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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52609 | Papillary hyperplasia of the palate, removal of—less than 5 lesions (H) (Anaes.)… | $387.05 | $377.25 | -9.80 (-2.5%) |
| 52612 | Papillary hyperplasia of the palate, removal of—5 to 20 lesions (H) (Anaes.) (As… | $485.95 | $473.65 | -12.30 (-2.5%) |
| 52615 | Papillary hyperplasia of the palate, removal of—more than 20 lesions (H) (Anaes.… | $603.15 | $587.85 | -15.30 (-2.5%) |
| 52618 | VESTIBULOPLASTY, submucosal or open, including excision of muscle and skin or mu… | $702.00 | $684.20 | -17.80 (-2.5%) |
| 52621 | Floor of mouth lowering (Obwegeser or similar procedure), including excision of … | $702.00 | $684.20 | -17.80 (-2.5%) |
| 52624 | ALVEOLAR RIDGE AUGMENTATION with bone or alloplast or both - unilateral (Anaes.)… | $566.95 | $552.60 | -14.35 (-2.5%) |
| 52626 | Alveolar ridge augmentation—unilateral, insertion of tissue expanding device int… | $347.75 | $338.95 | -8.80 (-2.5%) |
| 52627 | OSSEO-INTEGRATION PROCEDURE - in the practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery,… | $603.15 | $587.85 | -15.30 (-2.5%) |
| 52630 | OSSEO-INTEGRATION PROCEDURE - in the practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery,… | $223.25 | $217.60 | -5.65 (-2.5%) |
| 52633 | OSSEO-INTEGRATION PROCEDURE - intra-oral implantation of titanium fixture to fac… | $603.15 | $587.85 | -15.30 (-2.5%) |
| 52636 | OSSEO-INTEGRATION PROCEDURE - fixation of transmucosal abutment to fixtures plac… | $223.25 | $217.60 | -5.65 (-2.5%) |
| 52800 | Neurolysis by open operation, without transposition, other than a service associ… | $331.25 | $322.85 | -8.40 (-2.5%) |
| 52803 | Nerve trunk, internal (interfascicular), neurolysis of, using microsurgical tech… | $477.05 | $464.95 | -12.10 (-2.5%) |
| 52806 | NEURECTOMY, NEUROTOMY or REMOVAL OF TUMOUR from superficial peripheral nerve (An… | $331.25 | $322.85 | -8.40 (-2.5%) |
| 52809 | Neurectomy, neurotomy or removal of tumour from deep peripheral nerve (H) (Anaes… | $567.05 | $552.70 | -14.35 (-2.5%) |
| 52812 | Nerve trunk, primary repair of, using microsurgical techniques (H) (Anaes.) (Ass… | $810.05 | $789.50 | -20.55 (-2.5%) |
| 52815 | Nerve trunk, secondary repair of, using microsurgical techniques (H) (Anaes.) (A… | $855.05 | $833.40 | -21.65 (-2.5%) |
| 52818 | Nerve, transposition of (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $567.05 | $552.70 | -14.35 (-2.5%) |
| 52821 | Nerve graft to nerve trunk (cable graft) including harvesting of nerve graft usi… | $1233.05 | $1201.80 | -31.25 (-2.5%) |
| 52824 | Peripheral branches of the trigeminal nerve, cryosurgery of, for pain relief (H)… | $531.10 | $517.65 | -13.45 (-2.5%) |
| 52826 | Injection of primary branch of trigeminal nerve with alcohol, cortisone, phenol,… | $284.35 | $277.15 | -7.20 (-2.5%) |
| 52828 | Cutaneous nerve, primary repair of, using microsurgical techniques (H) (Anaes.) … | $422.95 | $412.25 | -10.70 (-2.5%) |
| 52830 | Cutaneous nerve, secondary repair of, using microsurgical techniques (H) (Anaes.… | $557.90 | $543.75 | -14.15 (-2.5%) |
| 52832 | CUTANEOUS NERVE, nerve graft to, using microsurgical techniques (Anaes.) (Assist… | $765.20 | $745.80 | -19.40 (-2.5%) |
| 53000 | MAXILLARY ANTRUM, PROOF PUNCTURE AND LAVAGE OF (Anaes.) | $39.00 | $38.00 | -1.00 (-2.6%) |
