Our goal at First Avenue Family Practice has always been to provide the highest quality healthcare.
To sustain the high level of care, we are now required to privately bill all patients from the 1st of February 2023. This will include pensioners and healthcare card holders.
We understand this will be a significant cost for some of our patients, however, our business cannot continue to provide the high-quality care we are known for with our current fee structure.
We are a private billing practice and the possession of a Medicare card will entitle you to a rebate of a proportion of the fee. Our friendly staff can process the rebate on the spot.
We accept cash, cheques, EFTPOS, Visa and Mastercard. Unfortunately, we do not accept Diners or American Express.
The fee charged is determined by the length and complexity of the consultation, combined with additional services eg. vaccines and procedures.
New Appointment Fees
Level A: Brief consultation under 5 mins (Item #3)
| Private Fees Practice Fee : $40 Telehealth: $40 |
Medicare Rebate $18.85 |
GAP Practice fee: $21.15 Telehealth: $21.15 |
Level B: Standard consultation 5-20 mins (Item #23)
| Private Fees Practice Fee: $80 – $100 Pension: $66.20 Telehealth: $60 – $80 |
Medicare Rebate $41.20 |
GAP Practice Fee: $38.30 – Pension: $25 Telehealth: $18.80 – $38.80 |
Fees may vary based on length and complexity of the consultation
Level C: Long consultation 20-40 mins (Item #36)
| Private Fees Practice Fee: $140 – $160 Pension: $104.70 Telehealth (video only): $100 – $120 |
Medicare Rebate $79.70 |
GAP Practice Fee: $60.30-$80.30 Pension: $25 Telehealth: $20.30 – $40.30 |
Fees may vary based on length and complexity of the consultation
Level D: Prolonged consultation 40+ mins (Item #44)
| Private Fees Practice Fee: $200 Pension: $142.40 Telehealth (video only): $140 |
Medicare Rebate $117.40 |
GAP Practice Fee: $82.60 Pension: $25 Telehealth: $22.60 |
Antenatal Care (Item #16500)
| Private Fees Adult $100 |
Medicare Rebate $43.95 |
GAP Adult $56.05 |
Review of mental health care plan
| Private Fees Adult $90.80 Pension $90.80 |
Medicare Rebate $75.80 |
GAP Adult $15 Pension $15 |
Iron infusions
| Private Fees Adult $200 |
Medicare Rebate $41.20 |
GAP Adult $158.80 |
Doctor home visits
| Private Fees Practice Fee: $80 – $250
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Medicare Rebate $47.70 – $146.25 |
GAP Practice Fee: $40 – $100
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Fees may vary based on length and complexity of consultation and distance traveled by the doctor
Nursing items
Simple nursing item: $10
Complex nursing item: $20
Nurse home visit: $30 – $50
Dressings: $15
GP management plans and review
Our GP management plans and reviews will continue to be bulk billed. We encourage patients to review their management plans every 3 months.
Scheduled childhood vaccinations
Our childhood vaccinations under 4 years old will continue to be bulk billed.
Health assessments
Our health assessments will continue to be bulk billed.
No Shows
If you do not notify us that you are unable to attend a booked appointment you may be charged a cancellation fee equivalent to the time set aside for you, which will not be claimable to Medicare.
