Insured Patient Weight Loss Surgery Fees

Health Funds:

• We accept patients from all Private Health Funds.

• Weight Loss Surgery is covered by most Private Health Funds if you have Top / Gold hospital cover

• If you upgrade from Silver / Bronze to Gold hospital cover there is usually a 12 month waiting period for Weight Loss Surgery

  Please check that the MBS item numbers mentioned below are covered by your health fund prior to booking surgery.

To have Weight Loss Surgery as an insured patient you will need to pay the following fees:

• Surgical Fee

• Anaesthetic Fee

• Private Health Fund Hospital Excess

• Bariatric Medical Practitioner Fee (select patients only)

Your Surgical Fee Includes:

• Surgery performed by Bariatric Specialist Surgeon and Surgical Assistant

• Bulk billed follow-up for 24 - 36 months

Other costs to consider:

• Dietitian

• Psychologist (certain patients only)

• Pre-op VLCD diet

• Multivitamins

• Review by another specialist e.g. cardiologist, endocrinologist (certain patients only)

Before any procedure is booked, we will provide you with full financial consent outlining the Surgical Fee and estimated rebates.

All surgical fees are required to be paid in full 3 weeks before surgery.

The fee for an initial Weight Loss Surgery Consultation is $200 (Medicare Rebate $84.15).