Castlereagh Imaging Tamworth (now Hunter Imag…

You will find Castlereagh Imaging Tamworth (now Hunter Imaging, Sonic Healthcare) at 203 Peel St, Tamworth NSW 2340. The register records it under practice number 1542, accredited for x-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI and nuclear medicine, with the current accreditation running from 26 May 2003 to 31 August 2027.

Medicare-eligible MRI. This practice appears on the Australian Government's list of Medicare-eligible MRI locations (list last updated 17 February 2026). That means a Medicare rebate is possible for an MRI done here. Whether your scan attracts one depends on the MBS item, who wrote your referral, and the practice's own billing policy — ask when you book.

Phone 02 6768 5600 and their website. Contact details here follow the practice's own listings.

It is one of five accredited practices in Tamworth, so it is worth ringing more than one if the wait matters to you.

The register does not cover it for PET, so for those the nearest PET is Hunter New England Imaging - Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital in Tamworth, about 2 km away.

The nearest other accredited practice is Alpenglow East Tamworth Diagnostic Imaging in Tamworth, about 0 km away. Hunter Imaging Tamworth in Tamworth is the next closest at 1 km. Alpenglow Tamworth Diagnostic Imaging is 1 km away in Tamworth. A referral is generally not tied to one clinic, so if the wait here is long it is worth asking whether another practice can see you sooner.

Sources for this page: the Medicare LSPN register and a hand-verified check, plus the practice's own website.

Nuclear medicine uses a small amount of a radioactive tracer, so it needs a licensed department rather than a general imaging room.