Get All MBS Items | RebateRight

curl https://api.rebateright.com.au/MedicareItems \
     -H "x-api-key: <apiKey>"

{
  "ItemsCount": 3,
  "MedicareItems": [
    {
      "Group": "A1",
      "Category": "1",
      "ItemNumber": "3",
      "BenefitType": "_100",
      "Description": "Professional attendance at consulting rooms (other than a service to which another item applies) by a general practitioner for an obvious problem characterised by the straightforward nature of the task that requires a short patient history and, if required, limited examination and management-each attendance\n",
      "ItemStartDate": "1989-12-01",
      "ScheduleFee": "20.05",
      "ScheduleFeeStartDate": "2025-07-01"
    },
    {
      "Group": "A1",
      "Category": "1",
      "ItemNumber": "4",
      "BenefitType": "_75_100",
      "Description": "Professional attendance by a general practitioner (other than attendance at consulting rooms or a residential aged care facility or a service to which another item in the table applies) that requires a short patient history and, if necessary, limited examination and management-an attendance on one or more patients at one place on one occasion-each patient\n",
      "ItemStartDate": "1989-12-01",
      "DerivedFee": "The fee for item 3, plus $30.70 divided by the number of patients seen, up to a maximum of six patients. For seven or more patients - the fee for item 3 plus $2.45 per patient."
    },
    {
      "Group": "A1",
      "Category": "1",
      "ItemNumber": "23",
      "BenefitType": "_100",
      "Description": "Professional attendance by a general practitioner at consulting rooms (other than a service to which another item in this Schedule applies), lasting at least 6 minutes and less than 20 minutes and including any of the following that are clinically relevant:(a) taking a patient history;(b) performing a clinical examination;(c) arranging any necessary investigation;(d) implementing a management plan;(e) providing appropriate preventive health care;for one or more health-related issues, with appropriate documentation\n",
      "ItemStartDate": "1989-12-01",
      "ScheduleFee": "43.90",
      "ScheduleFeeStartDate": "2025-07-01"
    }
  ]
}

This endpoint retrieves the list of all ~6,000 MBS items.

🎨 How It Works

Sources data from MBS and enriches it with RebateRight details.
Each item includes MBS notes and additional insights including the limitation period, specifying how often an item can be claimed within a given timeframe (e.g., twice in a 12-month period).

🔍 Sample only — the example below shows 3 items. The live API returns the full MBS catalogue (~6,000 items), with ItemsCount reflecting the real total.

This endpoint retrieves the list of all ~6,000 MBS items. #### 🎨 **How It Works** - Sources data from MBS and enriches it with RebateRight details. - Each item includes **MBS notes** and additional insights including the **limitation period**, specifying how often an item can be claimed within a given timeframe (e.g., **twice in a 12-month period**). > 🔍 **Sample only** — the example below shows 3 items. The live API returns the full MBS catalogue (~6,000 items), with `ItemsCount` reflecting the real total.

Authentication

x-api-keystring

API Key authentication via header

x-minor-idstring

API Key authentication via header

Response headers

Request-Contextstring

Response

ItemsCountinteger

MedicareItemslist of objects