BLACKBURN SPECIALIST CENTRE
Specialists and Allied health practitioners set their own fees. In some cases our staff can provide information about these fees, but sometimes we will direct you to the main rooms of the health practitioner for this information.
The GPs provide high quality care and are private billing (there will be an out of pocket expense)
Fees – 1 July 2024
The fees are guided by the AMA recommended rates. Pensioners, Health Care Card holders, children and full time students under 21 will be charged a substantially discounted fee, but will still have an out of pocket gap.
Veterans’ Affairs card-holders are bulk-billed at all times.
Full payment is expected at the time of the visit to avoid a $10 processing fee. Credit card and EFTPOS facilities are available.
FACE-TO-FACE and TELEHEALTH CONSULTATIONS:
| FEE | M/C Rebate | Gap (out of pocket) | |
| Standard Consultation | $103.45 | $42.85 | $60.60 |
| Long Consultation | $143.50 | $82.90 | $60.60 |
| Concession Standard Consultation | $73.15 | $42.85 | $30.30 |
| Concession Long Consultation | $113.20 | $82.90 | $30.30 |
After Hours fees: our normal consulting times are 8.00am – 6.00pm Monday to Friday, and appointments booked outside these hours will be charged at our After Hours rates, which result in a larger out of pocket gap.
| M-F After 6pm & Saturday | FEE | M/C Rebate | Gap (out of pocket) |
| Standard Consultation | $118.45 | $42.85 | $75.60 |
| Concession Consultation | $88.15 | $42.85 | $45.30 |
| M-F before 8am | FEE | M/C Rebate | GAP (out of pocket) |
| Standard Consultation | $116.40 | $55.80 | $60.60 |
| Concession Consultation | $86.10 | $55.80 | $30.30 |
| Public Holidays & Sundays | FEE | M/C Rebate | GAP (out of pocket) |
| Standard Consultation | $131.40 | $55.80 | $75.60 |
| Concession Consultation | $101.10 | $55.80 | $45.30 |
Telehealth consultations – these will be charged at the same rate as face-to-face appointments (see fees above).
Patients are eligible for a Medicare Rebate for telehealth only if they have an established relationship with the medical practitioner performing the service. This is defined by the Australian Government as:
- the GP has provided at least one face-to-face service to the patient in the 12 months preceding the telehealth attendance; or
- the GP is located at a medical practice where the patient has had at least one face-to-face service at that practice in the 12 months preceding the telehealth attendance (including services performed by another doctor located at the practice, or a service performed by another health professional located at the practice, such as a practice nurse or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health worker); or
- is a participant in the Approved Medical Deputising Service program, and the Approved Medical Deputising Service provider employing the medical practitioner has a formal agreement with a medical practice that has provided at least one face-to-face service to the patient in the 12 months preceding the telehealth attendance.
- The established relationship requirement is a rolling requirement applying to every telehealth consultation. For each telehealth consultation, the patient must meet one of the eligibility requirements outline above, unless an eligible exemptions applies.
Missed Appointment fee: Your doctor may charge a fee if you miss your appointment, and do not cancel with at least one hours’ notice.
Theatre fees: Procedures performed in the theatre will incur a theatre fee in addition to the appropriate item numbers . Normally $200 Gap, however concession patients will generally be charged a reduced fee of $100 Gap.
GP Management Plans: These are billed at the doctor’s discretion. The full fee is $219.40 (with a Medicare Rebate of $158.80, leaving a GAP of $60.60). The Concession Fee is $189.10 (with a Medicare Rebate of $158.80, leaving a GAP of $30.30). GP Management Plans performed in the After Hours period are charged at higher rates, leaving higher GAP payments.
Team Care Arrangements: These are billed at the doctor’s discretion and they may require more than one consultation. The Full fee for the TCA itself is $186.45 (or $156.15 Concession) with a Medicare Rebate of $125.85. TCAs performed in the After Hours period are charged at higher rates, leaving higher GAP payments.