Fees Schedule

Fee Schedule from 1st January 2022

The last practice fee increase was on 1^st July 2016.

All consultations are timed by the Doctors and fees are scaled according to the time devoted to a consultation.
A standard consultation is an appointment duration of 5-20 minutes. (Level B)

A long consultation is an appointment duration of 20-40 minutes. (Level C)
We continue to discount our fees for all children and any patients we feel have a reduced income.

This involves spending time with our patients and a commitment to thoroughness. The doctors in this practice see an average 3 to 4 patients per hour. We believe we provide a quality alternative to the “high turnover”, bulk billing clinics in this area. We discount our fees for pensioners, all children and the over 75s.

Childhood immunisations, veterans and antenatal shared care visits are bulk billed. For families with more than one sick child seen on the same day, subsequent children will be bulk billed.

By reducing our fees in these ways we believe our policy is fair, but please let us know if you are experiencing any difficulties.

Medicare has recently increased your rebate on 1st July 2019

The Government has had it “frozen” since July 2014

Consultation Type	Time		Fee	Rebate	Gap
Level A Item 3	<5mins	Full	$46.00	$17.90	$28.10
Level A Item 3	<5mins	Reduced	$40.00	$17.90	$ 22.10
Level B Item 23 Standard Consultation	5-9 mins	Full	$82.00	$39.10	$42.90
	5-9 mins	Reduced	$71.00	$39.10	$31.90
	10-14 mins	Full	$95.00	$39.10	$55.90
	10-14 mins	Reduced	$82.00	$39.10	$42.90
	15-19 mins	Full	$107.00	$39.10	$67.90
	15-19 mins	Reduced	$95.00	$39.10	$55.90
Level C Item 36 Long Consultation	20-29 mins	Full	$165.00	$75.75	$89.25
	20-29 mins	Reduced	$146.00	$75.75	$70.25
	30-39 mins	Full	$192.00	$75.75	$116.25
	30-39 mins	Reduced	$165.00	$75.75	$89.25
Level D Item 44	40mins+	Full	$247.00	$111.50	$135.50
Level D Item 44	40mins+	Reduced	$215.00	$111.50	$103.50
Home Visits Item 24	5-19 mins	Full	$227.00	$66.50	$160.50
Home Visits Item 24	5-19 mins	Reduced	$202.00	$66.50	$135.50

Medicare Rebate

Staff are more than happy to lodge your claim to Medicare for your rebate on your behalf. Please authorise them to do so at time of payment.

We continue to discount our fees for all children and any patients we feel have a reduced income as follows:

Reduced Fee

All fulltime students
Self-funded retirees > 75 years
Health Care Card holders
Pensioners

Bulk Billed

Childhood immunisations
DVA Gold Card holder
Shared Antenatal Care

These reduced fees are at the doctor’s discretion.

For Families with more than one sick child, seen on the same day, subsequent children will be Bulk- billed.

By reducing our fees in these ways we believe our policy is fair, but please let us know if you are experiencing any difficulties.

Medicare Rebates

Staff are more than happy to lodge your claim to Medicare for your rebate on your behalf. Please ask them to do so at time of payment.

New Fees Introduced for COVID-19

On 30th March 2020 to help protect members of the public, Medicare introduced new item numbers specifically for Telehealth. (consultations over the phone)
Medicare restricts these item numbers for COVID tele consults to patients who have been seen by a doctor for a face to face appointment within the last 12 months.
Exception to the above rule is if the child is under 12 months, Aboriginal or Torres Strait islander.
Alternatively, you are able to pay a private fee between $30 and $50 depending on the time taken. (which is not claimable from Medicare)
Requests for repeat scripts and ongoing referrals will need a tele consult with your doctor. Please inform staff if you require a repeat script or an ongoing referral. This may be bulk billed at the discretion of the doctor.
Telehealth consultations are privately billed

Fees for Our Services That Are Not Covered by Medicare

Excisions and procedures: $50 (depending on complexity) Yellow fever vaccine: $115 in addition to a long consultation. Reports/Copies of records: $110.00 per 20 mins

Accounts are not issued. Payment by Cash and EFTPOS is available

Worker’s compensation or Work Injury Consultation Fees

Patients are responsible for all accounts until they provide a claim number from the insurance company. Contact details need to be provided for direct billing and payment from the insurance company.

Prior to these details being provided, the patient is to ensure payment is made on the day of consultation.

106 Woolooware Road, Cronulla NSW 2230

9527 4100