Fees and Billing
Elwood Family Clinic is a private billing clinic.
Generally speaking we do not bulk bill , though there are some exceptions, as described below.
We discount children under 16.
We privately bill all other patients including Phone and Video consultations and most visits for flu vaccines.
Payment is required on the day of consultation from all patients.
Patients can claim the Medicare rebate at Elwood Family Clinic during payment.
Fees for Standard Face to Face and Tele-Consultations (Phone and Video) up to 20 minutes: $85.00
Fees for Longer Face to Face and Tele-Consultations (Phone and Video) 20 to 40 minutes: $135.00
We charge $30 for transferring medical file to another clinic to cover our labor and cost.
We will Bulk Bill these visits:
1. Veterans' Affairs may sign the voucher
2. Over 65 years old flu vaccines.
3. Tele - Consultations for eligible patients, according to the MBS requirements:
A. Commonwealth concession card holders,
B. Children under 16 years of age, and
C. Patients who are more vulnerable to COVID-19.
Vulnerable means a patient at risk of COVID-19, so a person who:
4. We will continue to bulk bill those of our patients who were previously always bulk billed.
5. We will bulk bill phone or video consultations initiated by us (not requested but approved by the patient).
All other patients including new patients will be privately billed.
Face to Face attendance on Saturdays and After-hours consultations will be charged at a higher fee.
For more information on billing and our fees, please contact us.
Generally speaking we do not bulk bill , though there are some exceptions, as described below.
We discount children under 16.
We privately bill all other patients including Phone and Video consultations and most visits for flu vaccines.
Payment is required on the day of consultation from all patients.
Patients can claim the Medicare rebate at Elwood Family Clinic during payment.
Fees for Standard Face to Face and Tele-Consultations (Phone and Video) up to 20 minutes: $85.00
Fees for Longer Face to Face and Tele-Consultations (Phone and Video) 20 to 40 minutes: $135.00
We charge $30 for transferring medical file to another clinic to cover our labor and cost.
We will Bulk Bill these visits:
1. Veterans' Affairs may sign the voucher
2. Over 65 years old flu vaccines.
3. Tele - Consultations for eligible patients, according to the MBS requirements:
A. Commonwealth concession card holders,
B. Children under 16 years of age, and
C. Patients who are more vulnerable to COVID-19.
Vulnerable means a patient at risk of COVID-19, so a person who:
- is required to self-isolate or self-quarantine in accordance with guidance issued by the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee in relation to COVID-19; or
- is at least 70 years old; or
- if the person identifies as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent—is at least 50 years old; or
- is pregnant; or
- is the parent of a child aged under 12 months; or
- is being treated for a chronic health condition; or
- is immune compromised; or
- meets the current national triage protocol criteria for suspected COVID-19 infection.
4. We will continue to bulk bill those of our patients who were previously always bulk billed.
5. We will bulk bill phone or video consultations initiated by us (not requested but approved by the patient).
All other patients including new patients will be privately billed.
Face to Face attendance on Saturdays and After-hours consultations will be charged at a higher fee.
For more information on billing and our fees, please contact us.