Specialist fees have climbed faster than for other Medicare services

Average out-of-pocket cost per service, adjusted for inflation

"Specialists" is all private specialist attendances. "GPs" is all GP non-referred attendances. "Other Medicare services" is a weighted average of all other Medicare subsidised services. Estimates include people who were bulk-billed and people who paid a bill. Rolling 12-month average based on quarterly data. Figures are adjusted to be in June 2026 dollars using CPI.
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