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Just out of curiosity, I'm wondering how much other people are paying for their pregnancy management fees?
I just got the schedule of fees for my OB who works out of a private hospital on the Gold Coast and was quite pleased to see that the fee was $1700. I expected it to be much more than that. There is also about a $80 fee per appointment, as well as extra fees for specific scans that my OB is not able to perform in his rooms. I would love to hear others fees as a bit of a comparison point |
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I am in Brisbane and my PM Fee is $2875. Visits are normally around $90 but they bulk bill me (perks of being the wife of a health professional
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I'm in Perth and my OB charges $3500 for pg mgmt fee, and $170 for my first visit to him (not any subsequent ones). I then pay separately for any blood tests and the 12 and 18 week scans.
It's expensive but I would pay anything for my OB, it's worth it. |
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08/01/2013, 03:16 PM
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In Melbourne, my PM Fee was $2000. Visits were $50. This OB was well known for being cheaper than many of his compatriots at the private hospital I attended. And he was brilliant.
In Far North Queensland, I had no PM Fee, and my OB visits were bulk billed. This was still all done privately (hospital and private rooms). I'm not sure why this was the case, but I didn't complain! |
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$2200
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Mine was $1400 and $70 per visit, i'm in North Brisbane.
Since I had reached my Medicare threshold I got a big chunk of it back  |
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Mille-Mille - what hospital was that at if you don't mind me asking? I'm in North Brisbane too
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Northern Beaches, Sydney and paying $2500 and $75 per consultation...
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I'm in Perth and my ob for DS's birth in 2011 was $1800 management fee and $115 per visit. I think it's increased since then though.
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Veryclucky - I'm going to Northwest Private Hospital in Everton Park.
This post has been edited by lucky 2: 08/01/2013, 08:54 PM
Reason for edit: r/o comment on a specific OB
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