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C187A — Hospital subsequent visit – weeks 6 to 13 (neurology)

Neurology hospital visit, weeks 6–13

Bill for a neurologist's routine hospital visit after the admission assessment, from the 6th to the 13th week of the stay.

Watch for: Maximum 3 per patient per week; bill an extra visit for an acute intercurrent illness as C121 instead.

Code

C187A

Description

Hospital subsequent visit – weeks 6 to 13 (neurology)

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 neurologist's routine hospital visit in weeks 6 to 13 of the stay, up to 3 per patient per week.

What it covers

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

C187 covers the sixth to thirteenth week of the admission inclusive (A144).

Billing rules

• Limited to 3 visits per patient per week; extra visits are not payable (A144, GP43).
• After 5 weeks, a visit needed for an acute intercurrent illness beyond the weekly limit is billed as C121, which is outside the limit (GP43).
• If the patient was referred to you in hospital, count weeks from the date you first assessed them. If care was transferred to you, count from the actual admission date (GP43).
• Seeing your own or a transferred patient while already in hospital is a subsequent visit. Seeing another physician's patient on an emergency basis uses the A-prefix General Listings (GP43).
• As the MRP, add E083 (+30%), or E084 (+45%) on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays (Neurology is an eligible specialty). Only one of E083/E084 per patient per day, and only if you meet the hospital-remuneration condition (GP47).

Often billed with

• E083 MRP subsequent visit premium, or E084 on weekends and holidays (GP47).
• C121 for extra visits due to acute intercurrent illness (GP43).

Related codes: C182, C189, C121, C188, C184

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Consultations and Visits, Neurology (18), page A144. Rules GP43, GP47.

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