Yes, you can. You can use a referral that is made out to a different specialist of the same speciality/vocation (eg: another obstetrician / gynaecologist). Visit the following websites to learn more about your rights with respect to using your referral where you wish: NIB.
No, you do not necessarily need to have private health insurance to be a patient in a private hospital. A ‘self-funded’ patient is someone who doesn’t have Private Health Insurance, but pays directly for their medical treatment upfront rather than joining the public wait list.
In-Clinic Fees
Private health insurance does not cover what is done in the rooms (unless you are an in-patient of the hospital, or an overseas visitor with international travel insurance). If you are an international visitor with the necessary insurance, full payment is required at the time of the consultation and you will then be provided with a receipt to claim directly from your provider.
Surgical Fees
The total surgical fee consists of your specialist’s fee, your anaesthetist’s fee, your surgical assistant’s fee and the hospital’s fee. It’s the hospital fee which makes up the vast majority of the cost, because it includes theatre fees, accommodation and food costs, hospital staff wages, medications, and prostheses.
Public Hospitals
If you are a Medicare card holder and you are treated as a public patient in a public hospital, there will be no fees associated with your surgery.
Yes, we do. But only to existing patients, who have generally already had an initial face-to-face meeting. Please get in touch to learn more.
