July changes to the MBS
News containing information on changes to the MBS for 1 July 2023.
From 1 July there will be changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) including new mental health case conferencing services.
Twenty-one items will be introduced for mental health case conferencing services for patients receiving treatment under the Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through the MBS initiative or an eating disorder treatment and management plan. The new items are: 930, 933, 935, 937, 943, 945, 946, 948, 959, 961, 962, 964, 969, 971, 972, 973, 975, 986, 80176, 80177 and 80178.
An annual fee indexation will also be applied from 1 July to:
- most of the general medical services items
- most diagnostic imaging services (but excluding nuclear imaging services)
- pathology items in Group P12 (74990, 74991, 75861, 75862, 75863 and 75864).
As a result of AMA advocacy, there will also be a one-off additional indexation round on 1 November, which is expected to be 0.5% on top of the expected 3.6% indexation increase on 1 July.
