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ALL APPOINTMENTS, WHETHER A PROCEDURE OR A CONSULTATION, REQUIRE A REFERRAL. THE REFERRAL IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO ANY APPOINTMENTS BEING MADE.
- Consultation fees (valid from 1 January 2023)
- An Initial consultation is charged at $250 dollars ($220 if you have a Government issued Pension or Healthcare Card). Medicare will reimburse approximately $150 of this. The medicare claim will be submitted by us at the time of your consultation. The rebate will be paid directly into your bank account, usually within 24-48 hours of your appointment.
- Subsequent consultations are charged at $120, and the medicare rebate on this is approximately $80.
- Procedures
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Public hospital procedures
- Procedures done through the Tweed Valley Hospital will not incur any costs. However, waiting list times apply. In order to register to be on the Surgical Waitlist at The Tweed Valley Hospital, patients are required to attend a consultation appointment with the Doctor. This appointment will facilitate the required paperwork, and once Tweed Valley Hospital have accepted your completed paperwork, your time on the surgical waitlist will begin.
- There is a fee for these appointments, but that fee is medicare rebate eligible.
- Gastrocaregc has no doctors who service The Gold Coast University Hospital.
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Private procedures
- If you do not have private health insurance, but have elected to go private for your procedure, please call our rooms for a quote. Prices vary based on the procedure required and the Medicare Rebate WILL NOT cover the cost entirely.
- For uninsured patients, there is a one-off facility fee charged by the Private facility (Hospital/Day Surgery). This charge has nothing to do with our practice, and we have no control over it.
- This facility fee covers the costs of staff and equipment for the chosen private hospital/day surgery unit you attend.
- This facility fee is not covered by Medicare, so it will be entirely out of pocket.
- If you have private health insurance, all GastrocareGC doctors participate in the ''NO GAP'' Schemes of all Health Funds.
- The 'NO GAP' scheme means we will invoice your health insurance provider directly and there will be NO OUT-OF POCKET EXPENSE*
*This is unless your health insurer pays an amount that is less than AHSA rate - (this is very rare). If you are only covered up to the MBS Schedule Fee, there will be an out-of-pocket cost.
- You will have to pay your health insurance excess (if applicable to your policy). If you need more information regarding this, call your health insurer. Due to Health Insurer Privacy regulations, Gastrocaregc is unable to help further.
| PLEASE NOTE Some of our Medical Providers DO NOT offer services to patients without health insurance who elect to pay. |
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- Anaesthetist
- Many do not, but the Anaesthetist for your procedure may charge a GAP. To find out if this appplies to you, please contact either Coast Anaesthetics on 07 5598 0663 or Gold Coast and Tweed Anaesthetic Group on 07 5598 0900. We can advise you at the time of booking.
- Pathology charges
- Most pathology investigations are bulk-billed for Gastrocaregc patients. It is recommended that you attend Sullivan Nicholades for your pathology to ensure this billing arrangement is followed. Some patients are surprised when they get a pathology invoice, but this is generally because they have attended a different facility.
- Occasionally, extra pathology testing is required on samples collected at the time of your procedure, and this may leave a small gap.
- Should you be sent a bill from Sullivan & Nicholades or Envoi Pathology, please notify the GastrocareGC rooms prior to making payment.
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