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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38616 | Surgical insertion of an intravascular microaxial ventricular assist device, int… | $1131.50 | $1102.85 | -28.65 (-2.5%) |
| 38618 | Insertion of a left and right ventricular assist device, for use as: (a) a bridg… | $2285.50 | $2227.60 | -57.90 (-2.5%) |
| 38619 | Surgical removal of a left sided intravascular microaxial ventricular assist dev… | $678.70 | $661.50 | -17.20 (-2.5%) |
| 38620 | Insertion of a durable left ventricular assist device capable of providing mecha… | $1833.60 | $1787.15 | -46.45 (-2.5%) |
| 38621 | Left or right ventricular assist device, removal or replacement of, as an indepe… | $912.40 | $889.30 | -23.10 (-2.5%) |
| 38624 | Left and right ventricular assist device, removal of, as an independent procedur… | $1025.30 | $999.30 | -26.00 (-2.5%) |
| 38627 | Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation, bypass or ventricular assist device cannul… | $801.40 | $781.10 | -20.30 (-2.5%) |
| 38637 | Patent diseased coronary artery bypass vein graft or grafts, dissection, disconn… | $663.70 | $646.90 | -16.80 (-2.5%) |
| 38653 | Open heart surgery, other than a service: (a) to which another item in this Grou… | $2404.70 | $2343.75 | -60.95 (-2.5%) |
| 38670 | Cardiac tumour, excision of, involving the wall of the atrium or inter-atrial se… | $2285.10 | $2227.20 | -57.90 (-2.5%) |
| 38673 | Cardiac tumour, excision of, involving the wall of the atrium or inter-atrial se… | $2572.05 | $2506.85 | -65.20 (-2.5%) |
| 38677 | Cardiac tumour arising from ventricular myocardium, partial thickness excision o… | $2406.10 | $2345.15 | -60.95 (-2.5%) |
| 38680 | Cardiac tumour arising from ventricular myocardium, full thickness excision of i… | $2854.10 | $2781.75 | -72.35 (-2.5%) |
| 38700 | Patent ductus arteriosus, shunt, collateral or other single large vessel, divisi… | $1277.50 | $1245.15 | -32.35 (-2.5%) |
| 38703 | Patent ductus arteriosus, shunt, collateral or other single large vessel, divisi… | $2310.80 | $2252.25 | -58.55 (-2.5%) |
| 38706 | Aorta, anastomosis or repair of, without cardiopulmonary bypass, for congenital … | $2181.20 | $2125.95 | -55.25 (-2.5%) |
| 38709 | Anastomosis or repair of aorta, with cardiopulmonary bypass, for congenital hear… | $2571.35 | $2506.20 | -65.15 (-2.5%) |
| 38715 | Main Pulmonary Artery, banding, debanding or repair of, without cardiopulmonary … | $2042.30 | $1990.55 | -51.75 (-2.5%) |
| 38718 | Banding, debanding or repair of main pulmonary artery, with cardiopulmonary bypa… | $2583.20 | $2517.75 | -65.45 (-2.5%) |
| 38721 | Vena Cava, anastomosis or repair of, without cardiopulmonary bypass, for congeni… | $1790.40 | $1745.05 | -45.35 (-2.5%) |
| 38724 | Vena cava, anastomosis or repair of, with cardiopulmonary bypass, for congenital… | $2604.90 | $2538.90 | -66.00 (-2.5%) |
| 38727 | Anastomosis or repair of intrathoracic vessels, without cardiopulmonary bypass, … | $1790.40 | $1745.05 | -45.35 (-2.5%) |
| 38730 | Anastomosis or repair of intrathoracic vessels, with cardiopulmonary bypass, per… | $2554.85 | $2490.10 | -64.75 (-2.5%) |
| 38733 | Systemic pulmonary or Cavo-pulmonary shunt, creation of, without cardiopulmonary… | $1790.40 | $1745.05 | -45.35 (-2.5%) |
| 38736 | Systemic pulmonary or Cavo-pulmonary shunt, creation of, with cardiopulmonary by… | $2554.85 | $2490.10 | -64.75 (-2.5%) |
