MBS item 11730 ===== Exercise ECG monitoring and recording (treadmill or cycle ergometer) for patients under 17 with cardiac ischemia symptoms, other cardiac disease worsened by exercise, or family history of heritable arrhythmia; minimum 20 minutes including resting ECG… Category 2 · Diagnostic procedures and investigations[Group D1 · subgroup 6](/groups/D1) Schedule fee$182.15 100% benefitGP, out of hospital— 85% benefitOut of hospital$154.85 75% benefitIn hospital$136.65 The schedule fee for MBS item 11730 is $182.15. Medicare pays $154.85 (85%) out of hospital, or $136.65 (75%) for a privately admitted patient in hospital. Fee effective 1 July 2026. Gap for what you charge ----------------------- Your fee$ Out of hospitalIn hospital (private) Medicare pays$154.85 Patient gap$27.30 Bulk billing means accepting $154.85 as full payment, with no gap and no extra charges. [Add incentives](/bulk-billing?item=11730) Item descriptor --------------- Multi channel electrocardiogram monitoring and recording during exercise (motorised treadmill or cycle ergometer capable of quantifying external workload in watts), if: (a) the patient is less than 17 years; and (b) the patient: (i) has symptoms consistent with cardiac ischemia; or (ii) has other cardiac disease which may be exacerbated by exercise; or (iii) has a first degree relative with suspected heritable arrhythmia; and (c) the monitoring and recording: (i) is not less than 20 minutes in duration; and (ii) includes resting electrocardiogram; and (d) a written report is produced by a medical practitioner that includes interpretation of the monitoring and recording data, commenting on the significance of the data, and the relationship of the data to clinical decision making for the patient in the clinical context; and (e) the service is not a service: (i) provided on the same occasion as a service to which item 11704, 11705, 11707 or 11714 applies; or (ii) performed within 24 months of a service to which item 55141, 55143, 55145, 55146, 61324, 61329, 61345, 61349, 61357, 61394, 61398, 61406, 61410 or 61414 applies Applicable only once in any 24 month period [Explanatory notes and rules on MBS Online ↗](https://www9.health.gov.au/mbs/fullDisplay.cfm?type=item&q=11730) Health fund and DVA rates ------------------------- Total fee each scheme recognises for this item in hospital. StateNSWVICQLDSAWATASACTNT Guides ------ - [How Medicare benefits work: schedule fees, 75%, 85% and 100%](/guides/how-medicare-benefits-work) - [Medicare safety nets explained: original and extended (EMSN) thresholds for 2026](/guides/medicare-safety-nets) - [In-hospital billing: the 75% benefit, the 25% fund benefit, and no-gap and known-gap schemes](/guides/in-hospital-billing-and-gap-cover) - [Bulk billing incentives and BBPIP explained: 2026 amounts by MM area](/guides/bulk-billing-incentives) - [The MBS multiple operation rule and surgical assistant fees](/guides/multiple-operation-rule) - [Assignment of benefit for bulk billing: the changes from 1 July 2026](/guides/assignment-of-benefit-2026) - [MBS telehealth rules: the eligible telehealth practitioner and phone items](/guides/mbs-telehealth-rules) - [GP chronic condition management plans: items 965 and 967 explained](/guides/chronic-condition-management-plans) - [Medicare billing compliance: claim time limits, records and the 80/20 rule](/guides/medicare-billing-compliance) Data source: [Australian Government Medicare Benefits Schedule](https://www.mbsonline.gov.au/) · Record updated 1 September 2026. Health fund rates come from each fund's published schedule. Verify item descriptors, rules and fees on [MBS Online](https://www9.health.gov.au/mbs/fullDisplay.cfm?type=item&q=11730) before billing. This is a reference tool, not billing or financial advice.