*** PHONE CONSULTS:
During the current COVID-19 outbreak, we are offering Phone Consultations (Medicare bulk-billed for EXISTING patients who have had a face-to-face consultation with any doctor at our practice in the past 12 months) if you are unable or do not wish to come in person.
For all other patients, a $40.00 fee applies for a standard phone consult <20 minutes.
Please click here to read our News Post for more information.
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*** FACE-TO-FACE CONSULTS:
BULK-BILLING is available Monday to Friday, before 5pm, for:
- Children<16yrs, and
- Commonwealth Pensioner/Health care care holders, and
- All other patients with GP Registrar (currently Dr Louisa Zhang and Dr Sandhya Yarlagadda)
GAP FEES apply for all other consultations:
- Non-concession patients with our Specialist GPs ($40 gap fee) (Dr Owen Kwon, Dr Helen Kwon, Dr Amy Huynh, Dr Ming Zeng, Dr Josephine Gillespie)
- After-hours consultations (5pm-6pm Mon-Fri, or Saturday) for Children/Concession card holders ($20 gap fee)
Nurse appointments (eg. Flu vax) are BULK-BILLED (all times). Please call Reception for a Nurse appointment
Click here for Medicare Fees Policy
PAYMENT METHOD
Please note that any applicable fees are payable at the time of consultation.
Full consultation fees must be paid first (Credit/Debit/Cash), with the Medicare rebate processed immediately afterwards.
- eg. Standard consultation (<20mins) for non-concession patient: $78.75 full fee, minus $38.75 Medicare rebate = $40.00 out-of-pocket gap
Medicare rebates can be processed on-the-spot (Medicare Easyclaim) to a Debit card (Savings/Cheque account), or directly to your bank account registered with Medicare
MEDICARE SAFETY NET
Did you know you can register as a family for the Extended Medicare Safety Net? This allows you to reach the safety net threshold sooner.
Once you have reached the Extended Medicare Safety Net, you will receive back 80% of out-of-pocket gap fees for the rest of the calendar year, in addition to the usual Medicare rebate.
- eg. Standard consultation for non-concession patient: $78.75 full fee, minus $70.75 Medicare rebate = $8.00 out-of-pocket gap
https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/services/medicare/medicare-safety-nets
NON-MEDICARE:
Please contact Reception for more details
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