Billing Codes

MBS ↔ DVA Fee Comparison

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.

5793 items with both fees
Item Description MBS fee DVA fee Difference
53000 MAXILLARY ANTRUM, PROOF PUNCTURE AND LAVAGE OF (Anaes.) $39.00 $38.00 -1.00 (-2.6%)
10918 Professional attendance, being the second or subsequent in a course of attention… $40.00 $39.00 -1.00 (-2.5%)
10916 Professional attendance, being the first in a course of attention, of not more t… $40.00 $39.00 -1.00 (-2.5%)
10907 Professional attendance of more than 15 minutes in duration, being the first in … $40.00 $39.00 -1.00 (-2.5%)
75881 Professional attendance (the attendance service) by a general practitioner, a me… $40.10 $39.10 -1.00 (-2.5%)
55085 Urinary bladder, ultrasound scan of, by any or all approaches, if within 24 hour… $40.05 $39.05 -1.00 (-2.5%)
91211 Short antenatal video attendance by a participating midwife, lasting at least 10… $38.75 $37.75 -1.00 (-2.6%)
91218 Short antenatal phone attendance by a participating midwife, lasting at least 10… $38.75 $37.75 -1.00 (-2.6%)
82105 Short antenatal professional attendance by a participating midwife, lasting at l… $38.75 $37.75 -1.00 (-2.6%)
11737 Implanted electrocardiogram loop recording via remote monitoring (including repr… $41.60 $40.55 -1.05 (-2.5%)
11736 Implanted loop recording via remote monitoring (including reprogramming (if requ… $41.60 $40.55 -1.05 (-2.5%)
11731 Implanted electrocardiogram loop recording, by a medical practitioner, including… $41.60 $40.55 -1.05 (-2.5%)
11728 Implanted loop recording for the investigation of atrial fibrillation if the pat… $41.60 $40.55 -1.05 (-2.5%)
55068 Pelvis, ultrasound scan of, by any or all approaches, if the service is not sole… $41.15 $40.10 -1.05 (-2.6%)
80123 Focussed psychological strategies health service provided to a patient as part o… $41.50 $40.45 -1.05 (-2.5%)
71195 3 or more items described in item 71189. $42.05 $41.00 -1.05 (-2.5%)
55705 Pelvis or abdomen, pregnancy‑related or pregnancy complication, fetal developmen… $41.15 $40.10 -1.05 (-2.6%)
58500 Chest (lung fields) by direct radiography (NR) $41.65 $40.60 -1.05 (-2.5%)
6071 Attendance by a sexual health medicine specialist in the practice of the sexual … $41.50 $40.45 -1.05 (-2.5%)
6035 Attendance by an addiction medicine specialist in the practice of the addiction … $41.50 $40.45 -1.05 (-2.5%)
55708 Pelvis or abdomen, pregnancy‑related or pregnancy complication, fetal developmen… $41.15 $40.10 -1.05 (-2.6%)
55703 Pelvis or abdomen, pregnancy‑related or pregnancy complication, ultrasound (the … $41.15 $40.10 -1.05 (-2.6%)
80122 Focussed psychological strategies health service provided to a patient as part o… $41.50 $40.45 -1.05 (-2.5%)
58900 Plain abdominal only, not being a service associated with a service to which ite… $42.10 $41.05 -1.05 (-2.5%)
71164 Two or more tests described in 71163 and including a service described in 71066 … $41.90 $40.85 -1.05 (-2.5%)
71148 A test described in item 71147 if rendered by a receiving APP. (Item is subject … $42.60 $41.50 -1.10 (-2.6%)
71203 Determination of HLAB5701 status by flow cytometry or cytotoxity assay prior to … $42.60 $41.50 -1.10 (-2.6%)
193 Professional attendance by a medical practitioner who holds endorsement of regis… $44.30 $43.20 -1.10 (-2.5%)
71081 Quantitation of total haemolytic complement $42.60 $41.50 -1.10 (-2.6%)
71198 Estimation of serum tryptase for the evaluation of unexplained acute hypotension… $42.60 $41.50 -1.10 (-2.6%)
30628 HYDROCELE, tapping of $42.60 $41.50 -1.10 (-2.6%)
71147 HLA-B27 typing (Item is subject to rule 27) $42.60 $41.50 -1.10 (-2.6%)
53004 MAXILLARY ANTRUM, LAVAGE OF - each attendance at which the procedure is performe… $42.60 $41.50 -1.10 (-2.6%)
65096 Blood grouping (including back-grouping if performed), and examination of serum … $43.10 $42.00 -1.10 (-2.6%)
16514 Antenatal cardiotocography in the management of high risk pregnancy (not during … $43.85 $42.75 -1.10 (-2.5%)
71095 Quantitation of serum or plasma eosinophil cationic protein, or both, to a maxim… $42.60 $41.50 -1.10 (-2.6%)
41810 Uvulotomy or uvulectomy (H) (Anaes.) $42.60 $41.50 -1.10 (-2.6%)
30003 Burns, involving 1% or more but less than 3% of total body surface, dressing of … $43.50 $42.40 -1.10 (-2.5%)
82226 Burns, involving 1% or more but less than 3% of total body surface, dressing of … $43.50 $42.40 -1.10 (-2.5%)
75882 Professional attendance (the attendance service) by a general practitioner, a me… $42.60 $41.50 -1.10 (-2.6%)
71096 A test described in item 71095 if rendered by a receiving APP. (Item is subject … $42.60 $41.50 -1.10 (-2.6%)
75873 Professional attendance (the attendance service) by a general practitioner, a me… $42.60 $41.50 -1.10 (-2.6%)
41704 MAXILLARY ANTRUM, LAVAGE OF each attendance at which the procedure is performed,… $43.50 $42.40 -1.10 (-2.5%)
73523 Semen examination (other than post-vasectomy semen examination), including: (a) … $43.85 $42.75 -1.10 (-2.5%)
71060 Examination as described in item 71059 of 2 or more specimen types $46.25 $45.10 -1.15 (-2.5%)
55029 Head, ultrasound scan of (NR) $44.55 $43.40 -1.15 (-2.6%)
53704 FACIAL NERVE, injection of an anaesthetic agent $45.10 $43.95 -1.15 (-2.5%)
55854 Paediatric spine, spinal cord and overlying subcutaneous tissues, ultrasound sca… $44.55 $43.40 -1.15 (-2.6%)
71062 Electrophoresis and immunofixation or immunoelectrophoresis or isoelectric focus… $46.25 $45.10 -1.15 (-2.5%)
55869 Hip or groin, or both, left or right, ultrasound scan of, if the service is not … $44.55 $43.40 -1.15 (-2.6%)
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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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