How much will it cost?
At NOFS, all patients will see a specialist for an initial consultation. During the initial consultation your surgeon will discuss with you, your condition and options of treatment as well as expectations and risks of surgery.
The cost of your consultation may be partly covered by Medicare. It is important that you bring your medicare card with you for your consultation.
As part of your consultation you will also receive a fee estimate of the costs for surgery. If you have health insurance you may be covered either wholly or partly for the costs of surgery. It is important that you discuss with your health fund about your amount of cover once you receive your fee estimate.
Cost of initial consultation: $150.00; Medicare rebate: $72.75*
Cost of subsequent consultation: $100.00; Medicare rebate: $36.54*
I have health insurance
If you have health insurance, whole or part of your cost may be covered by your insurer. This is dependent of the type of cover you have as well as the type of treatment that is required. If you have hospital cover, your hospital visit or hospital stay may also be covered by your insurer. There are some conditions that are covered under your hospital cover whilst others are only covered by your “extras” or “ancillary cover. It is therefore important to be aware of whether you have hospital cover and any “extras” or “ancillary” cover that might apply to your condition.
I do not have health Insurance
If you do not have health insurance you can “self-fund” your procedure. Should you need a general anaesthetic for your treatment, the total cost will include the cost of the surgery as well as the cost of the hospital and the anaesthetist. We will provide you with details for these on your consultation. Should you need a local anaesthetic for your treatment, the total cost will only include the cost of the surgery. There are however conditions that cannot be treated under a local anaesthetic and will required a general anaesthetic.
* As per the medicare benefits schedule 2018