MBS Group T8 · Subgroup 8
Ear, Nose And Throat: MBS items and fees.
All 105 items in subgroup 8 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.
T8.8 Ear, Nose And Throat
105 items
| Item | Description | Fee and benefits |
|---|---|---|
| 41500 | EAR, foreign body (other than ventilating tube) in, removal of, other than by simple syringing (Anaes.) | $98.70 75% benefit $74.05 85% benefit $83.90 |
| 41501 | Examination of glottal cycles and vibratory characteristics of the vocal folds by a specialist in the practice of the specialist’s specialty of otolaryngology using videostroboscopy, including capturing audio, video, frequency and intensity, for confirmation of diagnosis , or for confirmation of treatment effectiveness where there is failure to progress or respond as expected, for: dysphonia where non stroboscopic techniques of the visualising the larynx have failed to identify any frank abnormality of the vocal folds; or benign or malignant vocal fold lesions; or premalignant or malignant laryngeal lesions; or vocal fold motion impairment or glottal insufficiency; or evaluation of vocal fold function after treatment or phonosurgery other than a service associated with a service to which item 41764 applies or with a services associated with the administration of a general anaesthetic | $222.10 75% benefit $166.60 85% benefit $188.80 |
| 41503 | Ear, foreign body in (other than ventilating tube), removal of, involving incision of external auditory canal, other than a service associated with a service to which another item in this Subgroup applies (Anaes.) | $285.85 75% benefit $214.40 85% benefit $243.00 |
| 41506 | AURAL POLYP, removal of (Anaes.) | $172.40 75% benefit $129.30 85% benefit $146.55 |
| 41509 | External auditory meatus, surgical removal of keratosis obturans from, performed under general anaesthesia, other than: (a) a service to which another item in this Subgroup applies; or (b) a service associated with a service to which item 41647 applies (H) (Anaes.) | $195.05 75% benefit $146.30 |
| 41512 | MEATOPLASTY involving removal of cartilage or bone or both cartilage and bone, not being a service to which item 41515 applies (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $701.20 75% benefit $525.90 |
| 41515 | MEATOPLASTY involving removal of cartilage or bone or both cartilage and bone, being a service associated with a service to which item 41530, 41548, 41557, 41560 or 41563 applies (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $460.20 75% benefit $345.15 |
| 41518 | EXTERNAL AUDITORY MEATUS, removal of EXOSTOSES IN (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,111.60 75% benefit $833.70 |
| 41521 | Correction of auditory canal stenosis, including meatoplasty, with or without grafting, other than a service associated with a service to which an item in Subgroup 18 applies (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,183.55 75% benefit $887.70 |
| 41524 | Reconstruction of external auditory canal (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $341.85 75% benefit $256.40 |
| 41539 | Ossicular chain reconstruction, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41611 applies (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,304.50 75% benefit $978.40 |
| 41542 | Ossicular chain reconstruction and myringoplasty, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41611 applies (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,429.40 75% benefit $1,072.05 |
| 41548 | OBLITERATION OF THE MASTOID CAVITY (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $827.90 75% benefit $620.95 |
| 41569 | Decompression of facial nerve in its mastoid portion, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41617 applies (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,429.40 75% benefit $1,072.05 |
| 41572 | LABYRINTHOTOMY OR DESTRUCTION OF LABYRINTH (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,236.65 75% benefit $927.50 |
| 41575 | CEREBELLO PONTINE ANGLE TUMOUR, removal of by 2 surgeons operating conjointly, by transmastoid, translabyrinthine or retromastoid approach transmastoid, translabyrinthine or retromastoid procedure (including aftercare) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $2,915.30 75% benefit $2,186.50 |
| 41576 | CEREBELLO - PONTINE ANGLE TUMOUR, removal of, by transmastoid, translabyrinthine or retromastoid approach - intracranial procedure (including aftercare) not being a service to which item 41578 or 41579 applies (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $4,373.00 75% benefit $3,279.75 |
| 41578 | CEREBELLO PONTINE ANGLE TUMOUR, removal of, by transmastoid, translabyrinthine or retromastoid approach, (intracranial procedure) - conjoint surgery, principal surgeon (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $2,915.30 75% benefit $2,186.50 |
