All patients
- Most of our consultations are not bulk-billed. We do however offer pension card holders 15% discount on general consultation fees and extra testing such as retinal imaging and scans.
- As a courtesy patients over 80 years of age are generally bulk-billed for their consultation. Should extra testing such as retinal imaging and OCT scans be required, fees will apply.
- Patients under 5 years of age are generally bulk-billed for their consultation (if there hasn’t been billed to Medicare a full comprehensive consultation at another optometrist in the previous 3 years). Should extra testing such as retinal imaging and OCT scans be required, fees will apply.
- We are able to process your medicare claim on the spot for you just like at your doctor’s surgery. To allow us to process your medicare rebate please make sure you have one of the following:
- Your bank account details registered with Medicare, or
- Your bank account details with you OR
- An eftpos card linked to a cheque or savings account into which the rebate can be deposited from Medicare. Unfortunately Medicare won’t allow the rebates to be paid back onto a credit card.
- As the type of consultation and services required are not always fully known until your examination we can only offer you what we expect your cost to be prior to your visit. Extra speciality testing including retinal imaging and OCT scans will incur extra costs.
- Please let us know when arranging your appointment if your consultation will be part of a Work Cover or Accident Insurance Claim as well as if there is pre-approval for your consultation fees.
- Please feel free to enquire about the expected fees when making an appointment.
Children
Under 5 years old
- Expect this visit to last 30 to 45 minutes.
- Initial consultation direct-billed to Medicare only if your child has not been billed a comprehensive consultation by an optometrist with Medicare within the past 36 months.*
Primary school
(and younger high school)
- Expect this visit to take up to 1 hour.
- Initial comprehensive behavioural consultation $149.00* (up to $64.60 rebatable through Medicare)
Our fees reflect the costs for providing more than just a basic vision test. We offer a comprehensive visual examination including a screening of important visual perceptual & processing skills that can impact on your child’s learning. Retinal imaging might be included.
Older secondary school children
- Expect this visit to take around 45 minutes.
- Initial comprehensive consultation $99.00* ($149.00* if extra behavioural optometry testing required) (up to $64.60 rebatable through Medicare)
Extra testing
- Additional costs will be incurred if the optometrist recommends extra tests such as retinal imaging, scans or visual information processing testing.
Pension Consession Card Holders
- We apply a 15% discount on most consultation items to Pension Concession Card holders. (Fees are subject to change).
*About Medicare rebates
- Medicare will only provide the maximum ($64.60) rebate for a comprehensive consultation once every 36 mths for those under 65 years of age unless referred in writing by another optometrist or if the patient has a progressive eye disorder.
- If under 36 months a reduced rebate equal to that of a subsequent consultation ($32.40) however will still apply.
