Westside Private is a Simplified Billing Hospital. Simplified billing means that, with your consent, the accounts for your procedures will be sent directly to your health fund. Please note, this will not apply to all procedure types. You will be informed prior to your procedure about all out-of-pocket expenses.
If you are adequately covered by your private health fund, the account will be settled with your fund. If you are not fully covered, you will be asked to pay the gap fee in advance, which is the difference between the cost of your medical treatment and the amount covered by your private health insurance.
Please be aware that due to the varied number of health funds and policies, there are a lot of policies in existence that do not cover all costs associated with hospital and medical services. External costs may also apply and include such services as pathology, x-rays and imaging, and more. We have no control over these costs and whether they will arise.