| 41579 | CEREBELLO-PONTINE ANGLE TUMOUR, removal of, by transmastoid, translabyrinthine or retromastoid approach, (intracranial procedure) - conjoint surgery, co-surgeon (Assist.) | $2,186.40 75% benefit $1,639.80 |
| 41581 | TUMOUR INVOLVING INFRA-TEMPORAL FOSSA, removal of, involving craniotomy and radical excision of (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $3,353.15 75% benefit $2,514.90 |
| 41584 | PARTIAL TEMPORAL BONE RESECTION for removal of tumour involving mastoidectomy with or without decompression of facial nerve (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $2,301.15 75% benefit $1,725.90 |
| 41587 | TOTAL TEMPORAL BONE RESECTION for removal of tumour (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $3,134.20 75% benefit $2,350.65 |
| 41590 | ENDOLYMPHATIC SAC, TRANSMASTOID DECOMPRESSION with or without drainage of (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,429.40 75% benefit $1,072.05 |
| 41593 | TRANSLABYRINTHINE VESTIBULAR NERVE SECTION (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,862.90 75% benefit $1,397.20 |
| 41596 | RETROLABYRINTHINE VESTIBULAR NERVE SECTION or COCHLEAR NERVE SECTION, or BOTH (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $2,082.00 75% benefit $1,561.50 |
| 41599 | INTERNAL AUDITORY MEATUS, exploration by middle cranial fossa approach with cranial nerve decompression (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $2,082.00 75% benefit $1,561.50 |
| 41603 | Osseo‑integration procedure—implantation of bone conduction hearing system device, in a patient: (a) with a permanent or long term hearing loss; and (b) unable to utilise conventional air or bone conduction hearing aid for medical or audiological reasons; and (c) with bone conduction thresholds that accord with recognised criteria for the implantable bone conduction hearing device being inserted; other than a service associated with a service to which item 41554, 45794 or 45797 applies (H) (Anaes.) | $714.75 75% benefit $536.10 |
| 41608 | STAPEDECTOMY (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,304.50 75% benefit $978.40 |
| 41611 | Stapes mobilisation, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41539, 41542, or an item in Subgroup 18, applies (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $839.35 75% benefit $629.55 |
| 41614 | Round window surgery including repair of cochleotomy, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41617 applies (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,304.50 75% benefit $978.40 |
| 41615 | Oval window surgery, including repair of fistula, other than a service associated with a service to which another item in this Group applies (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,304.50 75% benefit $978.40 |
| 41617 | Cochlear implant, insertion of, including mastoidectomy, cochleotomy and exposure of facial nerve where required, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41569 or 41614 applies (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $2,268.40 75% benefit $1,701.30 |
| 41618 | Middle ear implant, partially implantable, insertion of, via mastoidectomy, for patients with: (a) stable sensorineural hearing loss; and (b) outer ear pathology that prevents the use of a conventional hearing aid; and (c) a PTA4 of less than 80 dBHL; and (d) bilateral, symmetrical hearing loss with PTA thresholds in both ears within 20 dBHL (0.5‑4kHz) of each other; and (e) speech perception discrimination of at least 65% correct for word lists with appropriately amplified sound; and (f) a normal middle ear; and (g) normal tympanometry; and (h) on audiometry, an air‑bone gap of less than 10 dBHL (0.5‑4kHz) across all frequencies; and (i) no other inner ear disorders (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $2,246.55 75% benefit $1,684.95 |
| 41620 | GLOMUS TUMOUR, transtympanic removal of (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $986.90 75% benefit $740.20 |
| 41623 | GLOMUS TUMOUR, transmastoid removal of, including mastoidectomy (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,429.40 75% benefit $1,072.05 |
| 41626 | Incision of tympanic membrane, or installation of therapeutic agent, to the middle ear through an intact drum: (a) not including local anaesthetic; and (b) excluding aftercare; and (c) other than a service associated with a service to which item 41632 applies (Anaes.) | $172.40 75% benefit $129.30 85% benefit $146.55 |
| 41632 | Middle ear, insertion of tube for drainage of (including myringotomy), other than a service associated with a service to which item 41626 applies (Anaes.) | $285.85 75% benefit $214.40 85% benefit $243.00 |
| 41641 | PERFORATION OF TYMPANUM, cauterisation or diathermy of (Anaes.) | $56.80 75% benefit $42.60 85% benefit $48.30 |
