Part 1 Admitted patients

[Part 1 of Schedule 1 Substituted by S.R. 2018, No. 30, Applied:01 Jul 2018] [Part 1 of Schedule 1 Substituted by S.R. 2019, No. 40, Applied:01 Jul 2019] [Part 1 of Schedule 1 Substituted by S.R. 2020, No. 60, Applied:30 Sep 2020] [Part 1 of Schedule 1 Substituted by S.R. 2021, No. 46, Applied:01 Jul 2021] [Part 1 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2022, No. 39, Applied:01 Jul 2022] [Part 1 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2023, No. 49, Applied:01 Jul 2023] [Part 1 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2024, No. 29, Applied:01 Jul 2024] [Part 1 of Schedule 1 Substituted by S.R. 2025, No. 31, Applied:01 Jul 2025]

| Item | Service provided | Fee | | | | | Shared ward (each day) | Single ward (each day) | | 1. | For a patient other than a public patient who is an eligible person and who is – | | | | | (a) an advanced surgical patient – | | | | | (i) the first 14 days | $540 | $811 | | | (ii) each subsequent day | $376 | $635 | | | (b) a surgical/obstetric patient – | | | | | (i) the first 14 days | $501 | $779 | | | (ii) each subsequent day | $376 | $635 | | | (c) a psychiatric patient – | | | | | (i) the first 42 days | $501 | $779 | | | (ii) the next 23 days | $435 | $696 | | | (iii) each subsequent day | $376 | $635 | | | (d) a rehabilitation patient – | | | | | (i) the first 49 days | $501 | $779 | | | (ii) the next 16 days | $435 | $696 | | | (iii) each subsequent day | $376 | $635 | | | (e) a same-day patient – | | | | | Band 1: Gastro-intestinal endoscopy, certain minor surgical items and non-surgical procedures that do not normally require an anaesthetic | $314 | - | | | Band 2: Procedures (other than Band 1) carried out under local anaesthetic, no sedation, if actual time in theatre is less than one hour | $375 | - | | | Band 3: Procedures (other than Band 1) carried out under general or regional anaesthetic or intravenous sedation, if actual time in theatre is less than one hour | $432 | - | | | Band 4: Procedures carried out under general or regional anaesthetic or intravenous sedation, if actual time in theatre is one hour or more | $501 | - | | | (f) any other patient – | | | | | (i) the first 14 days | $435 | $696 | | | (ii) each subsequent day | $376 | $635 | | 2. | For an admitted patient who is a compensable patient | $1 198 | - | | 3. | For a person whose injury or disease is one for which the Defence Forces of the Commonwealth accept responsibility | $521 | - | | 4. | For an ineligible person who is a non-resident of Australia and who is – | | | | | (a) a same-day patient | $2 591 | | | | (b) an overnight patient | $3 052 | | | | (c) a Coronary Care Unit patient | $5 503 | | | | (d) an Intensive Care Unit patient | $7 921 | | | | (e) a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit patient | $7 921 | - | | | (f) a High Dependency Unit patient | $4 543 | | | | (g) a Neonatal Special Care Nursery patient | $4 543 | - | | | (h) a sub-acute care patient | $1 797 | | | | (i) a non-acute (maintenance) care patient | $1 300 | - | | 5. | For a person receiving a medical service specified in the general medical services table | the fee specified in that table for that service (in addition to any fee payable under item 1, 2, 3 or 4 of this Part) | | | 6. | For a person receiving a pathology service specified in the pathology services table | the fee specified in that table for that service (in addition to any fee payable under item 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 of this Part) | | | 7. | For a person receiving a diagnostic imaging service specified in the diagnostic imaging services table | the fee specified in that table for that service (in addition to any fee payable under item 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 of this Part) | |