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RESTRICTIVE OVERRIDE CODE
1 N/A
2 SEPARATE SITES
3 NOT RELATED
4 NOT FOR COMPARISON
If N/A is selected in the previous screen, select
the appropriate restrictive override code, if no
restrictive override code applies press 1.
LSPN 1
Select the Location Specific Practice Number
(LSPN) from the list. If there is no LSPN press 1
to select N/A.
If you wish to add a different LSPN, enter 99
and enter the relevant LSPN then press ENTER.
SUBSTITUTED SERVICE
1 NO
2 YES
Press 1 to select NO or press 2 for a substitute
service.
EQUIPMENT ID 1
Select the equipment ID number from the list.
If there is no equipment ID number press 1 to
select N/A.
If you wish to add a different equipment ID
number, enter 99 then enter the relevant
equipment ID number and press ENTER.
MBS ITEM 2
If applicable enter or select a second MBS item
number. Otherwise press ENTER.
The terminal will produce a Medicare
lodgement receipt for each claim (including
cancelled claims), please hand this receipt
to the claimant. For cancelled claims, also
provide a medical account receipt to enable
the claimant to make a claim through an
alternative channel.
8.4 Bulk Bill claims
A Bulk Bill claim is a claim made by a medical practitioner who undertakes to accept the
relevant Medicare benefit(s) as full payment for the service(s) provided by that medical
practitioner to the patient and where the right to that Medicare benefit(s) has been
assigned to the medical practitioner by the patient.
It is the medical practitioner’s discretion whether to bulk bill a patient or not.
Follow these steps to submit a Bulk Bill claim.
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