MBS item

75882
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Bulk-billed GP attendance with MyMedicare service provision for enrolled patients at practices in Modified Monash 3 or 4 areas, excluding certain procedural services.

Category 8 · Miscellaneous services[Group M1 · subgroup 3](/groups/M1)

Schedule fee$42.60

100% benefitGP, out of hospital—

85% benefitOut of hospital$36.25

75% benefitIn hospital—

The schedule fee for MBS item 75882 is $42.60. Medicare pays $36.25 (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$36.25

Patient gap$6.35

Bulk billing means accepting $36.25 as full payment, with no gap and no extra charges. [Add incentives](/bulk-billing?item=75882)

Item descriptor
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Professional attendance (the attendance service) by a general practitioner, a medical practitioner or a prescribed medical practitioner, at which a MyMedicare service is provided, if: (a) the attendance service is provided to a patient who is enrolled in MyMedicare at the general practice through which the attendance service is provided; and (b) the patient is not an admitted patient of a hospital; and (c) the attendance service is bulk-billed in relation to the fees for: (i) this item; and (ii) the MyMedicare service item applying to the attendance service; and (d) the attendance service is provided at, or from, a practice location in: (i) a Modified Monash 3 area; or (ii) a Modified Monash 4 area; other than an attendance service associated with a service to which item 10990, 10991, 10992, 75855, 75856, 75857, 75858, 75870, 75871, 75872, 75873, 75874, 75875, 75876, 75880, 75881, 75883, 75884 or 75885 applies Subgroup 3NOTE: this item can be claimed with level C, D, and E video general attendance items, and level C and D phone general attendance items, where the patient is registered with MyMedicare.

[Explanatory notes and rules on MBS Online ↗](https://www9.health.gov.au/mbs/fullDisplay.cfm?type=item&q=75882)

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=75882) before billing. This is a reference tool, not billing or financial advice.