Billing code
C760A — Complex Endocrine Neoplastic Disease Assessment - Subject To The Same Conditions As A760
Complex endocrine tumour in-patient assessment
Bill for an endocrinologist's ongoing management of an in-patient with a complex thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary or adrenal neoplasm.
Watch for: Not for uncomplicated endocrine disorders; limited to 6 per patient per physician per 12 months and 12 per 24 months.
| Provider | Specialist | Assistant | Anaesthetist | Non-anaesthetist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.00 | $102.95 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
- Code
- C760A
- Description
- Complex Endocrine Neoplastic Disease Assessment - Subject To The Same Conditions As A760
- 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
Assessment of a hospital in-patient with a complex thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary or adrenal neoplasm that needs ongoing endocrinologist care.
What it covers
A complex endocrine neoplastic disease assessment is an assessment for one or more of these diseases when their complexity needs ongoing management by an endocrinologist: thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary or adrenal neoplasm (A98).
C760 is the in-patient version and has the same conditions as A760 (office). W760 is the long-term care version (A102, A103).
Billing rules
- Must include the elements of a medical specific re-assessment, or it pays a lesser assessment fee (A98).
- Limited to 6 per patient per physician per 12 months, and 12 per 24 consecutive months; excess claims pay a lesser assessment fee (A98).
- Not for evaluating or managing uncomplicated endocrine disorders (A98).
- E078 chronic disease premium is not payable with it (A98).
- Detention (K001) is only payable after 60 minutes (GP30).
- By video only for an in-patient or long-term care resident, and only if you aren't the MRP, no local physician with the expertise is available (documented by the referrer), and the referrer assessed the patient in person within the past 30 days (Appendix J AJ2, A69).
Related codes: A760, W760, C154, C151, C153
Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Consultations and Visits, Endocrinology & Metabolism (15), page A102 (conditions on A98).
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