No surprise bills. No hidden fees. The figures below are real all-inclusive estimates from current OptiWeight patient quotes — covering hospital, theatre, surgeon, anaesthetist and assistant. Your itemised quote is delivered at your first consultation.
Indicative · Updated 2026
No surprise bills. No hidden fees. The figures below are real all-inclusive estimates from current OptiWeight patient quotes — covering hospital, theatre, surgeon, anaesthetist and assistant. Your itemised quote is delivered at your first consultation.
Below figures are all-inclusive of hospital, theatre, bed, consumables, anaesthetist, surgeon, surgical assistant and our standard 12-month post-operative care programme. Self-funded patients (no private health insurance).
Procedure
Category
From
2 nights, full general anaesthetic, powered stapler
Surgical
2–3 nights, includes pre-op gastroscopy & full team
Surgical
2–3 nights, full team, powered stapling
Surgical
Band to Bypass, Sleeve to Bypass, etc. Complex; from
Revisional
Day procedure, full year of follow-up included
Non-surgical
Consultations and dietitian; medication cost separate (PBS/private)
Medical
Final fees depend on your specific case, length of stay, and any additional investigations or interventions required. Insured patients on Gold-tier private health cover typically pay a significantly reduced gap fee — see below.
Most Gold-tier Australian private health funds cover hospital and theatre fees in full. You’re left with the gap — surgeon, anaesthetist, assistant and our 12-month care programme.
Self-funded
Includes hospital, theatre, bed, consumables, anaesthetist, surgeon, assistant and 12-month follow-up programme.
Insured · Gold-tier
Your fund covers hospital & theatre. You pay the surgeon, anaesthetist, assistant and our care programme.
Self-funded
Includes hospital, theatre, bed, consumables, anaesthetist, surgeon, assistant and 12-month follow-up programme.
Insured · Gold-tier
Your fund covers hospital & theatre. You pay the surgeon, anaesthetist, assistant and our care programme.
Every OptiWeight surgical fee includes all team fees on the day and a year of structured care that follows.
For patients without insurance or with an insurance gap that exceeds their savings, we work with two well-established partners.
Specialist applications for early release of superannuation on compassionate medical grounds. Typical approval window 4–8 weeks.
Talk to our practice manager about options for splitting the gap fee across several months for insured patients.
For regional Victorian patients, your first consultation is bulk-billed — no out-of-pocket fee just to get started.
Every patient is different. Length of stay, complexity, any required additional procedures, and your insurance status all shape the final number. We provide an exact itemised quote at consultation — and we honour it.
Yes. Medicare provides a rebate against the surgeon, anaesthetist and assistant fees for eligible procedures. Your gap is the difference between our fee and the combined Medicare + private health fund rebate.
Yes. Revisional surgery is technically more complex and longer in theatre, so the fee is higher. We provide a precise quote after a full upper-GI workup.
We’ll be honest with you. If surgery is genuinely out of reach right now, we’ll work with you on a medical or non-surgical pathway that you can afford — and revisit surgery later if you wish.
