Consultation Costs
Consultation Fees
- Medical Appointments (15 minutes)
- Initial Consultations: $210.00
(Medicare Rebate: $72.75) - Subsequent Consultations/Reviews: $110.00
(Medicare Rebate: $36.55) - No fees are charged for post-operative visits up to 6 weeks post-surgery.
Cosmetic Consultations
- Initial Consultations: $330.00
- Consultations where a Medicare rebate is applicable (ie. Rhinoplasty, Abdominoplasty, Breast Reduction Surgery): $300.00. Rebate is $72.75
- Subsequent Consultation: $150.00
*** Please obtain a referral from your general practitioner or specialist in order for us to process your Medicare rebate ***
This applies only to procedures that qualify for a Medicare rebate. (Procedures which are solely cosmetic do not qualify)
Surgery Costs
Generally, the overall fees for surgery includes several components:
- Dr Damon Thomas’ fee which includes the routine post-operative follow-up (six weeks).
- Surgical assistant fee
- The anaesthetist’s fee.
- Costs/theatre fee.
- Pathology (where applicable).
- Others (e.g. cost of implants, prosthesis, etc.).
Surgical Fees
- For privately insured patients, your private insurance will generally cover part of your surgeon’s fees.
- The remainder, also known as the “gap”, covers the costs of providing specialist healthcare that Medicare and private insurance rebates do not cover.
- The amount of the “gap” varies depending on the nature and complexity of the surgery. In all instances, a written estimate is provided prior to the procedure being scheduled.
- In the case of emergency or out of hours surgery a formal quote if often not possible and an invoice will be forwarded for the surgical and assistant fees after the procedure has been performed
- We would strongly recommend all patients check with their private health fund to establish whether other costs apply.
Cosmetic Procedures
- For certain cosmetic procedures (e.g. facelifts, lower eyelid surgery), no rebates are provided by either Medicare or your private health fund.
- In these cases, a written estimate will be provided prior to the procedure being scheduled.
Payment Options
Payment is required at the time of consultation.
We accept the following forms of payment:
- Cash
- Cheque
- EFTPOS
- Visa and Mastercard
- Amex
Please feel free to contact us on 03 9034 7738 with any questions you may have.