MBS item

75872
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Professional attendance provided by a GP or medical practitioner from a non-rural location to a patient in a Modified Monash 2–7 area (rural/remote), unreferred and outside consulting rooms, when bulk-billed alongside specified services.

Category 8 · Miscellaneous services[Group M1 · subgroup 2](/groups/M1)

Schedule fee$40.10

100% benefitGP, out of hospital—

85% benefitOut of hospital$34.10

75% benefitIn hospital—

The schedule fee for MBS item 75872 is $40.10. Medicare pays $34.10 (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$34.10

Patient gap$6.00

Bulk billing means accepting $34.10 as full payment, with no gap and no extra charges. [Add incentives](/bulk-billing?item=75872)

Item descriptor
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Professional attendance (the attendance service) if: (a) item 763, 766, 769, 776, 788, 789, 2198, 2200, 5023, 5028, 5043, 5049, 5063, 5067, 5076, 5077, 5223, 5227, 5228, 5261, 5263, 5265, 5267 or 5262 applies; and (b) the attendance service is an unreferred service; and (c) the attendance service is provided to a patient who is not an admitted patient of a hospital; and (e) the attendance service is not provided in consulting rooms; and (f) the attendance service is provided in any of the following areas: (i) a Modified Monash 2 area; (ii) a Modified Monash 3 area; (iii) a Modified Monash 4 area; (iv) a Modified Monash 5 area; (v) a Modified Monash 6 area; (vi) a Modified Monash 7 area; and (g) the attendance service is provided by, or on behalf of, a general practitioner, a medical practitioner or a prescribed medical practitioner whose practice location is not in an area mentioned in paragraph (f); and (h) the attendance service is bulk-billed in relation to the fees for: (i) this item; and (ii) an item mentioned in paragraph (a) that applies to the service

[Explanatory notes and rules on MBS Online ↗](https://www9.health.gov.au/mbs/fullDisplay.cfm?type=item&q=75872)

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=75872) before billing. This is a reference tool, not billing or financial advice.