Fees
Dr Ryan is a no gap provider.
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If you have private health insurance, your health fund will be billed directly for your procedure, and there will be no out of pocket expense.
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If you are uninsured, there will be a small gap to make up the shortfall between the MBS schedule and what Medicare reimburses. Payment will be required at the time of booking.
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If you have any questions please contact us for further clarification.
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Insured Patients
Dr Ryan is a “No Gap Provider[LS1] ”, meaning that there are no out of pocket expenses for Gastroscopies, Colonoscopies or Inpatient Care. Your health fund will be billed directly for the cost of your procedure or inpatient care.
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Dr Ryan’s Anaesthetists and Pathology companies are usually “No Gap Providers” as well.
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This means that if you have a procedure with Dr Ryan and you have the appropriate level of cover (you need to confirm with your Health Insurance Policy Provider that you are covered for Gastroscopy (MBS Item Number varies[LS2] from 30473, 30478, 30479) and Colonoscopy (MBS Items numbers vary from 32222 – 322229), your only cost will be the excess on your health insurance policy
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Please also make sure that you do not have to serve out a waiting period for a pre-existing condition.
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Please contact your Health Insure to make sure that you are covered for the procedure and in (Day) patient care.
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Dr Ryan will fill out your Pre-existing Medical Condition, at no charge, if needed.
Uninsured Patients
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For uninsured patients having a procedure with Dr Ryan in a private hospital there are 4 components to your bill
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Dr Ryan
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Whilst Dr Ryan is a “No Gap Provider”, when a patient with no health insurance has a procedure there is a difference in amount between what the government and a private health pay to the Dr. This difference will be payable to Dr Ryan at the time of booking of your procedure to secure your booking.
Anaesthetist
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Whilst most of Dr Ryan’s anaesthetists are “No Gap Providers, when a patient with no health insurance has a procedure there is a difference in amount between what the government and a private health pay to the Dr. This difference will be payable to your Anaesthetist.
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You will need to contact your anaesthetist, after you have booked your procedure with Dr Ryan to organise payment. Payment is required prior to your procedure.
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Dr Virginia Knowles[LS3] [LS4]
Dr Penny Robinson
Dr Peet van de Berg
The Hospital
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You will be required to pay the hospital for your procedure, this covers the cost of the hospital admission.
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You will need to fill in an fill in an online admission form, and contact the hospital for payment
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Robina Private Hospital[LS5]
John Flynn Private Hospital
Pathology
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Dr Ryan uses ENVOI Pathology[LS6] to analyse the samples she may take during your procedure.
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They will Bulk Bill your cost straight to Medicare
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[LS2]When a pt books a procedure are they given their item numbers? +/- 32229
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[LS4]And their provider numbers
[LS5]Links to online admission forms, contacts, email, phone, and address
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