| 41644 | EXCISION OF RIM OF EARDRUM PERFORATION, not being a service associated with myringoplasty (Anaes.) | $171.05 75% benefit $128.30 85% benefit $145.40 |
| 41647 | Micro inspection of tympanic membrane and auditory canal, requiring use of operating microscope or endoscope, including any removal of wax, with or without general anaesthesia, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41509 applies. Not applicable for the removal of uncomplicated wax in the absence of other disorders of the ear (Anaes.) | $131.55 75% benefit $98.70 85% benefit $111.85 |
| 41650 | Tympanic membrane, microinspection of one or both ears under general anaesthesia, other than a service associated with a service to which another item in this Group applies (H) (Anaes.) | $131.55 75% benefit $98.70 |
| 41656 | NASAL HAEMORRHAGE, POSTERIOR, ARREST OF, with posterior nasal packing with or without cauterisation and with or without anterior pack (excluding aftercare) (Anaes.) | $146.95 75% benefit $110.25 85% benefit $124.95 |
| 41659 | NOSE, removal of FOREIGN BODY IN, other than by simple probing (Anaes.) | $92.80 75% benefit $69.60 85% benefit $78.90 |
| 41662 | Nasal polyp or polypi (simple), removal of, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41702, 41703 or 41705 applies on the same side | $98.70 75% benefit $74.05 85% benefit $83.90 |
| 41668 | Nasal polyp or polypi, removal of (Anaes.) | $263.15 75% benefit $197.40 85% benefit $223.70 |
| 41674 | Cauterisation (other than by chemical means) or cauterisation by chemical means when performed under general anaesthesia or diathermy of septum or turbinates—one or more of these procedures (including any consultation on the same occasion) other than a service associated with another operation on the nose (Anaes.) | $120.25 75% benefit $90.20 85% benefit $102.25 |
| 41677 | NASAL HAEMORRHAGE, arrest of during an episode of epistaxis by cauterisation or nasal cavity packing or both (Anaes.) | $107.75 75% benefit $80.85 85% benefit $91.60 |
| 41683 | DIVISION OF NASAL ADHESIONS, with or without stenting not being a service associated with any other operation on the nose and not performed during the postoperative period of a nasal operation (Anaes.) | $140.30 75% benefit $105.25 85% benefit $119.30 |
| 41686 | Dislocation of turbinate or turbinates, one or both sides, other than a service associated with a service to which another item in this Group applies (H) (Anaes.) | $86.10 75% benefit $64.60 |
| 41698 | Maxillary antrum, proof puncture and lavage of, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41702, 41703, 41705, 41710, 41734 or 41737 applies on the same side (Anaes.) | $39.00 75% benefit $29.25 85% benefit $33.15 |
| 41701 | MAXILLARY ANTRUM, proof puncture and lavage of, under general anaesthesia (requiring admission to hospital) not being a service associated with a service to which another item in this Group applies (Anaes.) | $110.00 75% benefit $82.50 |
| 41704 | MAXILLARY ANTRUM, LAVAGE OF each attendance at which the procedure is performed, including any associated consultation (Anaes.) | $43.50 75% benefit $32.65 85% benefit $37.00 |
| 41707 | Maxillary or sphenopalatine artery, ligation of (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $536.85 75% benefit $402.65 |
| 41713 | Vidian neurectomy or exposure of vidian canal (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $725.95 75% benefit $544.50 |
| 41719 | Antrum, drainage of, through tooth socket, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41722 applies (Anaes.) | $140.70 75% benefit $105.55 85% benefit $119.60 |
| 41722 | New 85% benefit on 1 November 2026Oroantral fistula, plastic closure of, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41719 or 45009 applies (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $703.25 75% benefit $527.45 85% benefit $597.80 was $598.75 |
| 41725 | Ligation of ethmoidal artery or arteries, anterior, posterior or both, by any approach (unilateral) (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $536.85 75% benefit $402.65 |
| 41728 | Removal of sinonasal or nasopharyngeal tumour, excluding inflammatory nasal polyps, by any approach (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,073.95 75% benefit $805.50 |
| 41740 | Frontal sinus, catheterisation of, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41749 applies on the same side (H) (Anaes.) | $70.40 75% benefit $52.80 |
| 41743 | Frontal sinus, trephine of, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41749 applies on the same side (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $403.95 75% benefit $303.00 |
| 41746 | Paranasal sinus, radical obliteration of, including any graft harvest (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $930.15 75% benefit $697.65 |
