When an anaesthetist provides a service to a patient, they are not doing this in the role of an employee of the hospital or the surgeon. The fees paid to an anaesthetist are paid by the patient, usually in conjunction with their insurance provider. Each anaesthetist is an independent practitioner, and calculates their own [...]
It is not uncommon for the rebates provided by Medicare and the Private Health Funds to fall short of the total fee charged by the Anaesthetist. The difference between these fees causes a “gap”, and is an out-of-pocket expense that is met by the patient. There are a variety of reasons why this gap has [...]
The fee for your anaesthetic is determined by each individual anaesthetist in Anaesthetic Services. Each anaesthetist has individual fees. There are a number of different factors which determine your account, these include Whether you have private hospital insurance or not Whether your insurer allows anaesthetists to charge “co-payments” How long your operation takes The type [...]