How much it costs for a tourist to see a doctor in Australia without insurance is expensive, but with Overseas Visitor Health Cover it can be low or free. For a standard GP consultation in private practice, a tourist without Medicare or insurance will pay $80 to $120 for a 15-minute appointment in city areas like Sydney or Melbourne, $70 to $100 in regional areas, and $150 to $200 for longer consultation. If you need after-hours GP or home visit, it costs $150 to $300. For a specialist consultation, cost is $200 to $400 for initial visit. For a tourist with Reciprocal Health Care Agreement RHCA from UK, NZ, Ireland, Sweden, Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Belgium, Malta, Slovenia and Italy, you can enrol in Medicare and see a bulk-billing GP for free for medically necessary treatment, but many GPs do not bulk bill tourists, so you may still pay upfront and claim back. For tourists with OVHC from Bupa, Allianz, Medibank or nib, GP visits are often covered with $0 to $30 co-payment if you see a direct billing doctor in insurer's network, otherwise you pay and claim 100% up to $80 to $100 per visit. For emergency department in public hospital, cost is $500 to $1,000 if you are not covered by RHCA or insurance. For prescription, you pay full price $20 to $80. So without insurance, seeing doctor costs $80 to $120 for GP, with OVHC it can be free to $30.
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