Patient Fees

The following fees are for the Sports Medicine at Sydney University Practice and are effective as of November 1, 2011.

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Service	Fee	Item Nos.	Medicare Rebate(s)	Patient Gap
Initial referred consultation	$180	104	$71.40	$108.60
Initial consultation plus ultrasound guided injection	$230	104 + 55054	$35.70 + $92.75	$101.55
Initial consultation plus shock wave	$205	104 SW	$71.40	$133.60
Review consultation	$110	105	$35.90	$74.10
Review consultation plus repeat ultrasound guided injection	$170	105 + 55054	$21.10 + $92.75	$56.15
Review consultation plus shock wave	$110	105 SW	$35.90	$74.10
Nerve block (where required)	$52.15	18272	$52.15	-
Additional shock wave treatment	$30	-	-	-

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Service	Fee	Item Nos.	Medicare Rebate(s)	Patient Gap
Initial referred consultation (c)	$150	104	$71.40	$78.60
Initial consultation plus ultrasound guided injection (c)	$200	104 + 55054	$35.70 + $92.75	$71.55
Initial consultation plus shock wave (c)	$175	104 SW	$71.40	$103.60
Review consultation (c)	$90	105	$35.90	$54.10
Review consultation plus shock wave (c)	$90	105	$35.90	$54.10
Review consultation plus repeat ultrasound guided injection (c)	$150	105 + 55054	$21.10 + $92.75	$36.15

Further note on fees and rebates:

My fees, and those of most sports physicians in Australia, are generally very moderate when compared to:

(1) Other doctors practising in Australia.
(2) Other professionals (e.g. lawyers, dentists, vets, accountants, plumbers) practising in Australia.
(3) Other sports physicians practising in other Western countries (USA, England, European Union, New Zealand)

Rebates are determined by the Federal Health Minister - this is who to approach if you consider your rebate is too low.