Summary of changes from 1st November 2025

1. Universal Bulk Billing from 1st November 2025. The GPs at palmers medical centre will bulk bill all GP consultations with prior appointment at all times for all age group patients with a valid and current Medicare Card. Some exclusions will apply such as procedures, driving medicals etc
2. Patient Fee for Private patient without valid Medicare Card

• Regular Hours – Standard Appointment – $80

• Regular Hours – Long Appointment – $120

• After Hours (after 8pm week days and all times weekend & public holidays) – Standard Appointment – $110

• After Hours (after 8pm week days and all times weekend & public holidays) – Long Appointment – $150

1. New WorkCover Patients – There will be an out of pocket fee of $40 at all times. Patient to pay and get worksafe standard fee re-imbursed from the employer/insurance agency. Existing workcover patients payment arrangement will continue as-is.
2. There will be out of pocket costs for procedures, driving medicals etc.
3. No show / Late cancel fee (cancelled under 2 hours from appointment time) will be $30 for regular hours, $40 for afterhours for standard appointments and $60 for long appointments, $100 for Paediatrician and Psychologist appointments.
4. Private Insurance Claim is available. Patients with private insurance i.e. overseas students or visitors who have GP visit cover can use their physical or digital health insurance card to claim rebate on the day of consult.
5. Credit Card required for some appointments All patients, including those with concession cards have to provide credit card details for some appointments including, Procedures, Driving Medicals. A few points to note on this
6. • If the patient do not show up for their appoitnment or cancels the appointment under 2 hours time, the Penalty Fee ($30 to $60 depending on appointment length) gets charged to the credit card.
   • If the patient pays in person, the card used to make the booking is not charged as the payment is already completed at the clinic

Thank you for your continued support to help us provide General Practice services.

OTHER FEE – General Practice related

Driving Medicals – TAXI / UBER :

• Private Fee – Regular Hours = $175.00 (inc GST)
• Private Fee – After Hours = $220.00 (inc GST)

Driving Medicals – TRUCK / BUS / COMMERCIAL :

• Private Fee – Regular Hours = $275.00 (inc GST)
• Private Fee – After Hours = $319.00 (inc GST)
• Please note Drug and Alcohol testing is not included in the above driving medical appointment. If you want to add Drug and Alcohol testing please inform our reception, it requires a seperate booking with our nurse at Truganina and costs an additional fee of $80
• Please note patient must be 21 years of age as per our practice policy for all driving medical appointments

Medical Clearance for Employment

• Private Fee – Regular/After Hours = $165.00 (incl. GST)

Pre-Employment Medicals:

• Private Fee – Regular Hours = $150.00 –  $350.00 +GST (fee determined based on work, please email details and forms to info@palmersmedical.com.au)

Procedure Charges:

All patients must pay the full fee on the day and claim Medicare rebate as advised by the doctor / front desk team. Most procedure below have medicare rebates, please confirm with the staff member or doctor for exact rebate that you will get.

• Iron Infusions completely out of pocket – $250 (all patients must see their doctor first to discuss the procedure and must see the same doctor to complete their procedure) – 
• Skin Biopsies / Excisions $150 – $300 (the fee will depend on the complexity and time taken to complete, as confirmed by their doctor. All patients must see the doctor first to discuss the procedure and must see the same doctor to complete their procedure)
• Wedge resection – $508 (all patients must see their doctor first to discuss the procedure and must see the same doctor to complete their procedure – a medicare rebate of $158 is available)
• Implanon Removal – $180 ( Medicare rebate $89.30)
• Implanon Insertion – $180 ( Medicare rebate $85.35)
• IUD / Mirena Removal – $200 ( Medicare rebate $82.90)
• Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTOP)  completely out of pocket – $350 ( No Medicare rebate available) 

Telehealth/Telephone consult for patients who are not eligible for it

• As per the standard appointment fee – $80 – NO MEDICARE Rebate can be claimed.

Certification of documents / Passport / Citizenship paperwork  – non-Medicare service

• Regular Hours $40
• After Hours $60

Preparing Reports for Workcover/Insurance/TAC/other  – non-Medicare services

• Fee charged depends on the work involved, generally depend on the number of questions and expected responses and the patient file size. The fee can range from $150 to $950

Late Cancellation (within 2 hours) / Did Not Attend Fee for GPs / Allied Health / Specialists Appointments:

• Standard Consultation – Regular Hours : $30
• Standard Consultation – After Hours : $40
• Long Consultation: $60
• Paediatrician and Psychologist Appointments: $100 for no show or cancelled within 24 hours of appointment time

Private Flu Vaccine: $20

 

FEE – Allied Health related

PAEDIATRICIAN

Fees range between $280-$475, depending on item number.

Out of pocket is approximately $225

PODIARTIST

Fees for all consultations are $85 (Orthotics required are in addition to standard consult fees)

With a valid care plan/ private health insurance, the patient is eligible for a $60.35 rebate

Out of pocket is $24.35

Accepts patients under NDIS – Plan manager and NDIS Number required to bill to NDIS

ARCHANA BHAT – PSYCHOLOGIST

Consultation fees are $200

With a valid care plan, the patient will receive a rebate of $96.65 for 10 sessions each year

Out of pocket is $103.35

AYSHA UMAIR – PSYCHOLOGIST

Fees range between $140-$190. Discount rates are available for children and concession card holders.

With a valid care plan, the patient will receive a rebate of $96.65 for 10 sessions each year

Out of pocket will be between $43.35 and $93.35

Accepts patients under NDIS

DIETICIAN

Consultation fees are $85

With a valid care plan/ private insurance, the patient is eligible for a $60.35 rebate.

Out of pocket is $24.65

PHYSIOTHERAPY

$89 for Initial Consultations – Private

$85 for Standard Subsequent Consultations – Private

Gap fee of $15 for patients on a valid EPC/Care plan

CHIROPRACTOR

$97 for Initial Consultations – Private

Bulk billed for patients with a valid EPC/Care plan