Patient Fees
Fees vary depending on your age, your entitlements to subsidies and the services we provide. We are happy to provide further information on request.
We are a Contracted Provider to Pegasus Health (Charitable) Ltd Primary Health Organisation. The fees information given below is for those patients who are enrolled with our practice as a member of Pegasus Health.
The fees vary according to the age groups receiving government subsidies. The table of fees shows our standard consultation fees for enrolled patients in the different age groups.
Additional charges:
- First consultations: Newly enrolled patients; Please speak with reception staff to confirm charges when booking the first appointment.
- Longer consultations: Please advise reception if you require longer than 15 minutes with the doctors and to confirm charges.
- Non enrolled patients: (i.e. casual patients) Please speak to reception regarding charges.
- Phone consultations: are charged at the same fees as in practice appointments. See fees table below.
- Follow-up appointments & phone calls: will incur a charge unless advised by the doctor.
- Nurse services & phone calls
- Urgent same day prescriptions: Please request urgent prescriptions through reception. The fee is $35
- Missed appointments: Failure to attend your appointment or give adequate notice will be charged a fee of $25. 2 hours cancellation notice is required.
- Accounts are requested to be paid on the day otherwise they must be paid within 30 days of service. Late fees apply monthly.
Fees below are effective from 1st August 2024
The table below shows our standard GP consultation fees for our Enrolled and fully Funded patients subsidised by the Government.
These fees apply to ACC consultations and phone consultations.
Prescription request and booking appointments available online.
| Under 14 years | 14 – 17 years | 18 years and over |
| Free | $50.00 | $64.00 |
| Free | $13.00* CSC | $19.50* CSC |
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Prescriptions: Please allow up to 48 hours for prescriptions to be processed. We will notify you via text when they have been sent to your requested pharmacy. Friday’s – Please request your medication before 4 PM as we cannot guarantee they will be sent before the weekend.
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Urgent same day prescriptions are $35 Please request urgent prescriptions through reception, Regular medication requests can be done through our Better Health Outcomes App.
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| Under 14 yrs | Free |
| 14 years & over, with a Community Services Card | $20 |
| 14 years & over, no Community Services card | $25 |
| Intra-articular injection | $115.00 |
| Sexual health 14-17yrs | Free |
| ECG | $60 |
| Advanced Care Plan | Available on request |
| Cervical Screening |
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| Drivers Licence |
$80 |
| Blood test | $15 |
| Blood pressure | $15 |
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Travel Vaccines: We do not hold travel vaccines in stock. It is recommended you have a Doctors consultation 6 weeks prior to travel.
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Payment for vaccines must be made at the time of ordering. |
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Medical forms, Letters, Certificates or Medical notes request – please allow up to 10 working days for these requests to be processed. |
Please contact reception for estimated price as these vary. |
Credit Terms
Please note that payment is required prior to consultation for all first time and Casual patients.
Payment is requested at the time of consultation. All accounts are to be paid within one month of the issue of invoice. Any late payments will result in penalty fees of $10 per month.
If payment in full would cause hardship, please consult our staff who will help negotiate an acceptable payment plan.
Overdue accounts referred to a Collection Agency and will incur additional costs which are your responsibility.
Late payment
An administration fee of $10 will be added to overdue accounts monthly.
If you are unable to pay your account on the day, please speak to our receptionists. We are happy to discuss alternative ways of managing your account. Setting up regular weekly payments can help reduce debt.
You may also qualify for some assistance from WINZ/MSD. This may be in the form of a WINZ redirection to pay your debt, a one-off payment in special circumstances, or some form of disability assistance. If you do not already have a community service card, you may also qualify for this.
Please contact MSD on 0800 599 099 or go to check.msd.govt.nz to see what assistance you may qualify for.
No payment
If payment is not made by the end of the month and you haven’t made other arrangements with us, we will:
Require payment prior to services. This includes consultations with the doctors, nurse and prescription requests. You may be asked to make payment in practice.
Our practice manager may want to discuss your account and seek ways to help you manage it.
If the account has been overdue for sometime and no effort has been made to reduce this we will refer patients to a debt collection agency. As per our terms and conditions, debt collection fees will be added to the account.
Whilst not our preference, Grahams Road Medical has the right to review your current enrolment with us.