Is the consultation included in the price of surgery?
Often it is deducted from the procedure fee if you proceed, and often it is charged whether or not you do. What matters is knowing which, because an assessment that is free until you commit is a different arrangement from a consultation fee.
- Subject
- Costs
- Topic
- What a quote should include
- Kind of question
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- Last reviewed
- 22 September 2026
What this answer depends on
- Whether the fee is refunded or deducted
- Whether the assessment is done by the surgeon or a technician
- Whether a second opinion visit is charged separately
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