What is 'Palliative care'?
Hospital treatment for care where the intent is primarily providing quality of life for a patient with a terminal illness, including treatment to alleviate and manage pain.
Which level of Hospital cover includes these services?
To find out which level of Hospital cover includes palliative care, please refer to our Hospital Comparison Table.
What MBS item numbers are included in the Palliative care category?
Please refer to privatehealth.gov.au for MBS item numbers that are included in the 'Palliative care' services category.
Important, please note.
The MBS item numbers listed will attract benefits from HIF provided that (a) the code forms part of a hospital inpatient admission; (b) the Member holds an eligible Hospital Cover product; and (c) the Member has served the necessary waiting periods. To search for more information on a particular item code, simply copy and paste the code into Medicare's online search function.