Medicare · one operation
Appendicectomy fee
Why this matters. A Medicare schedule fee is the fee in the item, not the amount that lands in a bank account. A patient gap, a fund fee and a service fee can all sit on top of it or come off it. This page shows the item it names.
Item 30720 on 1 July 2026. The schedule fee is $533.15. In hospital, the rebate is 75%, $399.86.
Schedule fee, 2026
$533.151 July 2026 schedule
In-hospital rebate
$399.861 July 2026 schedule
1984 fee in June 2026 dollars
$9481 July 2026 schedule
$533 is 56% of that.
1984 · item 4080 (S)
$235.00
75% of that fee $176.25·June 1984 prices, in June 2026 dollars $948
1990 · item 4080 (S)
$295.00
75% of that fee $221.25·June 1990 prices, in June 2026 dollars $759
1992 · item 30571
$315.00
75% of that fee $236.25·June 1992 prices, in June 2026 dollars $775
1995 · item 30571
$327.10
75% of that fee $245.33·June 1995 prices, in June 2026 dollars $743
1998 · item 30571
$337.65
75% of that fee $253.24·June 1998 prices, in June 2026 dollars $736
1999 · item 30571
$342.70
75% of that fee $257.03·June 1999 prices, in June 2026 dollars $739
2020 · item 30571
$452.55
75% of that fee $339.41·June 2020 prices, in June 2026 dollars $581
2021 · item 30720
$463.50
75% of that fee $347.63·June 2021 prices, in June 2026 dollars $573
2026 · item 30720 · MBS Online
$533.15
75% of that fee $399.86·June 2026 prices, in June 2026 dollars $533
2026 is item 30720 on MBS Online, schedule fee updated 1 July 2026. Earlier rows use the nominal fees in the comparison chart, and the item number is not the same the whole way (4080, then 30571, then 30720). The dollar comparison uses June-quarter CPI, rebased so 2025 = 100. June 2026 is 102.03. The chart’s “3.8 times” line is not this series. Item 30720 ↗
Also
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What doctors often miss
Medicare Benefits Schedule item 30720 is the schedule fee for an appendicectomy. It is not what a fund pays, and it is not your income.
Included / Not included
Included
- MBS item 30720, appendicectomy ↗ · 1 July 2026 schedule
Not included
- What a fund will actually pay
- Known-gap and no-gap arrangements
- Your billings. The fee is the schedule, not your income
- A fund gap and medical indemnity insurance
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