| 41749 | Paranasal sinus, external operation on, unilateral, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41740 or 41743 applies on the same side (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $725.95 75% benefit $544.50 |
| 41755 | EUSTACHIAN TUBE, catheterisation of (Anaes.) | $55.60 75% benefit $41.70 85% benefit $47.30 |
| 41764 | Nasendoscopy or sinoscopy or fibreoptic examination of nasopharynx and larynx, one or more of these procedures, unilateral or bilateral examination, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41693, 41702, 41703, 41705, 41734 or 41737 applies (Anaes.) | $146.95 75% benefit $110.25 85% benefit $124.95 |
| 41768 | Unilateral insertion of bioabsorbable implant for nasal airway obstruction due to lateral wall insufficiency confirmed by positive modified Cottle manoeuvre, if: (a) the procedure is provided by a specialist in the practice of the specialist’s specialty of otolaryngology or plastic surgery; and (b) the patient has a self‑reported NOSE Scale score of equal to or greater than 55; and (c) NOSE Scale evidence (with or without photographic evidence demonstrating the clinical need for this service) is documented in the patient notes; and (d) the patient has not previously received a service to which item 41769 applies Applicable once per lifetime per nostril (Anaes.) | $216.35 75% benefit $162.30 85% benefit $183.90 |
| 41769 | Bilateral insertion of bioabsorbable implant for nasal airway obstruction due to lateral wall insufficiency confirmed by positive modified Cottle manoeuvre, if: (a) the procedure is provided by a specialist in the practice of the specialist’s specialty of otolaryngology or plastic surgery; and (b) the patient has a self‑reported NOSE Scale score of equal to or greater than 55; and (c) NOSE Scale evidence (with or without photographic evidence demonstrating the clinical need for this service) is documented in the patient notes; and (d) the patient has not previously received a service to which item 41768 applies Applicable once per lifetime (Anaes.) | $324.50 75% benefit $243.40 85% benefit $275.85 |
| 41770 | PHARYNGEAL POUCH, removal of, with or without cricopharyngeal myotomy (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $839.35 75% benefit $629.55 |
| 41776 | Cricopharyngeal myotomy by any approach, including open inversion of pharyngeal pouch or endoscopic repair of pharyngeal pouch (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $702.25 75% benefit $526.70 |
| 41779 | PHARYNGOTOMY (lateral), with or without total excision of tongue (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $839.35 75% benefit $629.55 |
| 41785 | Partial pharyngectomy, by any approach, with or without partial glossectomy (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,365.00 75% benefit $1,023.75 |
| 41786 | UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY, with or without tonsillectomy, by any means (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $882.15 75% benefit $661.65 |
| 41789 | Tonsils or tonsils and adenoids, removal of, in a patient aged less than 12 years (including any examination of the postnasal space and nasopharynx and the infiltration of local anaesthetic), not being a service to which item 41764 applies (Anaes.) | $353.90 75% benefit $265.45 |
| 41793 | Tonsils or tonsils and adenoids, removal of, in a patient 12 years of age or over (including any examination of the postnasal space and nasopharynx and the infiltration of local anaesthetic), not being a service to which item 41764 applies (Anaes.) | $444.65 75% benefit $333.50 |
| 41797 | TONSILS OR TONSILS AND ADENOIDS, ARREST OF HAEMORRHAGE requiring general anaesthesia, following removal of (Anaes.) | $172.40 75% benefit $129.30 |
| 41801 | Adenoids, removal of (including any examination of the postnasal space and nasopharynx and the infiltration of local anaesthetic), not being a service to which item 41764 applies (Anaes.) | $195.05 75% benefit $146.30 |
| 41804 | Removal of lingual tonsil (H) (Anaes.) | $107.75 75% benefit $80.85 |
| 41807 | PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS (quinsy), incision of (Anaes.) | $83.80 75% benefit $62.85 85% benefit $71.25 |
| 41810 | Uvulotomy or uvulectomy (H) (Anaes.) | $42.60 75% benefit $31.95 |
| 41813 | VALLECULAR OR PHARYNGEAL CYSTS, removal of (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $426.55 75% benefit $319.95 |
| 41822 | Oesophagoscopy, with rigid oesophagoscope, with or without biopsy, other than a service associated with a service to which item 30473 or 30478 applies (H) (Anaes.) | $230.05 75% benefit $172.55 |
