The January 2010 Medicare Benefits Schedule
Incorporating 1 February 2010 cataract surgery item fee amendments
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MBS files - PDF, RTF and ZIP.
Publication | Pages | FilesDownload Help | Notes | ||||
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| Summary of 1 January 2010 MBS | 32 pages | (PDF 123 KB) | (RTF 506 KB) | (ZIP 36 KB) | File created on 18 December 2009. | ||
| Complete MBS - excluding Dental Services | 789 pages | (PDF 4802 KB) | (RTF 10208 KB) | (ZIP 1413 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009. File amended on 18 December to incorporate 1 Jan 2010 changes. File amended on 1 February 2010 to incorporate cataract surgery fee amendments effective 1 February 2010. | ||
Medicare Benefits Schedule by Category | |||||||
| Category 1 - Attendances | 167 pages | (PDF 923 KB) | (RTF 2497 KB) | (ZIP 235 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009 and amended on 18 December to incorporate 1 Jan 2010 changes and 1 February 2010 to incorporate new cataract surgery fees effective 1 February 2010. | ||
| Category 2 - Diagnostic Procedures | 53 pages | (PDF 351 KB) | (RTF 701 KB) | (ZIP 89 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009. | ||
| Category 3 - Therapeutic Procedures | 331 pages | (PDF 2086 KB) | (RTF 6937 KB) | (ZIP 457 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009 and amended on 18 December to incorporate 1 Jan 2010 changes. File amended on 1 February 2010 to incorporate cataract surgery fee amendments effective 1 February 2010. | ||
| Category 4 - Oral and Maxillofacial Services | 59 pages | (PDF 332 KB) | (RTF 800 KB) | (ZIP 88 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009. | ||
| Cateogry 5 - Diagnostic Imaging Services | 112 pages | (PDF 642 KB) | (RTF 1633 KB) | (ZIP 144 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009. Amended on 18 December to incorporate 1 Jan 2010 changes. | ||
| Category 6 - Pathology Services | 110 pages | (PDF 651 KB) | (RTF 1472 KB) | (ZIP 159 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009. | ||
| Category 7 - Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Services | 49 pages | (PDF 289 KB) | (RTF 569 KB) | (ZIP 77 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009. | ||
| Category 8 - Miscellaneous Services | 86 pages | (PDF 515 KB) | (RTF 938 KB) | (ZIP 111 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009. Amended on 18 December. | ||
Other Schedules | |||||||
| Allied Health Schedule | 62 pages | (PDF 419 KB) | (RTF 4212 KB) | (ZIP 678 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009. Amended on 18 December. | ||
| Dental Services Schedule | 65 pages | (PDF 218 KB) | (RTF 1163 KB) | (ZIP 68 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009. | ||
| Optometrical Benefits Schedule | 59 pages | (PDF 282 KB) | (RTF 451 KB) | (ZIP 72 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009. | ||
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Software Files (ASCII and XML)
File type | Files | Notes | |||
| ASCII [ASCII specifications] | (TXT 2163 KB) | (ZIP 312 KB) | File created on 28 September 2009 and amended on 30 October 2009 to incorporate new cataract surgery fees. File amended to incorporate 1 January 2010 MBS changes and also incorporates amended cataract surgery items 42698, 42701 and 42702 from 26 Nov 2009. Cataract surgery item 42718 has been deleted from 26 Nov 2009. File amended on 1 February 2010 to incorporate cataract surgery fee amendments effective 1 February 2010. | ||
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| Relative Value Guide (RVG) | (TXT 14 KB) | | File created on 28 September 2009. | ||
| XML [XML help] | (XML 6839 KB) | (ZIP 335 KB) | File created on 28 September 2009 and amended on 30 October 2009 to incorporate new cataract surgery fees. File amended to incorporate 1 January 2010 MBS changes and also incorporates amended cataract surgery items 42698, 42701 and 42702 from 26 Nov 2009. Cataract surgery item 42718 has been deleted from 26 Nov 2009. File amended on 1 February 2010 to incorporate cataract surgery fee amendments effective 1 February 2010. | ||
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The May 2013 Medicare Benefits Schedule
The March 2013 Medicare Benefits Schedule
The January 2013 Medicare Benefits Schedule
The December 2012 Medicare Benefits Schedule
The November 2012 Medicare Benefits Schedule
The July 2012 Medicare Benefits Schedule - incorporating 1 August 2012 amendment