Billing Policy

Byford Family Practice is a Private Billing Practice.

Billing remains at the discretion of the GP and may be subject to change. Payment is on the day of consultation only, by cash, EFTPOS or credit card. A Medicare rebate will be directly deposited back into your account if you are registered for same day claiming.

If you are attending for workers compensation or motor vehicle accidents, please inform us of your acceptance letter and claim number. If you do not have an acceptance letter or claim number, you will be charged privately and reimbursed by the nominated insurance company upon processing your claim.

** If a patient does not attend or fails to cancel greater than 2 hours of their scheduled appointment time, they will be issued a ‘Late Cancellation’ or “Non-Attendance’ fee of $45 (Standard) or $90 (Long). This policy will vary depending on the appointment type.

Please note: ALL procedures such as skin biopsies, excisions, iron infusions, toenail removals, ear syringing, lacerations, Implanon insertion/removal, Mirena Removal and Cervical Screening, will incur a private fee. Reception will inform you of the fees at the time of booking.

Services that are not covered by Medicare nclude Workers Compensation, Motor Vehicle Accident Claims, Pre-Employment Medicals and Driver’s License Medicals Standard and Commercial, return to work Paperwork, Overseas Immunisation Updating onto Medicare. There will be a fee for these services, so please contact the clinic for further information.

Urgent Care / Walk in Appointments

Both your time and your doctor's time is valuable, which is why we operate an appointment based system. Unfortunately at the moment we do not take urgent care appointments or walk in appointments. If you do walk in without an appointment, reception or the nurse will triage you as best as possible to determine if a doctor is able to see you. Alternatively, you will be booked at the next available appointment.

For more information, give our friendly staff a call on 08 9525 0123