From 1 July the Australian Government has restricted rebates for Vitamin B12 testing. As a result, all patients will be sent an invoice after the testing has been completed and reported, which will need to be paid in full. If they meet the Medicare criteria, they will be eligible for a rebate for this test and can claim through Medicare.
The rebate will be dependent on the Medicare assessment against the criteria. Please ensure that appropriate clinical notes are included on the request form.
Pensioner Concession Card, Health Care Card and DVA Gold card holders will be bulk billed if they meet the criteria.
We have kept out-of-pocket costs as low as possible to ensure patients can still access these important tests.
Further Vitamin B12 testing can be claimed on Medicare for patients presenting with:
From 1 July the Australian Government Medicare has restricted criteria for which urine testing is covered by Medicare. As a result, if patients do not meet the criteria they will receive an invoice from us once the test as been completed and reported. If they meet the Medicare criteria, they will be bulk-billed for this test.
We have kept out-of-pocket costs as low as possible to ensure patients can still access these important tests.
Please ensure that appropriate clinical notes are included on the request form. More details, including updated Inclusion criteria, are below:
Patients with symptoms of urinary tract infection (UTI) OR clinically indicated asymptomatic patient group as follows: