Consultation Fees
The following fee table is for my medical consulting.
For any fees associated with public speaking and education please see my Public Speaking Page.
Additional Costs
In some consultations, there may be additional fees for procedures such as ECGs, respiratory function tests, implanon insertions/removals and surgical procedures. Please ask my reception staff for the respective fees if needed.
Occasionally if your appointment runs slightly over time you may be charged a higher fee but often the out of pocket cost will remain the same.
Payment Methods
Payment is accepted as Cash, EFTPOS and credit card payments, and we are able to transfer your receipt electronically to Medicare so that you receive your rebate directly back into your bank account. Please ask my staff for more information on this.
There is a percentage-of-cost fee that you will need to pay for all EFTPOS transactions which is at different percentages for credit cards and debit cards. This is set by the banks and may change so there will be a fee list at my reception.
Missed Appointments
Repeated missed appointments will require the patient to pay in advance on booking. In the event of a cancellation on the day of the appointment, the fee will be forfeited.
New Patients
All new patients will need to pay for their booking in advance. In the event of a no show the fee will be forfeited.
Telehealth Fees
Telehealth consultations are limited to a standard consultation time and fee. These are charged at the same fee and Medicare rebate as the Standard Consultation.
Non-Medicare Fees
Workcover consultations are charged at a higher rate but generally patients can claim a 100% rebate back from Workcover.
Commercial Vehicle Examinations are charged at $90-$200 dependent on complexity and time and will include GST.
Insurance and legal medical examinations and reports are charged at various rates and will also include GST.
Veteran Affairs
These are billed to the government with no cost to the patient.
Mental Health Care Plans
Mental health care plans are plans written up by the GP to enable a patient to access Medicare rebates for Psychological Services. Strict rules apply as to who is eligible and patients must have a DSMIV listed mental illness to access the plan.
Patients can receive 6 session initially with a psychologist under the plan and then another 4 sessions after a GP has reviewed the patient again. There is in total 10 per year.
The paperwork for the referral can be quite lengthy and Medicare pays different rebates for these plans. Charges for these plans are dependent on how much time is spent.
Care Plans
Care plans enable patients with chronic health conditions to access 5 visits to allied health professionals each year where a rebate is paid by Medicare. The paperwork can be quite lengthy. Charges for these plans are dependent on how much time is spent.
Treatment Room Costs
Procedures are charged at different rates dependent on what is done. Excisions of skin lesions are also charged at different rates dependent on how many lesions are removed and also the histology of the lesion. Sometimes this is not known until we receive the pathology report. If you need a rough estimate before an excision is performed then you will need to speak with me to give you an estimate.
Wound dressings provided by our practice will be charged to the patient in the event that we need to use expensive dressings. Generally though, you can also buy your own dressings for complex wounds and I can advise you on which dressings to buy.