Every item with both an MBS schedule fee and a DVA fee, side by side — with the dollar and percentage difference. Search an item number or sort by the biggest gaps.
| Item | Description | MBS fee | DVA fee | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91879 | Phone attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant phy… | $26.20 | $25.55 | -0.65 (-2.5%) |
| 59103 | Localisation of foreign body, if provided in conjunction with a service describe… | $25.05 | $24.40 | -0.65 (-2.6%) |
| 11306 | Non determinate audiometry, if a service to which item 82306 applies has not bee… | $26.20 | $25.55 | -0.65 (-2.5%) |
| 75880 | Professional attendance (the attendance service) by a general practitioner, a me… | $26.35 | $25.70 | -0.65 (-2.5%) |
| 71092 | Tests described in item 71089, other than that described in 71090, if rendered b… | $24.90 | $24.25 | -0.65 (-2.6%) |
| 65137 | Test for the presence of lupus anticoagulant not being a service associated with… | $26.60 | $25.95 | -0.65 (-2.4%) |
| 65180 | A test described in item 65175, if rendered by a receiving APA, where no tests i… | $26.60 | $25.95 | -0.65 (-2.4%) |
| 65142 | Confirmation or clarification of an abnormal or indeterminate result from a test… | $26.60 | $25.95 | -0.65 (-2.4%) |
| 82309 | Audiology health service, consisting of an air conduction audiogram performed on… | $25.15 | $24.50 | -0.65 (-2.6%) |
| 65175 | Test for the presence of antithrombin III deficiency, protein C deficiency, prot… | $26.60 | $25.95 | -0.65 (-2.4%) |
| 80170 | Focussed psychological strategies health service provided to a patient as part o… | $26.70 | $26.00 | -0.70 (-2.6%) |
| 80171 | Focussed psychological strategies health service provided to a patient as part o… | $26.70 | $26.00 | -0.70 (-2.6%) |
| 30061 | SUPERFICIAL FOREIGN BODY, REMOVAL OF, (including from cornea or sclera), as an i… | $28.15 | $27.45 | -0.70 (-2.5%) |
| 52012 | SUPERFICIAL FOREIGN BODY, removal of, as an independent procedure (Anaes.) | $28.15 | $27.45 | -0.70 (-2.5%) |
| 71099 | Double-stranded DNA antibodies - quantitation by 1 or more methods other than th… | $27.85 | $27.15 | -0.70 (-2.5%) |
| 80145 | Focussed psychological strategies health service provided to a patient as part o… | $26.70 | $26.00 | -0.70 (-2.6%) |
| 733 | Professional attendance at consulting rooms of not more than 5 minutes in durati… | $27.75 | $27.05 | -0.70 (-2.5%) |
| 13839 | ARTERIAL PUNCTURE and collection of blood for diagnostic purposes | $27.65 | $26.95 | -0.70 (-2.5%) |
| 71077 | Quantitation of immunoglobulin E (total) in the follow up of a patient with prov… | $28.40 | $27.70 | -0.70 (-2.5%) |
| 71079 | Detection of specific immunoglobulin E antibodies to single or multiple potentia… | $28.15 | $27.45 | -0.70 (-2.5%) |
| 80146 | Focussed psychological strategies health service provided to a patient as part o… | $26.70 | $26.00 | -0.70 (-2.6%) |
| 11714 | Twelve-lead electrocardiography, trace and clinical note, by a medical practitio… | $29.00 | $28.25 | -0.75 (-2.6%) |
| 65126 | 3 tests described in item 65120 | $29.25 | $28.50 | -0.75 (-2.6%) |
| 73529 | Human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG), quantitation in serum by 1 or more methods … | $30.10 | $29.35 | -0.75 (-2.5%) |
| 71125 | Detection of 4 or more antibodies specified in item 71119 | $29.05 | $28.30 | -0.75 (-2.6%) |
| 10987 | Follow‑up service, to a maximum of 10 services per patient in a calendar year, p… | $28.70 | $27.95 | -0.75 (-2.6%) |
