Fees Policy

In setting their fees, ASPS Member Surgeons have regard to: the AMA-recommended fee schedule, costs of providing professional facilities and running a practice.

There are frequent gaps between the surgeon’s fees and the amount you can receive back as a rebate from Medicare and your health fund. This is because the Medicare benefit paid by the government to you has continued to lag well behind inflation. Conversely, practice and insurance costs have risen much faster than inflation over the past decade. 

Payment of the gap is the responsibility of the patient. 

Practices of ASPS Member Surgeons' undertake to provide informed financial consent before elective surgery and they invite you to discuss fees with practice staff.