Penrith Medical Centre Fees & Appointments

Fees and Payments

Fees

Penrith Medical Centre offers bulk billing services for walk in patients Mon-Fri until 5pm. Our GPs also provide reduced fees for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, pensioners with a health care card, Veterans’ Affairs card holders and people aged under 16. Medicare cards and concession cards must be presented before each consultation.  

Consultation Type

Fee

Medicare Rebate

Out of Pocket

Standard Appointment

$70.00

$38.20

$31.80

Long Appointment

$110.00

$73.95

$36.05

 

Making Payments

Payment is required on the day of the consultation and can be made by cash, EFTPOS or Credit Card (excluding Diners and AMEX cards). All workers compensation and motor vehicle accident patients are required to pay their accounts at the time of consultation until a letter of liability is produced from their insurance company.

Appointments

Walk-ins

We accept walk in patients Monday to Friday until 5pm.

 

Appointments

Our appointment system caters for urgent, non urgent, complex, planned chronic care and preventative healthcare. We are a walk-in medical centre, Urgent appointments will be seen by the next available GP. Please advise reception if you believe you require an urgent appointment. Urgent appointments will be triaged by the nurse on duty.

 

Waiting Times

Sometimes GPs are delayed by patients with urgent or complex issues. We apologise if you’re asked to wait and thank you for your patience.

 

After Hours

For appointments out of hours, please call 13Sick on 13 74 25.

 

Home Visits

If you are a regular patient and can’t travel to the medical centre, your GP may be able to visit you at your home. This is at the discretion of your GP.

 

Emergencies

Please call Triple Zero (000) or go to your nearest hospital.

The closest hospital to the centre is;

Nepean Hospital

Parker Street, Kingswood

(02) 4734 2000

 

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