HOW MUCH WILL IT COST FOR MY TEST?
You will be advised of the fee for your test when your appointment is made and payment in full is required on the day of your test.
Payment can be made by cash or EFTPOS (no Diners or AMEX accepted). Please note we do not accept payment by cheque.
We endeavour to keep our fees as low as possible to provide access to our services to all patients who need them.
It does need to be emphasised that Medicare rebates of 85% of the the fees listed in the Medical Benefits Schedule for many years have not been adjusted for actual increases in the costs of providing these services.
The federal government did however in 2008 introduce the Medicare Safety Net to assist patients in covering out-of-pocket ('gap' fees) for out of hospital services once certain thresholds have been reached, These benefits are provided on a calendar year basis and are adjusted annually for inflation.
There are three (3) separate Medicare Safety Net Thresholds for out of hospital services.
In 2016 the thresholds are:
Payment can be made by cash or EFTPOS (no Diners or AMEX accepted). Please note we do not accept payment by cheque.
We endeavour to keep our fees as low as possible to provide access to our services to all patients who need them.
It does need to be emphasised that Medicare rebates of 85% of the the fees listed in the Medical Benefits Schedule for many years have not been adjusted for actual increases in the costs of providing these services.
The federal government did however in 2008 introduce the Medicare Safety Net to assist patients in covering out-of-pocket ('gap' fees) for out of hospital services once certain thresholds have been reached, These benefits are provided on a calendar year basis and are adjusted annually for inflation.
There are three (3) separate Medicare Safety Net Thresholds for out of hospital services.
In 2016 the thresholds are:
$447.40 |
Medicare will pay 100% of the schedule fee for out-of-pocket (gap) costs in excess of this amount for ALL Medicare cardholders
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$647.90 |
Once this threshold is reached Concession Card Holders or those families qualifying for Family Tax Benefit Part A will be paid 80% of out-of-pocket (gap) costs
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$2030.00 |
Once this threshold is reached ALL Medicare cardholders will be paid 80% of their out-of-pocket costs in the calendar year
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