Costs

Dr Hart on surgical costs:

• Having private insurance is recommended for this procedure as additional costs may be incurred (ICU admission, blood and pathology tests, other specialist consultation while an inpatient, etc).
• If patients are seeking out insurance, ask potential providers to insure for “gender affirmation surgery”. This is not a cosmetic procedure.
• As this operation is not available through the public health system, patients can access their superannuation. The ATO website and superannuation funds help navigate this for patients.
• The below costs are total for Dr Hart and his assistant. The anaesthetist will send a separate invoice. Medicare and private insurance will refund some of the amount. Once a patient has decided what procedure they would like, the reception staff will give them a fully itemised quote. It is asked that accounts are settled at least 7 days before the operation.
• In the event that a patient requires a straight-forward, functional revision procedure post- operatively (e.g. urethroplasty, vaginal dilation, cystoscopy or EUA), there will be no charge for the surgeon (anaesthetist and hospital may have a fee).
• Peritoneal
  • Pull-Through Vaginoplasty - $25,000
  • Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty - $17,000
  • Labiaplasty - $13,000
  • Revision Peritoneal Vaginoplasty - $17,000

My surgical costs

Anaesthetist fees

Hospital fees

From the health insurance claim (fully covered) it was $7,832.

• For my surgery I had Bupa (Silver)
• Maddy had NIB (silver level). They matched the medicare rebates for surgeon/anaesthetist fee and covered the hospital stay. Total rebate of 4.5k (inc medicare).