| 80121 | Focussed psychological strategies health service provided to a patient as part o… | $30.45 | $29.70 | -0.75 (-2.5%) |
| 71085 | 2 tests described in item 71083 | $30.40 | $29.65 | -0.75 (-2.5%) |
| 71192 | 2 items described in item 71189. | $29.80 | $29.05 | -0.75 (-2.5%) |
| 80120 | Focussed psychological strategies health service provided to a patient as part o… | $30.45 | $29.70 | -0.75 (-2.5%) |
| 73525 | Sperm antibodies - sperm-penetrating ability - 1 or more tests | $29.80 | $29.05 | -0.75 (-2.5%) |
| 71089 | Quantitation of complement components or breakdown products of complement protei… | $30.65 | $29.85 | -0.80 (-2.6%) |
| 11309 | Audiogram, air conduction, if a service to which item 82309 applies has not been… | $31.45 | $30.65 | -0.80 (-2.5%) |
| 71137 | Quantitation of cell-mediated immunity by multiple antigen delayed type hypersen… | $31.80 | $31.00 | -0.80 (-2.5%) |
| 72844 | Enzyme histochemistry of skeletal muscle for investigation of primary degenerati… | $32.30 | $31.50 | -0.80 (-2.5%) |
| 244 | Attendance by a prescribed medical practitioner, as a member of a case conferenc… | $30.95 | $30.15 | -0.80 (-2.6%) |
| 71090 | A test described in item 71089, if rendered by a receiving APP, where no tests i… | $30.65 | $29.85 | -0.80 (-2.6%) |
| 55729 | Duplex scanning, if:(a) the service involves:(i) B mode ultrasound imaging and i… | $32.10 | $31.30 | -0.80 (-2.5%) |
| 71071 | 3 or more tests described in items 71066, 71068, 71072 or 71074 | $32.50 | $31.70 | -0.80 (-2.5%) |
| 30219 | HAEMATOMA, FURUNCLE, SMALL ABSCESS OR SIMILAR LESION not requiring admission to … | $32.75 | $31.90 | -0.85 (-2.6%) |
| 52056 | HAEMATOMA, aspiration of (Anaes.) | $32.75 | $31.90 | -0.85 (-2.6%) |
| 91178 | Video attendance by a participating nurse practitioner lasting at least 6 minute… | $32.65 | $31.80 | -0.85 (-2.6%) |
| 30216 | HAEMATOMA, aspiration of (Anaes.) | $32.75 | $31.90 | -0.85 (-2.6%) |
| 52055 | HAEMATOMA, SMALL ABSCESS OR CELLULITIS, not requiring admission to a hospital, I… | $32.75 | $31.90 | -0.85 (-2.6%) |
| 91850 | Antenatal video service provided by a practice midwife, nurse or an Aboriginal a… | $32.65 | $31.80 | -0.85 (-2.6%) |
| 36800 | BLADDER, catheterisation of, where no other procedure is performed (Anaes.) | $33.00 | $32.15 | -0.85 (-2.6%) |
| 82205 | Professional attendance by a participating nurse practitioner lasting at least 6… | $32.65 | $31.80 | -0.85 (-2.6%) |
| 13312 | BLOOD for pathology test, collection of, BY FEMORAL OR EXTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN PUN… | $34.05 | $33.20 | -0.85 (-2.5%) |
| 16400 | Antenatal service provided by a practice midwife, nurse or an Aboriginal and Tor… | $32.65 | $31.80 | -0.85 (-2.6%) |
| 91189 | Phone attendance by a participating nurse practitioner lasting at least 6 minute… | $32.65 | $31.80 | -0.85 (-2.6%) |
What this means for billing: a positive (green) difference means DVA pays more than the MBS schedule fee for that item, so a DVA-eligible patient generally has no gap, or a smaller one, than a private MBS patient would. A negative (red) difference means DVA pays less — there may be a gap unless the service is bulk-billed or the difference is otherwise absorbed. Rows marked material have a difference of more than $5, which is more likely to be worth checking before billing.
Data sourced from Australian Government publications · Not an official government service.
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