From 1st December 2022 there will be a $20 gap payment for face to face as well as telehealth consultations for patients with a Medicare card
Patients 15 years old or younger, healthcare, pension and DVA card holders, will continue to be bulk billed at all times.
Please note, payment for the gap fee as well as the Medicare item fee is payable up front at the time of consultation Payments are accepted by credit card, debit card or cash (surcharges apply for card payments)
*Telephone consultations will incur a surcharge which is approximately $1.37 for the transaction on top of the $20 gap fee
Non-Medicare Patients
Non-Medicare patients will be charged $99.70 for their initial consultation in the practice. Regular non-Medicare patients will be charged a consultation fee of $61.20. All patients will need to pay for their consult PRIOR to seeing the doctor and will be provided with an invoice to claim from their insurer. The amount payable may be changed at the doctor’s discretion.
Fee schedule:
| Face to face & video consultations – 8am to 6 pm weekdays | |||
| Consult Level (determined by your GP) |
Up Front Fee (Paid on day of consultation) |
Medicare Rebate | Gap Fee
|
| A | $38.95 | $18.95 | $20 gap |
| B | $61.40 | $41.40 | $20 gap |
| C | $100.10 | $80.10 | $20 gap |
| D | $138.00 | $118.00 | $20 gap |
| Telephone consultations 8am – 6pm weekdays | |||
| Consult Level (determined by your GP) |
Up Front Fee (Paid on day of consultation) |
Medicare Rebate | Gap Fee
|
| Brief consult (item 91890) | $38.85 | $18.85 | *$20 gap + online payment surcharge |
| Extended consult (item 91891) | $61.40 | $41.40 | *$20 gap + online payment surcharge |
| Afterhours consultations – From 8 pm weekdays, 1 pm Saturdays & all day Sundays and public holidays | |||
| Consult Level (determined by your GP) |
Up Front Fee (Paid on day of consultation) |
Medicare Rebate | Gap Fee
|
| A | $51.90 | $31.90 | $20 gap |
| B | $73.90 | $53.90 | $20 gap |
| C | $112.45 | $92.45 | $20 gap |
| D | $149.65 | $129.65 | $20 gap |
| Other services or procedures that attract a gap fee | Gap Fee |
| Antenatal Share Care (5 visits from 20 weeks of pregnancy) | $60 |
| Implanon insertion and/or removal | $50 |
| Mirena insertion | $100 |
| Iron infusion | $138 |
| Skin procedures | $100 |
| Mental Health Care Plans | $20 |
| Biopsies | $50 |
| Credit and debit card surcharges | |||
| Mastercard credit | 1.65% | Visa credit | 1.70% |
| Mastercard debit | 1.15% | Visa debit | 1.00% |
| Eftpos | 0.70% | Stripe | 1.75% + 30 cents |
