Paying Accounts
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne welcome you to pay your hospital accounts via Web Banking. Payment can be made with using Visa or Mastercard.
Please ensure all information is placed in the mandatory areas for payment to be processed.
Thank you for using St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Web Payment.
All patients are requested to produce a Medicare Card at registration or presentation to St. Vincent’s Hospital, noting that Medicare may be contacted directly to verify eligibility.
All overseas visitors to Australia that are
- not covered under a Reciprocal Healthcare Agreement
- not verified as an Asylum Seeker/Refugee
- not receiving care specifically for tuberculosis
will be treated as a Medicare Ineligible Patient.
This means that you will be required to pay for all costs incurred during your treatment at St Vincent’s Hospital. These costs include emergency attendance, inpatient admissions, outpatient visits, allied health visits, interpreter charges, aides and equipment, diagnostic services and
pharmacy medication.
As a Medicare Ineligible Patient, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have appropriate health insurance cover, or at the very least adequate funds to cover the full cost of your health care.
A Financial Consent form will be completed for all admissions.
It should be noted that treatment under a Reciprocal Healthcare agreement is for medically necessary treatment, and often does not cover elective (non-emergency) admissions.
Eligibility will be confirmed by evidence of a passport. In all circumstances the Department of
Immigration may be contacted to clarify visa status.
Current countries that hold reciprocal rights with Australia are:
- UK
- Northern Ireland
- Sweden
- Finland
- Norway
- The Nederland’s
- Belgium
- Ireland
- New Zealand
- Slovenia
- Malta – only for treatment up to 6 months after arrival
- Italy – only for treatment up to 6 months after arrival
Elective treatments will only be offered under exceptional circumstances.
It is an expectation that full payment is received before
- admission to hospital for scheduled elective treatment, or outpatient services
- discharge for presentations to the emergency department, or emergency admissions
In the event that you have relevant Health Insurance cover we may claim directly with the insurer.
If you have Travel Insurance, you will be expected to pay upfront, and claim the cost directly from your insurer.
Admission fees are charged on a per day basis, other services are charged per attendance.
Fees as at August 2022 are listed below:
Services and Charges
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Effective August 2022
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EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
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Attendance to Emergency Department: Facility Fee and Treatment
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$ 600.00
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Short Stay Accommodation
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$ 1,380.00
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INPATIENT ACCOMMODATION
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Accommodation Overnight (per night)
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Medical
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$ 1,610.00
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Surgical
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$ 1,840.00
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Advanced Surgical
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$ 2,300.00
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Rehabilitation and Psychiatric (per day)
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$ 1,725.00
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Coronary Care Unit (per night)
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$ 3,220.00
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Intensive Care Unit (per night)
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$ 4,945.00
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Dialysis and Chemotherapy (Per Day)
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High cost drugs may incur additional costs
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$ 1,610.00
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Hospital in the Home (per day)
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$ 690.00
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OUTPATIENT SERVICES
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Standard Consultation
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$ 385.25
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Allied Health
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$ 201.25
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Interpreter Fee
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$138.00-$575.00
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PROSTHESIS
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As per suppliers cost
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DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES
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Medical Imaging
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Medicare Schedule Fee + 15%
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Pathology
ADMINISTRATION FEE for processing additional paperwork
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Medicare Schedule Fee + 15%
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$20.00 - $100.00
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A discount of 15% may be applied to upfront payments- discuss with your Private Patient Liaison Officer
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Fees are subject to change without notice.
For any further queries regarding Medicare Ineligible patients, please contact overseaspatients@svhm.org.au or 03 9231
2879.