Fees / Billing
Effective from 1st April 2023
We are a mixed billing practice. We offer bulk billing to patients 15 years and below, DVA Gold card holders, DVA white card holders (only eligible conditions) and senior /age pension card holders.
As of the 4th of Jan 2023, patients who do not have a Age Pensioner Concession card or DVA Gold card or above 15 years of age will be privately billed.
Private billing patient fee : patient who has no Age Pensioner Concession card or DVA Gold card or above 15 years of age. NDIS holders are privately billed.
Skin Check Consultations-ONLY Bulk bill for Age Pensioner Concession cards or DVA Gold cards
Skin procedures and Annual skin checks and reviews
- Bulk billing is available for Aged pensioners, Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) Gold card holders or DVA white card holders with eligible conditions.
- Non-Pensioners and others who has no concession cards: See below chart for depending on regular or long consult fee will be decided
Biopsies and Cryotherapy during consults
All the Biopsies are privately billed, Medicare item 30071 (No bulk billing available)
Please discuss with doctor or staff as fee will be varied depending on complexity of procedure, time, and circumstances.
Private billing patient fee, patient who has no pension, health care card or DVA Gold cards
Workcover consultation (no gap fee)
Until you obtain your claim number your will have to pay full fee. Once your claim number is obtained you are able get reimburse your previous payments (keep you receipts to forward to insurer). Once you provided claim number, you are not required to pay.
Usually, first consult is long consult and charged for the initial medical certificate.
Initial medical certificate: $53.80 +GST
Long consult AA030: $188.00
Hence, Initial consultation long consultation + Initial medical certificate: $247.18
Extended long consult AA040 $285.00 (40 min or more)
In general, subsequent consultations are short consult AA020: $102.00 ( This may be varied depending on complexity )
Short Consultation
Item #3
Time:
up to 5 minutes
Full Payable Fees:
$50
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
$18.95
Gap Fees:
$31.05
Regular Consultation
Item #23
Time:
up to 20 minutes
Full Payable Fees:
$80
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
$41.40
Gap Fees:
$38.60
Long Consultation
Item #36
Time:
More than 20 min, Up to 30 minutes
Full Payable Fees:
$130
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
$80.10
Gap Fees:
$49.90
Extra Long Consultation
Item #44
Time:
40 minutes or more
Full Payable Fees:
$190
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
$118.00
Gap Fees:
$72.00
Punch biopsy
Item #30071
Please note excision biopsy price varies depending on sites / complexity
Full Payable Fees:
$90
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
$48.90
Gap Fees:
$46.35
Cryotherapy
Item #30192
N/A
Full Payable Fees:
$60
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
$37.00
Gap Fees:
$23.00
RMS Fitness for Driving- C Class license
All Patients
Time:
No Rebate.
Rebate : Age patients and for patients-diseases
Full Payable Fees:
$80
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
$41.20
Gap Fees:
$38.60
Commercial /Taxi Driving license
Time:
No standard time restriction
Full Payable Fees:
$250 +GST
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
No rebate, Tax Deductable
Gap Fees:
$250+GST
International
(no Medicare Card)
Item number 23
Item number 36
Time:
Up to 20 minutes.
More than 20 minutes, up to 30 minutes.
Full Payable Fees:
$100
Full Payable Fees:
$160
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
No
Non Medicare Forms
Time:
N/A
Full Payable Fees:
$200 +GST
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
No rebate, Tax Deductible
Centrelink Forms
Regular Consultation
Item #23
Time:
Up to 20 mins
Full Payable Fees:
$80
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
$41.40
Gap Fees:
$38.60
Centrelink Forms
Long Consultation
Item #23
Time:
More than 20 min, Up to 30 minutes
Full Payable Fees:
$130
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
$80.10
Gap Fees:
$49.90
TELEPHONE CONSULTATIONS
(IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PENSIONER CONCESSION CARD OR DVA GOLD CARD OR ABOVE 15 YEARS)
Short Telephone Consultation
Item #91890
Time:
Lasting less than 6 minutes
Full Payable Fees:
$50
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
$18.20
Gap Fees:
$31.80
Regular Telephone Consultation
Item #91891
Time:
Lasting at least 6 minutes
Full Payable Fees:
$90
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
$41.40
Gap Fees:
$48.60
NO MEDICARE Regular Telephone Consultation
Item #91891
Time:
Lasting at least 6 minutes
Full Payable Fees:
$110
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
Claim with insurance
Gap Fees:
$110
NO MEDICARE Long Telephone Consultation
Item #91891
Time:
More than 20 minutes
Full Payable Fees:
$170
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
Claim with insurance
Gap Fees:
$170
Long Telephone Consultation
Item #91900
Time:
More than 20 minutes.
PLEASE NOTE: Only for the patients registered under MyMedicare with FirstGP
Full Payable Fees:
$140
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
$80.10
Gap Fees:
$59.90
SKIN CHECKS
Regular Skin Check Consultation
Item #23
Time:
Up to 20 minutes
Full Payable Fees:
$90
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
$41.40
Gap Fees:
$48.60
Long Skin Check Consultation
Item #36
Time:
More than 20 min, Up to 30 minutes
Full Payable Fees:
$140
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
$80.10
Gap Fees:
$59.90
Regular Without Medicare Card Consultation
Item #23
Time:
Up to 20 minutes
Full Payable Fees:
$100
Claim with Insurance
Gap fees:
$100
Long Without Medicare Card Consultation
Item #23
Time:
More than 20 minutes, Up to 30 minutes
Full Payable Fees:
$160
Claim with Insurance
Gap fees:
$160
MENTAL HEALTH
Mental Health Care Plan
Item #2717
No Rebate if a Mental Health Care Plan has been done in the last 12 months
Full Payable Fees:
$250
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
$147.65
Gap fees:
$102.35
Mental Health Care Plan review
Item #2712
Full Payable Fees:
$175
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
$78.95
Gap fees:
$96.05
Mental Health Consultation
Item #2713
Full Payable Fees:
$145
Medicare/Insurance Rebate:
$78.95
Gap fees:
$66.05
However, certain items are bulk billed. These include:
- Childhood Immunisations
- GP Management Plans
- 45 - 49-year-old Health Checks
- Over 75-year-old Health Checks
- Home Medication Reviews
- Nursing Home Visits
WORKCOVER
Workcover Certificate
Item #WC0001
No rebate – speak with insurance regarding reimbursement
Full Payable Fees:
$53.80 +GST
Gap fees:
$53.80 +GST
Workcover
Level A
Face-to-face/ Telephone
Item #AA010
No rebate – speak with insurance regarding reimbursement
Full Payable Fees:
$51
Ga fees:
$51
Workcover
Level B
Face-to-face/ Telephone
Item #AA020
No rebate – speak with insurance regarding reimbursement
Full Payable Fees:
$102
Gap fees:
$102
Workcover
Level C
Face-to-face/ Telephone
Item #AA030
No rebate – speak with insurance regarding reimbursement
Full Payable Fees:
$188
Gap fees:
$188
Workcover
Level D
Face-to-face/ Telephone
Item #AA040
No rebate – speak with insurance regarding reimbursement
Full Payable Fees:
$285
Gap fees:
$285
Workcover Initial Consultation (Level C and Workcover Certificate)
No rebate – speak with insurance regarding reimbursement
Full Payable Fees:
$53.80 + GST
+$188.00
$247.18
Gap fees:
$53.80 + GST
+$188.00
$247.18