Get MBS Item | RebateRight

curl https://api.rebateright.com.au/MedicareItems/63507 \
     -H "x-api-key: <apiKey>"

{
  "Group": "I5",
  "Category": "5",
  "ItemNumber": "63507",
  "BenefitType": "_75_85",
  "Description": "MRI—scan of head for a patient under 16 years if the service is for:(a) an unexplained seizure; or(b) an unexplained headache if significant pathology is suspected; or(c) paranasal sinus pathology that has not responded to conservative therapy (R) (Contrast) (Anaes.)\n",
  "ScheduleFee": "452.05",
  "ItemStartDate": "2012-11-01",
  "ScheduleFeeStartDate": "2025-07-01",
  "SubGroup": "33",
  "EligibleAgeRange": "younger than 16 years",
  "ReferralRequirements": "This item should be referred by a General Practitioner.",
  "ClaimHistoryLimitation": "Applicable not more than three times in a 12 month period."
}

This endpoint retrieves detailed information about a specific MBS item using its item number. #### 🎨 **How It Works** - Sources data from MBS and enriches it with RebateRight details. - Includes **MBS notes** and additional insights including the **limitation period**, specifying how often an item can be claimed within a given timeframe (e.g., **not more than three times in a 12-month period**). If the item number is unknown, the API returns **404** with a plain-text body — see the **`404`** example.

curl https://api.rebateright.com.au/MedicareItems/63507 \
     -H "x-api-key: <apiKey>"

{
  "Group": "I5",
  "Category": "5",
  "ItemNumber": "63507",
  "BenefitType": "_75_85",
  "Description": "MRI—scan of head for a patient under 16 years if the service is for:(a) an unexplained seizure; or(b) an unexplained headache if significant pathology is suspected; or(c) paranasal sinus pathology that has not responded to conservative therapy (R) (Contrast) (Anaes.)\n",
  "ScheduleFee": "452.05",
  "ItemStartDate": "2012-11-01",
  "ScheduleFeeStartDate": "2025-07-01",
  "SubGroup": "33",
  "EligibleAgeRange": "younger than 16 years",
  "ReferralRequirements": "This item should be referred by a General Practitioner.",
  "ClaimHistoryLimitation": "Applicable not more than three times in a 12 month period."
}

This endpoint retrieves detailed information about a specific MBS item using its item number.

🎨 How It Works

Sources data from MBS and enriches it with RebateRight details.
Includes MBS notes and additional insights including the limitation period, specifying how often an item can be claimed within a given timeframe (e.g., not more than three times in a 12-month period).

If the item number is unknown, the API returns 404 with a plain-text body — see the 404 example.

Authentication

x-api-keystring

API Key authentication via header

x-minor-idstring

API Key authentication via header

Path parameters

itemNumberstringRequired

Response

Groupstring

Categorystring

ItemNumberstring

BenefitTypestring

Descriptionstring

ScheduleFeestring

ItemStartDatedate

ScheduleFeeStartDatedate

SubGroupstring or null

DerivedFeeany

EligibleAgeRangestring or null

EligiblePatientSexany

ReferralRequirementsstring or null

ClaimHistoryLimitationstring or null

Errors

404

Not Found Error

$	curl https://api.rebateright.com.au/MedicareItems/63507 \
>	-H "x-api-key: <apiKey>"

1	{
2	"Group": "I5",
3	"Category": "5",
4	"ItemNumber": "63507",
5	"BenefitType": "_75_85",
6	"Description": "MRI—scan of head for a patient under 16 years if the service is for:(a) an unexplained seizure; or(b) an unexplained headache if significant pathology is suspected; or(c) paranasal sinus pathology that has not responded to conservative therapy (R) (Contrast) (Anaes.)\n",
7	"ScheduleFee": "452.05",
8	"ItemStartDate": "2012-11-01",
9	"ScheduleFeeStartDate": "2025-07-01",
10	"SubGroup": "33",
11	"EligibleAgeRange": "younger than 16 years",
12	"ReferralRequirements": "This item should be referred by a General Practitioner.",
13	"ClaimHistoryLimitation": "Applicable not more than three times in a 12 month period."
14	}