Further information on changes is available from the July 2023 News Page.

XML Data File

File Type	Download options	Notes
XML	MBS-XML-20230701.V4 (XML 7879 KB)	File released on 25 July 2023, effective 1 July 2023. Note: This file includes 1 July 2023 indexation and changes to the General Medical Services Table, Pathology Services Table, Diagnostic Imaging Services Table and the Health Insurance Regulations 2018 as published on 11 July 2023. The only amendments additional to those in the file released on 11 July 2023 are amendments to the fees for items 90092, 90093, 90095 and 90096. These changes have been made to reflect what is prescribed in legislation.
XML	MBS-XML-20230701.V3 (XML 7879 KB)	File released on 11 July 2023, effective 1 July 2023. Note: This file includes 1 July 2023 indexation and changes to the General Medical Services Table, Pathology Services Table, Diagnostic Imaging Services Table and the Health Insurance Regulations 2018 as published on 9 June 2023. This file also updates the Group for items 80176, 80177 and 80178 to Group M7.
XML	MBS-XML-20230701.V2 (XML 7879 KB)	File released on 9 June 2023, effective 1 July 2023. Note: This file includes 1 July 2023 indexation and changes to the General Medical Services Table, Pathology Services Table, Diagnostic Imaging Services Table and the Health Insurance Regulations 2018 as published on 4 April 2023. This file also includes an amendment to the fee for item 30630, amendment to pathology item 73343, new items 31227 and 61470 and various other changes made under subsection 3C(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
XML	MBS-XML-20230701 (XML 7832 KB)	File released on 4 April 2023, effective 1 July 2023. Note: This file includes 1 July 2023 indexation and changes to the General Medical Services Table, Pathology Services Table, Diagnostic Imaging Services Table 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.

July 2023 MBS Book Files

Publication	Download options	Notes
Complete MBS Last Updated 4 July 2023	PDF version of the 1 July 2023 Complete MBS (PDF 12173 KB) Word version of the 1 July 2023 Complete MBS (Word 2218 KB)	File released on 4 July 2023 Note: This file includes 1 July 2023 indexation and changes to the General Medical Services Table (GMST), Pathology Services Table (PST) and Diagnostic Imaging Services Table (DIST).
Category 1 - Attendances Last Updated 4 July 2023	PDF version of the July 2023 Category 1 - Attendances  (PDF 2894 KB) Word version of the July 2023 Category 1 - Attendances (Word 566 KB)
Category 2 - Diagnostic Procedures Last Updated 4 July 2023	PDF version of the July 2023 Category 2 - Diagnostic Procedures (PDF 786 KB) Word version of the July 2023 Category 2 - Diagnostic Procedures (Word 204 KB)
Category 3 - Therapeutic Procedures Last Updated 4 July 2023	PDF version of the July 2023 Category 3 - Therapeutic Procedures  (PDF 4888 KB) Word version of the July 2023 Category 3 - Therapeutic Procedures  (Word 935 KB)
Category 4 - Oral and Maxillofacial Services Last Updated 4 July 2023	PDF version of the July 2023 Category 4 - Oral and Maxillofacial Services (PDF 561 KB)   Word version of the July 2023 Category 4 - Oral and Maxillofacial Services (Word 173 KB)
Category 5 - Diagnostic Imaging Services Last Updated 4 July 2023	PDF version of the July 2023 Category 5 - Diagnostic Imaging Services (PDF 1609 KB) Word version of the July 2023 Category 5 - Diagnostic Imaging Services (Word 326 KB)
Category 6 - Pathology Services Last Updated 4 July 2023	PDF version of the July 2023 Category 6 - Pathology Services (PDF 1229 KB) Word version of the July 2023 Category 6 - Pathology Services (Word 298 KB)
Category 7 - Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Services Last Updated 4 July 2023	PDF version of the July 2023 Category 7 - Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Services (PDF 453 KB) Word version of the July 2023 Category 7 - Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Services (Word 157 KB)
Category 8 - Miscellaneous Services Last Updated 4 July 2023	PDF version of the July 2023 Category 8 - Miscellaneous Services (PDF 1826 KB) Word version of the July 2023 Category 8 - Miscellaneous Services (Word 344 KB)

Please note that the information provided is a general guide only. It is ultimately the responsibility of treating practitioners to use their professional judgment to determine the most clinically appropriate services to provide, and then to ensure that any services billed to Medicare fully meet the eligibility requirements outlined in the legislation.

The MBS book is current as at the date of publication and does not account for MBS changes since that date.

July 2023 MBS Files

Publication	Download options	Notes
Ready Reckoner	RR20230701 (Word 60 KB)	File updated on 27 April 2023 to include fees and benefits for 1 July 2023.
Relative Value Guide	RVG File 230701 (TXT 12 KB)	File updated on 27 April 2023 to include fees and benefits for 1 July 2023.

Viewing the XML
In order to view the XML you will need to right click on the document link and select the "save link" option. Once saved you will be able to open the document from it's saved location.

Exporting into Microsoft Excel
To export the XML into Microsoft Excel you will need to follow the below steps:

1. Save the XML file to your computer
2. Open Excel and from the toolbar select File, Open, find the XML you saved and select "open"
3. This will import the XML file into a new worksheet. Select "as an XML table", click ok, then ok again.

MBS Book Creation

The Department of Health and Aged Care currently publishes the MBS Book in March, July and November each year. When publishing the MBS book for 1 July each year we publish the book in full form and by category both in PDF and Word format.

If you would like a complete list of all current MBS item numbers in the MBS Book format outside of this time, you may wish to use the create publication function at http://www9.health.gov.au/mbs/createPublication.cfm. Further instructions on how to create this is available on the create publication page.

Note: Please refer to the how do I use the XML file assistance page for information on the XML file
Note: Item Map, Item Descriptors, and Re-Use Item Map. These files are available on the Downloads page