Medicare Benefits Schedule

We have a range of fact sheets and cheat sheets that provide a detailed explanation about various aspects of Medicare.

Introduction to Medicare services

• Introduction to Medicare Australia and the Medicare Benefits Schedule (Fact Sheet)
• Medicare Start-Up Pack for a New General Practitioner, Locum or Registrar (Check List) - See also New General Practitioner Orientation Checklist under Human Resources 
• Your guide to Medicare for Indigenous health services

Frequently used MBS items in general practice

• MBS Items frequently used in general practice (Cheat Sheet)
• MBS Items for Skin Excisions and Biopsies (Cheat Sheet)
• MBS Items for use in the Treatment Room (Cheat Sheet)
• MBS Items in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Care (Cheat Sheet)
• MBS Items for the Treatment of Fractures (Cheat Sheet)
• Practice nurse assisted MBS Items (Fact Sheet)

Care plans and health assessments

• MBS Items for Chronic Disease Management (Fact Sheet)
• MBS Items at a glance for Chronic Disease Management (Chart)
• MBS Item 715 for Follow Up Services to an Aboriginal Health Assessment (Fact Sheet)
• MBS Item 721 for Preparation of a GP Management Plan (Fact Sheet)
• MBS Item 723 for Coordination of Team Care Arrangements (Fact Sheet)
• MBS Item 729 for Contribution to a Multidisciplinary Care Plan (Fact Sheet)
• MBS Item 731 for Contribution to a Multidisciplinary Care Plan for an RACF resident (Fact Sheet)
• MBS Item 732 for the Review, or Coordination of a Review, of a GP Management Plan or Team Care Arrangements (Fact Sheet)
• MBS Items for GP Mental Health Treatment Plans (Fact Sheet)
• MBS Items for Health Assessments​​ (Fact Sheet)

Digital Health

• Health Identifiers Service (Fact Sheet)
• HPOS, PRODA and PKI Certificates (Fact Sheet)
• MBS Telehealth items (Fact Sheet)

Miscellaneous 

• MBS Items for use in After Hours Attendances (Fact Sheet)
• Closing the Gap (Fact Sheet)
• Closing the Gap for Pharmacies (Fact Sheet)
• Pharmacy Dispensing in Rural General Practice (Fact Sheet)
• Providing After Care Services (Fact Sheet)
• Reciprocal Health Care Arrangements (Fact Sheet)

For the full range of downloadable resources relating to Medicare, visit our Resource Library and search under the Medicare Australia drop down menu.