What to Expect
Consultations,
Fees & Important Information
Consultations,
Fees & Important Information
What to Expect
Your Initial Consultation
Kai sees both public and private patients in his rooms located at the Tom Reeve Academic Surgical Clinic on the Royal North Shore Hospital campus. Bookings can be made via telephone and urgent referrals can generally be seen within a week. A valid referral from your GP or another specialist will enable you to receive a Medicare rebate to cover a portion of the consultation fee. Patients are encouraged to bring a support person. Initial consultations usually last around 30 minutes.
What to Bring
Referral Letter
An up-to-date list of medications and allergies
Any scans (CT, MRI, ultrasound) or blood tests. When making a booking, please notify reception where your scans were done so Dr Brown can review them prior to your consultation.
Medicare card
Private insurance details, if relevant
Consultation Fees
The initial consultation fee covers the duration of the appointment itself, as well as reviewing your scans and results outside of consultation, and discussion of your case at a Multidisciplinary Team Meeting if necessary.
Full payment for your consultation is required at the time of your appointment. We accept EFTPOS, VISA, Mastercard and EFT payments. The Medicare rebate will be applied at your visit online and if your bank details are lodged with Medicare, your rebate will be reimbursed into your account in most instances within 24 hours.
Initial Consultation
Fee: $250
Medicare Rebate: $78.05
Out of pocket cost: $171.95
Review Appointment
Fee: $100
Medicare Rebate: $39.25
Out of pocket cost: $60.75
On booking a date for surgery, you will be given detailed instructions on how to prepare, what medications to cease, and what to bring. All public patients treated under Medicare incur no cost to be treated in a public hospital. For patients having surgery privately, surgical fees vary depending on the procedure and health fund. The anaesthetist, surgical assistant, and hospital may charge additional independent fees. You will need to contact them directly and provide them with the item numbers listed on your quote to obtain an estimate.
The Day of Surgery
All patients will be regularly reviewed by Kai whilst in hospital. All post-operative patients will be reviewed in the rooms after discharge from hospital. Some patients with cancer or other complex problems may require prolonged follow-up, and Kai cherishes the opportunity to develop long-term patient-doctor relationships.
After Surgery
My Commitment to You
I will endeavour to support you every step of the way. You can expect me to be approachable, honest, and upfront. My goal is to ensure you fully understand your diagnosis and the options available. You and your family can expect to be kept informed with frequent communication from myself and my team. Most of all, you should feel as though you have been cared for with the same empathy and compassion I would expect for my own family.
Important: Patient Privacy and Electronic Communication Agreement
The nature of medical practice requires that we collect your personal information for our medical records. We practice the highest level of cyber security to maintain your confidentiality. Frequently, it may be necessary to disclose some of this information to others involved in your medical care outside of this practice, including other doctors, hospitals, and medical administration staff. If your information is to be used for any other purpose besides the routine delivery of quality health care, your further consent will be obtained. Due to privacy laws, results cannot be given to a third party unless written authorisation is obtained or under special circumstances. In engaging our professional services, you consent to the collection of this information for the purposes outlined above.
If you elect to have email as a preferred mode of contact, you acknowledge and consent that your personal information may be transmitted or stored on overseas servers. Any information sent through email in the absence of a formal consultation should not necessarily be relied upon as medical advice.
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Recommendations provided in linked websites do not necessarily reflect those of Dr Kai Brown.
In safe hands,
every step of the way
Kai prides himself on delivering the highest level of care and support, to empower each and every one of his patients during and well beyond their treatment.
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