MBS item 57541 ===== X-ray call-out fee for a residential aged care facility visit requested by a doctor or nurse practitioner for a patient with suspected fall injury, pneumonia, heart failure, acute abdomen, or bowel obstruction; claimable once per visit. Category 5 · Diagnostic imaging services[Group I3 · subgroup 18](/groups/I3) Schedule fee$86.75 100% benefitGP, out of hospital— 85% benefitOut of hospital$73.75 75% benefitIn hospital— The schedule fee for MBS item 57541 is $86.75. Medicare pays $73.75 (85%) out of hospital. Fee effective 1 July 2026. Gap for what you charge ----------------------- Your fee$ Out of hospital Medicare pays$73.75 Patient gap$13.00 Bulk billing means accepting $73.75 as full payment, with no gap and no extra charges. [Add incentives](/bulk-billing?item=57541) Item descriptor --------------- Fee for a service rendered using first eligible x-ray procedure carried out during attendance at a residential aged care facility, where the service has been requested by a medical practitioner or a participating nurse practitioner who has attended the patient in person and the request identifies one or more of the following indications: the patient has experienced a fall and one or more of the following items apply to the service 57509, 57515, 57521, 57527, 57703, 57709, 57712, 57715, 58521, 58524, 58527; or pneumonia or heart failure is suspected and item 58503 applies to the service; or acute abdomen or bowel obstruction is suspected and item 58903 applies to the service. This call-out fee can be claimed once only per visit at a residential aged care facility irrespective of the number of patients attended. NOTE: If the service is bulked billed 95% of the fee is payable. The multiple services rule does not apply to this item. (R) [Explanatory notes and rules on MBS Online ↗](https://www9.health.gov.au/mbs/fullDisplay.cfm?type=item&q=57541) 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=57541) before billing. This is a reference tool, not billing or financial advice.