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Our Services & Fees

We are a family orientated general practice providing a wide range of medical services to our community. Our staff are professional and friendly and care about your wellbeing.

Continuity of care and personalised service mean we get to know you well. We work hard to ensure the best health outcomes for our patients.

Our services

  • Aclasta infusions
  • Accident care including dressings
  • Asthma assessment and education
  • Blood tests
  • Cervical smears
  • Child health
  • Contraception and family planning
  • Diabetes checks and education
  • Dietary advice
  • Driving medicals
  • Flu vaccines
  • General health checks and preventative care
  • Home visits
  • Illness management (acute and chronic)
  • Immunisations
  • Insurance medicals
  • Minor surgery
  • Nursing services
  • Palliative or end of life care
  • Rest-home care
  • Sexual health
  • Skin checks
  • Smoking cessation
  • Travel advice and a limited range of travel vaccines
  • Wart treatment
  • Well person checks

Consultation fees

Please contact reception if you are unsure which fee applies to your appointment.

Patient group Under 14 years 14–17 years 18+ years
Enrolled funded patients Free $50 $63
Enrolled Community Services Card holders Free $13.50 $20
Casual patients $60 $75 $115

International visitors: $150. Casual patients aged 18+ with a Community Services Card (CSC) or High Use Health Card (HUHC): $89.

See if you’re eligible for funded enrolment.

Extra service fees

Service Fee
Repeat Prescription within 3 working days $27
Repeat Prescription CSC holders $20
Repeat Prescription Under 14 $13
Urgent Prescription Additional $10
Driver Licence Medical $100
New Patient Consult (30 minutes appointment) $120
Travel Consults or Employment Medicals (30 minutes appointment) $110
Nurse Consult/ Nurse phone consults (15 minutes on phone) $40 ($20 with CSC)
Nurse Prescriber Consult (with or without prescription) $50 ($20 with CSC)
Depo Provera with Nurse $40 ($20 with CSC)
Nurse Blood Pressure Check $15
Blood Test with Nurse $15 (warfarin blood tests $20)
B12 injection with Nurse $18
Liquid Nitrogen Treatment from $25
Flu Vaccines Funded or $35 for non-funded
ECG (electrocardiogram) $60
Jadelle insertion/removal (requires consult prior) May be funded, discuss with clinician. Non-funded fee is $250 for removal or insertion and $320 for removal and insertion
IUD (eg Mirena) insertion/removal (requires consult prior) May be funded, discuss with clinician. Non-funded fee is $95 for removal, $270 for insertion, $320 for removal and insertion
Pipelle biopsy Funded, $100 for non-enrolled
Pregnancy Test with Nurse $18
Aclasta Infusion $150
Iron Infusion $165
Non ACC Dressings with Nurse from $20
Travel and Other Vaccines Discuss with GP during appointment or phone our practice nurse.
Referral Letters or administrative tasks Cost varies $13 – 50, usual fee is $35
Full skin checks $265 for enrolled $290 for non-enrolled
Non-attendance or late cancellation less than 3 hours $50 for the first instance and full fees for subsequent, at discretion of clinician

Procedures

Service Fee
Skin Lesion Excisions and Biopsies May be funded, discuss with clinician. Skin surgeries approx $390. Complex flap surgery $1250.
Steroid Injections $45 (subsidised with CSC)
Ingrown Toenails $390

Paying your bill

If you have received a bill, you may pay by direct credit using internet banking.

Account name: URMC Health Limited
Account: 03-0854-0073385-000
Please enter your full name as the reference.

Your health information

This practice contributes to and accesses healthcare information through HealthOne.

HealthOne is a South Island based secure electronic record that allows registered healthcare providers directly involved in your healthcare to access information such as test results, allergies, medications, GP summaries and hospital information.

HealthOne adheres to the Privacy Act 2020 and the Health Information Privacy Code 2020. Access is through an approved secure healthcare information network which is regularly audited and tested. Privacy auditing checks that only those directly involved in your care access your information.

Find out more at healthone.org.nz. You can restrict sharing of your healthcare records by contacting 0508 837 872 or HealthOne.privacy@pegasus.health.nz.