When
You Leave
PAYMENT PROCEDURES:
Health
insurance
You may find that your health fund does not fully cover your stay and that
an out-of-pocket balance may occur.
Estimated out-of-pocket expenses are
provided and payable on admission. A claim will be made directly
to your health fund.
Self-Insured
You will be required to pay your estimated Hospital account at time of admission.
Department
Of Veterans’ Affairs
Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA)
patients will have their account directly sent to the DVA for payment. If a
private room is requested, a fee will apply and is payable on discharge. Patients
will be responsible for purchasing a phone card to make any mobile, STD or
ISD telephone calls.
Work
Cover / Third Party Patients
Total payment must be made on admission unless written approval for admission
as been received from the insurer.
OTHER
CHARGES YOU MAY INCUR
Please note that you may receive bills
for other charges incurred whilst you are in Hospital. These
costs are not the responsibility of the Hospital and will therefore
be charged separately and are payable on discharge. Please bring
provision for payment of these fees on admission to the hospital.
Payment may be made by personal cheque (up to $1000 only),
Bank Cheque, credit card or EFTPOS.
These accounts may include:
- Anaesthetics
- Emergency Department attendance
(if you received treatment in the Emergency Department prior
to your admission, a separate account will be rendered for
these services)
- Hiring of physical aids
- Pathology
- Radiology Pharmacy
- Allied Health
- Your treating doctor’s
fees
- Surgical Assistants
- Prostheses
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