Fees and Charges
Charges
Consultations and services at the Student Health Doctor and Nurse are usually free but there are charges for some of the services offered. The fees for Physiotherapy are payable in advance, on booking the consultation.
Consultations with local private GPs or Out-of-Hours Service attract a fee and students are liable for that fee.
COVID-19 ILLNESS CONSULTATIONS, SWAB TESTS ,AND HOSPITALISATIONS ARE ALWAYS FREE.
| Service |
Fee (Euro) |
Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Dr./Nurse/Psychiatrist appt |
Free |
General appointments are free of charge |
| Contraception Consult |
17-25: Free 26 and older: 20 |
Pill/Patch/Nuvaring |
| Travel consultation |
30 |
|
| Physiotherapy |
25 |
Payable in advance |
| Sports Injury Clinic |
15 |
Payable in advance |
| Vaccines |
Various |
Individually priced as below |
| Morning After Pill |
17-25: Free 26 and older:15/25 |
"3-day MAP" = 15E "5-day MAP" = 25E |
| Pregnancy Test |
10 |
|
| Implanon Consultation |
17-25: Free 26 and older: 20 |
Required prior to insertion or removal |
| Implanon Insertion |
17-25: Free 26 and older: 30 |
Does not include cost of Implanon |
| Implanon Removal |
17-25: Free 26 and older: 40 |
|
| Eye Test |
20 |
For Driving Licence |
| IUCD (Coil) Consulation |
17-25: Free 26 and older: 20 |
Required prior to insertion or removal |
| IUCD (Coil ) Insertion |
17-25: Free 26 and older: 70 |
Does not include cost of IUCD |
| Medical Examinations |
Various |
Price (30-75 Euro) |
| Spirometry Test |
25 |
|
| 24 hour Blood Pressure Monitor |
50 |
Refund of 20 euro on return of monitor |
| ECG |
30 |
|
| Zithromax |
10 |
|
| Depot Provera |
20 |
|
| Blood Test |
25 |
When undertaken for external Dr. |
| Medical Elective Forms |
30-50 |
Up to a max.5 forms on one visit |
Vaccine Charges
| Vaccine |
Protects Against |
Doses |
Fee/Dose |
Cost Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avaxim |
Hepatitis A |
1 or 2 |
40 |
40 or 80 |
| Mencavax |
Meningococcal ACWY 135 |
1 |
60 |
60 |
| Stamaril |
Yellow Fever |
1 |
35 |
35 |
| BCG* |
Tuberculosis |
1 |
25 |
25 |
| Typhim Vi |
Typhoid |
1 |
25 |
25 |
| Engerix B |
Hepatitis B |
3 or 4 |
40 |
120 or 160 |
| Boosterix |
Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis |
1 |
35 |
35 |
| Hepatyrix |
Hepatitis A Typhoid |
1 |
50 |
50 |
| Twinrix |
Hepatitis A Hepatitis B |
3 or 4 |
50 |
150 or 200 |
| Rabies |
Rabies |
3 |
60 (im) 30 (id) |
180 90 |
| Varivax |
Chicken Pox |
2 |
60 |
120 |
| Gardasil |
HPV Genital Warts Cervical Cancer |
3 |
185 |
555 |
All at the discretion of the attending Student Health Doctor, Nurse or Physiotherapist.
*BCG supplies unavailable since 2017 due to worldwide shortage
Medical Card Scheme
Medical Cards
Only about 10% of the student body is entitled to a medical card (GMS). The Student Health Department is not a Medical Card Practice. All medical card holders should register with a Cork based GMS doctor. If you hold a medical card and attend the student health department, medication prescribed by the doctor will not be on a GMS prescription and you will be charged the full amount on presentation of that prescription to the pharmacist.
A Medical Card entitles the holder to free consultation and in certain circumstances to free prescriptions and free hospitilisation. Students are not entitled to a Medical Card unless their parents have such a card, but mature students i.e. over 24 years of age may be entitled to a card in their own right depending on income.
To apply for a Medical Card and to check eligibility please visit http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/1/schemes/mc/