Fees

The patient or their decision maker provides prior consent to the practitioner to provide the service and agree to pay for the service in accordance to the practitioner’s fee schedule.

The practitioner provides an invoice for the service(s) which requires immediate payment of the full fees for the service(s).

Where possible, the clinic can support the lodgement of the patient’s Medicare claim for any applicable rebates towards the medical service, or alternatively the patient can provide a copy of the invoice to Medicare and claim any applicable Medicare rebate directly through Medicare. The patient receives the applicable rebate in the bank account nominated to Medicare.

Once a certain amount of out-of-pocket fees is reached for the year, patients may be eligible for a higher Medicare rebate under the Medicare Safety Net.

The patient or their decision maker provides prior consent to the practitioner to provide the service and agrees to pay for the service in accordance to the practitioner’s fee schedule.

If the practitioner does not charge out-of-pocket fees for the consultation, the practitioner may claim the patient’s Medicare rebate as full payment for the service provided, unless the service does not attract a rebate in which case it is charged at the practitioner’s private fee schedule.

If a fee is applicable (for example, for medicolegal requests, minor surgeries, or weekends/public holidays), the practitioner provide an invoice which requires immediate payment of the full fee(s) for the service(s).

The patient or their decision maker provides prior consent to the practitioner to provide the service and agrees to pay for the service in accordance to the practitioner’s fee schedule.

If the practitioner does not charge an out-of-pocket fee for the service, the practitioner may claim the patient’s DVA rebate as full payment for the service provided, unless the service does not attract a rebate in which case it is charged at the practitioner’s private fee schedule.

If a fee is applicable (for example, for medicolegal requests, minor surgeries, weekends and public holidays), the practitioner provide an invoice which requires immediate payment of the full fee(s) for the service(s).

Allied health practitioners and non-GP specialists consulting from this location set their own fee schedules and billing rates. You can contact their services directly to find out information about their pricing.

Contact our practice staff during business hours via phone: (03) 9088 4133 or by email: reception@emeline.com.au

Practitioners at this location can accept EFTPOS, credit card and cash.

Item Medicare Safety Nets can help to lower out-of-pocket medical costs for medical consultations.

If patients need to see a doctor or get tests regularly, they can end up with higher medical costs. Medicare Safety Nets is a government program that can help to lower these out-of-pocket costs.

Medicare Safety Nets have thresholds. When patients spend money on gap and out-of-pocket costs, this can count towards reaching these thresholds. Once patients reach their threshold for the year, then they may start getting higher Medicare benefits and pay lower out-of-pocket costs for medical services.

More information about this program can be found on the Services Australia website.