| 53003 | Maxillary antrum, proof puncture and lavage of, under general anaesthesia, other… | $110.00 | $107.20 | -2.80 (-2.5%) |
| 53004 | MAXILLARY ANTRUM, LAVAGE OF - each attendance at which the procedure is performe… | $42.60 | $41.50 | -1.10 (-2.6%) |
| 53006 | Antrostomy (radical) (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $623.95 | $608.15 | -15.80 (-2.5%) |
| 53009 | ANTRUM, intranasal operation on, or removal of foreign body from (Anaes.) (Assis… | $353.90 | $344.95 | -8.95 (-2.5%) |
| 53012 | ANTRUM, drainage of, through tooth socket (Anaes.) | $140.70 | $137.15 | -3.55 (-2.5%) |
| 53015 | Oro‑antral fistula, plastic closure of (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $703.25 | $685.45 | -17.80 (-2.5%) |
| 53016 | Nasal septum, septoplasty, submucous resection or closure of septal perforation … | $578.40 | $563.75 | -14.65 (-2.5%) |
| 53017 | Nasal septum, reconstruction of (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $721.65 | $703.35 | -18.30 (-2.5%) |
| 53019 | Maxillary sinus, bone graft to floor of maxillary sinus following elevation of m… | $695.30 | $677.70 | -17.60 (-2.5%) |
| 53052 | POST-NASAL SPACE, direct examination of, with or without biopsy (Anaes.) | $146.95 | $143.25 | -3.70 (-2.5%) |
| 53054 | NASENDOSCOPY or SINOSCOPY or FIBREOPTIC EXAMINATION of NASOPHARYNX one or more o… | $146.95 | $143.25 | -3.70 (-2.5%) |
| 53056 | Examination of nasal cavity or post‑nasal space, or nasal cavity and post‑nasal … | $86.10 | $83.90 | -2.20 (-2.6%) |
| 53058 | NASAL HAEMORRHAGE, POSTERIOR, ARREST OF, with posterior nasal packing with or wi… | $146.95 | $143.25 | -3.70 (-2.5%) |
| 53060 | Cauterisation (other than by chemical means) or cauterisation by chemical means … | $120.25 | $117.20 | -3.05 (-2.5%) |
| 53062 | POST SURGICAL NASAL HAEMORRHAGE, arrest of during an episode of epistaxis by cau… | $107.75 | $105.00 | -2.75 (-2.6%) |
| 53064 | CRYOTHERAPY TO NOSE in the treatment of nasal haemorrhage (Anaes.) | $195.05 | $190.10 | -4.95 (-2.5%) |
| 53068 | Turbinectomy or turbinectomies, partial or total, unilateral (H) (Anaes.) | $163.40 | $159.25 | -4.15 (-2.5%) |
| 53070 | Turbinates, submucous resection of, unilateral (H) (Anaes.) | $213.05 | $207.65 | -5.40 (-2.5%) |
| 53200 | MANDIBLE, treatment of a dislocation of, not requiring open reduction (Anaes.) | $84.65 | $82.50 | -2.15 (-2.5%) |
| 53203 | Mandible, treatment of a dislocation of, requiring open reduction (H) (Anaes.) | $142.05 | $138.45 | -3.60 (-2.5%) |
| 53206 | TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT, manipulation of, performed in the operating theatre of … | $171.20 | $166.85 | -4.35 (-2.5%) |
| 53209 | Glenoid fossa, zygomatic arch and temporal bone, reconstruction of (Obwegeser te… | $1973.85 | $1923.85 | -50.00 (-2.5%) |
| 53212 | Absent condyle and ascending ramus in hemifacial microsomia, construction of, no… | $1066.25 | $1039.25 | -27.00 (-2.5%) |
| 53215 | Temporomandibular joint, arthroscopy of, with or without biopsy, other than a se… | $489.25 | $476.85 | -12.40 (-2.5%) |
| 53218 | Temporomandibular joint, arthroscopy of, removal of loose bodies, debridement, o… | $782.60 | $762.75 | -19.85 (-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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