Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) changes

Published: 1 March 2026

Starting 1 March 2026, there will be changes to the MBS.

These changes will affect a range of services, including:

  • ending the 85% ‘out-of-hospital’ Medicare benefit for over 100 MBS items
  • adding new telehealth patient-end support items for GPs and nurse practitioners.

Also, there will be new or updated MBS items for:

  • general medical services
  • diagnostic services
  • therapeutic procedures
  • radiation oncology.

For more information visit the MBS Online website.

Page last updated: 1 March 2026.
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