Self Funding Weight Loss Surgery Fees

Options for funding your Weight Loss Surgery:

• Savings

• Superannuation early release

• Medical loan through TLC (Australian Credit License 509691; terms and conditions apply)

• Join a Private Health Fund for 12 months (Top/Gold cover required)

To have Weight Loss Surgery as a self funding patient you will need to pay the following fees:

• Surgical Fee, see below

• Anaesthetic Fee

• Private Hospital Fee (~$15,000)

• Bariatric Medical Practitioner Fee (certain patients only)

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)

Your Surgical Fee Includes:

• Surgery performed by Bariatric Specialist Surgeon and Surgical Assistant

• Bulk billed follow-up for 24 - 36 months

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.

It can take upto 2 months to release funds from your superannuation account.

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