Plastic Surgery fees*
(Plastic Surgery Fees and Total approximate costs are indicative only. All patients require personalised quotations following consultation.)
Where procedures have an item number and are covered by your health insurance, hospital costs and prostheses/implants may also be covered in whole or in part.
Where procedures covered by your health insurance are not charged according to the “known GAP” schemes, the plastic surgery and anaesthetic fees for that procedure will be partially covered and you will still receive a rebate.
Cosmetic Breast Surgery costs
◊ Breast Augmentation by Fat Transfer
Plastic Surgeon’s Fee*: $6,190
Total approximate cost^: from $11,120
◊ Breast Augmentation with Implants
Plastic Surgeon’s Fee: $4,190
Total approximate cost: from $8,900
◊ Breast lift/mastopexy
Plastic Surgeon’s Fee: $5,990
Total approximate cost: from $9,825
◊ Breast lift with implants (Augmentation-Mastopexy)
Plastic Surgeon’s Fee: $8,790
Total approximate cost: $16,100
◊ Breast Reduction (item number 45523 will apply)
Plastic Surgeon’s Fee: $6,590
Total approximate cost (uninsured patients): from $9,870
Total approximate out-of-pocket costs (insured patients)^^: $7,670
* The plastic surgeon’s fees do not include anaesthetic fees, hospital fees, prostheses or garments. All prices shown are exclusive of GST. Prices are dependant on time and complexity of each patient. The plastic surgery fees listed are an estimate only. The surgeon has the right to amend these fees at any time based on individual circumstances.
^ Total approximate costs are provided for selected procedures as a guide only. All quotes are subject to individual variation. Total cost guides may vary (significantly) depending on hospital and anaesthetic quotes which are dependent on third parties.
^^ “Total approximate out-of-pocket costs (insured patients)” assumes insurance coverage which includes relevant item numbers.
Revision Cosmetic Breast Surgery costs
◊ Removal of (cosmetic) Implants/ Explant Surgery with total capsulectomy (note: item number 45551 will apply when no implant is replaced)
Plastic Surgeon’s Fee*: from $4,990
Total approximate cost^ (uninsured patient, day-surgery only): from $7,220
Total approximate out-of-pocket cost (insured patients, optional hospital stay covered by insurance)^^: from $6,220
◊ Removal of implants + capsulectomy + Mastopexy (note: item number 45551 will apply)
Plastic Surgeon’s Fee: $9,260
Total approximate cost (uninsured patient, day surgery only): from $14,300
Total approximate out-of-pocket cost (insured patients, optional hospital stay covered by insurance)^^: from $12,300
◊ Revision Breast Implant surgery with Neopocket + Capsulectomy + Replacement of Implants (note: item numbers 45553/45554 DO NOT apply for patients with cosmetic implants)
Plastic Surgeon’s Fee: from $7,690
Total approximate cost: from $14,200
◊ Revision Breast Implant surgery (neopocket + capsulectomy + replacement of implants) + Mastopexy (note: item numbers 45553/45554 DO NOT apply for patients with cosmetic implants)
Plastic Surgeon’s Fee: $9,890
Total approximate cost: from $17,600
Reconstructive Breast Surgery costs
All Breast Reconstruction surgery (after cancer) is covered by Private Health Insurance and Medicare. For patients with appropriate cover, hospital costs will be covered.
◊ Breast Reconstruction with DIEP flap
Plastic Surgeon’s fee: Health Fund “Known Gap”**
Second surgeon’s fee: “Known Gap”
Anaesthetist’s fee: “Known Gap”
◊ Breast Reconstruction with Implants – direct-to-implant
Plastic Surgeon’s fee: “Known Gap”
Anaesthetist’s fee: “Known Gap”
◊ Breast Reconstruction with Implants – 2 stage with tissue expander
Plastic Surgeon’s fee: “Known Gap”
Anaesthetist’s fee: “Known Gap”
◊ Fat transfer for breast Reconstruction***
Plastic Surgeon’s fee: from $1,500-3,500 (when performed in conjunction with other procedures, dependent on volume of transfer)
◊ Revision of previous Breast Reconstruction (performed elsewhere)
Plastic Surgeon’s fee: individual quotations required
**Please note: Some health funds refer to “known gap” arrangements as “Access gap” schemes. Some health funds do not offer “known gap” schemes. In these cases larger out of pocket plastic surgery fees will be incurred.
***Lipofilling in the context of reconstructive breast surgery does NOT attract an item number and therefore is not covered by Private Health insurance. Whilst we do our best to minimise the out of pocket costs for women with breast cancer, there will be fees associated with lipofilling in all cases. Where the lipofilling is performed in conjunction with other item number-bearing procedures, there will be at least partial coverage of surgical and hospital costs. Where lipofilling is performed in isolation, the out of pocket costs will be higher.
Body Contouring Surgery costs
◊ Abdominoplasty (radical) with muscle repair +/- liposuction (where item number 30177 applies)
Plastic Surgeon’s Fee: $8,790
Total approximate out-of-pocket costs (insured patients, hospital stay covered by insurance): from $10,900
Total approximate cost (uninsured patient, 3 night hospital stay): from from $14,780
◊ Mini-Abdominoplasty with muscle repair + umbilical float
Plastic Surgeon’s Fee: $5,990
Total approximate cost (3 night hospital stay): from $11,900
(note: Abdominoplasty procedures can be combined with cosmetic Breast procedures – individual quotations are required)
◊ Belt lipectomy/Body lift (where item number 30179 applies; surgery will only be offered to insured patients)
Plastic Surgeon’s Fee: $15,380
Total approximate out-of-pocket cost (insured patients only): from $18,900
◊ Brachioplasty (where item number 30171 applies)
Plastic Surgeon’s Fee: $5,490
Total approximate out-of-pocket cost (insured patients, hospital stay covered by insurance): $6,470
Total approximate costs (uninsured patients, day surgery only): from $7,670
