Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) items - complete service advice

This page provides updated advice to reflect best practice for Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item 38270 (balloon valvuloplasty) and TAVI items 38495, 38514 and 38522.

Page last updated: 21 August 2023

A TAVI service performed under MBS items 38495, 38514 and 38522 is a complete service which includes valvuloplasty as an inherent component of the procedure. Therefore, MBS item 38270 should not be co-claimed with TAVI items for the same occasion of service.

Further information is available in the following Factsheet:

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