| 38739 | Atrial septectomy, with or without cardiopulmonary bypass, for congenital heart … | $2342.60 | $2283.25 | -59.35 (-2.5%) |
| 38742 | Atrial septal defect, closure by open exposure and direct suture or patch, for c… | $2303.00 | $2244.65 | -58.35 (-2.5%) |
| 38745 | Intra-atrial baffle, insertion of, for congenital heart disease, other than a se… | $2554.85 | $2490.10 | -64.75 (-2.5%) |
| 38748 | Ventricular septectomy, for congenital heart disease, other than a service assoc… | $2554.85 | $2490.10 | -64.75 (-2.5%) |
| 38751 | Ventricular septal defect, closure by direct suture or patch, other than a servi… | $2554.85 | $2490.10 | -64.75 (-2.5%) |
| 38754 | Intraventricular baffle or conduit, insertion of, for congenital heart disease, … | $3198.10 | $3117.05 | -81.05 (-2.5%) |
| 38757 | Extracardiac conduit, insertion of, for congenital heart disease, other than a s… | $2554.85 | $2490.10 | -64.75 (-2.5%) |
| 38760 | Extracardiac conduit, replacement of, for congenital heart disease, other than a… | $2554.85 | $2490.10 | -64.75 (-2.5%) |
| 38764 | Ventricular myectomy, for relief of right or left ventricular obstruction, other… | $2554.85 | $2490.10 | -64.75 (-2.5%) |
| 38766 | Ventricular augmentation, right or left, for congenital heart disease, other tha… | $2554.85 | $2490.10 | -64.75 (-2.5%) |
| 38800 | THORACIC CAVITY, aspiration of, for diagnostic purposes, not being a service ass… | $46.05 | $44.90 | -1.15 (-2.5%) |
| 38803 | THORACIC CAVITY, aspiration of, with therapeutic drainage (paracentesis), with o… | $92.05 | $89.70 | -2.35 (-2.6%) |
| 38812 | PERCUTANEOUS NEEDLE BIOPSY of lung (Anaes.) | $250.35 | $244.00 | -6.35 (-2.5%) |
| 38815 | Thoracoscopy, with or without division of pleural adhesions, with or without bio… | $298.85 | $291.30 | -7.55 (-2.5%) |
| 38816 | Thoracotomy, exploratory, with or without biopsy, including insertion of an inte… | $1147.10 | $1118.05 | -29.05 (-2.5%) |
| 38817 | Thoracotomy, thoracoscopy or sternotomy, by any procedure: (a) including any div… | $1803.30 | $1757.60 | -45.70 (-2.5%) |
| 38818 | Thoracotomy, thoracoscopy or median sternotomy for post operative bleeding, othe… | $1147.10 | $1118.05 | -29.05 (-2.5%) |
| 38820 | Lung, wedge resection of, other than a service associated with a service to whic… | $1373.10 | $1338.30 | -34.80 (-2.5%) |
| 38821 | Lung, wedge resection of, 2 or more wedges, other than a service associated with… | $2059.65 | $2007.45 | -52.20 (-2.5%) |
| 38822 | Pneumonectomy, lobectomy, bilobectomy or segmentectomy, other than a service ass… | $1833.60 | $1787.15 | -46.45 (-2.5%) |
| 38823 | Radical lobectomy, pneumonectomy, bilobectomy, segmentectomy or formal mediastin… | $2265.55 | $2208.15 | -57.40 (-2.5%) |
| 38824 | Segmentectomy, lobectomy, bilobectomy or pneumonectomy, including resection of c… | $2831.95 | $2760.20 | -71.75 (-2.5%) |
| 38828 | Intercostal drain, insertion of: (a) not involving resection of rib; and (b) exc… | $159.90 | $155.85 | -4.05 (-2.5%) |
| 38829 | Intercostal drain, insertion of, with pleurodesis: (a) not involving resection o… | $197.00 | $192.00 | -5.00 (-2.5%) |
| 38830 | Empyema, radical operation for, involving resection of rib, other than a service… | $478.00 | $465.90 | -12.10 (-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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