Telehealth consult
High Cholesterol Telehealth Consult
If you’ve been diagnosed with high cholesterol, you can have it reviewed by phone. Book a $50.95 telehealth consult with an AHPRA-registered nurse practitioner or doctor.
They’ll go through your latest blood test results and your overall heart health, and talk you through your treatment options. If you’re due for a cholesterol test, they can request one.
Telehealth consults aren’t an emergency service. In an emergency, call 000.
At a glance
- Price: $50.95 for a 10-minute phone consult. There's no card surcharge: the price shown is the price you pay.
- Who treats you: an AHPRA-registered nurse practitioner or doctor
- How it works: the clinician phones you at your appointment time. Calls may come from a private number.
- Hours: 7am–9pm, 7 days a week including public holidays, Brisbane time
- Medicare: Medicare rebates for telehealth consults are only available in limited circumstances. Ask your clinician whether you're eligible.
What the clinician reviews
- your most recent cholesterol results, and when you last had a test
- your overall risk of heart attack and stroke, which depends on your age, blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and family history, not just your cholesterol
- how you've been feeling, including any new symptoms
- lifestyle changes that help, such as eating patterns, activity and stopping smoking
- whether you're due for a blood test or an in-person check.
Any treatment decision is the clinician’s, based on your symptoms and health history. The fee covers the consult, whatever the outcome.
When telehealth isn't suitable
Call 000 straight away if you have possible signs of a heart attack or stroke:
- chest pain, pressure or tightness, which may spread to your arm, neck, jaw or back
- shortness of breath, sweating, nausea or feeling faint
- face drooping, arm weakness or slurred speech.
See your GP in person if your cholesterol has never been checked or has only just been found to be high. A first diagnosis usually comes with a full heart health check. If the clinician decides a telehealth consult isn’t suitable and you need to be seen in person, you’ll get a full refund (clause 6 of our Terms).
Who treats you
Cholesterol consults are with an AHPRA-registered nurse practitioner or doctor. Nurse practitioners can assess and diagnose, manage ongoing conditions, order tests and refer you. Read more about what a nurse practitioner can do.
Can I have my high cholesterol reviewed online?
Yes, if your high cholesterol has already been diagnosed. A nurse practitioner or doctor reviews your results and overall heart health in a telehealth consult, and talks you through your treatment options. Any treatment decision is the clinician’s, based on your symptoms and health history. The fee covers the consult, whatever the outcome.
Do I need a recent cholesterol test?
It helps. If you haven’t had one recently, or you’re due, the clinician can request a blood test and go through the results with you at a follow-up consult.
Do I need to fast before a cholesterol test?
Usually not, but follow the instructions on your pathology request form. Some tests are more accurate after fasting, and the clinician will tell you if yours is one of them.
What do my cholesterol numbers mean?
Your results usually show LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, HDL (“good”) cholesterol, triglycerides and total cholesterol. There isn’t one target for everyone: yours depends on your overall risk of heart attack and stroke. The clinician will explain your results.
What is a heart health check?
It’s an assessment of your risk of heart attack or stroke over the next 5 years, using your age, sex, blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and smoking status. Australian guidelines recommend one for most adults from age 45, from 35 for people with diabetes, and from 30 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Can a nurse practitioner manage my high cholesterol?
Yes. Nurse practitioners can assess and manage ongoing conditions within their scope of practice, order tests and refer you. If something is outside their scope, they’ll tell you and suggest who can help.
How much does a cholesterol consult cost?
A telehealth consult is $50.95. There’s no card surcharge: the price shown is the price you pay. Medicare rebates for telehealth consults are only available in limited circumstances. Ask your clinician whether you’re eligible. The pathology lab bills any blood test separately.
Related: High blood pressure consult · Blood test request · All telehealth consults
Sources: healthdirect, Heart attack (last reviewed October 2024, checked 17 October 2026); Diabetes Australia, Absolute cardiovascular risk (summary of the Australian guideline, checked 17 October 2026). This page is general information, not medical advice.
Clinically reviewed by Assoc. Prof. Christopher O’Donnell, Nurse Practitioner, FACN (AHPRA NMW0001453715). Last reviewed 18 October 2026.
Telehealth consults aren’t an emergency service. In an emergency, call 000. Consults are with AHPRA-registered nurse practitioners and doctors, who decide whether any treatment is appropriate.