The March 2012 Medicare Benefits Schedule
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Publication | Pages | FilesDownload Help | Notes | ||||
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 | | RTF | ZIP | | |||
| Complete MBS - excluding Dental Services | 853 pages | (PDF 3884 KB) | (RTF 18524 KB) | (ZIP 1175 KB) | Complete MBS incorporating MRI Services for patients with PIP Implants (PDF 76 KB) | ||
Medicare Benefits Schedule by Category | |||||||
| Category 1 - Attendances | 157 pages | (PDF 760 KB) | (RTF 3342 KB) | (ZIP 242 KB) | | ||
| Category 2 - Diagnostic Procedures | 53 pages | (PDF 278 KB) | (RTF 881 KB) | (ZIP 89 KB) | | ||
| Category 3 - Therapeutic Procedures | 342 pages | (PDF 1581 KB) | (RTF 9630 KB) | (ZIP 558 KB) | | ||
| Category 4 - Oral and Maxillofacial Services | 54 pages | (PDF 261 KB) | (RTF 1039 KB) | (ZIP 93 KB) | | ||
| Category 5 - Diagnostic Imaging Services | 153 pages | (PDF 622 KB) | (RTF 2875 KB) | (ZIP 174 KB) | MRI Services for patients with PIP Implants (PDF 76 KB) | ||
| Category 6 - Pathology Services | 111 pages | (PDF 534 KB) | (RTF 2064 KB) | (ZIP 175 KB) | | ||
| Category 7 - Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Services | 47 pages | (PDF 239 KB) | (RTF 728 KB) | (ZIP 80 KB) | | ||
| Category 8 - Miscellaneous Services | 106 pages | (PDF 607 KB) | (RTF 1526 KB) | (ZIP 151 KB) | | ||
Other Schedules | |||||||
| Allied Health Schedule | 72 pages | (PDF 275 KB) | (RTF 1261 KB) | (ZIP 111 KB) | | ||
| Dental Services Schedule | 65 pages | (PDF 184 KB) | (RTF 1575 KB) | (ZIP 83 KB) | | ||
| Optometrical Benefits Schedule | 37 pages | (PDF 154 KB) | (RTF 346 KB) | (ZIP 46 KB) | | ||
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Software Files (ASCII and XML)
File type | Files | Notes | |||
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| ASCII [ASCII specifications] | (TXT 2384 KB) | (ZIP 338 KB) | 1 March 2012 1 March 2012 changes. 12 March 2012 MRI Services for patients with PIP implants. See Latest News article outlining these amendments. File amended to incorporate 3 new Pathology items and 6 amended Pathology item description changes effective 1 May 2012. | ||
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| Relative Value Guide (RVG) | (TXT 14 KB) | | | ||
| XML [XML help] | (XML 8185 KB) | (ZIP 369 KB) | 1 March 2012 1 March 2012 changes. 12 March 2012 MRI Services for patients with PIP implants. See Latest News article outlining these amendments. File amended to incorporate 3 new Pathology items and 6 amended Pathology item description changes effective 1 May 2012. | ||
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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