MBS item

14285
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Emergency medicine specialist performing emergent intubation or airway management in a private hospital emergency department, concurrent with a specified emergency attendance, excluding anaesthesia by an anaesthetist.

Category 3 · Therapeutic procedures[Group T1 · subgroup 14](/groups/T1)

Schedule fee$177.55

100% benefitGP, out of hospital—

85% benefitOut of hospital$150.95

75% benefitIn hospital$133.20

The schedule fee for MBS item 14285 is $177.55. Medicare pays $150.95 (85%) out of hospital, or $133.20 (75%) for a privately admitted patient in hospital. Fee effective 1 July 2026.

Gap for what you charge
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Your fee$

Out of hospitalIn hospital (private)

Medicare pays$150.95

Patient gap$26.60

Bulk billing means accepting $150.95 as full payment, with no gap and no extra charges. [Add incentives](/bulk-billing?item=14285)

Item descriptor
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Emergent intubation, airway management or both of a patient that: (a) is managed by a specialist in the practice of the specialist’s specialty of emergency medicine at a recognised emergency department of a private hospital; and (b) occurs in conjunction with an attendance on the patient that is described in item 5001, 5004, 5011, 5012, 5013, 5014, 5016, 5017, 5019, 5021, 5022, 5027, 5030, 5031, 5032, 5033, 5035 or 5036; and (c) is not anaesthesia provided by a specialist anaesthetist to which an item in Group T7 or T10 applies

[Explanatory notes and rules on MBS Online ↗](https://www9.health.gov.au/mbs/fullDisplay.cfm?type=item&q=14285)

Health fund and DVA rates
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Total fee each scheme recognises for this item in hospital.

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Guides
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- [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)
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- [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=14285) before billing. This is a reference tool, not billing or financial advice.