Fees

Medicare Cardholders

Auburn Road Medical Centre is a mixed billing medical clinic, where we prioritise the health and wellbeing of our patients above all else. Some patients will need to pay a ‘gap payment’ for appointments. A gap payment, $20-40 depending on individual circumstances, is an out-of-pocket cost that is the difference between the practice’s private fee and your Medicare rebate.

We understand that some patients may have difficulty affording medical care, which is why we are committed to providing affordable options:

  • Pensioners, Health care card holder and children under 16 will continue to be bulk billed.
  • Vaccine appointments will be bulk billed. The vaccine itself will incur a fee for those patients that are not eligible for a government vaccine program.
  • Care Plans and Mental Health Care Plans will continue to be bulk billed.
  • Telehealth will be billed at a concession fee ($20).
  • Short appointment made only for Normal Test Results/Repeat Scripts/Medical Certificates will be billed at a concession fee ($20).
  • Full time Students (under 25 year old) with a valid student card receive a concession fee ($20).
  • Except for the above, other appointments need to pay a full consultation fee with the gap fee ($40)

Detail can be found in Fee Schedule

Non-Medicare Cardholders

We welcome travellers and patients that are not covered by Medicare. The fee for the first standard consultation is $99.70 or $112 (After Hours). The subsequent consultation fees are listed in the table below.

CONSULTATION

Standard Fee $ Concession fee $
Standard (10 min) 81.20 or 93.65 (After hours)  61.20 or 73.65 (After hours)
Long  (15 min) 119.70 or 132.00 (After hours)  99.70 or 112.00 (After hours)
Extra Long (30 min) 157.40 or 169.00 (After hours)  133.30 or 144.50 (After hours)

Standard Hours: MON - FRI (9 AM to 6 PM) / SAT (9 AM to 1 PM) After Hours: SAT (1 PM to 2 PM)

The following types of appointments are eligible for concession fee:

  • Vaccine appointment. The vaccine itself will incur a fee for those patients that are not eligible for a government vaccine program.
  • Telehealth appointment. Fee is requested before your appointment.
  • Short appointment made only for Normal Test Results/Repeat Scripts/Medical Certificates.
  • Children under 16.

Detail can be found in Fee Schedule

Fee for Non-Consultation Items

When a service is not clinically relevant, this includes services such as pre-employment medicals, diving medicals, aviation medicals, WorkCover related services. The patient will be advised in advance that there will be no Medicare rebate available for that service. Fee Schedule below is for Non-Consultation Items, which are not covered by Medicare and will not attract a Medicare rebate.

Procedure Fee $
Simple dressing per visit 5
Cryotherapy 10
Pregnancy Test 15
Complex dressing per visit/Holter 20
Ear Syringing 25
ECG 30
Mirena removal 60
Implanon insertion or removal 60
Implanon removal and insertion 80
Minor surgery including excisions and wound suturing 100
Iron infusion 150

 

Vaccine Fee $
Flu Vaccine 20
Hepatitis B Vaccine 30
Boostrix 45

 

Other Items Fee $
Medical Reports and Form completion 20 per 5 min
Commercial Medicals (including Driving, Insurance Reports) 450 per hr plus GST

International Credit Cards - Extra 3% fee