What I have found out is that you really need to have the highest cover money can buy for a corneal transplant to be covered by private insurance (e.g. medibank private). It is best to check with your insurance company whether or not they cover the operation before you proceed so you know the costs. I failed to do this and my claim has been rejected. Oh well - at least my corneal transplant has not been rejected! It is best to call up and quote the specific item numbers (listed below) to the insurance company and if they agree to cover the surgery also get them to send you a letter that they have accepted the claim. The items numbers are:
42653 - Full thickness (PK) corneal transplant.
42656 - Second subsequent procedure.
42659 - Superficial or lamellar cornea transplantation.
17610 - Pre-anaesthesia consultation
20144 - Anaesthesia for corneal transplant
23091 - Anaesthesia time - around 2 hours for DALK.
If your private cover does not include major eye surgery you can go to a public hospital (Eye and Ear in East Melb) as a public patient. You will not be able to choose your surgeon but will avoid about $2500 in hospital costs. You will still have to pay the gap between what medicare pays and what the surgeon and anaesthestist charge. I estimate this to be around $2000.
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