1.0LOSAhttps://losa.com.aurich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://losa.com.au/2015/11/04/the-cutting-edge-current-literature-2/">The Cutting Edge: current literature</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){var r,a,i,s,n,o=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]');for(r=0;r<c.length;r++)c[r].style.display="none";for(r=0;r<o.length;r++)if(a=o[r],e.source===a.contentWindow){if(a.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;a.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),n=l.createElement("a"),s.href=a.getAttribute("src"),n.href=t.value,n.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===a)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;var e,t,r,a,i=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),s=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),n=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content");for(t=0;t<n.length;t++){if(!(r=n[t]).getAttribute("data-secret"))a=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),r.src+="#?secret="+a,r.setAttribute("data-secret",a);if(i||s)(e=r.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),r.parentNode.replaceChild(e,r)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://losa.com.au/2015/11/04/the-cutting-edge-current-literature-2/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“The Cutting Edge: current literature” — LOSA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>What does a DIEP flap cost? And how does the cost of a DIEP flap in Australia compare to other countries? Depending on the situation, the provision of surgical services in Australia may be covered in part by Medicare, in part by Private Health Insurance providers, and in part by out of pocket costs borne by patients. Surgeons are free in Australia to set their own fee (unlike in the UK, where insurers set the fees for procedures) and given that the reimbursement for surgical procedures in the Medical Benefits Scheme have not kept pace with inflation and the costs of provision of those services, most private patients will expect a certain out of pocket expense. Whilst the cost of procedures such as a DIEP will vary from surgeon to surgeon, most of us are governed sufficiently by our own personal ethics to limit the expense to patients. But if we look at the reimbursement for a procedure such as a DIEP from Medicare alone, how do we compare to other countries around the world? And more importantly, is the reimbursement (or lack thereof) a driver of the choices your surgeon will (or will not) offer you with regards your […]