A Gap fee will now apply. You pay the full amount upfront and medicare will rebate you the rebate amount within 1-2 business days once processed successfully, leaving you with minimal out of pocket costs. Some exceptions apply and BULK BILLING will still continue. You can see the fees and exceptions below.
Our Practice may also require you to pay for any additional dressings, vaccinations, and procedures.
Card Payment preferred (can only do cash if we have available change). 1% surcharge applies to all card transactions. We are already providing very competitive fees and the surcharge allows us to remain competitive. Thank you!
Fees are up to date at time of publishing however are subject to change without notice
A Gap fee will now apply to those who are on a Care Plan/Mental Health Plan. You pay the full amount upfront and medicare will rebate you the rebate amount within 1-2 business days once processed successfully.
Psychologist: $110
Medicare rebate: $89
Out of pocket/Gap: $21
Physiotherapist: $79
Medicare rebate: $56
Out of pocket/Gap: $23
Dietitian: $99 Initial, $79 Follow up
Medicare rebate: $56
Out of pocket/Gap: $43 or $23
General Surgeon:
$250 Initial, $150 Follow Up
Medicare rebate: $78 or $39
Out of pocket/Gap: $172 or $111
If you fail to attend your consult without prior notice, a $50 fee will apply prior to your next appointment.
Text message confirmation reminders are sent 24 hours before your appointment. If you do not receive this, you've opted out of our reminder system. Please advise Reception to opt you back in.
The Medicare rebate will be processed on the spot by our Receptionist and will make its way to your linked Medicare bank account usually on the spot or within 2 business days.
Our Practice may also require you to pay for any additional dressings, vaccinations, and procedures.
Bulk Billing rates have been frozen and barely increasing over the last 10 years. The medicare rebate is the minimum the Government wishes to pay a Doctor, but they are worth so much more and so is your practice. Doctors spend several years training and are continuously studying to ensure their level of care is high.
Meanwhile, inflation, wages, rent, overheads have all been rising at tremendous percentages over the years. Add the pandemic in the mix and all the extra costs continuously incurred, it is hard for us as a medical clinic to survive on bulk billing alone and provide patients with quality care, particularly after hours. We would like to sustain a long term future whereby we can provide for the community, attract GPs to our clinic, and ensure a high level of quality of care.
By paying a gap fee means we will be able to provide better quality of care to patients and be viable as a business, making us sustainable for the future to support our community and the workforce within our clinic.
6/37-43 Forest Road, Hurstville New South Wales 2220, Australia
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