Access Ortho aims to keep care affordable and simple to understand.
| First Visit | $155 after medicare rebate * |
| Follow-up appointments | $40 after the Medicare rebate. |
| Consumables | There will be additional costs for casts, splints, crutches, etc. These may be billed to insurance, where third-party claims are approved |
| Custom Splints | Some injuries require custom splints made by specialised hand therapists or podiatrists. Additional charges will apply for these. |
* See section on Medicare rebates
** See section on Third-party
FIRST VISIT: At your first visit, your injury will be assessed, radiology arranged, your injury discussed with an orthopaedic surgeon, a treatment plan established, casts, splints, etc., applied, and follow-up appointments made.
FIRST VISIT COST: Out of pocket cost after Medicare* rebate $155.
FOLLOW UP CARE: Your first follow up visit will typically be made with the Orthopaedic Surgeon or Emergency Care Doctor at Access Ortho. You will discuss your progress, concerns and changes to treatment plan.
FOLLOW-UP CARE COST: Your follow-up visits will cost $40 out of pocket (after your Medicare rebate).
CONSUMABLES: Boots, casts, slings, crutches will be charged at an additional rate. We can provide a letter stating your need for a splint that you may be able to use to claim the cost of the splint through your private health insurance. This is very variable with each fund and we are sorry we cannot provide any guidance on the process to claim or what you will be rebated.
Some injuries require custom splints. The team at Access Ortho will discuss this with you and refer you to a suitable provider. Costs for these splints will be billed to you from these practices which are independent to Access Ortho.
MEDICARE REBATE: Note at your first presentation for your appointment you will pay between $206 and $240. Access Ortho will then process your Medicare rebate online, and you will receive a rebate into your account in the next 1-3 days. After receiving your rebate, you will be out of pocket $155.
For your follow-up visits, you will pay up to $126.15. Access Ortho will then process your Medicare rebate online, and you will receive a rebate into your bank account. After the rebate, your out-of-pocket cost for this appointment will be $40. Note if you have reached the Medicare threshold you may receive a greater rebate.
WORKCOVER QLD and other THIRD PARTY Insurance: If your claim is approved and you have your claim number, we will usually be able to bill your third-party insurance directly (some third-party groups we cannot bill directly). If the claim has not yet been approved, we will bill you and provide receipts for you to claim through your insurance. Our friendly receptionists will be able to help with this.
BUPA ADF: We are a preferred provider for BUDA ADF and therefore we will bill BUPA ADF directly for your visits when you attend with a BUPA ADF referral. (Note BUPA ADF is different to BUPA private health insurance).
INTERNATIONAL: Patients without Medicare will be billed at the same rates as patients who have medicare. We will provide invoices for you to claim through your international insurance. This means for first and follow up visits you will need to pay for these appointments and then claim.