Cardinia Medical Centre has proudly been a bulk billing clinic over the last 15 years. We have always believed in functioning as part of the Medicare system and serving the community in a way where they feel no burden of cost.
Unfortunately, Medicare rebates alone are not sufficient to meet the demands of a well-functioning General Practice, making the work that we do under-appreciated and unsustainable.
For patients without a Medicare card a private fee will apply:
Depending on the nature and length of your visit, the following fees apply to all patients without a Medicare card.
As a clinic, we have resisted the change to mixed billings for many years, however, the move to a mixed billing model is unavoidable if we are to continue our service to the community. Therefore, all our doctors have introduced a gap fee.
Dr Mathie Chandrananth Dr Rohana Welikumbura Dr Thushy Amaranaathan
Dr Sandy Chandrananth
| Appointment Type | Total Fee | Rebate | Out of Pocket | Children (15 and Under) & Pensioners |
| Standard Consultation (item 23) | $63.90 | $43.90 | $20.00 | BULK BILLED |
| Long Consultation (item 36) | $114.90 | $84.90 | $30.00 | BULK BILLED |
| After hours Consultation (item 5020) | $77.15 | $57.15 | $20.00 | BULK BILLED |
| After hours Long Consultation (item 5040) | $128.00 | $98.00 | $30.00 | BULK BILLED |
| Short Consultation: | $50.00 |
| Standard Consultation: | $70.00 |
| Long Consultation: | $100.00 |
Procedures
A gap fee varying from $40.00 - $100.00 applies for all procedures performed at the clinic.
Such procedures includes:
| * Surgical Procedure (eg. removal of sun spots and moles) | $50.00 |
| * Plaster | $40.00 |
| * Suture Glue | $40.00 |
| * Suture | $40.00 |
| * IUD removal ONLY (Dr. Malka, Dr. Sharanya) | $50.00 |
| * Removal of Lesions | $50.00 |
| *Implanon insert/removal | $40.00 |
Please note:
*If an Implanon is removed and a new one is inserted in one consultation, only one gap of $40.00 will be charged.
*Iron Infusion is a service we provide only to patients of this clinic. Due to health risks we do not accept patients from other clinics.
Fail to attend or cancel a scheduled appointment:
If you are unable to attend a scheduled appointment, please contact the clinic to cancel or reschedule. A $20.00 fee will be charged for all failed to attend or cancellation at short notice. This fee is not Medicare rebatable. $30.00 fee for weekends and public holidays
All payments are payable on the day.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
For your convenience the following payment types are available:
Cash | EFTPOS | Visa | MasterCard
*Credit Card telephone payments accepted.