Practice Fees - Obstetrics
Antenatal Consultation:
- All pregnancy related consultations are bulk billed.
- Pregnancy Management Fee : Item number 16590 = $1500 – please refer to “The Pregnancy Management Fee” below.
Ultrasound scan
Ultrasounds at Our Practice: There is no charge for pregnancy ultrasounds within our practice.
Sunnybank Women’s Diagnostic Centre or Mater Women’s Diagnostic Centre:
- Nuchal Translucency Ultrasound (11 to 14 weeks) : $199 (a rebate is claimable by Medicare if you are over the age of 35)
- Morphology Ultrasound (18 – 20 weeks) : $200 with a rebate back from Medicare of $85
Dr Frank Carmody (Sunnybank or
- Nuchal Translucency Ultrasound : $270 for single birth, $290 for twin or more births with a rebate claimable from Medicare if you are over the age of 35.
- Morphology Ultrasound : $290 for single birth, $330 for twin or more births with a rebate claimable from Medicare.
- Nuchal Translucency Ultrasound : $290 ($320 for twins) with a rebate claimable from Medicare of $95 if you are over the age of 35.
- Morphology Ultrasound (18 – 20 weeks) : $310 ($330 for twins) with a rebate claimable from Medicare of $85
Pathology
We use Healthscope Pathology who have a collection centre on site near our practice. Healthscope Pathology bulk bill all patients.
Delivery Fees
Insured Patients
With all privately insured patients, we will automatically bill your private health fund after the delivery. As Dr Tang is a NO GAP Doctor, there will not be any out of pocket fees, apart from the excess on your policy for a hospital admission.
Uninsured Patients
Management of labour and delivery including caesarean section : Item number 16519 = $2550 with a rebate claimable from Medicare of $425.00.
Other Specialist Services
Anaesthetic services
- If these are required (if required) may incur an out of pocket expense depending on the anaesthetist on call.
Paediatric Services
- A paediatrician will be assigned to you at delivery and also can incur additional fees. Quotations for these can be arranged.
Hospital Expenses
Insured patients
You will pay the excess on your health fund policy.
Uninsured patients
Please refer to the Self-Insured Fee Quotation provided by the
The Pregnancy Management Fee
The Pregnancy Management Fee or PMF is a fee charged by all obstetricians for management of a pregnancy which has progressed past 20 weeks.
The official Medicare item number for this is 16590 and is defined as …
“Planning and management of a pregnancy that has progressed beyond 20 weeks provided the fee does not include any amount for the management of the labour and/or delivery, payable once only for any pregnancy that has progressed beyond 20 weeks where the practitioner intends to undertake the delivery for a privately admitted patient, not being a service to which item 16591 applies”
The fee is payable between 20 and 30 weeks of pregnancy.
It reimburses the obstetrician for providing 24/7 cover and the disruption to their lives this causes, as well as arranging appropriate and equivalent specialist on call cover when they are not available.
Pregnancy and birthing are not Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm processes and require 24/7 coverage. Imagine what a plumber would charge for a 3am call out to fix a leaking pipe ?
We have set our fee at $1500 which we believe is very reasonable compared to other obstetricians in
A certain amount of the PMF can be reimbursed ….
- If you have not reached the Medicare safety net when paying the PMF, you are eligible for a rebate of approximately $260. If you have reached the safety net, you are eligible for a $460 rebate from Medicare.
- Some private health funds will reimburse you a percentage of the PMF depending on your fund. It may be worthwhile checking with your fund.
- If you have incurred more than $2000 in out of pocket medical expenses (after you have claimed back from Medicare or your private fund) in a financial year, you can claim 20% of any amount spent over $2000 as a tax deduction. This can be claimed by the primary income earner.
We are more than happy to answer any questions you may have in regards to this fee.
Payment Methods
We accept cash, credit card, Eftpos and cheques for payments. We have facilities on site for online Medicare claiming if you are registered for this which means your Medicare rebate is returned to your nominated bank account automatically.
