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Fees

Fees

What you'll pay at SWIFT, with or without a Medicare card. No referral needed.

Walk-in visit, facility fee

$396

plus standard Medicare charges

How you pay

Medicare card holders

  1. Pay one amount when you leaveFacility fee + Medicare charges
  2. Get an instant refundOf the Medicare part only

No Medicare card

  1. Pay one amount when you leaveFacility fee + Medicare-equivalent charges
  2. Tests and scans are invoiced separatelyACL and Imaging Specialists send their own invoices afterwards

What Medicare charges cover

  • Doctor consultation
  • Any procedures performed

Emergency & urgent care

Walk-in visits for illness and injury.

Emergency and urgent care fees
ServiceCost
First visitSWIFT facility fee $396 + Medicare
Return visit for the same issueWithin 24 hours Bulk-billed
Return visit for the same issue2 to 7 days later $150 + Medicare

Pathology

  • Bloods, swabs and urine tests
  • Collected on site by your treating team
  • Processed in Australian clinical labs
  • Medicare card holders: bulk billed, no pathology charge
  • No Medicare card: extra charge, paid separately
  • Australian Clinical Labs (ACL) sends you its own invoice after your test

Infusion clinic

By appointment.

Infusion clinic fees
ServiceCost
Iron infusionYou bring your own Ferinject or iron medicine $246 + Medicare
Iron infusionWe supply Ferinject 1g for $77 $246 + $77 + Medicare
IV antibioticsAfter a SWIFT consultation, or prescribed by your GP $150 + Medicare
Other infusions Call us

Wound care clinic

Wound care clinic fees
ServiceCost
Simple wound care or dressing $80 + Medicare
Complex wound care or dressing $140 + Medicare
Stitches removal $80 + Medicare

Scans and imaging

Provided on-site by Imaging Specialists, an independent practice. Questions about scans: (02) 8614 8400.

Radiology hours and fees for patients with Medicare
Scan and hoursWith Medicare
X-ray and CTEvery day, 10am to 9pm Bulk-billed
UltrasoundMonday to Friday, 10am to 5pm Bulk-billed
Ultrasound, after hoursMonday to Friday, 5pm to 8pm Extra charges
Ultrasound, weekendsSaturday and Sunday, subject to availability Extra charges
MRISubject to availability Extra charges

Without Medicare, extra charges apply to all scans. These fees apply to patients seen at SWIFT.

Other costs

Depending on your treatment, you may need items like crutches or a moon boot. These cost extra.

Questions about fees?

Call us before you come in and we'll talk you through it.

Call (02) 8859 9099