Vasectomy Reversal - Australia

Cost and payment for your vasectomy reversal

Final out of pocket expense

This is an estimate of the final out of pocket cost and is based on information available at the time of writing. This may vary depending on Medicare and Health Fund interpretation.

Top Health Insurance	$2,800
Health Insurance policy with excess	$2,800 plus policy excess
No Health Insurance	$6,000

Non Australian citizen

$6,800

 

Fees

Surgical fees (including anaesthetist & assistant surgeon)	$3,900*
Hospital fees (including accommodation and operating theatre fees)	$2,900 **

 

Your final out of pocket expense will be that charged by Dr Woolcott, his anaesthetist, the assitant surgeon and the hospital less Medicare and Health Insurance Rebates.

*From 1 July 2008 the Australian Government has reintroduced Medicare rebates for Vasectomy Reversal. The financial impact of this will vary depending on whether you have health insurance or not.

** Because of the wide range of health funds and the multitude of differing products that health insurance companies offer, it is not possible to be precise about the exact cost for hospital accommodation and operating theatre fees. For those with top level health insurance it is likely that there will be no out of pocket expense for hospital fees. For those with an 'excess' on their health insurance the out of pocket expense for hospital fees is likely to be equal to the excess. For those without health insurance hospital fees are will be approximately those stated above.

For further information on hospital fees please do not hesitate to contact Strathfield Private Hospital by telephone on 02 9745 7444 or Lingard Private Hospital on 02 49696799 and ask for the admissions office. Once you have provided details to the hospital about whether you have health insurance or not and if so, which fund and table, they will be able to provide an accurate estimate of hospital fees. Please note that hospital fees are subject to change without notice at the discretion of the hospital administration.

Payment Methods

We provide a complete package whereby Dr Woolcott's staff collect fees on behalf of

• our anesthetist,
• the assistant surgeon and
• Dr Woolcott

As a result of an agreement to simplify billing, payment is due at time of scheduling your vasectomy reversal.

Payment can be made by

• Bank cheque
• EFTPOS
• Credit card (Visa or MasterCard)

 

Arranging your vasectomy reversal As it is often necessary to juggle home and work commitments it is usually best to arrange your vasectomy reversal by telephoning our office on 1300 307 166 (a local call from anywhere in Australia). Depending on where you live, Dr Woolcott will provide personal pre-operative consultation either in person or by telephone.

Simplified billing We offer an all inclusive package to provide certainty regarding the cost of your vasectomy reversal. By comparison with others, our fees are reasonable and cover anaesthetist and assistant surgeon, as well as surgical charges.