, G593, G840, G841, G842, G843, G844, G845, G846,
       G847, G848, G849, H313, K002, K003, K008, K014, K015, K031, K035, K036, K038, K682,
       K683, K684, K730
                    2. Individual and group counselling services are limited to 3 units per patient per physician per
                       year at the higher fee (K013 or K040 respectively); the amount payable for services rendered in
                       excess of this limit will be adjusted to a lesser fee (K033 or K041 respectively).
                    3. If the patient does not have a pre-booked appointment, the amount payable for this service will
                       be adjusted to a lesser assessment fee.
  A. Individual Counselling
  Definition:
  Individual counselling is counselling rendered to a single patient.
  B. Group Counselling
  Definition:
  Group Counselling is counselling rendered to two or more patients with a similar medical condition or
  situation.
  Payment rules:
     1. Group counselling is only eligible for payment when all of the following conditions are fulfilled:

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INJECTIONS OR INFUSIONS
                                                                                                                            Fee           Anae
                 INTRAMUSCULAR, SUBCUTANEOUS OR INTRADERMAL
               G372 - with visit (each injection) .................................................... 4.55
               G373 - sole reason (first injection) .................................................  7.90
               G372     - each additional injection................................................... 4.55
                   Note:
                   1.G372, G373 includes interpretation.
                   2.G372, G373 are not insured for vitamin injections when rendered for the purpose of
                     facilitating weight loss.
                 IMMUNIZATION
                                          [Commentary:
                                          The immunization service may not be insured under some conditions. See Appendix A for link
                                          to relevant regulation.]
                                          Note:
                                          1.Where the sole reason for the visit is to provide the immunization service add G700.
                                          2.G700 service is only payable once per patient per day.
  + G840 Diphtheria, Tetanus, and acellular Pertussis vaccine/
           Inactivated Poliovirus vaccine (DTaP-IPV) - paediatric ......                                                      8.80
  + G841 Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis, Inactivated Polio
           Virus, Haemophilus influenza type b (DTaP-IPV-Hib) -
           paediatric............................................................................                             8.80
  + G842 Hepatitis B (HB) ......................................................................                              8.80
  + G843 Human Papillomavirus (HPV) .................................................                                         8.80
  + G844 Meningococcal C Conjugate (Men-C).....................................                                               8.80
  + G845 Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) ..........................................                                             8.80
  + G846 Pneumococcal Conjugate.......................................................                                        8.80
  + G847 Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis (Tdap) - adult ...........                                                  8.80
  + G848 Varicella (VAR)........................................................................                              8.80
  + G849 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) ..........................................                                         8.80
  + G538 Other immunizing agents not listed above..............................                                               8.80
  + G590 Influenza agent .......................................................................                              8.80
  + G593 COVID-19 vaccine ..................................................................                                13.00
      INTRALESIONAL INFILTRATION
  + G375 - one or two lesions .............................................................. 10.50
  + G377 - 3 or more lesions................................................................ 15.80
    G383 - extensive (see General Preamble GP12)...........................                  I.C
        Note:
        Intralesional injection of acne lesions with corticosteroids is not an insured service.
  + G462 Administration of oral polio or rotavirus vaccine .....................                                              8.80
  + G592 Administration of intranasal influenza vaccine........................                                               1.65
    G384 Infiltration of tissues for trigger point.......................................                                     8.85
    G385    - for each additional site (to a maximum of 2) .............. add                                                 4.55

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