MBS item 11735 ===== Seven-day continuous ambulatory ECG monitoring with intelligent microprocessor analysis for suspected intermittent arrhythmia or syncope, or arrhythmia in patients with prior/at-risk stroke, by specialist, with interpretation; max 4 times per 12 mont… Category 2 · Diagnostic procedures and investigations[Group D1 · subgroup 6](/groups/D1) Schedule fee$153.15 100% benefitGP, out of hospital— 85% benefitOut of hospital$130.20 75% benefitIn hospital— The schedule fee for MBS item 11735 is $153.15. Medicare pays $130.20 (85%) out of hospital. Fee effective 1 July 2026. Gap for what you charge ----------------------- Your fee$ Out of hospital Medicare pays$130.20 Patient gap$22.95 Bulk billing means accepting $130.20 as full payment, with no gap and no extra charges. [Add incentives](/bulk-billing?item=11735) Item descriptor --------------- Continuous ambulatory electrocardiogram recording for 7 days, by a specialist or consultant physician, if the service: (a) utilises intelligent microprocessor based monitoring, with patient triggered recording and symptom reporting capability, real time analysis of electrocardiograms and alerts and daily or live data uploads; and (b) is for the investigation of: (i) episodes of suspected intermittent cardiac arrhythmia or episodes of syncope; or (ii) suspected intermittent cardiac arrhythmia in a patient who has had a previous cerebrovascular accident, is at risk of cerebrovascular accident or has had one or more previous transient ischemic attacks; and (c) includes interpretation and report; and (d) is not a service: (i) provided in association with ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; or (ii) associated with a service to which item 11716, 11717, 11723, 12203, 12204, 12205, 12207, 12208, 12210, 12213, 12215, 12217 or 12250 applies; or (iii) to which item 12218 or 12219 applies Applicable not more than 4 times in any 12 month period Note: 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=11735) 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=11735) before billing. This is a reference tool, not billing or financial advice.