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Examples of an account/ invoice showing a notional charge
Table 1: this table provides an example of account/ invoice showing a notional charge. Note: where an account/ invoice or receipt has a notional charge, the notional charge is keyed on the first item line and all other items have zero keyed in the charge column.
Medicare number |
Item |
Date |
Provider number |
Payee code |
Total charge |
123456789 0 |
32700H |
15/11/06 |
944747T |
2 |
$3085.00 |
123456789 0 |
32703H |
18/11/06 |
944747T |
2 |
0 |
123456789 1 |
32711H |
20/06/06 |
944747T |
2 |
0 |
Example of accounts/ invoices showing different referral dates
Table 2: this table provides examples of how referral information may appear on provider accounts/ invoices and which date to select when processing claims.
Note: Health Professionals software may enter an alternative date that assists with calculating the referral validity period. The date the referral was issued (written) by the referring provider is the date that is to be used for Medicare purposes.