Below you'll find a selection of policies from Finder partners that include podiatry. Each comes with a 2-month waiting period, and different conditions for orthotics. All prices are based on a single individual with less than $90,000 income and living in Sydney.
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Podiatry surgery involves the surgical treatment of conditions and issues affecting the foot and ankle in hospital. Surgeries are wide-ranging and some are more complex than others. Podiatrists perform surgery on bone, joint, ligament, tendon and muscle problems of the foot or ankle.
Podiatric surgery is performed in private practice, community health centres, day surgery centres and some private and public hospitals within Australia. To find adequate cover from a health fund, look for:
Your fund offers rebates for aspects of surgical services provided by podiatrists aligned to the Australasian College of Podiatric Surgeons (ACPS). These rebates cover theatre fees, bed stays in private hospitals and the costs of implantable prostheses such as pins, screws and plates.
Professional fees of medical practitioners undertaking foot surgeries are rebated under the Medicare system, but they aren’t applicable to podiatric surgery. Medicare will pay a percentage of your podiatry fees if you have a referral from your GP and have been put on an Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) Plan.
However, to be eligible you typically have to fall into one of the following categories:
Medicare rebates may apply only to a consultation fee in some cases; any additional services incur an out-of-pocket expense. That's why many people opt for private health insurance - which can help with things like footwear modifications and orthotics - to help them manage the overall cost of their treatments.
Surgery often involves going under general anaesthesia. While many are performed as day case surgeries, overnight stay is sometimes necessary.
Podiatrists may perform surgery for a variety of reasons, including:
In general, you can expect to spend around 6-8 weeks in a cast or special post-op shoe after surgery. However, recovery time varies massively. A simple ingrown toe procedure can have you back to normal in a couple of weeks.
For more complicated procedures, such as rearfoot surgery, you may be required to keep pressure off the foot for as long as two months. Recovery can take around 6 months, with intense physical therapy sometimes necessary. Depending on the severity of your condition then, depends on the level of cover you will need.
While podiatry surgery is covered under your hospital policy, podiatry care can be covered in a comprehensive extras plan.
Cover can be found on a mid-ranging or a high-level policy, such as gold. But with this, you'll receive a rebate on podiatry appointments outside of the hospital.
For anyone with diabetes or elderly individuals, it's really important you take care of your feet. It could even prevent you from needing surgery in the long run. That's why it can be important to have both podiatry and podiatry surgery cover.
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