Fees

Consultation fees

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Consultation fees are payable on the day of your appointment. We accept all credit card payments, EFTPOS and cash.

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Initial face-to-face consultation

• Standard fee: $230

• Aged pension card holders: $180

  • Medicare rebate: $80.85

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Review face-to-face consultation

• Standard fee: $110

• Aged pension card holders: $90

  • Medicare rebate: $40.65

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Fracture clinic and physiotherapy fees

Initial consultation: $160

Review consultation: $110

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Podiatry fees

Initial consultation: $140

Review consultation: $110

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If you have extras on Private health insurance you may be eligible for a rebate. There may be an additional cost for CAM boots, therabands and other equipment needed for your treatment.  A Medicare rebate is not applicable on this fee. Dr Touzell's fracture clinic fee is bulk-billed provided you have a referral from a medical practitioner such as your General Practitioner, Emergency Department Doctor or Sports Physician.

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Fees associated with your surgery

 

We will provide an estimate of fees once you have booked a date for your surgery. This will include the expected item numbers for your procedure. You must contact your insurance company prior to your surgery to make sure you are covered for the recommended surgery (We are unable to do this for you).    

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Hospital fees

You may have an excess or co-payment fee for the hospital, depending on your level of cover. This is payable to the hospital on the day of your surgery. This is separate to Dr Touzell’s gap fee. 

 

Dr Touzell's fee

Your out of pocket costs vary on the complexity of the procedure performed. Dr Touzell will never charge more than 85% of the fee recommended by the Australian Medical Association (AMA). An estimate of your fees will be given once you have booked your surgery date.

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Out of pocket fees also vary depending on your lever of cover and your private health insurer.

 

Some information about health insurance companies and their rebates provided to surgeons can be found here and here.

 

Please contact our administration team if you would like to discuss this further. 

 

Dr Touzell's fee is due at your two-week post-operative appointment. 

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Anaesthetic fee

Your Anaesthetist may charge an out-of-pocket fee. This fee is usually calculated on the length and complexity of your operation. You will be given an estimate of this cost prior to your surgery directly from the Anaesthetic Group scheduled for your surgery.

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Assistant fee

Dr Touzell uses a Surgical Assistant who is a doctor that assists during the surgery. The Assistant Surgeon is entitled to charge up to 20% of Dr Touzell’s fee. Health fund and Medicare rebates are applicable on the Assistant Surgeon’s fee.

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Other costs

There may be other costs associated with your surgery and post-operative care such as other medical practitioners involved in your care radiology, pathology, orthotics etc. There may be out-of-pocket costs associated with these.

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If you have any concerns about out-of-pocket costs, please discuss them when you call to make your appointment.

 

TAC and Workers Compensation

We welcome patients covered by TAC and Worker's Compensation. We ask that you seek pre-approval to attend your consultation with Dr Amy Touzell from the third party. Failing to do so will mean that you (the patient) are responsible for the account. If surgery is recommended we will write to the insurance company requesting approval, and only book your surgery once this has been granted.

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Patients who do not have private health insurance

We are currently booking more than 12 months in advance for patients who do not have private health insurance. 

We are happy to see uninsured patients to offer an opinion, but if surgery is required we recommend this is performed within the public system to avoid the additional costs of rare but possible complications, such as a heart attack, severe allergic reaction to medication or unexpected intensive care admission.  We are unable to refer patients to the Peninsula Health (Frankston Public Hospital) waiting list directly as only referrals from General Practitioners are accepted by Frankston Public Hospital orthopaedic outpatient department.

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As there can be a prolonged wait for treatment in the public system, we strongly suggest that your GP refer you to the Peninsula Health Orthopaedic Outpatient Department (where Dr Touzell has a public appointment) as early as possible.