Sleeve Gastrectomy (Gastric Sleeve) - Cost Information

With private health insurance

• Out of pocket $ 5500
• Inclusion:
  • surgeon fee
  • anaesthetic fee
  • assistant surgeon fee
  • dietician, two sessions, 1 pre-op and 1 post-op
  • regular reviews up to 2 years post op
• Additional costs:
  • excess fee for hospital admission, usually $ 500 subject to your insurance plans
  • pathology and radiology costs, subject to your insurance agreement with the service provider
• Insurance eligibility
  • the item number for Sleeve Gastrectomy is 31575. Please check with your insurance provider if you are covered for this procedure
  • If you are signing up to a new insurance provider or just upgrading your cover to the top level, you will be required to wait 12 months before you become eligible for insurance cover.
• Benefits for having a private health insurance
  • a lot cheaper than paying the surgery yourself. The out-of-pocket cost without insurance is around $18000.
  • in the events of complications, such as bleeding or leak after the surgery, the cost can amount to a significant sum. The risk is about 1%, but the cost can easily be more than $10000 extra. With insurance, you will be covered. Without insurance, you will be liable for all the cost.

Without private health insurance (self-fund)

There are different ways of self-funding the surgery, including paying with your savings, applying for early release of superannuation or personal loans. Please contact us for more details.

• Total package cost $19,000
• After Medicare rebate, approx. $18,000
• Inclusion:
  • theatre and private hospital fee up to 2 nights
  • surgeon fee
  • anaesthetic fee
  • assistant surgeon fee
  • dietician, two sessions, 1 pre-op and 1 post-op
  • regular reviews up to 2 years post op
• Additional costs
  • pathology and radiology cost
  • complications: the risk is around 1%, including events such as post op bleeding or leak. The additional cost can be significant. For example, bleeding after surgery may require return to theatre and ICU monitoring, costing more than $10,000.
• IMPORTANT points
  • please contact us and find out what we can offer to reduce your potential ‘additional costs’, especially in the events of complications.
  • we have great tract records in providing safe surgery. In 2022, we have done over 400 sleeve gastrectomies. Only 1 patient had post op bleeding (0.2%). No patient had sleeve leak (0%).