Fees and Charges
All the doctors consulting from Winston Hills Medical Centre operate Private Billing practices. This means you may be effectively charged a nominal gap fee between the cost of your consultation and the Medicare rebate (if you are eligible for one).
These fees reflect your doctor's time taken and degree of complexity of your consultation with your doctor. Additional payments may be required for certain services (see the table below for further details). The total fees for your consultation with your doctor are payable at the time of consultation by credit card or EFTPOS. Accounts are unfortunately not able to be given. TYRO facilities are available. This means your Medicare refund can be lodged at the time of payment and will be directly refunded to your bank account. The full fee without the Medicare rebate will apply for patients without a Medicare card, overseas patients, workers compensation consultations and for consultations/procedures not covered by Medicare.
To check if Medicare have your bank account details to receive your Medicare rebate, or to supply new account details, visit the
Bulk Billing Eligibility
The doctors consulting from Winston Hills Medical Centre generally only offer bulk billed doctor consultations for the patient groups and consultation types listed below on weekdays only. Bulk billing means the entire fee to see the doctor is covered by Medicare (if the patient is eligible) and there is no out-of-pocket expense. All appointments (including those listed below) on Saturday will be required to pay the out-of-pocket fee. Please note that fees will still apply for specific clinical procedures that may be performed by your doctor during your consultation even if you are eligible for bulk billed consultations (see the table below for a list of common clinical procedures and associated fees).
- Children under 16 years of age
- Pension Card / DVA Card Holders
- Health Care Card / Concession Card Holders
- Telephone consultations
- Care plans, health assessments
- Government-funded immunisations
All other consultations and procedures performed by your doctor are ordinarily subject to a nominal gap payment (in addition to the Medicare rebate amount for eligible patients) which reflects your doctor's cost of providing their services to you. These fees are described below.
Doctor Consultations
Patients who do not meet the bulk billing criteria above are required to pay the full fee associated with their consultation on the day of their appointment by credit card of EFTPOS. If you have a valid Medicare card and are set up to receive electronic payments, your rebate will automatically be processed at the time of payment and should appear in your bank account within 1-2 business days. The Gap Payment column reflects the total out-of-pocket expense incurred by you in addition to the Medicare rebate (if you are eligible).
Consultation Fees From 6 January 2025
Please note each of the practitioners consulting from Winston Hills Medical Centre independently determine the fees they charge to their patients for their services. The tables below are intended to act as a guide only. If you require more information please contact the reception team.
| Consultation Type |
Total FeePayable on day of appointment |  |
Medicare RebateRefund you receive to your bank account |  |
Gap PaymentYour total out of pocket cost after the rebate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StandardSingle Concern | $72.85 |  |
$42.85 |  |
$30 |
| LongMultiple Concerns | $112.90 | |
$82.90 | |
$30 |
| ProlongedComplex Issues | $152.15 | |
$122.15 | |
$30 |
| Mental HealthConsultation | $111.70 | |
$81.70 | |
$30 |
| AntenatalConsultation | $75.65 | |
$45.65 | |
$30 |
Failure to Attend Your Appointment
Failure to attend your appointment without sufficient notice will result in a $40 fee being charged by your doctor, which will need to be paid before your next appointment can be booked. Your doctor requires a minimum of four hours’ notice to cancel your appointment so that they may offer your appointment to another patient in need. Fees accrued for failing to attend appointments are not eligible for any Medicare rebate.
Common Clinical Procedures
In addition to the above consultation fees, the following fees may be charged by your doctor for additional enhanced services which require further time and complexity. These fees will apply to all patients, bulk-billing is not available for these procedures.
Procedure Fees From 1 November 2023
| Procedure | Total FeePayable on day of appointment | |
Medicare RebateRefund you receive to your bank account | |
Gap PaymentYour total out of pocket cost after the rebate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biopsy | $136.95 |  |
$50.60 |  |
$86.35 |
| Burn Dressing | $55.20 | |
$35.20 | |
$20.00 |
| Catheterisation | $46.70 | |
$26.70 | |
$20.00 |
| Cryotherapy | TBC | |
TBC | |
$20.00 |
| Ear Syringing | TBC | |
TBC | |
$30.00 |
| ECG Test | $40.70 | |
$17.85 | |
$22.85 |
| Incision and drainage of abscess/hematoma | $126.50 | |
$26.50 | |
$100.00 |
| International Vaccination update in AIR | TBC | |
TBC | |
$30.00 |
| Spirometry | $88.60 | |
$39.90 | |
$48.70 |
| Suturing <7cm body | $100.60 | |
$50.60 | |
$50.00 |
| Suturing <7cm face/neck | $129.90 | |
$79.90 | |
$50.00 |
| Tick/Foreign body Removal | $52.80 | |
$22.80 | |
$30.00 |
| Wound Dressing | TBC | |
TBC | |
$20.00 |
| Implanon Insertion | $151.35 | |
$34.50 | |
$116.85 |
| Implanon Removal | $152.30 | |
$58.85 | |
$93.45 |
| Implanon Removal & Insertion | $303.65 | |
$93.35 | |
$210.30 |
| Mirena IUD Removal | Varies | |
Varies | |
$50.00 |
| Forms | TBC | |
TBC | |
$20.00 |
Making Payments
The doctors operating from our practice do not accept cash in payment of their fees and no cash is stored on our premises. If you are not eligible to be bulk billed, you can make the payment for your consultation via Eftpos or credit card. If you are registered with Medicare to receive electronic payments, your Medicare Rebate will be processed at the time of payment, so you will automatically be refunded the rebate amount to your bank account within 1-2 business days.
About Private Billing
Private billing means that some patients will pay a ‘gap payment’ for appointments with their doctor. A gap payment is an out-of-pocket cost that is the difference between your doctor’s fee and the Medicare rebate (for eligible patients). Unfortunately, bulk-billing is not available for all of our patients because the Medicare rebate is insufficient to cover your doctor's costs of providing a high quality medical service.
Your doctor has absorbed the increases in operational costs of running their medical practice over the years and have kept their fees as low as possible. The fees charged by your doctor reflect the time taken and the degree of complexity of each consultation.
Opening Hours
- Mon: 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Tue: 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Wed: 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Thu: 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Fri: 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Sat: 9:00am - 1:00pm
- Sun: Closed
- Closed Public Holidays
Payments
- Credit Card
- EFTPOS