Find Imaging Clinics Near You With Radly's Map View

When you search for imaging clinics on Radly, your results appear as a list by default - clinics ranked by relevance and distance, each with its rating, bulk-billing status and opening hours.

But sometimes you don't think in lists - you think in geography. "Is there anything near work? What's on my side of the freeway? Is there a clinic near the kids' school?"

That's what map view is for. A single toggle at the top of your search results switches between List and Map. The map shows every matching Victorian clinic as a pin, so you can see at a glance where your options actually are - and pick the one that genuinely fits your day, not just the one that happens to rank first in a list.

Both views show the same clinics - the difference is how you weigh them up. Map view tends to win when:

• Location is your top priority - you want the closest clinic to home, work, or somewhere you'll already be • You're between suburbs - lists sort by distance from one point, but the map shows clinics across a whole corridor, like your commute • You don't know the area - if you've been referred to a scan in an unfamiliar part of Melbourne or regional Victoria, the map gives you instant context • You're comparing travel options - you can see which clinics sit near train lines, main roads, or shopping centres with parking

The list view remains better when you're comparing details - prices, reviews, and wait times are easier to scan down a list. Many patients use both: map first to shortlist by location, then list to compare the shortlist. Our guide on how to choose an imaging clinic covers what to weigh up.

In dense areas - inner Melbourne especially - dozens of clinics can sit within a few kilometres of each other. Showing every pin at once would make the map unreadable.

Radly solves this with clustering. When you're zoomed out, nearby clinics are grouped into a single numbered circle - for example, a circle showing "8" means eight matching clinics are in that area. Click or tap the cluster and the map zooms in, splitting it into smaller clusters or individual pins.

This makes it easy to work from broad to specific: start with a view of greater Melbourne, spot which regions have the most options, then zoom into the suburb that suits you. As you zoom and pan, the clusters recalculate automatically, so the numbers always reflect exactly what's in view.

Each individual pin on the map is a clinic that matches your search. Click or tap a pin and a small card pops up showing:

• The clinic's logo and name • Its patient rating, so you can gauge quality at a glance • A bulk-billing badge, if the clinic bulk-bills the scan you searched for • A "View clinic" button that opens the clinic's full profile

The pop-up card gives you just enough to decide whether a clinic is worth a closer look, without leaving the map. From the full profile you can see operating hours, services, accessibility details, pricing where published, and patient reviews - and submit a booking enquiry directly.

If you want to weigh up two or three pins properly, add them to Radly's side-by-side comparison tool rather than flicking back and forth.

Map view works with all of Radly's search filters, which is where it becomes genuinely powerful. The pins update live as you apply filters, so the map only ever shows clinics that meet your criteria:

• Bulk billing - show only clinics that bulk-bill your scan (see our bulk billing guide) • Accessibility - filter for wheelchair-accessible clinics or on-site parking • Languages spoken - show clinics with staff who speak your language • Pricing upfront - limit results to clinics that publish their fees

There's also a "Use my location" button. Tap it and Radly centres the map on wherever you are right now - handy when you're out and about, or when you'd rather not type your suburb. Your location is used only to centre the search; you can always type a different suburb instead.

Map view isn't just for Melbourne. Radly covers imaging clinics across Victoria, including regional centres like Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Shepparton, the Latrobe Valley and beyond.

For regional patients, the map is often the most useful view of all. Imaging options outside the metropolitan area are more spread out, and the nearest clinic offering your specific scan - particularly MRI, which isn't available everywhere - may be in a neighbouring town. The map makes those trade-offs visible immediately: you can see whether it's worth a 20-minute drive to a bulk-billing clinic versus a closer clinic with a gap fee.

Remember that your referral works at any clinic you choose - you're never locked into the one your doctor suggested. Zoom out, see your real options, and pick what works for you.