MBS item

73333
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Germline VHL gene mutation testing for patients with clinical VHL syndrome features including hemangioblastomas, pheochromocytoma, renal cell carcinoma, or characteristic tumours/cysts of adrenal, kidney, pancreas, epididymis or broad ligament.

Category 6 · Pathology services[Group P7](/groups/P7)

Schedule fee$600.00

100% benefitGP, out of hospital—

85% benefitOut of hospital$510.00

75% benefitIn hospital$450.00

The schedule fee for MBS item 73333 is $600.00. Medicare pays $510.00 (85%) out of hospital, or $450.00 (75%) for a privately admitted patient in hospital. Fee effective 1 November 2012.

Gap for what you charge
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Your fee$

Out of hospitalIn hospital (private)

Medicare pays$510.00

Patient gap$90.00

Bulk billing means accepting $510.00 as full payment, with no gap and no extra charges. [Add incentives](/bulk-billing?item=73333)

Item descriptor
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Detection of germline mutations of the von Hippel‑Lindau (VHL) gene: (a) in a patient who has a clinical diagnosis of VHL syndrome and: (i) a family history of VHL syndrome and one of the following: (A) haemangioblastoma (retinal or central nervous system); (B) phaeochromocytoma; (C) renal cell carcinoma; or (ii) 2 or more haemangioblastomas; or (iii) one haemangioblastoma and a tumour or a cyst of: (A) the adrenal gland; or (B) the kidney; or (C) the pancreas; or (D) the epididymis; or (E) a broad ligament (other than epididymal and single renal cysts, which are common in the general population); or (b) in a patient presenting with one or more of the following clinical features suggestive of VHL syndrome: (i) haemangiblastomas of the brain, spinal cord, or retina; (ii) phaeochromocytoma; (iii) functional extra‑adrenal paraganglioma

[Explanatory notes and rules on MBS Online ↗](https://www9.health.gov.au/mbs/fullDisplay.cfm?type=item&q=73333)

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=73333) before billing. This is a reference tool, not billing or financial advice.