Fees

Depending on your surgery, there might be an Out-of-Pocket fee for your anaesthetic. This means that there will be a “Gap” between what Medicare and your health insurance company pays and the full value of the anaesthetic procedure.

The fee is calculated taking into consideration many variables. These include: the type of surgery, the duration, your general health, if you are 75 or older and other necessary anaesthetic procedures (e.g. arterial line, epidurals, spinal anaesthesia).

Before your anaesthetic, you might receive a quote or Informed Financial Consent form from Anaesthesia Private Practice (APP) informing you of any out-of-pocket expense. It would be much appreciated if you could confirm receipt of this email to APP and let them know as soon as possible if you have accepted the quote. I will need your financial consent before your anaesthetic procedure. In some cases, a pre-payment of this gap will be requested, in which case you will not receive a quote or Informed Financial Consent.

After your surgery, you will receive an invoice from APP. I would appreciate it if you could settle the bill within the 14 days of the surgery.