The November 2011 Medicare Benefits Schedule
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Publication | Pages | FilesDownload Help | Notes | ||||
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 | | RTF | ZIP | | |||
| Complete MBS - excluding Dental Services | 860 pages | (PDF 3919 KB) | (RTF 18680 KB) | (ZIP 1182 KB) | | ||
Medicare Benefits Schedule by Category | |||||||
| Category 1 - Attendances | 156 pages | (PDF 753 KB) | (RTF 3372 KB) | (ZIP 237 KB) | | ||
| Category 2 - Diagnostic Procedures | 53 pages | (PDF 278 KB) | (RTF 878 KB) | (ZIP 89 KB) | | ||
| Category 3 - Therapeutic Procedures | 342 pages | (PDF 1599 KB) | (RTF 9643 KB) | (ZIP 559 KB) | | ||
| Category 4 - Oral and Maxillofacial Services | 54 pages | (PDF 261 KB) | (RTF 1008 KB) | (ZIP 88 KB) | | ||
| Category 5 - Diagnostic Imaging Services | 150 pages | (PDF 618 KB) | (RTF 2835 KB) | (ZIP 169 KB) | | ||
| Category 6 - Pathology Services | 108 pages | (PDF 514 KB) | (RTF 1988 KB) | (ZIP 167 KB) | | ||
| Category 7 - Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Services | 47 pages | (PDF 239 KB) | (RTF 731 KB) | (ZIP 79 KB) | | ||
| Category 8 - Miscellaneous Services | 110 pages | (PDF 622 KB) | (RTF 1580 KB) | (ZIP 155 KB) | | ||
Other Schedules | |||||||
| Allied Health Schedule | 69 pages | (PDF 269 KB) | (RTF 1244 KB) | (ZIP 108 KB) | | ||
| Dental Services Schedule | 65 pages | (PDF 184 KB) | (RTF 1572 KB) | (ZIP 83 KB) | | ||
| Optometrical Benefits Schedule | 37 pages | (PDF 160 KB) | (RTF 348 KB) | (ZIP 45 KB) | | ||
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Software Files (ASCII and XML)
File type | Files | Notes | |||
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| ASCII [ASCII specifications] | (TXT 2379 KB) | (ZIP 337 KB) | | ||
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| Relative Value Guide (RVG) | (TXT 14 KB) | | | ||
| XML [XML help] | (XML 8180 KB) | (ZIP 369 KB) | | ||
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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