Private Health Insurance classification of MBS items 1 November 2024

This spreadsheet classifies MBS items by private health insurance clinical category or procedure type and includes MBS items effective 1 November 2024.

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Private Health Insurance classification of MBS items 1 November 2024

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The ‘Private Health Insurance classification of MBS items 1 November 2024’ (the ‘PHI Spreadsheet’) released on 11 October 2024, is derived from the MBS XML Data fileMBS-XML-20241101 [XML 7975 KB’ released on 4 October 2024, effective 1 November 2024.

Reflected in the ‘PHI Spreadsheet’ are MBS 1 November 2024 changes to the General Medical Services Table (GMST), Pathology Services Table (PST) and the Diagnostic Imaging Services Table (DIST). 

Key MBS item changes of potential interest to stakeholders are summarised below, and outlined in the MBS Online - November 2024 News:

  • General medical services
  • Pathology services 
  • Diagnostic Imaging services
  • Other administrative and machinery changes.

Further information including fact sheets and quick reference guides is at MBS Online.

PHI Spreadsheets reflect the assignment of MBS items by clinical category and procedure type set out in the Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Rules for 1 November 2024 which will be published on the Federal Register of Legislation following the finalisation of regulatory approval processes. Details of the changes will be available in the Explanatory Statement that will accompany the Amendment Rules.

Formal notification of the Amendment Rules registration from the Department of Health and Aged Care will be via Private Health Insurance Circular.

Subscribe for notification of new Circulars using Health’s Latest News RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed.

Receive notification of updates to PHI Spreadsheets, and other PHI information, by emailing PHI@health.gov.au requesting subscription to the email newsletter.

For previous versions of PHI Spreadsheet publications, review the Private health insurance clinical category and procedure type collection, or visit the National Library's web archive.

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