| 41825 | Removal of a foreign body from the pharynx, larynx or oesophagus, by any means, other than a service associated with a service to which item 30478 applies (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $426.55 75% benefit $319.95 |
| 41828 | OESOPHAGEAL STRICTURE, dilatation of, without oesophagoscopy (Anaes.) | $62.55 75% benefit $46.95 85% benefit $53.20 |
| 41831 | Oesophagus, endoscopic pneumatic dilatation of, for treatment of achalasia (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $427.30 75% benefit $320.50 |
| 41832 | Oesophagus, balloon dilatation of, using interventional imaging techniques (H) (Anaes.) | $273.50 75% benefit $205.15 |
| 41834 | Total laryngectomy, including cricopharyngeal myotomy and tracheo oesophageal puncture (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,893.65 75% benefit $1,420.25 |
| 41837 | Complete vertical hemi laryngectomy, involving removal of true and false vocal cords, including tracheostomy. Applicable only once per provider per patient per lifetime (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,479.45 75% benefit $1,109.60 |
| 41840 | Total supraglottic laryngectomy, involving removal of ventricular folds, epiglottis and aryepiglottic folds including tracheostomy. Applicable only once per provider per patient per lifetime (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,819.00 75% benefit $1,364.25 |
| 41843 | LARYNGOPHARYNGECTOMY or PRIMARY RESTORATION OF ALIMENTARY CONTINUITY after laryngopharyngectomy USING STOMACH OR BOWEL (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,599.60 75% benefit $1,199.70 |
| 41855 | Microlaryngoscopy, by any approach, with or without biopsy (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $344.95 75% benefit $258.75 |
| 41861 | Microlaryngoscopy with complete removal of benign or malignant lesions of the larynx, including papillomata, by any approach or technique, unilateral, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41870 applies on the same side (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $723.25 75% benefit $542.45 |
| 41867 | Microlaryngoscopy, with partial or complete arytenoidectomy or arytenoid repositioning (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $734.15 75% benefit $550.65 |
| 41870 | Laryngeal augmentation or modification by injection techniques, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41879 applies or item 41861 applies on the same side (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $544.40 75% benefit $408.30 85% benefit $462.75 |
| 41873 | Larynx, fractured, operation for (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $703.25 75% benefit $527.45 |
| 41876 | Larynx, external operation on, or laryngofissure, with or without cordectomy (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $703.25 75% benefit $527.45 |
| 41879 | Tracheoplasty, laryngoplasty or thyroplasty, not by injection techniques, including tracheostomy, other than a service associated with a service to which item 41870 applies (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,139.65 75% benefit $854.75 |
| 41880 | Tracheostomy by a percutaneous technique (H) (Anaes.) | $304.15 75% benefit $228.15 |
| 41881 | Tracheostomy by open exposure of the trachea (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $480.95 75% benefit $360.75 |
| 41884 | Cricothyrostomy (H) (Anaes.) | $108.95 75% benefit $81.75 |
| 41885 | Trache‑oesophageal fistula, formation of, as a secondary procedure following laryngectomy, including associated endoscopic procedures (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $344.60 75% benefit $258.45 |
| 41886 | Trachea, removal of foreign body in (H) (Anaes.) | $213.05 75% benefit $159.80 |
| 41887 | Pituitary tumour, removal of, by trans-sphenoidal approach, including stereotaxy and dermis, dermofat or fascia grafting, as part of conjoint surgery, other than a service associated with a service to which item 40600 applies (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $3,233.55 75% benefit $2,425.20 |
| 41888 | Fractured skull, after trauma only, or spontaneous defects with cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea or otorrhoea, repair of, including stereotaxy and dermofat graft (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $2,288.50 75% benefit $1,716.40 |
| 41890 | Orbit, decompression of, by fenestration of 2 or more walls, or by the removal of intraorbital peribulbar and retrobulbar fat from each quadrant of the orbit, one eye by endonasal approach (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $1,530.05 75% benefit $1,147.55 |
| 41907 | NASAL SEPTUM BUTTON, insertion of (Anaes.) | $146.95 75% benefit $110.25 85% benefit $124.95 |
| 41910 | DUCT OF MAJOR SALIVARY GLAND, transposition of (Anaes.) (Assist.) | $467.10 75% benefit $350.35 |
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