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Australian MBS & PBS Health Data (2026) Complete datasets for Australia's Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) with plain English descriptions. Dataset Description MBS Items — mbs-items.csv (6,005 records) Medicare item numbers with schedule fees, rebates, and plain English explanations for Australian patients. Column Description item_number MBS item number category Category code category_name… See the full description on the dataset page: https://huggingface.co/datasets/bimicroads/australian-mbs-pbs-data.

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Australian MBS & PBS Health Data (2026)

Complete datasets for Australia's Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) with plain English descriptions.

Dataset Description

MBS Items — mbs-items.csv (6,005 records)

Medicare item numbers with schedule fees, rebates, and plain English explanations for Australian patients.

ColumnDescription
item_numberMBS item number
categoryCategory code
category_nameCategory name (e.g. Professional Attendances)
groupMBS group within category
schedule_feeSchedule fee (AUD)
benefit_100100% Medicare benefit
original_descriptionOfficial MBS description
plain_english_summaryPlain English explanation for patients

PBS Medicines — pbs-items.csv (6,936 records)

PBS listed medicines with co-payment amounts, generic/brand names, and conditions treated.

ColumnDescription
pbs_item_codePBS item code
drug_nameGeneric drug name
brand_namesBrand name(s)
li_formForm and strength
restriction_typeUnrestricted / Restricted / Authority
atc_categoryATC pharmacological category
general_copaymentGeneral patient co-payment (AUD)
concession_copaymentConcession card co-payment (AUD)
conditions_treatedConditions this medicine treats

Usage

python
import pandas as pd

mbs = pd.read_csv("hf://datasets/bimicroads/australian-mbs-pbs-data/mbs-items.csv")
pbs = pd.read_csv("hf://datasets/bimicroads/australian-mbs-pbs-data/pbs-items.csv")

print(f"MBS items: {len(mbs)}")
print(f"PBS medicines: {len(pbs)}")

# GP consultations
gp = mbs[mbs['category_name'].str.contains('Attendances', na=False)]
print(f"GP-related items: {len(gp)}")

Data Source

  • —MBS: mbsonline.gov.au — effective 1 January 2026
  • —PBS: pbs.gov.au — effective 1 May 2026
  • —Crown Copyright © Commonwealth of Australia — CC BY 4.0

Update Schedule

  • —MBS: January, July, November each year
  • —PBS: 1st of each month

Interactive Lookup

Browse all items at [healthitems.au](https://healthitems.au) — plain English guide to MBS & PBS for Australians.

Related

  • —GitHub — raw data + CSV downloads
  • —Zenodo — DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20484650
  • —Kaggle — interactive data explorer

Citation

healthitems.au. (2026). Australian MBS & PBS Health Data.
https://huggingface.co/datasets/bimicroads/australian-mbs-pbs-data