Important

If you have any cold or flu symptoms, COVID-19 symptoms or waiting on test results for COVID-19 or a close contact of a COVID-19 case, please contact us by phone prior to making a booking or visiting our medical clinic. Alternatively, please book online for a telephone or video consultation.

Getting Timely Swabs to guide Respiratory Infection Treatments
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HOW IT WORKS
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Mixed Billing For GP Appointments

(Additional cost may apply for vaccines, tests and 3rd party services and products.)

New Billing Policy as of 1st July 20224

Eligible Bulk Billing Patients 
Patients under 16 years old, over 65 years old with age pensioner and DVA card holders will continue to have their GP visits bulk billed (Monday to Friday).
Initial Weight Management Consultations (adults and children) will be bulk billed. 

Building Healthier Lives

Medsana Medical Clinic consists of a team of doctors, specialists and allied health professionals. We are driven by compassion, excellence and a commitment towards creating better health outcomes for our patients.

Bulk Billing Service Card

Timely PCR Swab Service

Available between 8:30am – 9am

 

  1. Short Telephone Consult with the patient – bulk billed if Medicare eligible. Private fees with no Medicare rebates apply if the patient has not seen us in the last 12 months.
  2. The doctor will request a respiratory panel for viruses and bacteria (where clinically appropriate).  For example, Influenza, Covid, RSV, mycoplasma, pertussis and so forth.  Not all possible infections are on this panel.  The doctor may decline the request if it is not appropriate and direct the patient accordingly.
  3. Normal fees will apply if more than swabbing is requested.  Clinical examination and other requests requires a normal consultation at another time.
  4. Patient arrives at the car park next to Building 10 before 11am.  Or takes the pathology request to another 4Cyte collection centre.
  5. Patient calls reception to notify of their arrival so the 4Cyte Pathology Collector can gown up and go the patient’s car to swab the patient.
  6. PCR swab gets sent to 4Cyte.  The processing times varies according to workflows.
  7. 4Cyte will SMS the patient with the Covid results.  Positive PCR test results for other respiratory viruses or bacteria are not named.  A negative PCR result doesn’t mean the patient is infection free.  These swabs narrow down the possibilities and guide appropriate treatments.
  8. An appropriate appointment needs to be made for results in person, via video or via phone.  Normal fees applies for these consult.  Normal fees applies if the doctor calls the patient for further clinical advice and management.