The initial 15-minute GP/NP consultation incurs the usual consultation fee paid by the patient. All POAC services thereafter are provided at no cost to the patient. If the claim cannot be funded by POAC, the patient may be liable to the practice for the fees incurred.
Prices listed below are GST inclusive.
Please make your claim via Primary Options, select Congestive Heart Failure - Exacerbation and then attach the appropriate invoice(s).
IV medication invoice: $89.61
This invoice is a package of care i.e. it includes an allocation for staff time as well as consumables, it cannot be claimed along with any other claims.
GP/NP/CP extended consultation: $81.37 or
Rural GP/NP/CP extended consultation: $91.67 or
This funding is available to those practices that receive rural funding
After Hours GP/NP/CP extended consultation: $101.97
This funding can be claimed when care is provided after 6pm, on weekends or on public holidays.
To cover an additional 15 minutes of GP/NP/CP time above the initial 15-minute consultation. This invoice can be claimed twice per episode of care (acute presentation only) to fund a maximum of 30 minutes of additional time. This invoice can only be claimed at the time of the initial consultation.
GP/NP/CP follow up: $81.37 or RN follow up: $40.17 or
Rural GP/NP/CP follow up: $91.67 or RN follow up: $50.47 or
This funding is available to those practices that receive rural funding.
Afterhours GP/NP/CP follow up: $101.97 or RN follow up $60.77
This funding can be claimed when care is provided after 6pm, on weekends or on public holidays.
A follow-up visit may be funded (based on treatment provided as evidenced in clinical notes).
This is limited to one consult within the acute episode of care. While follow up consultations can be virtual, to be eligible for funding, documentation needs to include a two-way conversation between the practice and the patient. A sent message with no documented response does not meet the definition of a consultation.
Funded via third party providers
A chest X-ray is funded under this service, if clinically indicated. Patients who are not acutely unwell and do not require a same day X-ray are not funded under POAC and should be referred to primary referred radiology.