1 March 2024 MBS Item Update

1 March 2024 MBS Item Update

From 1 March 2024 there are a number of changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule. Below is a quick reference for new items and deleted items by specialty.

All the item number that have had description changes are listed at the bottom of the page.

For more comprehensive information about these changes, simply visit:

Psychiatry

New Items

341, 343, 345, 347, 349, 91868, 91869, 91870, 91871, 91872, 91873, 9187, 91875, 91876, 91877, 91878, 91879, 91880, 91881, 91882, 91883, 91884

Deleted Items

348, 350, 352, 92458, 92459, 92460

Cardiovascular

New Items

11732

Anaesthesia

New Items

22052, 22053, 22054

General Surgery

New Items

30664, 30665, 31537

Prostate Surgery

New Items

37024, 37205

Deleted Items

37202, 37206, 37230, 37233

Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

New Items

38325

Neurosurgery

New Items

40804, 40805, 40806

Orthopaedic (Treatment of Fractures)

New Items

47577, 48446, 48448, 48448, 48450, 48452, 48454, 48456

Orthopaedic (Shoulder)

New Items

47795, 47968, 47970, 48919, 48925, 48932, 48943, 48944, 48952, 48953, 48959

Orthopaedic (Elbow)

New Items

47973, 49113, 49114, 49127

Orthopaedic (Osteotomy & Osteectomy)

New Items

48436, 48438, 48440, 48442, 48444

Orthopaedic (Hip)

New Items

49592

Orthopaedic (Knee)

New Items

49594

Orthopaedic (Ankle)

New Items

49596

MRI (Scan of Head)

New Items

63019, 63020

Orthopaedic (Treatment of Fractures)

New Items

47577, 48446, 48448, 48448, 48450, 48452, 48454, 48456

Cleft & Craniofacial Services

New Items

75002, 75005, 75007, 75032, 75402, 75405, 75610, 75802, 75802, 75820

Deleted Items

75001, 75004, 75006, 75018, 75021, 75033, 75036, 75307, 75150, 75153, 75156, 75403, 75409, 75412, 75415, 75612, 75615, 75803, 75806, 75809, 75812, 75821, 75824, 75827, 75830, 75839

Nurse Practitioners

New Items

82226, 82227, 82228

Items with description changes

291, 293, 294, 296, 297, 299, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 310, 312, 314, 316, 318, 319, 341, 343, 345, 347, 349, 10946, 10950, 10951, 10952, 10953, 10954, 10956, 10958, 10960, 10962, 10964, 10966, 10968, 10970, 11732, 13703, 14224, 22052, 22053, 22054, 30484, 30664, 30665, 31344, 31386, 31387, 31388, 31537, 32118, 35412, 36504, 36836, 36842, 37201, 37203, 37204, 37205, 37207, 37224, 37245, 38325, 38373, 38374, 38425, 38557, 38815, 38816, 38859, 39303, 39309, 39312, 39315, 39329, 39330, 39331, 39332, 39336, 39339, 39342, 39345, 40018, 40804, 40805, 40806, 45027, 45209, 45562, 45563, 45614, 45671, 45855, 45857, 46092, 46094, 46324, 46325, 46335, 46339, 46340, 46341, 46348, 46351, 46354, 46357, 46360, 46363, 46364, 46387, 46390, 46393, 46394, 46395, 46408, 46414, 46423, 46426, 46432, 46434, 46450, 46453, 46498, 46522, 46525, 47357, 47577, 47615, 47618, 47639, 47792, 47795, 47968, 47970, 47973, 48400, 48403, 48436, 48438, 48440, 48442, 48444, 48446, 48448, 48450, 48452, 48454, 48456, 48919, 48925, 48932, 48943, 48944, 48952, 48953, 48959, 49113, 49114, 49127, 49219, 49220, 49230, 49233, 49239, 49321, 49363, 49518, 49519, 49521, 49524, 49527, 49530, 49533, 49534, 49592, 49594, 49596, 49716, 49717, 49740, 49744, 49771, 49773, 49774, 49775, 49776, 49782, 49866, 49881, 49884, 49887, 49890, 50654, 51021, 51022, 51023, 51024, 51025, 51026, 51165, 55135, 63019, 63020, 75002, 75005, 75007, 75009, 75012, 75015, 75023, 75024, 75027, 75030, 75032, 75034, 75039, 75042, 75045, 75048, 75049, 75050, 75051, 75200, 75203, 75206, 75400, 75402, 75405, 75600, 75603, 75606, 75609, 75610, 75618, 75621, 75800, 75802, 75815, 75818, 75820, 75833, 75836, 75842, 75845, 75848, 75851, 75854, 80000, 80005, 80010, 80015, 80020, 80021, 80022, 80023, 80024, 80025, 80100, 80105, 80110, 80115, 80120, 80121, 80122, 80123, 80125, 80127, 80128, 80130, 80135, 80140, 80145, 80146, 80147, 80148, 80150, 80152, 80153, 80155, 80160, 80165, 80170, 80171, 80172, 80173, 80174, 80175, 81000, 81005, 81010, 81100, 81105, 81110, 81115, 81120, 81125, 81300, 81305, 81310, 81315, 81320, 81325, 81330, 81335, 81340, 81345, 81350, 81355, 81360, 82000, 82005, 82010, 82015, 82020, 82025, 82030, 82035, 82226, 82227, 82228, 82300, 82301, 82306, 82309, 82312, 82315, 82318, 82324, 82332, 82350, 82352, 82354, 82355, 82357, 82358, 82359, 82360, 82362, 82363, 82365, 82366, 82367, 82368, 82370, 82371, 82373, 82374, 82375, 82376, 82378, 82379, 82381, 82382, 82383, 91827, 91828, 91829, 91830, 91831, 91837, 91838, 91839, 91868, 91869, 91870, 91871, 91872, 91873, 91874, 91875, 91876, 91877, 91878, 91879, 91880, 91881, 91882, 91883, 91884, 92024, 92173, 92435, 92436, 92437, 93000, 93013, 93048, 93061



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