Fees

Every price here is the whole price. There is no booking fee, no call-out fee inside the standard area, and no charge for the equipment we bring.

• —Prices apply from 21 August 2026 and include GST where GST applies.
• —Nail surgery is quoted after an assessment and is never done at the same visit. The assessment decides whether surgery is the right answer for your toe, and whether it should be done here or in a clinic. Follow-up visits are charged separately.
• —A Medicare rebate of $63.40 a visit, a DVA card or private health extras all reduce what you actually pay. The pages linked below set out each one.
• —For an out-of-area quote, send your address through the enquiry form and we will come back with the figure before you book.

Medicare item 10962 has a schedule fee of $74.55 and pays a benefit of $63.40. You pay us the full fee, and Medicare pays the benefit back to you: $170 − $63.40 = $106.60 out of pocket on a first visit.

• —Five rebated services per calendar year, shared across every allied health provider on your plan — not five each.
• —The visit must run at least 20 minutes and must be recommended in your plan.
• —Home visits are not bulk billed. You pay the full fee and the rebate comes back to you.
• —Nail surgery and orthotics are not covered by this item. They are private fees, and your health fund extras may cover part of them.
• —Nail surgery is quoted after an assessment and is never done at the same visit. The assessment decides whether surgery is the right answer for your toe, and whether it should be done here or in a clinic. Follow-up visits are charged separately.

Figures from MBS — item 10962 and Services Australia — chronic condition allied health billing rules. Checked 21 August 2026. Government fees change — if you find a figure here that is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.

These are DVA's own fees for podiatry, effective 1 January 2026. DVA pays them in full. Our private fees do not apply to you.

• —You pay nothing. There is no gap, no call-out fee and no travel charge. DVA builds the kilometre allowance into the fee, so we are not permitted to charge you for it.
• —A treatment cycle is twelve sessions and starts with an initial consultation. When the cycle ends we send a report to your usual GP and, if you still need care, your GP refers you again.
• —A Gold Card covers any condition. A White Card covers only the condition DVA has accepted — if that condition affects your feet, podiatry is covered.
• —Orthoses and some other items need DVA's approval before we supply them. We arrange that; you do not have to.

Figures from DVA — Podiatrists schedule of fees, effective 1 January 2026 and DVA — information for podiatrists. Checked 21 August 2026. Government fees change — if you find a figure here that is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.

The NDIS price limit for podiatry is $188.99 an hour in 2026–27. We bill your plan by the time the visit takes, at or under that limit. You pay nothing out of pocket.

• —$188.99 an hour is the national price limit for podiatry under Therapeutic Supports. We do not charge above it.
• —Provider travel for therapy supports is billed at half the support rate, so $94.50 an hour. We only claim travel where your plan allows it, and we tell you before the first visit what it will be.
• —Podiatry usually sits under Capacity Building — Improved Daily Living, or Improved Health and Wellbeing. Your plan manager can confirm which line yours comes from.
• —Registered NDIS provider, so agency-managed, plan-managed and self-managed participants can all book.

Figures from NDIS — pricing arrangements and price limits. Checked 21 August 2026. Government fees change — if you find a figure here that is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.

These are our fees. What your fund pays depends on your policy, so ring them with the item number and ask.

• —Item numbers come from the podiatry schedule agreed between Private Healthcare Australia and the Australian Podiatry Association, in force since 1 September 2024.
• —Nail surgery is quoted after an assessment and is never done at the same visit. The assessment decides whether surgery is the right answer for your toe, and whether it should be done here or in a clinic. Follow-up visits are charged separately.
• —Rebates and annual limits vary by fund and by level of cover. We will not guess yours — ring your fund with the item number.
• —One rebate per visit. Medicare or your fund, not both.

Figures from HICAPS — podiatry item number guide and Private Healthcare Australia — podiatry schedule. Checked 21 August 2026. Government fees change — if you find a figure here that is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.

Podiatry is a clinical support. Under Support at Home the government funds clinical supports in full, so there is no contribution from you for the visit itself.

• —Support at Home replaced Home Care Packages on 1 November 2025. Podiatry sits in the clinical supports category.
• —The government funds clinical supports in full. Participant contributions apply to independence and everyday living services, not to allied health or nursing.
• —The visit is drawn from your quarterly Support at Home budget, so it is not unlimited. A visit every six to eight weeks is a small part of most budgets.
• —If you self-manage, you can book us directly and put the invoice through your provider. If your provider manages your package, give them our details and they will arrange it.
• —Custom orthotics and nail surgery are quoted separately and may need your provider's approval first.

Figures from Department of Health — Support at Home participant contributions and My Aged Care — Support at Home costs and contributions. Checked 21 August 2026. Government fees change — if you find a figure here that is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.

What you pay under each route. The sections above carry the item numbers and the conditions behind each figure.

• —Every figure is what YOU pay. $0 means the funder pays in full and nothing reaches you — but only while your eligibility holds.
• —Medicare covers five visits a calendar year, shared across all your allied health providers. After the fifth you pay the private fee.
• —Health fund rebates vary by fund and level of cover, so the amount left to pay does too. Ring your fund with the item number on the private health page.
• —NDIS visits are billed by time against the $188.99 hourly limit, not at the flat private fee. Orthotics usually come from an assistive technology budget, not from therapy supports.
• —Nail surgery and orthotics under a Home Care Package need your provider's approval first. Once approved, you pay nothing.