Cost Information
Pre-op reviews (Face to Face): $80 Medicare rebate: $40.85
Pre-op reviews (Telehealth): free with Medicare rebate
Post-op reviews (Face to Face): free with Medicare rebate for the first 2 years post op
Post-op reviews (Telehealth): free with Medicare rebate for the first 12 months post op
Cost Breakdown for Sleeve Gastrectomy
With insurance
Most private health insurance plans require top level (GOLD) cover for bariatric surgery and 12 months waiting for new members.
Please check with your insurance provider first for your eligibility and your hospital excess fee.
Item numbers:
Sleeve Gastrectomy
31575
Gastric Bypass
31572
Revision surgery
31584
Our gap: $5000 — this is not claimable from Medicare or your private health insurance providers
Total: $5500
Inclusion:
Excess fee for hospital admission
This will be charged directly by the hospital
The amount of excess fee is subject to your insurance plans.
Pathology and radiology costs, subject to your insurance agreement with the service provider
Benefits for having a private health insurance
Mulgrave Private Hospital (Mulgrave)
Total package cost: $19000
After Medicare rebate: approximately $18000
Mulgrave offers “Self Pay” package, which has a FIXED PRICE and includes all the cost associated with the surgery.
Inclusive of:
Weight requirement: less than 180 kg
Epworth Richmond Hospital (Richmond) and Epworth Eastern Hospital (Box Hill)
Epworth does not have a fixed price structure. They will issue you with a Fee Estimate before the surgery. The final amount is subject to several factors, such as length of hospital stay, equipments used during the procedure and any complications.
The price listed here provides you with a ‘rough idea’ of the average hospital cost with Epworth hospitals.
Hospital cost: $10500 (variable)
GOOD: up to 3 nights hospital stay
GOOD: includes return to theatre if required
GOOD: $1000 refund if only stayed 1 night. No refund for 2 nights.
Extra cost for HDU $2315 per night; ICU $3400 per night (discounted from $4945). Risks for HDU or ICU admission are less than 1%.
Extra cost for Gastroscopy $285 if done at the same time with Sleeve.
Extra cost: pathology and radiology tests if requested.
No weight requirement by the hospital, but we would strongly recommend you consider private health insurance if your weight is over 180 kg.
Surgery cost: $8000 (fixed)
After Medicare rebate: approximately $7000
Inclusive of the total cost for surgeon, surgical assistant and anaesthetist.
We include the anaesthetist charge in our fee estimate to be transparent for all the potential costs.
Cost Breakdown for Gastric Bypass
With insurance
Most private health insurance plans require top level (GOLD) cover for bariatric surgery and 12 months waiting for new members.
Please check with your insurance provider first for your eligibility and your hospital excess fee.
Item numbers: Sleeve Gastrectomy – 31575; Gastric Bypass – 31572; Revision surgery – 31584
Gastroscopy is required before gastric bypass. There is no extra cost as part of preoperative workup.
Our gap: $6000
Anaesthetic gap: $1000
Total gap (out of pocket cost): $7000 — this is not claimable from Medicare or your private health insurance providers
Inclusion:
Additional costs:
Benefits for having a private health insurance
Mulgrave Private Hospital (Mulgrave)
Total package cost for Gastric Bypass: $22000
After Medicare rebate: approximately $20400
Total package cost for Gastric Bypass with Hiatus Hernia Repair: $23200
After Medicare rebate: approximately $20800
Mulgrave offers “Self Pay” package, which has a FIXED PRICE and includes all the cost associated with the surgery.
Inclusive of:
Weight requirement: less than 180 kg
Epworth Richmond Hospital (Richmond) and Epworth Eastern Hospital (Box Hill)
Epworth does not have a fixed price structure. They will issue you with a Fee Estimate before the surgery. The final amount is subject to several factors, such as length of hospital stay, equipments used during the procedure and any complications.
The price listed here provides you with a ‘rough idea’ of the average hospital cost with Epworth hospitals.
Hospital cost: $12000 (variable)
GOOD: up to 3 nights hospital stay
GOOD: includes return to theatre if required
GOOD: $1000 refund if only stayed 1 night. No refund for 2 nights.
Extra cost for HDU $2315 per night; ICU $3400 per night (discounted from $4945).
Risks for HDU or ICU admission are less than 1%.
Extra cost: pathology and radiology tests if requested.
No weight requirement by the hospital, but we would strongly recommend you consider private health insurance if your weight is over 180 kg.
Surgery and anaesthetic cost:
Inclusive of the total cost for surgeon, surgical assistant and anaesthetist.
We include the anaesthetist charge in our fee estimate to be transparent for all the potential costs.
