Service item codes and rates for Telehealth invoices

Find service item codes and rates here for Telehealth invoices.

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    General practice (Cost of Treatment Regulations)

    Registered nurse

    Consultation Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST)
    RN - regular consult NCT1 $16.51 $18.99
    RN - under 14s NCT2 $35.14 $40.41
    RN - CSC holder NCT3 $30.39 $34.95
    RN - CSC dependant NCT4 $36.13 $41.55

    Nurse practitioners (NPs)

    Consultation Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST)
    NP - regular consult NUT1 $30.22 $34.75
    NP - under 14s NUT2 $57.64 $66.29
    NP - CSC holder NUT3 $54.00 $62.10
    NP - CSC dependant NUT4 $59.27 $68.16

    General practitioners (GPs)

    Consultation Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST)
    GP - regular consult GPT1 $34.54 $39.72
    GP - under 14s GPT2 $61.42 $70.63
    GP - CSC holder GPT3 $57.52 $66.15
    GP - CSC dependant GPT4 $63.15 $72.62

    Rongoā Māori

    Consultation Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST)
    All consultations MTH10T Usual rate Usual rate

    Rural general practice contract

    Consultation Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST)
    Level A consultation - Short duration up to 5 minutes RPT1 $26.63 $30.62
    Level B consultation - Normal duration 5-20 minutes RPT2 $54.72 $62.93
    Level C consultation - Extended duration 21-40 minutes RPT3

    $105.22

    $121.00

    Urgent care clinic contract

    Consultation Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST)
    Initial consult - up to 20 minutes UCT1 $72.78 $83.70
    Initial consult - over 21 minutes UCT2 $126.99 $146.04
    Follow-up consult - up to 20 minutes UCTS $62.84 $72.27
    Follow-up consult - over 21 minutes UCTC $120.20 $138.23

    Specified treatment providers (Cost of Treatment Regulations)

    Provider Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST) Hourly Rate (excl. GST) Hourly Rate (incl. GST)
    Chiropractors CHT2 $26.14 $30.06 $65.77 $75.64
    Occupational Therapists OTT2 $26.14 $30.06 $65.77 $75.64
    Osteopaths OSTT2 $26.14 $30.06 $65.77 $75.64
    Physiotherapists PHT2 $26.14 $30.06 $65.77 $75.64
    Podiatrists - Initial consultation POD21T $55.36 $63.66    
    Podiatrists - Follow-up consultation POD22T $41.51 $47.74    
    Speech Language
    Therapists
    STT2 $26.14 $30.06 $65.77 $75.64

    Medical specialists (Cost of Treatment Regulations)

    Medical specialists - specified (internal medicine, neurosurgery, occupational medicine, paediatrics, psychological medicine, psychiatry, rehabilitation medicine)

    Consultation Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST)
    Initial consultation MST2 $103.23 $118.71
    Follow-up consultation MST4 $40.47 $46.54

    Medical specialists - other

    Consultation Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST)
    Initial consultation MST1 $80.93 $93.07
    Follow-up consultation MST3 $40.47 $46.54

    Dentists (for non-emergency dental consultations)

    Consultation Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST)
    Dental consultation DET $50.26 $57.80

    Hearing Loss - Audiologists

    Consultation Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST)
    Hearing Assessment Report HL01T $160.99 $185.14
    Trauma Assessment Pre-Treatment HL02T $111.13 $127.80
    Trauma Assessment Post-Treatment HL03T $160.99 $185.14
    Monaural Re-Fitting within 1 year HL10T $311.60 $358.34
    Device Consultation Fee HL12T $102.05 $117.36
    Fitting Fee: two new hearing aids HLBNFFT $1,142.96 $1,314.40
    Fitting Fee: re-aid of two aids HLBRFFT $1,142.96 $1,314.40
    Fitting Fee: one new hearing aid HLMNFFT $832.73 $957.64
    Fitting Fee: re-aid of one aid HLMRFFT $832.73 $957.64
    Hearing Aid Fitting – Monaural TBI AUD50T $832.73 $957.64
    Hearing Aid Fitting – Binaural TBI AUD51T $1,142.96 $1,314.40

    Contracted providers

    DHB physiotherapists

    Consultation Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST)
    Initial consultation PT31T $70.93 $81.57
    Follow-up consultation PT32T $50.07 $57.58

    Physiotherapists

    Consultation Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST)
    Initial consultation PT1T $55.36 $63.66
    Follow-up consultation PT2T $41.51 $47.74
    Level A consult for Maternal Birth Injury PP1T $69.51 $79.94
    Level B consult for Maternal Birth Injury PP2T $104.27 $119.91

    Physiotherapy specialists

    Consultation Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST)
    Initial consultation PTS1T $439.56 $505.49
    Follow-up consultation PTS2T $219.78 $252.75

    Hand therapists

    Consultation Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST)
    Initial consultation HT1T $93.08 $107.04
    Follow-up consultation HT2T $69.79 $80.26

    Podiatrists

    Consultation Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST)
    Initial consultation POD31T $70.93 $81.57
    Follow-up consultation POD32T $50.07 $57.58

    Orthotics

    Consultation Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST)
    Initial consultation (Simple) ORT20T $69.79 $80.26
    Initial consultation (Complex) ORT21T $93.08 $107.04
    Follow-up consultation (Simple) ORT22T $69.79 $80.26
    Follow-up consultation (Complex) ORT23T $69.79 $80.26
    Follow-up consultation (LT, inj) ORT24T $69.79 $80.26

    General practitioners with special interest (GPSI)

    Consultation Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST)
    Initial consultation GPST $171.39 $197.10
    Follow-up consultation See contract See contract See contract

    Living my Life disability support service

    Consultation Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST)
    Tailored support – Covid-19 Level 2–4 Telehealth individual activities LML12T $49.89 $57.37

    Medical specialists (under the Clinical Services contract)

    Consultation Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST)
    Initial consultation (simple) CS1T $183.28 $210.77
    Follow-up consultation (simple) CS61T $124.13 $142.75
    Initial consultation (complex) CS2T $280.83 $322.95
    Follow-up consultation (complex) CS62T $183.28 $210.77

    Outpatient burns and scar management

    Consultation Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST) Rate (incl. GST) Hourly Rate (GST exclusive) Hourly Rate (GST inclusive)
    Initial consultation (45 mins or less) BT11T $183.28 $210.77    
    Initial consultation (45 mins or more) BT12T $280.83 $322.95    
    Follow-up medical consultation (45 mins or less) BT13T $124.13 $142.75    
    Follow-up medical consultation (45 mins or more) BT14T $183.28 $210.77    
    Burns occupational therapist consultation BT24T     $139.56 $160.49
    Burns physiotherapist consultation BT25T     $130.29 $149.83
    Burns nurse specialist consultation BT26T     $90.96 $104.60

    Vocational medical services

    Initial medical assessment Telehealth code Rate (excl. GST)
    Standard VMI01T Same as in person
    Complex VMI02T Same as in person

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    Previous rates, up to 30 April 2021

    The previous non-contracted Telehealth rates for providers who bill us under the Cost of Treatment Regulations and the Hearing Loss Regulations is available in our Resources page.

    Last published: 11 April 2023