Consultation Fees
Intial Consultation $ 160 (Medicare rebate $76)
Subsequent Consultation $ 90 (Medicare rebate $38)
Post-Operative Consultation – Bulk Billed
Surgical Fees
Bariatric Surgery
All Bariatric surgery will be no-gap billed to your respective health fund.
There will be a facility fee that is not claimable and differs depending on the operation of choice, but it enables you to have LIFETIME bulk-billed follow up consultations.
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy $1750
Laparoscopic Mini-Gastric Bypass $2750
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass $2750
Revisional Surgery $3250
Please note the above prices do not include the Consultation fees of the specialist surgeon, physician or dietitian.
Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy
All no-gap billed direct to your health fund with no out of pocket expenses
General Surgical Procedures
All no-gap billed direct to your health fund with no out of pocket expenses
Please note an Anaesthetic fee may apply to all the above and will need to be discussed with the Anaesthetist prior.
Self-Funding Patients
This is difficult to assess as hospital fees are variable but the self funded cost for a Gastric Sleeve, Mini Bypass or RY Bypass is approximately $18200 – 19900 depending on procedure. This includes all surgical, dietetic, anaesthetic and hospital costs. Again all surgical follow-up is bulk billed.
Medicare claims are applicable to self-funding patients for the surgical and anaesthetic costs.