Historical 93666 opportunities

Easily identify patients who were billed a Vaccine Suitability Assessment Service during their COVID-19 booster appointment but were not billed the COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Incentive item

This metric is available to our Best Practice software integration customers.

 
From the 23rd of December 2021 until 1 February 2023, Medicare introduced item 93666 as a temporary incentive payment for the COVID-19 booster vaccination. This item could be billed in conjunction with COVID-19 Vaccine Suitability Assessment Service MBS items (93644, 93645, 93646, 93647, 93653, 93654, 93655 and 93656) when a patient received a third dose or booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

NOTE! This item was discontinued on 1st February 2023. The factsheet related to these changes, is available here

 A time limit of two years currently applies to the lodgement of claims with Medicare under the direct billing (assignment of benefit) arrangements. This means that currently, Medicare benefits are not payable for any service where the service was rendered more than two years earlier than the date the claim was lodged with Medicare.

Click here and here to find further information about it.

It has recently been announced that this claiming period will be reduced to 12 months from November 2025. Read more about it here."

 

More information is available at Medicare Support for COVID-19 Vaccinations FAQ 

 

This metric can be found under  Clinic Optimisation > Billing Optimisation > Historical opportunities tab >  Historical 93666 opportunities

 

This figure represents the number of patient visits for a COVID-19 booster vaccine where the patient was billed a Vaccine Suitability Assessment Service but was not billed the COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Incentive.

Use this metric to easily identify patients who were billed a Vaccine Suitability Assessment Service during their COVID-19 booster appointment but were not billed the COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Incentive. 

TOP TIP! Use the Search function to look up 93666 (or another keyword), then add this metric directly to your Favourites area to review regularly!

NOTE! Deceased and inactive patients are not included in this metric. Should you wish to review any of those patients, please tick the checkbox in the filters:


The sections included in this article relating to Historical 93666 opportunities are:


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93666 opportunities by last seen Practitioner

The bar chart shows the number of patient visits for a COVID-19 booster vaccine broken down by Practitioner where the patient was billed a Vaccine Suitability Assessment Service but was not billed the COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Incentive.

TOP TIP! Use the Select Practitioner filter in the sidebar to see one Practitioner at a time! This will apply to your list of patients below so you export each individual Practitioner's list for claiming approval. 


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List of services for possible item 93666

This table contains a list of services that were billed a Vaccine Suitability Assessment Service during their COVID-19 booster appointment but were not billed the COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Incentive.

TOP TIP!  Download the .CSV file to review possible historical opportunities missed, then check weekly as part of your routine practice workflows.

NOTE: Make sure to review the date of service and ensure you are billing the correct date. Service dates greater than 2 years ago will need to be claimed manually.


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