Overview
We are not a bulk billing practice (with some exceptions outlined out below). We (like many other private practices) believe that bulk billing all our patients will require us to compromise the level of care that we can offer.
Fees and Charges
Consultations
For a standard consultation of less than 20 minutes our fee is $65.00. A medicare rebate of $34.90 is available for this type of consultation making the out of pocket cost for this consultation $30.10.
Our fee for a longer consultation (more then 20 minutes but less that 40 minutes) is $110.00 and the applicable medicare rebate is $67.65 making the out of pocket cost for this type of consultation $42.35.
Scripts and referrals
Scripts and referrals that are written without a consultation will attract a fee of $10.00 payable on collection. There is no medicare rebate available for this service.
Other Services
There are a number of additional services that may incur additional charges for example if your consultation involves a procedure of some type. Please ask at reception if you have any concerns.
Getting your rebate
If you bring your bank account information in to the surgery we can arrange for the rebate to be electronically refunded to your account by Medicare. Alternatively, you could give your details to Medicare and then any doctors surgery with the required technology will be able to arrange the rebate to go directly into your bank. See Medicare website for more information.
Bulk Billing & fee discounts
Department of Veterans Affairs
Our surgery will bill DVA for Gold card holders, and white card holders when being treated for applicable illness.
Children under 12 years
Our surgery policy is that we will bulk bill children under 12 years of age at either of our practices.
Pensioners
We unfortunately are unable to bulk bill all pensioners. We will bulk bill all person aged over 75 years and we do offer a discount on consultations fees for patients over 65 years. A standard consultation will be $58.80, the same Medicare rebate will apply, leaving an out of pocket cost of $23.90. A longer consultation is $100 making the out of pocket cost $32.35.
Important information to reduce your annual medical costs
Medicare Safety net program
We are committed to reducing your medical expenses as much as is possible, without compromising the quality of care that we provide. With that in mind we encourage all our patients to ensure that Medicare has full and accurate details of you and your family and that you are all registered for the safety net program. Safety net details program details are available from the Medicare website. This is especially important with some companies now charging for pathology and radiology
The current threshold for concession card holders is $562.90 for concession card holders and families eligible for Family Tax Benefit A. This threshold applies for a family, not an individual. It is important however that Medicare have you registered as a family for the purposes of the safety net. Once the safety net level has been reached Medicare will rebate the normal fee + 80% of the out of pocket expenses. At that time the rebate for a standard consultation will be $34.30 (normal rebate) $19.60 (80% of 24.50) = $53.90, making a total out of pocket expense of $4.90.
Example: A husband and wife are over 65 years and hold a concession card. They have ongoing health issue and both attend our practice on a fortnightly basis. Each fortnight they pay $58.80 each for a consultation and receive a $34.30 rebate each. Their combined out of pocket expense is $49.00. after their 12th visit in the year their rebate will increase as described above reducing the out of pocket expense to $4.90 each. If during that time they have incurred other out of pocket expenses for any investigations (radiology or pathology), or other GP or specialist consultations, the threshold will be reached much sooner.
Note: The Medicare safety net information contained on this page is intended as a guide only. Every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information provided but all details should be checked with Medicare for confirmation.
We are not a bulk billing practice (with some exceptions outlined out below). We (like many other private practices) believe that bulk billing all our patients will require us to compromise the level of care that we can offer.
Fees and Charges
Consultations
For a standard consultation of less than 20 minutes our fee is $65.00. A medicare rebate of $34.90 is available for this type of consultation making the out of pocket cost for this consultation $30.10.
Our fee for a longer consultation (more then 20 minutes but less that 40 minutes) is $110.00 and the applicable medicare rebate is $67.65 making the out of pocket cost for this type of consultation $42.35.
Scripts and referrals
Scripts and referrals that are written without a consultation will attract a fee of $10.00 payable on collection. There is no medicare rebate available for this service.
Other Services
There are a number of additional services that may incur additional charges for example if your consultation involves a procedure of some type. Please ask at reception if you have any concerns.
Getting your rebate
If you bring your bank account information in to the surgery we can arrange for the rebate to be electronically refunded to your account by Medicare. Alternatively, you could give your details to Medicare and then any doctors surgery with the required technology will be able to arrange the rebate to go directly into your bank. See Medicare website for more information.
Bulk Billing & fee discounts
Department of Veterans Affairs
Our surgery will bill DVA for Gold card holders, and white card holders when being treated for applicable illness.
Children under 12 years
Our surgery policy is that we will bulk bill children under 12 years of age at either of our practices.
Pensioners
We unfortunately are unable to bulk bill all pensioners. We will bulk bill all person aged over 75 years and we do offer a discount on consultations fees for patients over 65 years. A standard consultation will be $58.80, the same Medicare rebate will apply, leaving an out of pocket cost of $23.90. A longer consultation is $100 making the out of pocket cost $32.35.
Important information to reduce your annual medical costs
Medicare Safety net program
We are committed to reducing your medical expenses as much as is possible, without compromising the quality of care that we provide. With that in mind we encourage all our patients to ensure that Medicare has full and accurate details of you and your family and that you are all registered for the safety net program. Safety net details program details are available from the Medicare website. This is especially important with some companies now charging for pathology and radiology
The current threshold for concession card holders is $562.90 for concession card holders and families eligible for Family Tax Benefit A. This threshold applies for a family, not an individual. It is important however that Medicare have you registered as a family for the purposes of the safety net. Once the safety net level has been reached Medicare will rebate the normal fee + 80% of the out of pocket expenses. At that time the rebate for a standard consultation will be $34.30 (normal rebate) $19.60 (80% of 24.50) = $53.90, making a total out of pocket expense of $4.90.
Example: A husband and wife are over 65 years and hold a concession card. They have ongoing health issue and both attend our practice on a fortnightly basis. Each fortnight they pay $58.80 each for a consultation and receive a $34.30 rebate each. Their combined out of pocket expense is $49.00. after their 12th visit in the year their rebate will increase as described above reducing the out of pocket expense to $4.90 each. If during that time they have incurred other out of pocket expenses for any investigations (radiology or pathology), or other GP or specialist consultations, the threshold will be reached much sooner.
Note: The Medicare safety net information contained on this page is intended as a guide only. Every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information provided but all details should be checked with Medicare for confirmation.
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