Assessment Fees, Rebates and Cancellations

 

Current Assessment Fees (including membership) are:

Please note: Assessment fees will be increasing for bookings made for the 1st of July 2023 onwards. Please see the new price in brackets.

  • Psychoeducational Assessment $1,377.00 ($1,477.00)
  • Attention Screener $952.00 ($1,037)
  • Academic Assessment $927.00 ($1,012)
  • Speech and Language Assessment $527.00 ($577)
  • Review of Provisional Diagnosis $277.00 ($297)
  • Conners-4 Assessment $200.00 * ($220)
  • Adaptive Behaviour Assessment $200.00 * ($220)

* These assessments are in addition to a Psychoeducational Assessment and cannot be booked separately. Your Psychologist will seek parent permission before administering these assessments if they are required.

Speld Qld Financial Assistance 

The Speld Qld Financial Assistance (SQFA) program is provided to people who are experiencing financial hardship and/or have multiple family members booked for assessment. Please complete the Student Assessment Information Form and answer the SQFA questions to be considered. 

Eligibility

In order to be eligible, you must: 

  • receive a means-tested Commonwealth income support payment
  • hold a concession card
  • have multiple family members seeking assessment

Reports cannot be released until fees have been fully paid.

Assessment reports typically take 4-6 weeks to be completed from the date of assessment. Please allow 6 weeks from your appointment day before contacting our office to check on the status of your report.

Deposits

We charge a deposit at the time of booking.

Please note: Assessment deposit fees will be increasing for bookings made for the 1st of July 2023 onwards. Please see the new price in brackets. 

  • $377.00 deposit: ($477) Psychoeducational, Attention Screener or Academic Assessment.
  • $277.00 deposit: ($327) Speech and Language Assessment

Deposits not received within 7 days of being billed, may result in your booking being cancelled.

Cancellations and rescheduled appointments

When we book your appointment, we reserve a time for a Psychologist or Speech Pathologist.

Please note: requests to cancel or reschedule an appointment less than 5 business days before the scheduled date will result in the deposit being retained. 

Please contact our office as soon as possible if you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment, to limit any cancellation or rescheduling fees.

Rebates

Private Health Rebates: There are no rebates for Psychoeducational or Academic Assessments. A private health rebate may be available for a Speech Language Assessment, however, please check with your private health provider to see if you qualify.

Medicare Rebates: There are no Medicare rebates for Psychoeducational or Academic Assessments. Our Team do not hold Medicare Provider Numbers.

From the APS: Cognitive and educational assessments are not covered by a Mental Health Treatment Plan and Medicare rebates under Better Access to Mental Health Care do not apply.  

To enquire or apply

Student Assessment Information Form

Adult Assessment Information Form