- There are some important facts to know before attending for consultation and/or treatment.
- Medicare is a central part of health care funding in Australia.
- Majority of quoted health costs and fees in Australia assume Medicare eligbility.
Non Medicare Patients
Fees
- A non-Medicare patient will be charged the equivalent consultation fees as for a Medicare patient. Additional fees that for a Medicare patient would be normally covered by Medicare would be separately billed.
- These fees that are normally charged directly to Medicare may include
- Cryotherapy (freezing)
- Any minor procedures including biopsy or injections
- Any excisions
- They will be instead be billed priviately to the Non-Medicare patient.
What to Allow For
Our Fees
- Consultation fees will be the same as for a Medicare patient
- Any additional services such as freezing or biopsy will be charged to the patient instead to Medicare.
- We are unable to provide an estimate or quote for an excision until after the consultation.
- Fees need to paid in full at the end of the consultation or procedure. A receipt will be provided for your claim.
- Allow $300 - $400 for fees charged by the pathology company if a biopsy or excision is done.
- We do not have control over the fees charged by a pathology company. They invoice the patient independently
- Consultation only without any other services - as per our normal fees
- Additional services such as cryotherapy and biopsy - additional $50-$100 plus pathology fee if biopsy.
- Procedure / Excision - $500 - $800 plus pathology fee
Health Funds
- Most eligible Australian based health fund will provide partial cover of the consultaton and treatment fees. However we are unable to verify each type of cover.
- We are unable to provide quotation prior to a visit.
- To assist you in making your own enquiry, these are some useful item numbers to quote
- consultation - item 23 or 36
- biopsy - item 30071
- cryotherapy - item 30192
- excision - too many item variations