FEES AND PAYMENT INFORMATION
Transparent Pricing for Quality Health Care
Below is a guide to the fees for standard, long and telehealth consultations at Balwyn Health Care.
Other fees apply for different items including longer and shorter consultations, procedures, tests & consumables.
- While most doctors privately bill, occasional bulk billing may apply at the discretion of each independent doctor.
- Variation may occur between each independently trading practitioner.
General Practitioners
Private Fees Indicative Guide
(before Medicare rebate)
MONDAY TO FRIDAY
Standard Consultation Time
- Standard Consultation$103
- Health Care Cards / Commonwealth Seniors Health Cards / Students 16+$93
- Pensioners / Child Under 16$83
Telehealth
- Telehealth (Phone Or Video)$93
Medicare Rule :- patient must have had a face-to-face consultation at the same practice in last 12 months to receive a rebate for telehealth consult.
Exceptions:- 1. MyMedicare registered 2. Under age 12
Concessions applied at doctor's discretion
MONDAY TO FRIDAY
Long Consultation Time
- Long Consultation$159
- Health Care Cards / Commonwealth Seniors Health Cards / Students 16+$146
- Pensioners / Child Under 16$133
Saturday Mornings
Please note that all medical consultations on Saturday mornings are charged at the minimum private rate of $103.
Veteran’s Affairs
Each doctor is happy to accept D.V.A patients and asks you to bring your D.V.A card with you.
Prescriptions and Medical Certificates
To satisfy employer personal leave pay requirements, medical certificates should be issued as close as possible to the date of absence.
For legal and health management reasons, prescriptions should be issued during a face to face consultation. If the patient does not attend but has been seen very recently, the doctor may provide a prescription ($10 fee).
Pay At Consultation Please
All doctors request that all accounts are paid at the time of the consultation. An account keeping fee of $5 is added for accounts taken.
Workcover & TAC
Each doctor (excluding Dr. Shaw Tan) is happy to treat patients who are workcover patients and transport accident commission patients.
If your claim has been accepted AND you have a claim number, please provide this to our reception team and we will bill these third parties directly.
If you do not have a claim number or your claim is yet to be accepted, we ask that you pay for your consultation and claim a refund from workcover or T.A.C. until your claim is accepted.
