MBS item

11707
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12-lead ECG recording by a doctor for specialist review, up to twice daily, excluding hospital settings and specific allied health or other ECG services.

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—

The schedule fee for MBS item 11707 is $22.00. Medicare pays $18.70 (85%) out of hospital. Fee effective 1 July 2026.

Gap for what you charge
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Your fee$

Out of hospital

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=11707)

Item descriptor
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Twelve‑lead electrocardiography, trace only, by a medical practitioner, if: (a) the trace is provided to a specialist or consultant physician for a formal report; and (b) the service is not associated with a service to which item 12203, 12204, 12205, 12207, 12208, 12210, 12213, 12215, 12217 or 12250 applies; and (c) the service 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: the service is not provided to the patient as part of an episode of hospital treatment; or hospital-substitute treatment.

[Explanatory notes and rules on MBS Online ↗](https://www9.health.gov.au/mbs/fullDisplay.cfm?type=item&q=11707)

Guides
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- [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=11707) before billing. This is a reference tool, not billing or financial advice.