MBS Group T8 · Subgroup 21
Airway Procedures: MBS items and fees.
All 4 items in subgroup 21 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.
T8.21 Airway Procedures
4 items
| Item | Description | Fee and benefits |
|---|---|---|
| 41671 | Septal surgery, including septoplasty, septal reconstruction, septectomy, closure of septal perforation or other modifications of the septum, not including cauterisation, by any approach, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41689, 41692 or 41693 applies (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $627.75 75% benefit $470.85 |
| 41689 | Turbinate reduction, partial or total, unilateral or bilateral, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41671, 41692 or 41693 applies (Anaes.) | $245.10 75% benefit $183.85 85% benefit $208.35 |
| 41692 | Turbinate, submucous resection with removal of bone, unilateral or bilateral, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41671, 41689 or 41693 applies (H) (Anaes.) | $319.65 75% benefit $239.75 |
| 41693 | Septal surgery with submucous resection of turbinates, unilateral or bilateral, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41671, 41689, 41692 or 41764 applies (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $918.05 75% benefit $688.55 |
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