F.A.Q - Friendly Feet Podiatry

FRIENDLY FEET
PODIATRY CLINIC
170 Church Rd, Zillmere QLD 4034
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F.A.Q

Do I need a referral from my GP?


A formal referral from your GP is not necessary, whilst many patients are referred to Friendly Feet Podiatry Clinic by Doctors the majority of our patients self-refer and recommend each other.

Medicare Rebates


All Australian residents currently registered with Medicare, with a chronic illness are able to obtain a special referral from their local doctor under a specialised scheme. This will require the doctor to put in place a Care Plan and provide the patient with an EPC (Enhanced Primary Care) referral for Allied Health assessment/treatment. The scheme allows up to 5 consultations per calendar year for any allied health services in total (i.e. 3* Podiatry, 1* Physiotherapy, 1* Chiropractic; or 5 visits all to one health professional).


Veteran's Affairs (DVA) patients


All DVA Gold card holders and some DVA White card holders are welcome at Friendly Feet Podiatry Clinic for bulk billing services. These include general foot treatment, orthotic prescription and where necessary orthopaedic footwear prescription.
A referral is required prior to the initial consultation and a renewal of this referral is needed annually.


Private Health Insurance rebates


All our podiatry services may be claimable under your private health insurance, ancillary cover.


However, please remember that rebates and services covered vary between insurers and insurance policies. We recommend that you check your individual policy regarding the amount you receive per treatment


For your reference, and if you'd like to find out what rebates your particular fund will give you, here are the main item numbers you can quote to them to find out your refund amount;


  • Item: 004 Initial Consultation
  • Item: 012 Repeat Consultation


Orthotic devices vary in codes depending on the type of orthoses being prescribed and manufactured. Please call us on 3161 7567 to find out more details.


We are part of the HICAPS network, which allows you to instantly claim your private health insurance rebate and therefore only pay the gap when you attend for treatment.


Email inquiries will be returned within a couple of hours during week days. This service is not available on the weekends.

For urgent inquiries please call us on 0414353238. We are open by appointment Monday to Saturday.

CLICK HERE to make an appointment
Or call (07) 3161 7567

15/11/2023
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