MBS item

22014
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Indwelling catheter blood pressure monitoring (central venous, pulmonary arterial, systemic arterial, or cardiac intracavity) during anaesthesia for a second procedure on the same day in high-risk patients or those with procedure complications.

Category 3 · Therapeutic procedures[Group T10 · subgroup 19](/groups/T10)In hospital only (H)

Schedule fee$71.10

100% benefitGP, out of hospital—

85% benefitOut of hospital—

75% benefitIn hospital$53.35

The schedule fee for MBS item 22014 is $71.10. Medicare pays $53.35 (75%) for a privately admitted patient in hospital. Fee effective 1 July 2026.

Gap for what you charge
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Your fee$

In hospital (private)

Medicare pays$53.35

Fund pays (minimum)$17.75

Patient gap$0.00

Assumes a privately admitted patient whose hospital cover includes this service. The fund must pay at least 25% of the schedule fee. Pick a fund rate below to see its no-gap or known-gap split.

Item descriptor
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Monitoring that: (a) is of one of the following types of blood pressure: (i) central venous blood pressure; (ii) pulmonary arterial blood pressure; (iii) systemic arterial blood pressure; (iv) cardiac intracavity blood pressure; and (b) is conducted by indwelling catheter; and (c) is performed in association with the administration of anaesthesia for a procedure (the current procedure) and not as a service to which item 13876 applies; and (d) is performed, on a day, on a patient: (i) who is categorised as having a high risk of complications or develops during the current procedure either complications or a high risk of complications; and (ii) for whom monitoring of that type of blood pressure to which item 22012 applies has already been performed on the day in association with the administration of anaesthesia for another discrete procedure; and (e) has not previously been performed in association with the current procedure for that type of blood pressure (H) (3 basic units)

[Explanatory notes and rules on MBS Online ↗](https://www9.health.gov.au/mbs/fullDisplay.cfm?type=item&q=22014)

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

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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=22014) before billing. This is a reference tool, not billing or financial advice.