MBS item numbers
Select one of the following clinical categories to see the MBS item numbers it includes. See Clinical categories for details of what they cover. Note: Common and support MBS items are not included in these lists – see MBS Online for more information.
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- Assisted reproductive services
- Back, neck and spine
- Blood
- Bone, joint and muscle
- Brain and nervous system
- Breast surgery (medically necessary)
- Cataracts
- Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancer
- Dental surgery
- Diabetes management (excluding insulin pumps)
- Dialysis for chronic kidney failure
- Digestive system
- Ear, nose and throat
- Eye (not cataracts)
- Gastrointestinal endoscopy
- Gynaecology
- Heart and vascular system
- Hernia and appendix
- Hospital psychiatric services
- Implantation of hearing devices
- Insulin pumps - this item has no specific MBS item numbers associated with it
- Joint reconstructions
- Joint replacements
- Kidney and bladder
- Lung and chest
- Male reproductive system
- Miscarriage and termination of pregnancy
- Pain management
- Pain management with device
- Palliative care
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary)
- Podiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon – limited benefits) - this item has no specific MBS item numbers associated with it
- Pregnancy and birth
- Rehabilitation - this item has no specific MBS item numbers associated with it
- Skin
- Sleep studies
- Tonsils, adenoids and grommets
- Weight loss surgery