MBS Group T8 · Subgroup 18
Myringoplasty and Tympanomastoid Procedures: MBS items and fees.
All 15 items in subgroup 18 of Group T8, surgical operations, with each item’s schedule fee and Medicare benefits, from the MBS edition of 1 November 2026.
Source: the MBS XML file of 1 November 2026, published by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. We update these pages for each MBS edition.
T8.18 Myringoplasty and Tympanomastoid Procedures
15 items
| Item | Description | Fee and benefits |
|---|---|---|
| 41527 | Myringoplasty, by trans-canal approach, other than a service associated with a service to which another item in this Subgroup applies on the same side (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $703.25 75% benefit $527.45 |
| 41530 | Myringoplasty, post-aural or endaural approach, with or without mastoid inspection, other than a service associated with a service to which another item in this Subgroup applies on the same side (H) (Anaes.) | $1,145.90 75% benefit $859.45 |
| 41533 | Atticotomy without reconstruction of the bony defect, with or without myringoplasty, other than a service associated with a service to which another item in this Subgroup applies on the same side (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,369.60 75% benefit $1,027.20 |
| 41536 | Atticotomy with reconstruction of the bony defect, with or without myringoplasty, other than a service associated with a service to which another item in this Subgroup applies on the same side (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,534.15 75% benefit $1,150.65 |
| 41545 | Mastoidectomy (cortical), other than a service associated with a service to which another item in this Subgroup applies on the same side (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $623.95 75% benefit $468.00 |
| 41551 | Mastoidectomy, intact wall technique, with myringoplasty, other than a service associated with a service to which another item in this Subgroup applies on the same side (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,906.70 75% benefit $1,430.05 |
| 41554 | Mastoidectomy, intact wall technique, with myringoplasty and ossicular chain reconstruction, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41603 or another item in this Subgroup applies on the same side (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $2,246.55 75% benefit $1,684.95 |
| 41557 | Mastoidectomy (radical or modified radical), other than a service associated with a service to which another item in this Subgroup applies on the same side (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,304.50 75% benefit $978.40 |
| 41560 | Mastoidectomy (radical or modified radical) and myringoplasty, other than a service associated with a service to which another item in this Subgroup applies on the same side (H) (Anaes.) | $1,429.40 75% benefit $1,072.05 |
| 41563 | Mastoidectomy (radical or modified radical), myringoplasty and ossicular chain reconstruction, other than a service associated with a service to which another item in this Subgroup applies on the same side (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,769.45 75% benefit $1,327.10 |
| 41564 | Mastoidectomy (radical or modified radical), obliteration of the mastoid cavity, blind sac closure of external auditory canal and obliteration of eustachian tube, other than a service associated with a service to which another item in this Subgroup applies on the same side (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $2,288.25 75% benefit $1,716.20 |
| 41566 | Revision of mastoidectomy (radical, modified radical or intact wall), including myringoplasty, other than a service associated with a service to which another item in this Subgroup applies on the same side (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,304.50 75% benefit $978.40 |
| 41629 | Middle ear, exploration of, other than a service associated with a service to which another item in this Subgroup applies on the same side (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $623.95 75% benefit $468.00 |
| 41635 | Clearance of middle ear for granuloma, cholesteatoma and polyp, one or more, with or without myringoplasty, other than a service associated with a service to which another item in this Subgroup applies on the same side (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,369.60 75% benefit $1,027.20 |
| 41638 | Clearance of middle ear for granuloma, cholesteatoma and polyp, one or more, with or without myringoplasty with ossicular chain reconstruction, other than a service associated with a service to which another item in this Subgroup applies on the same side (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,709.55 75% benefit $1,282.20 |
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