Western Health Medical Imaging (Footscray Hos…

You will find Western Health Medical Imaging (Footscray Hospital) at Radiology Department, 89 Ballarat Rd, Footscray VIC 3011. Its Medicare Location Specific Practice Number is 12672, and the register lists it as accredited for x-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI and nuclear medicine. That accreditation has run since 22 September 2025 and is current to 31 May 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. What you actually pay still depends on the item number on your referral and this practice's billing policy, so ask before the appointment.

Phone 03 8345 6666 and their website. These contact details come from healthdirect's directory rather than the practice itself, so confirm them on the call.

Footscray has five accredited practices in total — this is one of them, and a referral is generally not tied to any of them.

This practice is not accredited for PET. If your referral is for one of those, the nearest PET is Capital Radiology Footscray - WPH in Footscray, about 1 km away.

If this one does not suit, Radiology Imaging Solutions is 1 km away in Footscray. FMIG Footscray in Footscray is the next closest at 1 km. Capital Radiology Footscray - WPH is 1 km away in Footscray. A referral is not usually tied to a single practice — ask if you would rather go elsewhere.

Sources for this page: the Medicare LSPN register and healthdirect's directory, 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.