TMMP is a mixed billing practice. We are committed to providing high-quality care. Medicare rebates only cover part of the cost to run a practice.
TMMP doctors charge a fee for the professional services they provide. Doctors at TMMP are independent practitioners who set their own individual fee rates and when those fee rates apply. Please check with reception prior to your consultation.
Veterans, and children 16 years and under, full-time students up to 24 years of age and apprentices are usually bulk billed for standard consultations
Fees apply for Saturday consultations for all patients, excluding veterans.
Services which are generally bulk billed include:
- Childhood immunisations
- Government funded immunisations
- Annual Health checks for over 75 years
- Home Medication Management reviews
- Annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Checks for all age groups
- 45–49 year-old health checks for patients at-risk of chronic disease
Bulk Billing is available at the doctor’s discretion. Each doctor is responsible for charging his/her own fees. Please discuss this with your doctor at the time of your consultation, and not with our reception staff at the conclusion of your visit.
Patients that are charged a fee get their rebates back from Medicare at the time of consultation via Easyclaim or Patient Claiming into the account you set up with Medicare. Payment is required at the time of your consultation.
The doctors at TMMP value quality of care which means some gap payments.
Your fees do not just pay the doctor it pays for everything you see - reception and nursing staff, medical equipment and supplies, hand sanitiser, computers ...... and things you don't see - training to keep GP’s, nurses & staff up to date, insurances, medical registration, rent, rates, electricity, internet, IT systems and support, software licenses, document and waste disposal, air conditioning, repairs and maintenance, sewerage pump out, water, accreditation fees and much more.
Non-Medicare Services
Medicare only provides a rebate for services performed by your GP or Nurse as part of a face-to-face or telehealth consultation.
A non-rebatable private fee applies for any services you request your clinician to perform without your attendance at a consultation (such as providing a script, a referral or completing a form)
Pre-employment medicals, insurance claims and commercial driver's licenses do not attract a Medicare rebate and must be paid for at the time of your consultation.
Procedure services: Out of pocket fees for all patients for - IV Infusions, ear syringes, ear suction, venesection, skin patch testing and skin prick testing.
Surgical Procedures A theatre fee applies to surgical excisions/skin surgery. There is no Medicare Rebate available for this charge which covers the consumables used for the procedure.
Full fee for the procedure or excision is paid at the suture removal consultation and a rebate will be returned to the patient via Medicare electronic claiming.
Diagnostic services e.g. ECG, spirometry are billed as above with Gap fees for non-concession card holders.
For the convenience of our patients, the practice has facilities to electronically direct claim from Medicare allowing funds to be returned to your bank account the same day via EFTPOS or electronically via Medicare claiming the within 12 hours.
After hours call out fee apply
After hours telehealth fees apply.
Non-Attendance Fee
There is a non-attendance will result in a fee if appointments are not cancelled at least 2 hours prior to the appointment time.