Medical services

Medical services in Australia

Updated 5 November 2026

A visit to a GP in Australia usually costs between A$70 and A$150, and a full health check ranges from nothing for bulk-billed blood tests up to several thousand dollars for a premium private check-up. To get current prices for your own case, send a request on BlaBlaPrice: the AI will look through local clinics' price lists and show the prices and businesses it finds.

What Medicare pays and what you pay

Medicare pays a benefit that is usually 85% of the Schedule fee for out-of-hospital services, so your gap depends on the fee the clinic charges above that schedule. Private health insurance may cover some or all of the rest. Ask the clinic before booking whether it bulk bills and what the gap will be in A$, so the price you compare is the one you actually pay.

Licences and qualifications to check

Each state and territory licenses private healthcare facilities and sets its own fees. Victoria and the ACT, for example, publish separate fee schedules for health facility licences, so the rules you read about in another state may not apply. When you send your request, ask which licence the clinic holds for the procedure, and ask the doctor for their specialist qualification and registration.

Season and timing

November is late spring here. Summer runs from December to February, the holiday period, and winter from June to August brings the flu season, when colds and flu visits peak. If a routine check-up can wait, aim for February to May, outside the winter peak, and book before the Christmas break if you want an appointment in January.

What to write in the request

Name the service and whether it is a general consultation or a specialist visit, and say who the patient is: an adult, a child or an older person. Add the reason for the visit or the complaint, when you want to be seen, and your city: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth or Adelaide. Include your budget in A$ and whether you need a bulk-billed clinic, so that sellers' answers are comparable.

Requests on BlaBlaPrice are free for buyers. Describe your appointment in your own words in the chat, and a photo can be added. Clinics registered on BlaBlaPrice receive the request and reply in the chat with their own price and terms. Your contacts stay hidden until you decide with whom to exchange them. For related services see Beauty & health and Psychologists.