The ‘Private Health Insurance classification of MBS items 1 March 2026’ (the ‘PHI Spreadsheet’) released on 13 February 2026, is derived from the March 2026 XML file’ released on 10 February and effective 1 March 2026, available from the March 2026 downloads page.
Reflected in the ‘PHI Spreadsheet’ are MBS 1 March 2026 changes to the General Medical Services Table (GMST), the Diagnostic Imaging Services Table (DIST), the Pathology Services Table (PST) and the Health Insurance Regulations 2018. This file also includes changes to various instruments made under subsection 3C(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
MBS item changes of potential interest to stakeholders are outlined in the MBS Online - March 2026 News.
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 March 2026 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.
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.