AMA Fees List
Introduction for Doctors Fees
All medical practitioners are, of course, and should at all times regard themselves as being free, and indeed duty bound, to make their own judgment as to what fees they will charge for any service. Medical practitioners should satisfy themselves in each individual case as to a fair and reasonable fee having regard to their own practice cost experience and the particular circumstances of the case and the patient.
The AMA encourages medical practitioners to determine their fees based on their own practice costs. The cost of running medical practices which varies across the country, includes employing practice staff and operating expenses such as computers, rent, electricity, general insurance, professional insurance.
AMA Fees List
The AMA publishes the List of Medical Services and Fees. It is provided to members for costing assistance and guidance only.
1. AMA List of Medical Services and Fees - 1 July 2010 (Members Only)
The AMA Fees List is available in PDF and CSV (comma separated variable) file for importing into practice management software. Members can purchase additional copies by completing an order form. The Summary of Changes detailing new, amended or deleted items for 1 July 2010 is available here. Archived PDF and CSV versions of previous AMA Fees Lists are available here.
2. MBS Simplification for General Practitioner Items
The Government, as part of the 2007 Election Campaign, made a commitment to reform and simplify the MBS for GPs. From 1 May 2010, GPs will receive a higher Medicare rebate for spending more time with their patients. For further information on the simplification and to view the Government's changes to MBS GP items please click here.
3. How the Government's 2009-10 Federal Budget Measure will affect patient out-of-pocket costs
From 1 November 2009, many older Australians will be faced with extra costs for clinically necessary medical care, or face a long wait on a public hospital waiting list. To assist medical practitioners to explain these changes to their patients, and highlight the impact of the Government's decision, the AMA has prepared a list of the changes in the rebates and the resulting extra cost to patients.
Non-members can purchase the AMA Fees List on completion of an order form. Please complete and return to Sophia Habib by email to shabib@ama.com.au or fax on (02) 6270 5499.
5. AMA Fees List Online Database (Members Only)
This link provides access to the AMA Fees List Online database. This allows AMA members to search the database for individual items or groups of items.
6. AMA Fees Calculator (Members Only)
The AMA has developed a fees calculator for the benefit of members to calculate your own personal fee increase based on your individual cost profile.
7. AMA Medical Fees Index - Information Paper (Members Only)
This paper provides information on how the AMA fees is calculated using the AMA Medical Fees Index.
8. Fees for Reports/Medico-Legal
Because the type of work involved in preparing medico-legal, third party or other reports, e.g. for employers or insurance companies, varies so much and is influenced by a range of factors, such as the State or Territory in which the work is undertaken, the AMA does not recommend a level or range of fees for these services. Individual practitioners set their fees for this type of work based on the time and extent of the work involved.
The AMA has long campaigned for better indexation of Medicare schedule fees so that patients get appropriate rebates for their medical care. Since 1999, we have included a fee gaps chart in the AMA Fees List to show the ever-widening gap between the indexation of Medicare schedule fees and the indices for CPI, average weekly earnings and AMA fees. The chart was produced in poster format to assist doctors to explain to their patients why they might have to pay a gap for their medical care. This page includes a downloadable A4 size poster that you may print and display in your practice or you can order a colour A3 size poster by emailing ama@ama.com.au or calling on (02) 6270 5400.
10. 1 November 2009 - Fees Gap Chart
The Fees Gap Chart highlights the disparity in increases between the MBS fees and the AMA MFI, CPI and AWE indices.
11. GST, Conduct Monies and Workers Compensation
This resource, with links to the ATO, provides information about the GST and how it applies to medical practice.
12. Frequently Asked Questions - Fees
Questions regularly asked of the AMA regarding doctors' fees and related issues.
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