From 1 November 2019 the Medical Benefits Schedule will revise many of the items for anaesthesia. Both Cutting Edge and Access Anaesthesia have been updated to apply these changes on invoices with a date of service from 1 Nov.
There are 28 amended items, 10 new items and 31 items have been deleted, affecting
- epidurals
- blood pressure monitoring
- age modifiers (now applies under 4y and 75y & over, with a new item 25102 for 3 years to under 4 years
- eye blocks
- transoesophageal echocardiography