The government has confirmed that 24 ‘obsolete or underused’ MBS items are to be deleted from 1 July. Two diagnostic imaging items will be restricted to patients under 16-years of age.

The deleted MBS items include:

1. Graham’s test (cholecystography, X-ray examination of the gallbladder and bile duct) – 58924, 58926
2. Pelvimetry – 59503 and 59504
3. Peritoneogram: CT scan to diagnose occult hernia – 59760, 59761
4. Venography to diagnose DVT – 61465, 61711
5. Klockoff’s test – 11321
6. Injection of hormones to manage habitual miscarriage – 6504
7. Cryotherapy for nasal turbinates and for nasal haemorrhage – 41695, 41680
8. Sigmoidoscopy of large intestine and diathermy, removal of polyps – 32078, 32081
9. Glossopharyngeal nerve Injection – 18246
10. Cryotherapy for nasal haemorrhage – 41680
11. Cryotherapy for nasal turbinates – 41695
12. Division of pharyngeal adhesions – 41758
13. Direct examination of larynx with biopsy – 41761
14. Examination of the post nasal space – 41849
15. Direct examination of larynx with removal of tumour – 41852
16. Gastric hypothermia in the absence of gastrointestinal haemorrhage – 13500
17. Gastric hypothermia for upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage – 13503
18. Sigmoidoscopy for the removal of polyps – 32078, 32081
19. Injection of hormones to manage habitual miscarriage – 16504
20. Bronchospirometry for measuring lung function – 11500

Restricted to children under 16 years of age:

Bronchography – 59715, 59716