MBS item 15974 ===== Intermediate-level 3D dosimetry calculation for brachytherapy intracavitary/intraluminal applicators using volumetric imaging, including structure delineation, dose-volume histograms, and personalised 3D dose calculations to target and organs at risk… Category 3 · Therapeutic procedures[Group T2 · subgroup 13](/groups/T2) Schedule fee$974.70 100% benefitGP, out of hospital— 85% benefitOut of hospital$870.20 75% benefitIn hospital$731.05 The schedule fee for MBS item 15974 is $974.70. Medicare pays $870.20 (85%) out of hospital, or $731.05 (75%) for a privately admitted patient in hospital. Fee effective 1 July 2026. Gap for what you charge ----------------------- Your fee$ Out of hospitalIn hospital (private) Medicare pays$870.20 Patient gap$104.50 Bulk billing means accepting $870.20 as full payment, with no gap and no extra charges. [Add incentives](/bulk-billing?item=15974) Item descriptor --------------- Intermediate level dosimetry calculated on a volumetric dataset for intracavitary or intraluminal or endocavity applicators, for brachytherapy plans that have three‑dimensional image datasets acquired as part of simulation, if: (a) the planning process is required to deliver the prescribed dose to a three‑dimensional volume, and relative to multiple line for channel delivery applicators (excluding interstitial catheters and needles and multi‑catheter devices); and (b) based on review and assessment by a radiation oncologist, the planning process requires the differential of dose between target, organs at risk and normal tissue dose using avoidance strategies (which include placement of sources and/or dwell‑times or tissue packing); and (c) delineation of structures is required as part of the planning process to produce a dose‑volume histogram integral to the avoidance strategies; and (d) dose calculations are performed on a personalised basis, which must include three‑dimensional dose calculation to target and organ‑at‑risk volumes; and (e) dose calculations and the dose‑volume histogram are approved and recorded with the plan [Explanatory notes and rules on MBS Online ↗](https://www9.health.gov.au/mbs/fullDisplay.cfm?type=item&q=15974) 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=15974) before billing. This is a reference tool, not billing or financial advice.