Samford Valley Medical Centre is a GP-owned, mixed billing medical practice providing comprehensive, family-centred healthcare to the Samford community for nearly 40 years.
We will NOT be participating in universal bulk billing from 1/11/25.
Please book an appropriate consultation type and length to ensure that your chosen doctor has enough time to address your concerns. If you have multiple problems or want to deal with a complex issue, you will require a longer appointment time or if your appointment runs over time, you will be charged accordingly for the time taken. Please let the GP know if you do want to keep to a strict appointment length prior to starting the consultation.
The GPs providing services at our clinic do their best to run on time, and choosing the correct appointment type helps minimise waiting times for everyone. The doctors are committed to ensuring your concerns are fully addressed where time allows, and this can sometimes means it takes longer than 15 /20 minutes.
Fees & Billing Policy
Mixed Billing Practice
Private Billing Times
All consultations before 9:00 am and after 5:00 pm are privately billed.
ALL Saturday and Public Holiday consultations are privately billed, with higher fees than standard weekday rates.
Bulk-Billing Eligibility (Weekdays 9 am – 5 pm)
The following patient groups MAY be bulk billed upon presentation of a valid, applicable card, depending on the individual doctor billing policy, see below.
Children aged 4 years and under
Patients aged 75 and over with a Aged Pension Card (not including a seniors card)
Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) Gold Card holders (always bulk billed for eligible services)
Children’s Billing Policy
Dr Michelle Ledbury, Dr Ben McCullough, and Dr Rosie Gunningham apply the following billing schedule for children (unless seen during the individual doctor’s private billing times).
0–4 years: Bulk billed
5–12 years: Concessional fee
13 years and over: Full fee
Dr Michelle Ledbury - has private billing times of consults starting before 9am and after 1pm
Additional Fees
Additional fees may apply for consumables or non-Medicare items such as:
Dressings, local anaesthetic, and private vaccines
Procedures or services not funded by Medicare
Private medical reports and commercial driver’s licence assessments
Your doctor will always discuss any additional fees with you during your consultation.
Fee Schedule (Monday – Friday)
Short consultation (Face to Face or Telehealth)
Fee: $60
Medicare rebate: $20.05
Concession fee: $48
Standard consultation (Face to Face or Telehealth)
Fee: $95
Medicare rebate: $43.90
Concession fee: $76
Long consultation (20–30 minutes)
Fee: $150
Medicare rebate: $84.90
Concession fee: $120
Long consultation (30–40 minutes)
Fee: $160
Medicare rebate: $84.90
Concession fee: $130
Longer consultation (over 40 minutes)
Fee: $210
Medicare rebate: $125.10
Concession fee: $168
*Concession fees apply to patients aged 65–75 with an Aged Pension Card
Additional Information
A sample fee schedule is available from reception on request.
Doctors are independent contractors and may set their own individual fees.
Medicare rebates will be processed on the spot at reception and your rebate will be paid into your bank account usually by the next day.
If an appointment occurs outside of standard hours, involves additional tests or requires a different Medicare item number - the fee charged will be different.
Repeat Prescriptions and Referrals
In some cases, repeat prescriptions and referrals may be available without a consultation. Requests can be made to your regular GP via HotDoc and a fee of $39 applies. Each request is assessed by the doctor who will approve or decline the request. Please note, you have to be a regular patient of the practice for this service and it cannot be used for scheduled 8 medications.
*Please note, a referral letter is a legal document and cannot be backdated.
Patients are asked to pay in full on the day of their consultation. We accept EFTPOS, credit cards and cash for your convenience.
Please be aware that Samford Valley Medical Centre strives to have appointments available to see patients when needed and as such, has a policy for appointment ‘no shows’ or cancelled appointments. For patients that are a ‘no show’ a did not attend fee applies. A fee of $40.00 ($50 after hours or $60 for long appointments) with be billed to your account and an invoice with be sent. Patients that cancel appointments within 4 hours of the appointment time will incur the same outcome as a ‘no show’.
Further appointments cannot be made online while cancellation fees are outstanding, and a booking deposit may be required to book an appointment after a cancellation fee is applied. $75 for standard appointments, $100 for long consults and $100 for Saturday appointments.