For clients with a Medicare card, the Medicare Baseline is the quickest, best-value route to a full baseline:
- $99 for 70+ markers. Medicare covers the GP call and the pathology.
- A 5–10 minute online GP call, usually available the same day.
- Results land in your dashboard with biological age, derived markers and optimal ranges already worked out.
No Medicare card? The private Baseline is the same test for $299. Going to their own GP usually means two clinic visits, fewer markers and a PDF you have to chase.
How the Medicare Baseline works
- You
- One referral, then review the results
- Your client
- $99, a quick online GP call and one blood draw
- Vively
- Guides everything in between
- 1You
Refer in Vively
Choose the Medicare Baseline and add any extra tests your client needs.
VivelyEmails your client a secure link to get started.
- 2Your client
Pays $99 and books a GP call
They pay online, give consent and book a 5–10 minute telehealth call, all from their phone.
VivelyWalks them through each step and sends reminders, so nothing stalls.
- 3The GP
A short telehealth call, usually same day
No clinic visit or waiting room. The GP reviews the request, confirms the tests and issues the Medicare pathology referral, at no extra cost to your client.
VivelySends your client the referral with fasting and collection instructions.
- 4Your client
One blood draw
At one of about 3,700 partner collection centres. Any extra tests are collected at the same time.
VivelyFollows up with the lab and sorts out anything that goes wrong.
- 5You
Review the results
Results arrive in your dashboard, usually 3–5 business days after collection. You choose when your client sees them, and can book the follow-up straight away.
VivelyCalculates biological age, derived markers and optimal ranges, and lets you know results are ready.
From the moment you refer to the day results arrive, Vively handles the booking, reminders, pathology follow-up and any hiccups along the way. Your client always knows what’s next, and you never have to chase a GP or a lab. With same-day GP calls and no clinic visits, results come back sooner, so you can book the follow-up and keep their care moving.
Side by side
| Compare | Recommended Medicare Baseline$99Vively fee, Medicare card | Private-pay Baseline$299No Medicare needed | Going to a GPVariesClient arranges it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
| What your client pays | $99, one payment The GP consult and eligible pathology are Medicare-funded. The $99 is Vively’s fee for the consult booking, referral, reminders and results in the app. | $299, one payment Pathology is paid privately, with no Medicare involvement. | Hard to predict 84% of GP services are bulk-billed; the rest average about $60 a visit.1 Tests outside Medicare criteria are billed to the client. |
| Adding tests | Same referral, $19 fee waived Add single markers or a panel. Your client pays for the extras only, in one blood draw. | Same referral, plus $19 Add any test. Vively’s $19 service fee applies to the order. | Only what the GP agrees to Anything outside Medicare criteria is billed privately, if it’s ordered at all. |
| No Medicare card | Switches at checkout Your client pays the difference and continues privately. No new referral. | Not needed Built for clients without Medicare. | Private fees Consult and pathology at private rates. |
| Convenience | |||
| GP appointment | Online, usually same day A 5–10 minute telehealth call at no extra cost. No clinic visit or waiting room. | Not needed The pathology referral is emailed to your client. | In person, usually twice One visit to request tests and another for results, each booked around the clinic’s availability. |
| Getting started | You refer in Vively Your client pays, consents and books the GP call from their phone. | You refer in Vively The same flow, without the GP call. | Client books and asks Waits for an appointment, then makes the case for each test. |
| Blood collection | About 3,700 partner centres Healius brands, Australian Clinical Labs and 4Cyte. Sonic isn’t supported yet. | Partner collection centres The referral tells your client where to go. | Any collection centre |
| How often | Once every 3 months A Medicare limit. Use the private Baseline in between. | Whenever you need it No Medicare limit applies. | When the GP agrees Repeat tests need a clinical reason. |
| Testing | |||
| Markers | 70+ markers, 10 health areas The typical Baseline set. The GP confirms the final tests; Fasting Insulin and Vitamin D may not be included for every client. | 70+ markers, 10 health areas The same Baseline set. | Usually a few standard panels Medicare restricts screening tests like Vitamin D and limits how many tests it funds per request.2 |
| Who chooses the tests | You, confirmed by a GP You choose the panel; the GP checks it’s appropriate. | You | The GP Optimisation testing is often declined when there are no symptoms. |
| Results and care | |||
| Time to results | Faster, start to finish No wait for a clinic appointment. Results arrive 3–5 business days after collection, so you can book the follow-up sooner. | Fast, no GP step Results arrive 3–5 business days after collection. | Usually slower A booking, a visit, collection, then another appointment before results reach anyone. |
| How results arrive | Straight into your dashboard Automatically, in your dashboard and your client’s app. You’re notified when they’re ready, with no PDFs to chase. | Straight into your dashboard The same, released the way you choose. | A PDF, if it’s forwarded Results go to the GP. You see them only if your client sends them on. |
| Worked out for you | Biological age, ratios, optimal ranges Speed of ageing, HOMA-IR, TyG index, CRP/albumin ratio and more, calculated automatically. Vively optimal ranges on 40 markers. | Biological age, ratios, optimal ranges The same calculations, done automatically. | Raw results only Read against reference ranges. Anything more is yours to work out. |
| Who interprets and plans | You The GP call doesn’t cover diet, lifestyle, supplements or a health plan. | You | The GP, briefly A standard consult focuses on anything out of range. |
| Retesting | Comparable over time Each result lands in the same client record. | Comparable over time | Scattered across reports Different panels each time make trends hard to follow. |
Each pathway, step by step
What your client actually does
- Client pays
- $99
- GP appointment
- Online, usually same day
- Results go to
- Your dashboard, automatically
- You refer in VivelyDay 0. Pick the Medicare Baseline and add any extra tests.
- Your client pays $99 and books the GP callFrom their phone, straight after paying.
- A 5–10 minute telehealth callUsually available the same day. The GP confirms the tests and issues the Medicare pathology referral.
- One blood drawAt one of about 3,700 partner centres, fasting if required. Extras are collected at the same time.
- Results in your dashboardUsually 3–5 business days after collection, fully calculated. Book the follow-up as soon as they land.
- Biological age and speed of ageing
- Derived markers like HOMA-IR, TyG index and CRP/albumin ratio
- Vively optimal ranges on 40 markers, beside the lab range
- All in your dashboard and your client’s app, automatically
Which one to recommend
Which one should I refer?
Does your client have a valid Medicare card?
Have they had a Medicare Baseline in the last 3 months?
Do they have new or worrying symptoms that need a diagnosis?
Explaining it to clients
“For $99 you get 70-plus markers across ten areas of your health. Medicare covers a quick online GP call, usually the same day, and the blood test. Your results come straight to me with everything worked out, so we can build your plan sooner.”
1. Department of Health, Disability and Ageing figures for April–June 2026, as reported by AusDoc. The $120+ assumes two visits that aren’t bulk-billed.
2. MBS rules limit Vitamin D testing to listed clinical conditions, and episode coning caps how many GP-requested pathology items Medicare pays for at once. See health.gov.au.
Vively prices as of October 2026. The GP issues the Medicare pathology referral only when clinically appropriate.
