$75.80 out of pocket for a full skin check.
Every procedure is quoted in writing before it is booked, with the item numbers and the rebate. Nobody should find out what an excision costs after it has been cut out.
Fee schedule
Excision fees vary with the size of the lesion and the complexity of the repair, so the figures below are the common range. You get an exact written quote with item numbers before anything is booked.
Full-body skin check
MBS item 23 · 30 minutes.
Spot check, one or two lesions
MBS item 23 · 15 minutes.
Surveillance check, previous cancer
MBS item 23 · 20–30 minutes.
Biopsy
MBS items 30071–30075.
Excision, simple closure
MBS items 31356–31359.
Excision, complex or facial
Quoted individually before booking.
Flap or graft repair
MBS items 45200–45206.
Cryotherapy, up to 10 lesions
Within your check appointment.
Pathology on excised tissue
Bulk billed direct to Medicare.
Anyone with a confirmed melanoma is bulk billed for all subsequent surveillance checks, permanently, regardless of card status. Pension, Health Care Card and DVA Gold Card holders are bulk billed for checks and procedures. Fees reviewed each July.
The parts people ask about
Who we bulk bill
Pension and Health Care Card holders, and DVA Gold Card holders, for both checks and procedures. Nothing to pay at the desk.
Pathology
Anything we remove goes to a pathology lab and is bulk billed to Medicare directly — there is no separate bill for it.
The Medicare Safety Net
Multiple excisions in one year add up quickly. Once you pass the annual threshold, rebates rise substantially for the rest of the calendar year.
Why not just see my GP?
You can, and a good GP will refer on appropriately. The difference is time and equipment: a standard consult is fifteen minutes, this is thirty with a dermatoscope and a photographic archive.
Spot checks held open every weekday
If a specific spot has changed, say so when you ring and we will prioritise you. Full checks are usually available within a fortnight.