We are a Medicare Bulk Billing Practice. Summervale Medical, Fernvale QLD

GP Visits

Bulk Billed

Every eligible service ·

Summervale Medical takes part in the Australian Government’s Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program. Every eligible service is bulk billed for every patient with a valid Medicare card, including standard and long GP consultations, skin checks, health assessments, chronic disease management and mental health treatment plans.

When a service is bulk billed, the practice claims the Medicare benefit directly from Medicare as full payment for that service, rather than invoicing you. All you need to do is bring your valid Medicare card to your appointment.

Most procedures that carry a Medicare item number are also bulk billed, including punch and shave skin biopsies, Implanon removal and insertion, and toenail wedge resections for ingrown toenails.

Not every service has a Medicare item number. Where a service or procedure sits outside the Medicare Benefits Schedule, a fee applies. Some procedures, such as skin excisions, may also carry a gap fee depending on what is required. Your GP will discuss any cost with you beforehand.

What’s Covered

What We Bulk Bill

Every eligible service at Summervale Medical in Fernvale is bulk billed for patients with a valid Medicare card, along with most procedures that carry a Medicare item number.

Standard GP Consultations

Everyday appointments with your GP, covering illnesses and infections, injuries, prescriptions, referrals, results and general medical advice.

Long GP Consultations

Longer appointments for complex or multiple concerns, so you can have the time you need with your doctor.

Skin Checks

Skin checks and assessment of moles, changing spots and sun damage, bulk billed in the same way as any other eligible consultation.

Health Assessments

Medicare health assessments, including eligible checks for patients aged 40 to 49, 45 to 49 and 75 and over, along with other eligible preventive health checks.

Chronic Disease Management

GP Management Plans, Team Care Arrangements and reviews for ongoing conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, asthma and arthritis.

Minor Procedures

Most in-clinic procedures that carry a Medicare item number are bulk billed, including Implanon removal and inseretion, punch skin biopsies and toenail wedge resections for ingrown toenails.

Mental Health Treatment Plans

Mental Health Treatment Plans and review appointments with your GP, and referral to psychologists and other support services.

Fees

What May Incur a Fee

Services We Cannot Claim a Medicare Rebate For

Medicare decides which services attract a rebate. A small number of services sit outside the Medicare Benefits Schedule, which means there is no rebate we are able to claim on your behalf. These services attract a fee.

Pre-employment medical$205
Commercial licence medical$175
Truck Safe medical$220

These fees are current at the time of publication and are subject to change. Our reception team will confirm the cost with you when you book.

Skin Excisions

There may be a gap fee for certain skin excision procedures, depending on what is required. Your GP will discuss this with you before the procedure goes ahead.

Vaccines Not Funded Under the National Immunisation Program

Vaccines funded under the Australian Government’s National Immunisation Program are provided under that program. Vaccines that sit outside it, including most travel vaccinations, are not funded by Medicare, so the cost of the vaccine is not covered.

Patients Without a Medicare Card

Patients who do not hold a valid Medicare card are still welcome at Summervale Medical and can be seen by our GPs. Medicare rebates are not available without a card, so a fee applies for the consultation. Please let our reception team know when you book, and they will confirm the cost with you beforehand.

Official Information

More From the Australian Government

Independent information about Medicare, bulk billing and the Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program.