Medicare and General Billing Information...

    We bulk-bill patients for all examinations, with some exceptions as explained below:

	BONE DENSITY SCANS FOR OSTEOPOROSIS Please visit the OSCeR Centre website for details MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND SCANS All eligible Musculoskeletal ultrasound scans (includes joints, lumps and bumps, foreign bodies under the skin, etc) performed at Carindale Radiology are bulk-billed.
	All Musculoskeletal ultrasound scans performed at Capalaba, Morningside or Runaway Bay are ineligible for any Medicare rebate under the current rules. A reduced fee of $70 is charged, which is not able to be claimed from Medicare. However all patients are welcome to book into Carindale Radiology.
	PREGNANCY ULTRASOUND SCANS Please note Medicare impose a limit on the number of scans they will pay for during the term of your pregnancy. If you exceed the limits you will be required to pay any additional accounts yourself. Note that 99% of patients usually are well within the limit, but please feel free to ask our staff if you're not sure.
	NON-ELIGIBLE REFERRERS Examinations referred by a non-eligible referrer under Medicare rules are ineligible for a Medicare rebate or bulk-billing.
	RHCA AND VISITOR CARD HOLDERS Patients with Reciprocal Health Care Agreement (RHCA) Medicare cards may be eligible for a Medicare rebate. However we do not bulk-bill RHCA examinations. Patients will be charged a private fee which is payable at the time of the examination. You will then be able to take the account to a Medicare office and apply for a rebate.
	EXPIRED MEDICARE CARDS Patients with expired Medicare cards may be ineligible for any Medicare rebate. Check with your local Medicare office if you're unsure.
	THIRD-PARTY MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS Examinations for third-party requested general medicals such as for visas, diving, insurance, pre-employment etc do not qualify for Medicare rebates.
	WORKCOVER ACCOUNTS Examinations requested under Workcover rules are handled in two different ways: - If you already have a Workcover Claim number, we will send the account directly to   Workcover, but only if Workcover can confirm with our staff that the service being   provided is covered under the claim. Otherwise the fee is payable at the time of the   examination, and you will have to submit the account to Workcover yourself to claim a   refund. - If it is a new injury and you don't have a claim number, then we are able to bulk-bill the   service to Medicare.
	If you do not qualify for bulk-billing under these guidelines, you will be charged a private fee which is payable at the time of the examination. EFTPOS and credit card facilities are available. We regret that we do not accept cheques.