fees and acc
Clinic policy regarding age in accordance with ACC requirements and the Children's Act of 2014: Services are available to clients under 18 years old, however a parent or guardian must be present in that circumstance at all times during the contact, communication or treatment
fees (gst inclusive)
treatment sessions are either funded privately by you, or subsidised through acc (on lodged, approved, active injury claims)
some insurance companies may cover all or part of your treatment costs - however you will be required to pay for services and submit our provided service invoice to your insurer for re-imbursement after treatment
acc subsidised treatment coverage is discussed below
non-acc fee schedule
initial intake with treatment will take 60-70 minutes and cost $130.0 (one off)
follow-up treatments can be booked at a cost of $95.0
or 45-50 minutes
for certain conditions, frequent treatments (usually 2-3 per week) of short duration (25-30 minutes) are appropriate these will cost $65.0 each and must be agreed upon in advance
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gold card holder pricing is available; please contact to inquire before your session
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community service card holder pricing is available; please contact to inquire before your session
funds should never be a barrier for you to access and receive high quality treatment. if you require treatment but are experiencing significant financial hardship, you are encouraged to contact jeff to work out either special fees or payment options to spread out the payment of fees
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cards, EftPos, cash, and onlineare accepted
acc fees
how much will I pay?
you will pay a $60 surcharge per session
GST inclusive
the balance will be invoiced directly to acc
any herbs, supplements or products agreed upon you will be responsible as acc does not offer cover for those
acc information
acupuncture is an accepted treatment procedure by acc for injuries
how does it work?
you will need to visit your gp, osteopath, physio, chiropractor or a&e first to lodge your injury claim with acc and then you can see your acupuncturist. just bring your acc45 number.
there is no specific referral required at all once your claim has been accepted by acc
authorisation limits
under current acc rules, most injuries are pre-authorised for up to 12 acupuncture treatments that are "necessary and appropriate," based upon your diagnosis
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you will have to use ALL of your authorised treatment within 12 weeks from your first acupuncture session *
if it is determined that additional treatment is necessary on your injury, an acc32 can be filed on your behalf requesting additional treatments which may be authorised
* acc believes that evidence existed to show that acupuncture was most effective in a higher frequency setting of 1-2 treatment per week and has acted to limit their acupuncture purchase based on this decision effective 15 december 2021
your initial acupuncture session must still occur within 12 months of the lodged accident / injury date; only at the first acupuncture treatment does the 12 week treatment window come into effect
about dry needling ?
my physiotherapist offers 'acupuncture' too, why don’t I just have it with them?
physiotherapists, doctors, osteopaths and even chiropractors sometimes choose to do some limited training in needling
this is NOT acupuncture, it is needling from a orthodox western medicine perspective
this training is primarily geared towards very basic point location and function, and often in a western acupuncture theme – related to needling specific muscles or nerve distributions. this training is often very brief and limited, and the 'service' mistakenly advertised as acupuncture is actually DRY NEEDLING
trained, registered
acupuncturist for acc injury
as a registered acupuncturist and comprehensively trained** master practitioner of chinese medicine, I employ not just acupuncture as a therapy, but the entire range of the chinese medicine system. this is based on thousands of years of systematic, personalised observational studies, honed into a rich and detailed medical tradition which includes in depth relationships between the organs, emotions, channel systems and elemental relationships
furthermore, I provide treatment focused primarily on the root cause of your complaint, not just the symptom, enabling results that are more effective and lasting
the service we provide is not a hobby craft, I have dedicated much of my life to the study and practise of oriental medicine for your holistic benefit.
** masters level training, before post graduate studies, involves in excess of 3,500 hours study and practical training