TMMP is a mixed billing practice.

The 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 15 years and under, 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. Please discuss this with your doctor at the time of your consultation, and not with our reception staff at the conclusion of your visit.

TMMP has a non-concessional patient discount program if you are experiencing significant financial difficulty this can be discussed with your doctor and forms can be filled out at reception.

Please be advised that each doctor is responsible for charging his/her own fees, if one doctor bulk bills you, another doctor may not.

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.

Why is there a GAP fee?

Medicare is a public health insurance scheme. It provides rebates (support payments) to you when you access eligible health services. However, it may not cover the total cost of the health service.

After thirty years of inadequate indexing of the Medicare rebate, seven years of NO indexation plus the Medicare freeze for seven years and the costs of running a practice rising, the only way for a medical practice to remain viable with universal bulk billing is to compromise on quality, this could result in short consultations, the risk of missed diagnoses, unnecessary test ordering, referrals and prescribing with extra flow on costs to the patient and reduced safety.

The reality is that the Medicare rebates do not cover the cost of providing you with a safe and high-quality service.

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 e.g., reception and nursing staff, medical equipment and supplies, hand sanitiser, computers etc. 

And things you don't see e.g., training to keep GP’s and staff up to date, indemnity insurance, medical registration, rent, rates, electricity, insurances, internet, IT systems and support, software licenses, document and waste disposal, air conditioning, repairs and maintenance, sewerage pump out, water, accreditation fees and 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, 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.

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Procedure services: Out of pocket fees for non-concessional patients and concessional patients and children under 15yrs will be charged for some procedures including: IV Infusions, ear syringes, ear suction, venesection, skin patch testing and skin prick testing.

Surgical Procedures A $30 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.

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. 

After hours call out fee starts at $207.60
After hours telehealth fee is $100 with a $39.75 rebate.

Non-Attendance Fee

First non-attendance will result in a warning to the patient; The second non-attendance will result in a fee of $25; The third and any subsequent non-attendances will result in a fee of $50 per patient.  Appointments should be cancelled at least 2 hours prior to the appointment time.

Internet services

On line appointment booking   Free
On line requests for repeat prescriptions and repeat referrals   Start at $15.00 -$20.00
On line Test Results $15.00

There is no Medicare rebate available for online services.