The Revised 1 January 2020 Medicare Benefits Schedule MBS XML and Book files (PDF, DOC and ZIP) are available to download. For details visit the
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(as amended). These files are not legal documents, and, in cases of discrepancy, the legislation is the source for payments of Medicare benefits.
| Publication | Publication download options | Number of pages | Notes |
|---|
| Complete MBS | Complete MBS (PDF 11,591 KB)
Complete MBS (DOC 10,613 KB)
Complete MBS (ZIP 1,243 KB) | 1,394 | Revised on 17 January 2020 to include 36 new items
Revised on 10 January 2020 to include descriptor amendments to items 894, 896, 898, 2121, 2150, 2196, 61311, 61332, 61333, 61336, 61337, 61341 and 61344 and Explanatory Notes AN.30.1, IN.0.13 and new Explanatory Note AN.7.30
Revised on 18 December 2019 to include item 25012 |
| Category 1 - Attendances | Category 1 - Attendances (PDF 3,590 KB)
Category 1 - Attendances (DOC 2,610 KB)
Category 1 - Attendances (ZIP 343KB) | 355 | Revised on 17 January 2020 to include 12 new items
Revised on 10 January 2020 to include descriptor amendments to items 894, 896, 898, 2121, 2150, 2196, Explanatory Note AN.30.1 and new Explanatory Note AN.7.30 |
| Category 2 - Diagnostic Procedures | Category 2 - Diagnostic Procedures (PDF 1,136 KB)
Category 2 - Diagnostic Procedures (DOC 445 KB)
Category 2 - Diagnostic Procedures (ZIP 85 KB) | 81 pages |  |
| Category 3 - Therapeutic Procedures | Category 3 - Therapeutic Procedures (PDF 4,663 KB)
Category 3 - Therapeutic Procedures (DOC 4,205 KB)
Category 3 - Therapeutic Procedures (ZIP 490 KB) | 489 pages | Revised on 18 December 2019 to include item 25012 |
| Category 4 - Oral and Maxillofacial Services | Category 4 - Oral and Maxillofacial Services (PDF 945 KB)
Category 4 - Oral and Maxillofacial Services (DOC 430 KB)
Category 4 - Oral and Maxillofacial Services (ZIP 75 KB) | 60 pages | |
| Category 5 - Diagnostic Imaging Services | Category 5 - Diagnostic Imaging Services (PDF 2,167 KB)
Category 5 - Diagnostic Imaging Services (DOC 1,615 KB)
Category 5 - Diagnostic Imaging Services (ZIP 191 KB) | 233 pages | Revised on 10 January 2020 to include descriptor amendments to items 61311, 61332, 61333, 61336, 61337, 61341 and 61344 and Explanatory Note IN.0.13 |
| Category 6 - Pathology Services | Category 6 - Pathology Services (PDF 1,629 KB)
Category 6 - Pathology Services (DOC 1,087 KB)
Category 6 - Pathology Services (ZIP 165 KB) | 151 pages | Revised on 10 January 2020 to include amendment to Explanatory Note PN.6.1 |
| Category 7 - Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Services | Category 7 - Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Services (PDF 828 KB)
Category 7 - Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Services (DOC 277 KB)
Category 7 - Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Services (ZIP 62 KB) | 52 pages | |
| Category 8 - Miscellaneous Services | Category 8 - Miscellaneous Services (PDF 1,891 KB)
Category 8 - Miscellaneous Services (DOC 956 KB)
Category 8 - Miscellaneous Services (ZIP 148 KB) | 185 pages | Revised on 17 January 2020 to include 24 new items and new Note MN.17.1 |
