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Abdominal lipectomy (abdominoplasty)

Surgery to remove loose skin and fat (abdominoplasty/tummy tuck/lipectomy) from the lower abdomen after a lot of weight loss for medical purposes only. The specialist may also fix muscle layers.

Typical fees & costs Specialist fees

Treatment venue

In-hospital

Your care options

Public hospital patients:

You have no costs for the procedure as a public patient in hospital with Medicare. Fees and costs shown below do not apply. Learn more about Medicare.(opens in new tab)

Private hospital patients:

You may have out-of-pocket costs for the procedure in a private hospital. The typical fees and costs shown below are for people with Medicare and who have private health insurance for the procedure. See Explanations of fees and costs.

Typical costs

In 2023-24

For patients with private health insurance who had a Abdominal lipectomy (abdominoplasty) in a private setting across all of Australia, 94% had an out-of-pocket cost. Of those:

Patients typically paid $6900

$9,000Typical specialists’ fees

$1,300

Medicare paid

$640

Insurer typically paid

Included

Specialist fees
Assistant surgeon fees*
Anaesthetist fees*

*These fees may apply differently if relevant to your situation. See Explanation of fees and costs for more.

Excluded

Hospital fees – typically $6,900 for this procedure

Hospital fees may include accommodation, theatre, or medical devices. Your private health insurer generally covers all or most of this cost, depending on your level of insurance. You may have to pay an excess or co-payment.

Range of cost experiences

Fees and costs by state and territory

The table below shows the following by state and territory:

Percent of patients who paid no out-of-pocket cost. The specialist’s fees were paid by Medicare and private health insurance.
How much specialists typically charged for this service, when there was an out-of-pocket cost for the patient.
How much patients typically paid if they had an out-of-pocket cost.

Some states or territories may show a dash as there is insufficient data.

This information is for all services using this MBS item by all specialties in 2023-24.

	NSW	Vic	Qld	WA	SA	Tas	ACT	NT
% with no out-of-pocket costs	5%	15%	7%	10%	0%	4%	-	-
Typical specialists’ fees	$11,000	$12,000	$8,300	$9,400	$7,800	$8,600	-	-
Patients typically paid	$8,900	$9,500	$5,900	$7,900	$5,700	$6,900	-	-

Explanation of fees and costs

What the fees and costs shown include

The fees and costs include everything provided by each specialist and health provider involved in your hospital stay. Where relevant to the procedure, assistant surgeon and/or anaesthetist costs are included. They are based on data from 2023-24 and represent a typical experience.

Each procedure is linked to related service(s) listed on the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), called an MBS item number. Other items may be claimed at the same time, but may vary between patients. All figures, including the Medicare benefit amount (opens in new tab) have been rounded to the nearest dollar.

Individual patient costs may vary due to circumstances. You should speak to your specialist for a specific quote.

We show local data by Primary Health Network (opens in new tab) if no person, hospital or provider can be identified. Otherwise, we will show information at a higher level, by aggregating the data. The data might then be at a state and territory level, or across Australia. See our disclaimer for more information.

What the fees and costs shown don’t include

Specific tests or treatments you may need. This might include diagnostic imaging or pathology services.
Assistant surgeon and/or anaesthetist costs required for the procedure but is not covered by Medicare.
Private health insurance excess or co-payments.
Aftercare costs.
Costs associated with pharmaceuticals and other incidentals.
Services before or after the day of the procedure.
Hospital charges such as accommodation, theatre, or medical device fees. Your policy may cover some or all the hospital charges. You may have to pay more if you go to certain hospitals. Learn more about agreement hospitals (opens in new tab) .

Talk to your private health insurer to find out what costs they cover and what costs you might have to pay.

Why the typical amounts don’t add up

The amounts will not add up to the total specialists’ fees, because they are independent statistics. Each dollar amount is the typical (median) amount for that dataset only, rounded to the nearest dollar. For example, the amount patients typically paid is based on what all patients paid for this service. The typical specialists’ fee is based on all fees charged by specialists that provided this service.

MBS item(s) for this procedure

Talk to your GP

Ask your GP about your likely patient journey and referral options. If treatment costs are a concern, you may have options like public hospital care.

Before seeing your GP, find out about their fees and costs. GPs may bulk bill all or some of their patients. Contact their medical centre to find out more.

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Talk to your specialist and health insurer

Ask your specialist questions to see if their fees offer good value.
Ask your specialist the estimated cost of your treatment.
Ask your insurer how much of the fees they may cover.