Panniculectomy cost in Australia
Other country
Australia. Amounts in US dollars are that country's published price, converted. We are still collecting prices for panniculectomy here. The cited figures below are what has been published. A clinic list or a regional average is not a patient median.
Removes the overhanging apron of skin below the navel. Functional rather than cosmetic: it does not tighten muscle, reposition the navel, or contour the waist. The cheapest route to getting the hang out of the way, and the one most likely to be covered by insurance when there is documented rash or infection.
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Published complication rate
17.4%
Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 894 panniculectomy patients: 17.4% overall (dehiscence 8.4%, infection 5.8%, hematoma 4.6%, seroma 4.1%)
What has been published for Australia
Cited third-party figures for Australia. A benchmark is not a report of what someone paid, and these numbers are never averaged into a patient median.
Other country
Medicare Benefits Schedule · Surgeon fee only · A$898
US dollar equivalent at 1.4411 AUD per dollar, European Central Bank reference rate, 2026-10-02. The clinic did not publish a dollar price.
Schedule fee for item 30166, wedge excision of redundant abdominal skin after weight loss, updated 1 July 2026. Not a patient bill. Anaesthetist, assistant, hospital, and any gap are excluded.
United States figures for this operation
These rows were published for the United States. They stay labelled and separate from the Australia figures above.
| Where | Figure | What it includes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesBENCHMARK | $7,000 $5,393$13,618 | All-in estimate | CareCredit as of Aug 2026 |
| United StatesBENCHMARK | $10,185 $3,000$50,000 | Patient-reported average n = 364 | RealSelf patient reviews as of Aug 2026 |