Fees
Glebe Hill Family Practice is a privately billing practice
Fees vary due to the length and complexity of a consultation. Payment is required on the day of the consultation, by cash or card. Your Medicare Rebate is refunded instantly into your bank account if you present a card attached to your savings or cheque account.
The following information applies to consultations with our General Practitioners. More information about fees for Allied Health Professionals is available at our reception.
Fees:
Consultations | Standard Fee | Discount Fee | Typical Medicare Rebate |
|---|---|---|---|
Brief (5 minutes) | $42 | $32 | $17.50 |
Standard (15 minutes) | $86 | $66 | $38.20 |
Long (20-30 minutes) | $154 | $114 | $73.95 |
Prolonged (> 40 minutes) | $225 | $165 | $108.85 |
Full Standard Fees apply on Saturdays. No Discount Fees or Bulk Billing on Saturdays.
If you have a medical complicated history, or would like more than one simple issue dealt with at your appointment, we recommend that a Long Appointment.
Brief Appointments are suitable for very simple consultations, such as a repeat prescription.
Discount Fees
The Discount Fees are applicable to the following consultations Monday to Friday:
- Children aged 16 years and under
- People aged 75 and over
- Concession card holders
- Full-time students
- Patients registered at Glebe Hill Family Practice under the Closing The Gap scheme
- Some follow-up appointments, as determined by the Doctor
Bulk-Billing
At Glebe Hill Family Practice certain services will be bulk-billed Monday to Friday:
- DVA Gold Card holders
- Immunisations on the National Immunisation Program Schedule
- Concession card holders registered at Glebe Hill Family Practice under the Closing The Gap scheme
- Residential Aged Care visits
- Palliative Care home visits
- Health Assessments
- Care Plan appointments (GP Management Plans & Team Care Arrangements, not including GP Mental Health Care Plans)
- Some follow up visits, as determined by the Doctor
Procedures
Procedures may incur a gap of $50-300 depending on the nature and complexity of the procedure. Your Doctor will discuss the fee with you when the procedure is being arranged.
For information about fees for IUDs at Glebe Hill Family Practice, click here.
For information about fees for Vasectomy at Glebe Hill Family Practice, click here.
Other Fees
Fees apply for prescriptions or referrals without an appointment, and some consumables such as wound dressings and disposable instruments.
Please phone our Reception Team for more information.
Failure to attend an appointment with one of our GPs will attract a fee of $30+gst.
Please allow at least 2 hours when cancelling appointments.
