MBS item 11705 ===== Twelve-lead ECG formal report by specialist/consultant physician when requested, not bundled with other ECG services, up to twice daily, with report provided to requesting practitioner. Category 2 · Diagnostic procedures and investigations[Group D1 · subgroup 6](/groups/D1) Schedule fee$22.00 100% benefitGP, out of hospital— 85% benefitOut of hospital$18.70 75% benefitIn hospital$16.50 The schedule fee for MBS item 11705 is $22.00. Medicare pays $18.70 (85%) out of hospital, or $16.50 (75%) for a privately admitted patient in hospital. Fee effective 1 July 2026. Gap for what you charge ----------------------- Your fee$ Out of hospitalIn hospital (private) Medicare pays$18.70 Patient gap$3.30 Bulk billing means accepting $18.70 as full payment, with no gap and no extra charges. [Add incentives](/bulk-billing?item=11705) Item descriptor --------------- Twelve‑lead electrocardiography, formal report only, by a specialist or a consultant physician, if the service: (a) is requested by a requesting practitioner; and (b) is not associated with a service to which item 12203, 12204, 12205, 12207, 12208, 12210, 12213, 12215, 12217 or 12250 applies; and (c) is not a service to which item 12218 or 12219 applies Applicable not more than twice on the same day Note: the following are also requirements of the service: a formal report is completed; and a copy of the formal report is provided to the requesting practitioner; and the specialist or consultant physician who renders the service does not have a financial relationship with the requesting practitioner; and is not provided in association with an attendance item (Part 2 of the schedule), unless there has been a significant change in the patient's clinical condition or care circumstances that necessitates the providing of the service. [Explanatory notes and rules on MBS Online ↗](https://www9.health.gov.au/mbs/fullDisplay.cfm?type=item&q=11705) Health fund and DVA rates ------------------------- Total fee each scheme recognises for this item in hospital. StateNSWVICQLDSAWATASACTNT Guides ------ - [How Medicare benefits work: schedule fees, 75%, 85% and 100%](/guides/how-medicare-benefits-work) - [Medicare safety nets explained: original and extended (EMSN) thresholds for 2026](/guides/medicare-safety-nets) - [In-hospital billing: the 75% benefit, the 25% fund benefit, and no-gap and known-gap schemes](/guides/in-hospital-billing-and-gap-cover) - [Bulk billing incentives and BBPIP explained: 2026 amounts by MM area](/guides/bulk-billing-incentives) - [The MBS multiple operation rule and surgical assistant fees](/guides/multiple-operation-rule) - [Assignment of benefit for bulk billing: the changes from 1 July 2026](/guides/assignment-of-benefit-2026) - [MBS telehealth rules: the eligible telehealth practitioner and phone items](/guides/mbs-telehealth-rules) - [GP chronic condition management plans: items 965 and 967 explained](/guides/chronic-condition-management-plans) - [Medicare billing compliance: claim time limits, records and the 80/20 rule](/guides/medicare-billing-compliance) Data source: [Australian Government Medicare Benefits Schedule](https://www.mbsonline.gov.au/) · Record updated 1 September 2026. Health fund rates come from each fund's published schedule. Verify item descriptors, rules and fees on [MBS Online](https://www9.health.gov.au/mbs/fullDisplay.cfm?type=item&q=11705) before billing. This is a reference tool, not billing or financial advice.