New rebates for Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Items for cataract surgery.
On 29 January 2010, the Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Nicola Roxon MP, signed a Determination in accordance with section 3C of the Health Insurance Act 1973 providing new fees for cataract surgery. The revised rebates will be available for cataract surgery performed from 1 February 2010 and will replace the fees put in place by the previous Determination which was effective from 26 November 2009 to 31 January 2010. The revised fees are:
Item | Health Service | Schedule Fee | 75% rebate | 85% rebate |
42698 | Lens extraction, excluding surgery performed to correct a refractive error, except for anisometropia greater than 3 dioptres following the removal of cataract in the first eye (Anaes.) | $572.20 | $429.15 | $503.10 |
42701 | Artificial lens, insertion of, excluding surgery performed to correct a refractive error, except for anisometropia greater than 3 dioptres following the removal of cataract in the first eye (Anaes.) | $319.10 | $239.35 | $271.25 |
42702 | Lens extraction and insertion of artificial lens, excluding surgery performed for the correction of refractive error, except for anisometropia greater than 3 dioptres following the removal of cataract in the first eye (Anaes.) Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $101.50 | $731.80 | $548.85 | $662.70 |
Consultation Paper - Perfusion Services
The Department of Health and Ageing has released a consultation paper and is seeking submissions from interested parties on the current Medicare arrangements for the payment of whole body perfusion (cardiac bypass), using the heart-lung machine or equivalent under the MBS Item 22060 by 1 August 2010.
The May 2010 Medicare Benefits Schedule
The January 2010 Medicare Benefits Schedule
Incorporating 1 February 2010 cataract surgery item fee amendments
The November 2009 Medicare Benefits Schedule
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