Medicare-Ineligible Patients
If you do not have a Medicare card, you will be required to pay for all hospital services received at the Women's and Children's Hospital. This includes, but is not limited to, outpatient, emergency department and admitted care.
If you do not have a Medicare card, you will be required to pay for all hospital services received at the Women's and Children's Hospital. This includes, but is not limited to, outpatient, emergency department and admitted care.
Some health insurers do not cover the full cost of public hospital services. As a Medicare Ineligible patient, any shortfall between the amount charged by the hospital and benefits paid by your health insurer remain your responsibility and must be paid by you. You are advised to check your level of cover with your health insurer prior to seeking services. It is your responsibility to ensure you have appropriate health insurance cover or at the very least, adequate money to cover the full cost of your health care.
In most instances the Women’s and Children’s Hospital will require upfront payment for your inpatient stay. If you have private health insurance, subject to the terms of your policy, the Women’s and Children’s Hospital may be able to claim these costs directly from your insurer
Payment for outpatient services are required prior to or, at the latest, on the day of your appointment.
Payment for emergency department services will be required on the day of service.
Please contact the hospital’s finance team on (08) 8161 6147 to arrange payment.
- Day only – Bed Rate (Medical Intervention): $2,510 per day or part day
- Day only – Bed Rate (Surgical Intervention): $4,415 per day or part day
- Day only – Bed Rate (Obstetric): $3,516 per day or part day
- Overnight – Bed Rate (Medical Intervention): $2,510 per night
- Overnight – Bed Rate (Surgical Intervention): $4,415 per night
- Overnight – Bed Rate (Obstetric): $3,516 per night
- Emergency attendance (not admitted): $583 per attendance
- Outpatient clinic (per consultation) – for information on various Obstetric fees, please view the following PDF:
Hospital Charges for Non-Medicare Obstetric Patients
Please note: prices are in Australian Dollars and are current as at 1 July 2024. Charges outlined above are given as a general guide only and are subject to change without notice.
At the Women's and Children's Hospital you may elect to be treated as a public or private patient. The above rates for private admitted and private non-admitted services do not include charges for prostheses, medical services and diagnostic services. Pharmaceutical costs and other miscellaneous charges may also apply to both public and private services.
The cost for outpatient services varies depending on the clinic attended. To obtain charges for outpatient services, please contact the hospital’s finance team on (08) 8161 7390.
Pay by phone
If you are making an upfront payment prior to receiving your service, please contact (08) 8161 6147.
If you already have an account you can make payment by contacting the Cashier, Monday to Friday 9.00am to 4.45pm on (08) 8161 6276.
Pay by Electronic Funds Transfer
Please contact the finance team on (08) 8161 6147 or via email at health.wchnbrem@sa.gov.au to obtain the hospital’s bank account details for an electronic funds transfer.
Pay by BPay
Refer to the details on your account.
When you come to hospital you will need to provide us with:
- Up-front payment for services
- Your passport and visa
- Relevant health insurance policy details
- Verified overseas residential address and contact details (telephone numbers and email address). This may be an address listed in a passport, resident card from your country of origin, bank statement or, utility bill from your country of origin.
- Residential details including contact information during your stay in Australia.
Patients from a country with a Reciprocal Health Care Arrangement with Australia (United Kingdom, New Zealand, Malta, Italy, Sweden, The Netherlands, Finland, Republic of Ireland, Norway, Belgium and Slovenia) can receive immediately necessary treatment as a public patient free of charge. This covers any ill health or injury which occurs while you’re in Australia that requires treatment before you return home. There are some specific Australian Government rules that apply for residents of each country that need to be considered case by case.
Contact
Our Patient Liaison Officer team can assist you with determining your level of insurance cover and can provide you with the estimate costs of your care prior to seeking services at the Women's and Children's Hospital. The Patient Liaison Officer team are available Mondays to Fridays 8:00am to 4.00pm. Alternatively you may prefer to send an email.
Phone
(08) 8161 6753 or (08) 8161 8902