My “Management of Pregnancy” fee is divided into the following payments (the following fees apply if you have Private Health Insurance which covers Obstetrics and an Australian Medicare Card):
Obstetric Visits &**Item Numbers | Billed Amount | Rebate |
1. First visit – ** 104 | $240 | $84.15 = Rebate from |
2. Antenatal Management | $2500 | Once the final 30 week fee has |
3. Antenatal Management | $2500 | |
4. Normal delivery **16519 | Billed to your Health | Fully covered by health funds. |
5. Complicated delivery **16522 | ||
6. Antenatal visits **16500 | $95 | $45.65 Medicare rebate. |
7. Postnatal visit **105 | Bulk Billed | Fully covered by Medicare. |
Please be aware that your current referral from your general practitioner may not cover you throughout your pregnancy.
In order to minimise your out-of-pocket expenses, it is important to provide a referral to cover your entire pregnancy including your six week post-natal check.
They include blood type, Hepatitis B, Rubella etc – Bulk Billed.
GBS SWAB – vaginal swab – Bulk Billed
Occurs in hospital – performed in the Delivery Suite if baby is overdue (past due date) or small in size for dates.
Please note that it is recommended for ALL pregnant women to have a flu vaccine once it become available in the flu season.
It is also recommended that pregnant women between 28 and 36 weeks gestation be vaccinated against whooping cough (pertussis). Partners should also be vaccinated at that time. Both flu and whooping cough vaccinations are usually administered by your family doctor (GP).
