The January 2013 Medicare Benefits Schedule
Current Update
The 1 January 2013 MBS ASCII and XML files have been amended. For details visit January 2013 Latest News page.Please note: The files listed on this page provide general information on the arrangements for the payment of Medicare benefits. These arrangements operate under the Health Insurance Act 1973 (as amended). These files are not legal documents, and, in cases of discrepancy, the legislation is the source for payments of Medicare benefits.
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- Previous publications.
Publications (January 2013 Update) amended 2 January 2013:
Publication | Pages | FilesDownload Help | Notes | ||||
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| Complete MBS - excluding Dental Services | 881 pages | (PDF 5113) | (DOC 18571 KB) | (ZIP 1179 KB) | 17 December 2012 File amended to incorporate changes effective 1 January 2013. For details visit January 2013 Latest News page. | ||
Medicare Benefits Schedule by Category | |||||||
| Category 1 - Attendances | 176 pages | (PDF 954 KB) | (DOC 3346 KB) | (ZIP 243 KB) | 17 December 2012 File amended to incorporate changes effective 1 January 2013. For details visit January 2013 Latest News page. 2 January 2013 File amended to update telehealth items. | ||
| Category 2 - Diagnostic Procedures | 54 pages | (PDF 344 KB) | (DOC 890 KB) | (ZIP 91 KB) | | ||
| Category 3 - Therapeutic Procedures | 342 pages | (PDF 2158 KB) | (DOC 9619 KB) | (ZIP 559 KB) | 17 December 2012 File amended to incorporate changes effective 1 January 2013. For details visit January 2013 Latest News page. 2 January 2013 File amended to update telehealth items. | ||
| Category 4 - Oral and Maxillofacial Services | 60 pages | (PDF 324 KB) | (DOC 1054 KB) | (ZIP 95 KB) | | ||
| Category 5 - Diagnostic Imaging Services | 157 pages | (PDF 841 KB) | (DOC 2912 KB) | (ZIP 178 KB) | 17 December 2012 File amended to incorporate changes effective 1 January 2013. For details visit January 2013 Latest News page. | ||
| Category 6 - Pathology Services | 112 pages | (PDF 663 KB) | (DOC 2075 KB) | (ZIP 179 KB) | 17 December 2012 File amended to incorporate changes effective 1 January 2013. For details visit January 2013 Latest News page. | ||
| Category 7 - Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Services | 48 pages | (PDF 283 KB) | (DOC 736 KB) | (ZIP 81 KB) | | ||
| Category 8 - Miscellaneous Services | 117 pages | (PDF 765 KB) | (DOC 1536 KB) | (ZIP 154 KB) | 17 December 2012 File amended to incorporate changes effective 1 January 2013. For details visit January 2013 Latest News page. 2 January 2013 File amended to update telehealth items. | ||
Other Schedules | |||||||
| Allied Health Schedule | 75 pages | (PDF 396 KB) | (DOC 1584 KB) | (ZIP 113 KB) | | ||
| Optometrical Benefits Schedule | 37 pages | (PDF 186 KB) | (DOC 347 KB) | (ZIP 47 KB) | | ||
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Software Files (ASCII and XML) amended 2 January 2013
File type | Files | Notes | |||
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| ASCII ASCII specifications | (TXT 2346 KB) | (ZIP 336 KB) | 1 January 2013 File amended 17 December 2012 to incorporate changes effective 1 January 2013. For details visit January 2013 Latest News page. 2 January 2013 File amended to update 14 telehealth items. | ||
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| Relative Value Guide (RVG) | (TXT 15 KB) | | | ||
| XML XML help | (XML 7724 KB) | (ZIP 367 KB) | 1 January 2013 File amended 17 December 2012 to incorporate changes effective 1 January 2013. For details visit January 2013 Latest News page. 2 January 2013 File amended to update 14 telehealth items. | ||
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