Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in Shellharbour City Centre, NSW

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

• Medicare items 13015 to 13030 cover hyperbaric oxygen therapy only in a comprehensive hyperbaric medicine facility, for listed conditions.
• TGA safety alert, 10 October 2025: "These devices should only be used under the care of a trained healthcare professional."
• The Federal Court ordered Oxymed Australia to pay $2 million, and its director $1 million, for unlawful advertising of hyperbaric oxygen therapy devices.
• longevity.com.au does not publish claims that hyperbaric chambers treat or prevent any disease.

Sources

• Medicare Benefits Schedule, item 13015 (hyperbaric oxygen therapy)
• Medicare Benefits Schedule, item 13030 (hyperbaric oxygen therapy)
• TGA, Risk of fire during use of hyperbaric chambers
• TGA, Oxymed Australia Pty Ltd and director Malcolm Hooper ordered to pay $3 million for unlawful advertising of hyperbaric oxygen therapy devices

General information, not medical advice

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• Business descriptions are the business's own wording, edited to remove claims that advertising law does not permit. They have not been verified.
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Sources

• TGA, Determining if your content is advertising
• Ahpra, Guidelines for advertising a regulated health service