STI and STD test costs and fees — free with Medicare

How Much Does an STI or STD Test Cost in Australia?

Testing costs explained · Free with Medicare, Australia-wide

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For most people an STI or STD test is free. The telehealth consult is bulk-billed with Medicare, and pathology at any lab is covered too, so a standard STI screen costs you nothing. A few specific services carry a fee, and those are all listed below so there are no surprises.

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Clinic365 fees. For Medicare card holders, both your consultation and your testing are completely free — the Specialist GP telehealth consult and your pathology tests are all bulk-billed. Without a Medicare card, private health insurance may cover part of your consult and pathology fees. A few private and in-clinic services have a set fee. Everything is grouped by price below.

What each service costs

Free consultation & testing, bulk-billed with Medicare
from $99 without a Medicare card
  • STI/STD testingFull five-infection screen — chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B
  • At-home STI test kitsPosted to you; self-collect, then drop at any pathology lab
  • Cervical screening (CST) self-collectKit posted with a return envelope
  • PrEPTelehealth consult to start or continue, bulk-billed
  • DoxyPEP consultBacterial STI prevention, started or continued by phone — bulk-billed
  • Emergency HIV PEP consultUrgent HIV prevention within 72 hours — bulk-billed
  • Pathology lab feesBulk-billed with Medicare & most private health insurers
  • Treatment if you test positiveTelehealth treatment consult included
$199 in-clinic, East Melbourne
$87 rebate with Medicare
  • In-person consultFace-to-face assessment needing a physical exam
  • Genital wart & molluscum treatmentIn-clinic cryotherapy, 7 days by appointment
  • Syphilis & gonorrhoea treatmentIn-clinic injection by a Specialist GP
  • Penile injection therapyErectile dysfunction: first-dose & self-injection training; assessment bulk-billed
$495 IUD insertion, in-clinic East Melbourne
$188 rebate with Medicare
  • IUD assessmentTelehealth suitability consult — free, bulk-billed with Medicare
  • Pre-insertion checkIn-clinic exam, swabs & testing — $99 ($47 rebate)
  • IUD insertionIn-clinic fitting — $495 ($188 rebate); device obtained separately, PBS-subsidised
  • IUD removalIn-clinic, quick and straightforward, 7 days by appointment
$249 contraceptive implant, in-clinic East Melbourne
$148 rebate with Medicare
  • Implant assessmentTelehealth suitability consult — free, bulk-billed with Medicare
  • Implant insertionQuick arm procedure under local anaesthetic — $249 ($148 rebate)
  • Insertion & removal (replacement)Old implant out, new one in — $349 ($190 rebate)
  • Device obtained separatelyPBS-subsidised on prescription

Prices are in AUD and current at the time of writing. In-clinic services are at our East Melbourne clinic. Without a Medicare card, private health insurance may cover part of your fees; otherwise the pathology lab bills separately for the test itself.