The May 2010 Medicare Benefits Schedule
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MBS files - PDF, RTF and ZIP.
Publication | Pages | FilesDownload Help | Notes | ||||
 | | RTF | ZIP | | |||
| Summary of 1 May 2010 MBS | 53 pages | (PDF 260 KB) | (RTF 938 KB) | (ZIP 62 KB) | File created on 16 April 2010. | ||
| Complete MBS - excluding Dental Services | 769 pages | (PDF 4652 KB) | (RTF 12010 KB) | (ZIP 927 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 | 146 pages | (PDF 888 KB) | (RTF 2427 KB) | (ZIP 207 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009 and amended on 16 April 2010 to incorporate the new MBS Review structure of this Category. | ||
| Category 2 - Diagnostic Procedures | 53 pages | (PDF 352 KB) | (RTF 681 KB) | (ZIP 85 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009. | ||
| Category 3 - Therapeutic Procedures | 329 pages | (PDF 2085 KB) | (RTF 7560 KB) | (ZIP 725 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. Amended on 16 April 2010. | ||
| Category 4 - Oral and Maxillofacial Services | 59 pages | (PDF 332 KB) | (RTF 802 KB) | (ZIP 88 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009. | ||
| Category 5 - Diagnostic Imaging Services | 112 pages | (PDF 527 KB) | (RTF 1642 KB) | (ZIP 145 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009. Amended on 18 December to incorporate 1 Jan 2010 changes. Amended on 16 April 2010 | ||
| Category 6 - Pathology Services | 107 pages | (PDF 653 KB) | (RTF 1482 KB) | (ZIP 160 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009 and amended on 16 April 2010. | ||
| Category 7 - Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Services | 49 pages | (PDF 290 KB) | (RTF 573 KB) | (ZIP 77 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009. | ||
| Category 8 - Miscellaneous Services | 88 pages | (PDF 621 KB) | (RTF 933 KB) | (ZIP 112 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009. Amended on 18 December and 16 April 2010. | ||
Other Schedules | |||||||
| Allied Health Schedule | 61 pages | (PDF 289 KB) | (RTF 693 KB) | (ZIP 73 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009. Amended on 18 December and 16 April 2010. | ||
| Dental Services Schedule | 65 pages | (PDF 241 KB) | (RTF 1164 KB) | (ZIP 68 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009. | ||
| Optometrical Benefits Schedule | 55 pages | (PDF 310 KB) | (RTF 484 KB) | (ZIP 78 KB) | File created on 15 October 2009. | ||
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Software Files (ASCII and XML)
File type | Files | Notes | |||
| ASCII [ASCII specifications] | (TXT 2193 KB) | (ZIP 318 KB) | File created on 1 April 2010 and modified on 30 April to include new item10985. | ||
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| Relative Value Guide (RVG) | (TXT 14 KB) | | File created on 28 September 2009. | ||
| XML [XML help] | (XML 7430 KB) | (ZIP 345 KB) | File created on 1 April 2010 and modified on 30 April to include new item10985. | ||
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