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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16404 | Professional attendance at consulting rooms or a hospital by a specialist in the… | $51.50 | $50.20 | -1.30 (-2.5%) |
| 16406 | Antenatal professional attendance by an obstetrician or general practitioner, as… | $160.35 | $156.30 | -4.05 (-2.5%) |
| 16407 | Postnatal professional attendance (other than a service to which any other item … | $85.80 | $83.65 | -2.15 (-2.5%) |
| 16408 | Postnatal attendance (other than attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a… | $63.90 | $62.30 | -1.60 (-2.5%) |
| 16500 | Antenatal attendance | $56.45 | $55.00 | -1.45 (-2.6%) |
| 16501 | External cephalic version for breech presentation, after 36 weeks, if no contrai… | $168.20 | $163.95 | -4.25 (-2.5%) |
| 16502 | Polyhydramnios, unstable lie, multiple pregnancy, pregnancy complicated by diabe… | $56.45 | $55.00 | -1.45 (-2.6%) |
| 16505 | Threatened abortion, threatened miscarriage or hyperemesis gravidarum, requiring… | $56.45 | $55.00 | -1.45 (-2.6%) |
| 16508 | Pregnancy complicated by acute intercurrent infection, fetal growth restriction,… | $56.45 | $55.00 | -1.45 (-2.6%) |
| 16509 | Pre‑eclampsia, eclampsia or antepartum haemorrhage, treatment of—professional at… | $56.45 | $55.00 | -1.45 (-2.6%) |
| 16511 | Cervix, purse string ligation of (Anaes.) | $263.15 | $256.50 | -6.65 (-2.5%) |
| 16512 | Cervix, removal of purse string ligature of (Anaes.) | $76.00 | $74.05 | -1.95 (-2.6%) |
| 16514 | Antenatal cardiotocography in the management of high risk pregnancy (not during … | $43.85 | $42.75 | -1.10 (-2.5%) |
| 16515 | Management of vaginal birth as an independent procedure, if the patient’s care h… | $755.05 | $735.90 | -19.15 (-2.5%) |
| 16518 | Management of labour, incomplete, if the patient’s care has been transferred to … | $539.30 | $525.65 | -13.65 (-2.5%) |
| 16519 | Management of labour and birth by any means (including Caesarean section) includ… | $830.60 | $809.55 | -21.05 (-2.5%) |
| 16520 | Caesarean section and post‑operative care for 7 days, if the patient’s care has … | $755.05 | $735.90 | -19.15 (-2.5%) |
| 16522 | Management of labour and birth, or birth alone, (including caesarean section), o… | $1950.10 | $1900.70 | -49.40 (-2.5%) |
| 16527 | Management of vaginal birth, if the patient’s care has been transferred by a par… | $755.05 | $735.90 | -19.15 (-2.5%) |
| 16528 | Caesarean section and post‑operative care for 7 days, if the patient’s care has … | $755.05 | $735.90 | -19.15 (-2.5%) |
| 16530 | Management of pregnancy loss, from 14 weeks to 15 weeks and 6 days gestation, ot… | $460.00 | $448.35 | -11.65 (-2.5%) |
| 16531 | Management of pregnancy loss, from 16 weeks to 22 weeks and 6 days gestation, ot… | $920.00 | $896.70 | -23.30 (-2.5%) |
| 16533 | Pregnancy complicated by acute intercurrent infection, fetal growth restriction,… | $126.35 | $123.15 | -3.20 (-2.5%) |
| 16534 | Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia or antepartum haemorrhage, treatment of—each profession… | $126.35 | $123.15 | -3.20 (-2.5%) |
| 16564 | Evacuation of retained products of conception (placenta, membranes or mole) as a… | $260.90 | $254.30 | -6.60 (-2.5%) |
| 16567 | Management of postpartum haemorrhage by special measures such as packing of uter… | $381.55 | $371.90 | -9.65 (-2.5%) |
| 16570 | Acute inversion of the uterus, vaginal correction of, as an independent procedur… | $498.05 | $485.45 | -12.60 (-2.5%) |
| 16571 | Cervix, repair of extensive laceration or lacerations (Anaes.) | $381.55 | $371.90 | -9.65 (-2.5%) |
| 16573 | Third degree tear, involving anal sphincter muscles and rectal mucosa, repair of… | $310.90 | $303.00 | -7.90 (-2.5%) |
| 16590 | Planning and management, by a practitioner, of a pregnancy if: (a) the practitio… | $446.15 | $434.85 | -11.30 (-2.5%) |
| 16591 | Planning and management, by a practitioner, of a pregnancy if: (a) the pregnancy… | $170.75 | $166.40 | -4.35 (-2.5%) |
| 16600 | Amniocentesis, diagnostic | $76.00 | $74.05 | -1.95 (-2.6%) |
| 16603 | Chorionic villus sampling, by any route | $145.90 | $142.20 | -3.70 (-2.5%) |
| 16606 | Fetal blood sampling, using interventional techniques from umbilical cord or fet… | $291.15 | $283.75 | -7.40 (-2.5%) |
| 16609 | Fetal intravascular blood transfusion, using blood already collected, including … | $593.65 | $578.60 | -15.05 (-2.5%) |
| 16612 | FOETAL INTRAPERITONEAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION, using blood already collected, includi… | $467.10 | $455.25 | -11.85 (-2.5%) |
| 16615 | Fetal intraperitoneal blood transfusion, using blood already collected, includin… | $248.80 | $242.50 | -6.30 (-2.5%) |
| 16618 | Amniocentesis, therapeutic, when indicated because of polyhydramnios with at lea… | $248.80 | $242.50 | -6.30 (-2.5%) |
| 16621 | Amnioinfusion, for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes in the presence of severe … | $248.80 | $242.50 | -6.30 (-2.5%) |
| 16624 | Fetal fluid filled cavity, drainage of (H) | $358.15 | $349.05 | -9.10 (-2.5%) |
| 16627 | Feto‑amniotic shunt, insertion of, into fetal fluid filled cavity, including neu… | $728.90 | $710.45 | -18.45 (-2.5%) |
| 17610 | ANAESTHETIST, PRE-ANAESTHESIA CONSULTATION (Professional attendance by a medical… | $52.25 | $50.95 | -1.30 (-2.5%) |
| 17615 | Professional attendance by a medical practitioner in the practice of anaesthesia… | $103.95 | $101.30 | -2.65 (-2.5%) |
| 17620 | Professional attendance by a medical practitioner in the practice of anaesthesia… | $144.00 | $140.35 | -3.65 (-2.5%) |
| 17625 | Professional attendance by a medical practitioner in the practice of anaesthesia… | $183.35 | $178.70 | -4.65 (-2.5%) |
| 17640 | ANAESTHETIST, REFERRED CONSULTATION (other than prior to anaesthesia) (Professio… | $52.25 | $50.95 | -1.30 (-2.5%) |
| 17645 | - a consultation involving a selective history and examination of multiple syste… | $103.95 | $101.30 | -2.65 (-2.5%) |
| 17650 | - a consultation involving a detailed history and comprehensive examination of m… | $144.00 | $140.35 | -3.65 (-2.5%) |
| 17655 | - a consultation involving an exhaustive history and comprehensive examination o… | $183.35 | $178.70 | -4.65 (-2.5%) |
| 17680 | ANAESTHETIST, CONSULTATION, OTHER (Professional attendance by an anaesthetist in… | $103.95 | $101.30 | -2.65 (-2.5%) |
A positive difference means DVA pays more than the MBS schedule fee. Data sourced from Australian Government publications · Not an official government service.
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