Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) schedule fee |
Synonymous names: | Medicare fee used |
METEOR identifier: | 601728 |
Registration status: | Commonwealth Department of Health, Retired 19/10/2023 |
Definition: | The fee listed in the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) for each approved medical service, expressed in Australian dollars. |
Data Element Concept: | Service event—Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) schedule fee |
Value Domain: | Total Australian currency N[NNN].NN |
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Representation class: | Total | |
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Data type: | Currency | |
Format: | N[NNN].NN | |
Maximum character length: | 6 | |
Unit of measure: | Australian currency (AU$) |
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Submitting organisation: | Department of Health |
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Comments: | In the past, this variable along with charge (SVC_CHRG_AMT) has caused some confusion. The Schedule Fee is the fee used in calculating Medicare benefits for services provided, while the charge is the fee charged by the provider. The charge may be above, below or equal to the Schedule Fee for a particular item. Schedule fees are usually adjusted on 1 November each year. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Department of Health |
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Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) state/territory data extract 2013-14 Commonwealth Department of Health, Retired 19/10/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2013 Implementation end date: 30/06/2014 DSS specific information: Variable name = SCHEDFEE |