Billing Infomation

• 2D Imaging (OPG / Ceph) is bulk billed with a valid Medicare card
• Patients ineligible for a Medicare card will be privately billed on the day
• Cone Beam CT (CBCT) is privately billed in most cases. Discounts are available for government issued Pension Card and Health Care Card holders.
• Medicare rebates are available for patients referred by a medical practitioner or dental specialist.
• DMDI uses EFTPOS as a preferred payment option and accepts most debit and credit cards (no AMEX or Diners). - - Cash / cheques are not accepted.
• Full settlement of accounts is required on the day of examination.
  
  For any other billing queries please discuss with our friendly team when making your appointment.

MBS Updates

From 1 November 2014, existing Cone Beam CT (CBCT) dental items have been replaced by new items 57362 and 57363.

As recommended by the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC), these new items are accompanied by a range of restrictions. The major changes are summarised below:

• General dentists can no longer request CBCT services under Medicare. The new items can be requested by medical practitioners and specialist dentists
• To be Medicare eligible, services must be delivered in practices accredited under the Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Scheme, and performed on dedicated CBCT units;
• Claims for more than one CBCT per patient per day are excluded; and claiming for two-dimensional imaging in the same attendance (items 57959 – 57969) and with CT in the same attendance (items 56001 – 57361) is also excluded.