Patient Info
CURRENT FEES
PRIVATE FEES (Monday – Friday)
Standard (Item 23) $81.75 Medicare Rebate $39.75 Gap Payment $42*
Long (Item 36) $118.95 Medicare Rebate $76.95 Gap Payment $42*
*$4 discount applies to payments made on the day of service (excluding Saturday clinic)
BULK BILLING
We offer a bulk billing service to all concession card holders and children under the age of 16. Certain services may involve extra charges and will not be bulk billed. These services include after-hours consultations, lesion removals, minor surgical procedures and treatment of fractures.
ANNUAL FEE
Leongatha Healthcare charges an annual fee of $35.00 to all concession card holders aged 21 & over.
This fee has been introduced due to minimal Medicare funding increases. Rather than ceasing to offer bulk bill to concessional patients, the annual fee will enable us to maintain the provision of quality health care. (Please speak to our team if you have any questions regarding this fee).
REPEAT SCRIPTS & REFERRALS
Patients are asked to make an appointment for repeat scripts or referrals.
Copies of lost referrals will incur a $20 admin fee.
TRANSFER OF MEDICAL HISTORY
Leongatha Healthcare will provide a Health Summary to your new GP at no cost. Fees will be incurred for any additional information required.
RESULTS
Pathology and X-Ray results are downloaded daily and patients are normally asked to make a follow up appointment to discuss results, although you can contact the clinic to ensure your result has been received and checked by the doctor. We will make every attempt to contact patients when urgent follow up is required.
AFTER HOURS
After Hours services are provided by Leongatha Healthcare GP's @ Leongatha Hospital Urgent Care Centre. This is NOT a publicly funded Emergency Department.
If you require after hours assistance please call Gippsland Southern Health on: 5667 5555 and the duty nurse will contact the oncall Doctor. In an emergency please call 000.
All patients seen After Hours will be issued an invoice and payment is expected at the time of service.
PATIENT PRIVACY
Leongatha Healthcare complies with the confidentiality and privacy obligations under the National Privacy Principals and the Privacy Amendment Act.
We have a comprehensive privacy, and management of patient health information policy available to all patients:
Management of Patient Health Information Policy >
Please do not hesitate to contact our Practice Manager on (03) 5662 2201 if you have any queries at all regarding the privacy of your health information.