FEES AND CHARGES – 2008

These prices can be used as a guide but may vary depending on the individual case. All prices include consultation, anaesthetics, fluids, procedure, drugs, pathology, hospitalisation, implants and disposables.

CONSULTATION FEES:

Initial referral consultation	$118
Follow up consultation	$48
Telephone consultation (for vets)	no charge

DIAGNOSTICS:

Ultrasonography

Abdominal		$230
Renal		$135
Cardiac		$188
	- add for biopsy and histopath	$360
	- add for FNA and cytology	$200

Radiology

Interpretation		no charge
Myelogram		$500-800
Intravenous excretory pyelogram		$450-550
Ultrasound guided intra-renal pyelogram		$500-700
Double contrast pnuemocystogram		$450-550
Voiding urethrogram		$400-500
High definition plate
	Bullae	$300-400
	Nasal / Sinuses	$300-400
CSF tap including pathology		$500-700

SURGERY:

Oncology

Cryosurgery for SCC	$450-600
Nasal plane resection for SCC	$450-700
ntralesional carboplatin for SCC (4 treatments)	$200 each

Abdominal / Digestive

Endoscopy + biopsy		$700-1000
Laparotomy / Laparoscopy		$1200-2000
Colectomy		$1200-1500
Enterotomy		$1200-1500
Enterectomy		$1200-2000
Oesophagostomy feeding tube placement (inc feeding tube)		$300
Perineal Hernia repair		$900
	o Bilateral	$1400
Anal gland removal		$600
	o Bilateral	$900

Urinary

Obstructive FLUTD	$600-900
Contrast studies	$400-500
Nephrectomy	$1200-1600
Perineal Urethrostomy	$1200-1500
Cystotomy	$1200-1600
Nephrolith/Ureterolith removal (includes imaging, nephrostomy tube)	$2000-4000
Peritoneal dialysis	$1500-3000+

Thoracic

Diagnostic Thoracotomy / Thoracoscopy		$1400-2000
Lung lobectomy		$1400-2500
Pericardectomy		$1400-2000
Thoracic duct ligation + pericardectomy (for chylothorax)		$2500-3000
Vascular Ring Anomaly		$1600-2200
Diaphragmatic hernia
	o traumatic	$1500-2400
	o congenital	$1500-2400
	o hiatal	$1500-2400

Occular

entropian repair		$450
	o bilateral	$700
conjunctival graft		$700-800
eye lid reconstruction		$400-800

Aural

Ventral bulla osteotomy	$1200-1600
Polyp removal	$300-1600
Total ear canal ablation	$1000-1600

Skin

Axial pattern flap	$800-1400
Rotating skin flap	$400-800
Skin grafting	$800-2500

Miscellaneous

Bone marrow biopsy (inc pathology)	$400-700
Palatine ulcer repair (inc blood transfusion)	$800-1000

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

Fracture Repair
	o Femur	$1200-1600
	o Tibia	$1200-1600
	o Ilium	$1400-2000
	o Humerus	$1200-1600
	o Radius/Ulna	$1000-1600
	o Mandible (includes feeding tube)	$800-1200
Luxating patella		$900-1100
Cruciate repair		$900-1100
Excision arthroplasty / Femoral head excision		$900-1100
Open hip reduction and stabilisation with tissue anchor		$1200-1600
Carpal/Tarsal arthodesis		$1200-1600

MEDICAL SERVICES

Diabetic Stabilisation
	Ketoacidotic	$800-2000
	Uncomplicated diabetes	$400-700
Radioactive Iodine 131
	Inpatient	$970
	Outpatient	$650
Blood transfusion (no diagnostics)		$300-500

Doppler Blood Pressure Measurement

initial (includes ref consultation)	$118
subsequent	$48

ONCOLOGY

Lymphosarcoma chemotherapy (6 months)	$800-1600
Radioactive Iodine – 131 for hyperthyroidism
Inpatient		$970
Outpatient		$650

Other chemotherapy $call us

DENTAL SERVICES

Full dental debridement
Young cat	$700
Geriatric cat	$900
Root Canal Therapy	$750

DIAGNOSTIC WORK UPS

Coughing (x-rays, BAL, pathology)	$700-1200
Sneezing (x-rays, scope, flush, histopath)	$800-1000
Pyothorax (chest drains, pathology, hospitalisation)	$1400-2000
Chylothorax (drain, ultrasound, thoracotomy, path, hospital)	$800-2500
Jaundiced cat (bloods, ultrasound, fluids, biopsy, histopath)	$800-1200

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