bulk billed ultrasounds ????

**mothertobein2007** · 23-02-2007 14:38

where can i get a bulk billed ultrasound in brissy i live in bray park and need to get my 18 week ultrasound do you know anywhere where i can get a buk billed ultrasound please help

**Lirael** · 23-02-2007 14:41

are you booked into a hospital? they will do it there if you are, and it will be bulk billed if you are a public patient

**mothertobein2007** · 23-02-2007 14:44

yeah but my first ob app isnt till im 23

weeks so can i still go

**OJandMe** · 23-02-2007 14:44

Do you have a health care card?

I got mine done at Greenslopes Private hospital, but they bulkbuilled because I have a HCC.

Just call around on the back of your referral form and ask if they bulk bill.

**Lirael** · 23-02-2007 14:45

Originally Posted by mothertobein2007

yeah but my first ob app isnt till im 23

weeks so can i still go

huh? you should have gone to the hospital for a visit around 12 weeks, then they give you the forma for the scan for 18-20 weeks then you go back to the hospital after your scan.

or are you going private?

**mum33** · 23-02-2007 14:51

Originally Posted by emevity

huh? you should have gone to the hospital for a visit around 12 weeks, then they give you the forma for the scan for 18-20 weeks then you go back to the hospital after your scan.

or are you going private?

some hospitals are that busy. i almost couldnt get one until 19 weeks but got one early anyways.

i think as long as you have a health care card you can have an ultrasound bulk billed.

i had to have one when i found a lump in my breast when i was 20. i didnt have to pay because i had the HCC. i know its a different scan but i'm sure its the same thing with the HCC.

**Jo9999** · 23-02-2007 14:53

Originally Posted by emevity

huh? you should have gone to the hospital for a visit around 12 weeks, then they give you the forma for the scan for 18-20 weeks then you go back to the hospital after your scan.

or are you going private?

All hospitals do it different I think - I just had my first appt at 22 weeks, next one not till 30 weeks. Hospital was not an option for me as the hospital I am going to only do emergency scans.

**Lirael** · 23-02-2007 14:54

ok. well thats how my hospitals did it. redlands and towoomba base.

**jamb** · 23-02-2007 15:00

No option for bulkbilling here either, going public, dont see hospy till 24 weeks, so OB refers to local imaging place, pay and get some back from medicare. Personally i think it is a joke that everyone does not get the same services, luck of the draw of where you live.

Sorry cant help OP, just had to vent.

**iluvmeboyz** · 24-02-2007 01:07

Originally Posted by sw33tn3ss

some hospitals are that busy. i almost couldnt get one until 19 weeks but got one early anyways.

i think as long as you have a health care card you can have an ultrasound bulk billed.

i had to have one when i found a lump in my breast when i was 20. i didnt have to pay because i had the HCC. i know its a different scan but i'm sure its the same thing with the HCC.

i had a lump as well but thats after B/F and they used a ultrasound on me and i didnt ahv eto wait to get a ultrasound its good cause its who i know thats y i got in quicker