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C022A — Dermatology hospital subsequent visit — first five weeks

Dermatology hospital visit, weeks 1–5

Bill C022 for a dermatologist's routine in-patient follow-up visit during the first five weeks after admission.

Watch for: Limit one per patient per day in the first 5 weeks; extra visits are not payable.

Code

C022A

Description

Dermatology hospital subsequent visit — first five weeks

FHO+ basket

Not in the FHO+ base rate basket (Schedule 2 or 2B).

Effective date

Apr 1, 2026

Termination date

No end date

Explanation

Updated October 26, 2026

A dermatologist's routine follow-up visit to a hospital in-patient during the first five weeks after admission, once per day.

What it covers

A subsequent visit is any routine assessment in hospital after the admission assessment (GP43).

C022 covers subsequent visits during the first five weeks after admission (A95).

Billing rules

• Limit: one per patient per day for the first 5 weeks after admission; extra visits are not payable (GP43).
• If the patient was referred to you in hospital, the date you first assessed them is the 'admission date' for choosing the code; if care was transferred to you, count from the actual admission date (GP43).
• If you are the MRP, add E083 (+30%), or E084 (+45%) on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays; dermatology (02) is eligible for E084; only one per patient per day (GP47).
• Detention (K001) starts only after 30 minutes of a subsequent hospital visit (GP30).
• Seeing another physician's patient on an emergency basis uses the General Listings (A prefix), not a subsequent visit (GP43).
• Not on the Appendix J virtual care lists (Appendix J AJ1–AJ2).

Often billed with

• E083 or E084 MRP premium (GP47).

Related codes: C027, C029, C121, C028, C122, C124

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Consultations and Visits, Dermatology (02), page A95; rules GP43, GP47.

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