Billing code
K623A — Form 1 - Application for Psychiatric Assessment
Form 1 psychiatric assessment application
Bill K623 for completing a Form 1 application for psychiatric assessment under the Mental Health Act, including the history, exam and notifications.
Watch for: A consultation or assessment billed the same day pays nil; certifying financial incompetence isn't insured.
| Provider | Specialist | Assistant | Anaesthetist | Non-anaesthetist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $133.60 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
- Code
- K623A
- Description
- Form 1 - Application for Psychiatric Assessment
- 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
Form 1 application for psychiatric assessment under the Mental Health Act. Consultations or assessments billed the same day pay nil.
What it covers
K623 is the Form 1 application for psychiatric assessment under the Mental Health Act. It includes the necessary psychiatric history, inquiry and examination, notifying the patient, family, patient representative and relevant authorities, and completing the form (A24, GP34).
A completed Form 1 kept on the patient's chart is enough documentation that a consultation for involuntary psychiatric treatment was requested by the referring physician (A25).
Billing rules
- Consultations or assessments claimed in addition to certification the same day are payable at nil (A25).
- Certification of financial incompetence, including the assessment to decide it, is not an insured service (A25).
- May be given by video or phone as comprehensive virtual care with K300A or K301A; by phone it pays 85% (AJ1, A70).
- FHO: out of basket (not on Agreement Schedule 2, p.79), and not one of the codes that earn the after-hours premium (Agreement p.68, §8.12).
Often billed with
- E080 first visit after hospital discharge, office or home, within 2 weeks of an acute in-patient discharge (GP28).
Related codes: K624, K629, K620, K005, K007
Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Consultations and Visits, Family Practice & Practice in General (00), Certification of mental illness, Form 1, pages A24–A25 (also listed under Psychiatry (19)); definition GP34.
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