MBS item 92137 ===== Non-directive pregnancy support counselling via video by a credentialed medical practitioner (minimum 20 minutes) for someone currently pregnant or within 12 months postpartum. Category 1 · Professional attendances[Group A40 · subgroup 15](/groups/A40) Schedule fee$73.35 100% benefitGP, out of hospital$73.35 85% benefitOut of hospital— 75% benefitIn hospital— The schedule fee for MBS item 92137 is $73.35. Medicare pays $73.35 (100%) out of hospital. Fee effective 1 July 2026. Gap for what you charge ----------------------- Your fee$ Out of hospital Medicare pays$73.35 Patient gap$0.00 Bulk billing means accepting $73.35 as full payment, with no gap and no extra charges. [Add incentives](/bulk-billing?item=92137) Extended Medicare Safety Net cap: $220.05 (300% of the schedule fee, up to $500.00). Once a patient reaches the EMSN threshold, the extra benefit for this item is 80% of their out-of-pocket cost, but no more than this cap. [How safety nets work](/guides/medicare-safety-nets) Item descriptor --------------- Video attendance of at least 20 minutes in duration by a medical practitioner (not including a general practitioner, specialist or consultant physician) who is registered with the Chief Executive Medicare as meeting the credentialing requirements for provision of this service for the purpose of providing non-directive pregnancy support counselling to a person who: (a) is currently pregnant; or(b) has been pregnant in the 12 months preceding the provision of the first service to which this item or items 792 or 4001 of the general medical services table, or item 81000, 81005 or 81010, or item 92136, 92138, 92139, 93026 or 93029 applies in relation to that pregnancy [Explanatory notes and rules on MBS Online ↗](https://www9.health.gov.au/mbs/fullDisplay.cfm?type=item&q=92137) 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=92137) before billing. This is a reference tool, not billing or financial advice.