Weight Loss Surgery Costs

Body Contouring Melbourrne

Weight loss surgery costs and associated fees are made up of several components:

  •     Hospital charges for bed stay
  •     Hospital charges for operating theatre session
  •     Equipment used in the operating theatre session.
  •     Professional fees charged by the surgeon, anaesthetist and surgeon assistants

Patients with an appropriate level of private health insurance cover will find most hospital and equipment charges will incur a “no gap” fee. The out of pocket expenses for insured patients relate mostly to professional and clinic fees charged by the surgeon, anaesthetist and their assistants.

Occasionally, in your operation, there may be certain equipment used which is “non-rebateable,” such as the lap band device.

For a comprehensive breakdown of costings for all our procedures for insured and uninsured cases please refer to pages 8 and 9 of our information booklet.


Private Health Insurance

INSURED

Most health funds cover bariatric (weight-loss) surgery, however you will usually need to be in a high level of cover. To check, simply contact your health fund and quote the relative surgery “item numbers” listed below.

Sleeve Gastrectomy     Item No. 31575
Gastric Band                Item No. 31569
Gastric Bypass             Item No. 31572     
SIPS Surgery (Loop duodenal switch)   Item No. 31581

Revisional Surgery      
• Band to Sleeve      Item No. 31584
• Band to Bypass     Item No. 31584
• Sleeve to SIPS       Item No. 31584



NOT INSURED

If you are NOT INSURED for weight loss surgery, you still have the option to either upgrade your level of insurance so you are covered or find a new insurer that will provide the appropriate cover. In most cases, the insurance company will apply a waiting period of 12 months to qualify you for surgery.

When you decide to have bariatric (weight-loss) surgery, there are things you need to do to prepare for the surgery. We can help you set a plan for how best to use the 12 month waiting period to be ready for your surgery.

Note that for patients looking at self funded Gastric Sleeve, Overnight Sleeve or Gastric Bypass Surgery please enquire through our Contact page as there are specific criteria which must be met to qualify without private health insurance.

For a comprehensive breakdown of costings for all our procedures for insured and uninsured cases please refer to pages 8 and 9 of our information booklet.

 

For information on our $16,990 Overnight Sleeve package please click here


Melbourne Centre for Bariatric Surgery Information Booklet
A comprehensive breakdown of costings for insured and uninsured cases (See pgs 8, 9).