Fees
Eastern Shore Doctors is a private billing practice and fees are payable at the end of the consultation.
Fees will vary depending on the length of time you spend with the doctor, the complexity of your medical condition and the doctor you see. The fees below are indicative of fees billed by doctors in the Practice but patients should be aware that individual doctors may bill at slightly different rates.
Payment Terms
It is practice policy that all accounts are settled in full on the day of your consultation. Payments may be made by cash, cheque, EFTPOS and credit card (MasterCard and Visa card cards accepted). If you have a debit or savings card, you will receive your Medicare Rebate almost instantly. Otherwise upon payment of your account, our staff will lodge your claim with Medicare. Provided you have your bank details registered with Medicare, your rebate will be forwarded directly into your nominated bank account within four days.
Our fees are determined by Practice Policy and are reviewed annually.
Our indicative fees (as at 1st January 2020) are as follows;
| Consultation Type | Standard Fee | Concessional Fee (For Concession Card Holders & Pensioners) | Discount Fee (For Children 12 years and under) | Medicare Rebate |
| Standard Consultation- Item 23 (15 minutes) | $88.10* | $78.50 | $66.00 | $38.20* |
| Extended Consultation - Item 36 (20 – 30 minutes) | $151.15* | $130.00 | $113.35 | $73.95* |
| Prolonged Consultation – Item 44 (> 40 minutes) | $225.00* | $178.00 | $168.75 | $108.85* |
*The patient booked for the appointment must be present in the consultation in order to be eligible for the Medicare rebate.
Please note: Dr Regan Shaw charges the Standard Fee and Dr Ben Peachey charges the Concessional Fee for consultations with Children 12 years and under.
Full fees apply on Saturdays. There are no discounted fees or bulkbilling on Saturdays.
Higher fees apply on Sundays and Public Holidays. Please check these fees with our Reception staff.
Some medical consumables used as part of your treatment, such as dressings, may attract a separate fee.
Travel Clinic consultations
| Extended Travel Consultation with individualised Travel Health Plan (1 hour) | $195.00* | $73.95 rebate from Medicare |
Multiple family members attending for a combined Travel Consultation will not all be charged the full fee noted above.
Cancellations
From time to time, circumstances arise whereby you are not able to keep an appointment. In this event, we ask that you cancel your appointment by calling our receptionists at least 2 hours prior to your scheduled appointment time. This allows other patients the opportunity to make an appointment. Failure to do so will result in a non-attendance fee of $35.00 for a standard or $50.00 for an extended consultation which will not be able to be claimed from Medicare.
COVID 19 Telehealth Item Numbers (Temporary)
Telehealth consultations will be bulk-billed for patients who are Commonwealth concession card holders, children under 16 years old and patients who are considered more vulnerable to COVID-19. As per the Medicare criteria, "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.