Bendigo Health is a leading regional health service, with around 4000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.The organisation provides services in emergency, maternity, women’s health, medical imaging, pathology, rehabilitation, community services, residential aged care, psychiatric care, community dental, hospice, palliative care, cardiology, cancer services and renal dialysis to the people of the Loddon Mallee region.A 724-bed service, Bendigo Health treats more than 49,000 inpatients, deals with more than 52,000 emergency attendances, delivers around 1,400 babies and takes more than 110,000 medical images each year.These services are complemented by an integrated Cancer Centre, which administers around 9000 chemotherapy treatments each year, an 80-bed Psychiatry Unit and 11 operating theatres where almost 15,000 surgical procedures are performed annually.
Cardiac surgery
- Alcohol septal ablation in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy — ≈ $10,032
- Aortic valve replacement (AVR) — ≈ $44,824
- Balloon angioplasty and stenting of aorta coarctation — ≈ $24,867
- Balloon valvuloplasty — ≈ $20,199
- Bio-prosthetic valve replacement — ≈ $67,465
- Cardiac catheterization — ≈ $5,711
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D) — ≈ $41,601
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy with pacemaker (CRT-P) — ≈ $30,457
- Catheter cardiac ablation — ≈ $13,400
- Catheter cryoablation — ≈ $37,727
- Change of defibrillator — ≈ $15,664
- Coil embolization of intracardiac shunts and fistulas — ≈ $16,992
- Coronary catheterization — ≈ $4,505
- Double valve repair — ≈ $52,651
- Double valve replacement — ≈ $50,296
- Dual chamber pacemaker insertion — ≈ $21,346
- Electrophysiology study (EPS) — ≈ $8,562
- Heart valve repair — ≈ $40,199
- Heart valve replacement — ≈ $45,358
- Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation (ICD) — $0
- Insertion of one electrode for implanted pacemaker or defibrillator — ≈ $24,048
- Insertion of two electrodes for implanted pacemaker or defibrillator — $0
- Intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) procedure — ≈ $7,381
- Leadless Pacemaker implantation Micra and Nanostim — ≈ $14,749
- Left atrial appendage occlusion — ≈ $26,774
- Loop recorder implantation (ILR) — ≈ $7,349
- Loop recorder removal — ≈ $5,383
- Management of ICD system — ≈ $2,859
- Management of pacemaker system — ≈ $1,530
- Mechanical valve replacement — ≈ $65,611
- Mitral valve replacement (MVR) — ≈ $37,391
- NobleStitch™ PFO closure procedure — $0
- Open commissurotomy — ≈ $23,433
- Open pulmonary valvotomy — ≈ $39,604
- Pacemaker replacement — ≈ $10,795
- Percutaneous ASD closure — ≈ $19,051
- Percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty (PBAV) — ≈ $18,084
- Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (PBMV) — ≈ $26,563
- Percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty (PBPV) — ≈ $17,035
- Percutaneous balloon tricuspid valvuloplasty (PBTV) — ≈ $15,190
- Percutaneous closure of ventricular septal defect (VSD) — ≈ $25,459
- Permanent pacemaker implantation — ≈ $17,795
- Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) — ≈ $34,115
- Rashkind procedure — ≈ $15,645
- Removal of permanent pacemaker — ≈ $10,510
- Single chamber pacemaker insertion — ≈ $18,643
- Temporary pacemaker implantation — ≈ $2,333
- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) — ≈ $83,125
- Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in adults — ≈ $22,808
- Transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) with MITRACLIP — ≈ $33,989
- Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) — ≈ $42,020
- TriClip Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair — ≈ $28,711
- Tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) — ≈ $67,255
Vascular surgery
- Arteriovenous malformations (AVM) embolization — ≈ $12,469
- Carotid and intracerebral thrombolysis — ≈ $38,862
- Carotid angioplasty and stenting — ≈ $19,675
- Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) — ≈ $13,022
- Catheter embolization — ≈ $7,940
- Central venous catheter (CVC/CVAD) placement — ≈ $1,306
- Chemodectoma surgery — ≈ $21,431
- Embolization of peripheral arteries aneurysm — ≈ $21,044
- Internal or external carotid artery embolization — $0
- Pelvic vein embolization (PVE) — ≈ $7,379
- Prostatic artery embolization (PAE) — ≈ $12,071
- Renal arteries embolization (RAE) — ≈ $5,940
- Replacement of central venous catheter — ≈ $3,807
- Surgical treatment of lymphedema — ≈ $4,785
- Uterine artery embolization (UAE) — ≈ $11,195
Neurosurgery
- Aqueductoplasty — $0
- Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) resection — ≈ $25,431
- Brain aneurysm clipping — ≈ $28,301
- Brain aneurysm repair — ≈ $25,096
- Brain tumor embolization — ≈ $31,469
- Cavernous malformation treatment — ≈ $23,441
- Embolization for cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) — ≈ $38,184
- Endovascular coiling for brain aneurysms — ≈ $42,730
- Endovascular stenting of cerebral vessels — ≈ $28,054
- Extra-intracranial arterial bypass (EIAB) — ≈ $50,320
- Intracranial mechanical thrombectomy — ≈ $26,907
- Microvascular decompression (MVD) — ≈ $16,408
- Pipeline embolization procedure — $0
Oncology
- Abdominoperineal resection (APR) — ≈ $22,137
- Adrenalectomy — ≈ $14,392
- Bilateral adnexectomy — ≈ $8,062
- Cervical lymphadenectomy — ≈ $6,330
- Chemotherapy for bladder cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for bone cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for endometrial cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for eye cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for head and neck cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for kidney cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for leukemia — $0
- Chemotherapy for lung cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for lymphoma — $0
- Chemotherapy for melanoma — $0
- Chemotherapy for myeloma — $0
- Chemotherapy for non-melanoma skin cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for ovarian cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for prostate cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for soft tissue sarcoma — $0
- Chemotherapy for testicular cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for vaginal cancer — $0
- Cholecystectomy — ≈ $5,830
- Colon polypectomy — ≈ $2,096
- Colorectal endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) — ≈ $4,046
- Conization — ≈ $3,159
- Cystectomy + Bladder reconstruction — ≈ $24,583
- Cystoprostatectomy — ≈ $19,318
- Debulking cytoreductive surgery — ≈ $21,093
- Distal gastric resection — ≈ $9,751
- Distal pancreatectomy — ≈ $17,185
- Duodenectomy — ≈ $8,877
- Endometriosis surgery — ≈ $6,256
- Enucleation of the eyeball — $0
- Esophagogastrectomy — ≈ $37,434
- Extended cholecystectomy — ≈ $15,177
- Floor of mouth cancer resection — ≈ $5,004
- Four-Dimensional Radiotherapy (4DRT) — $0
- Gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) — ≈ $3,145
- Hartmann's operation — ≈ $13,664
- Hemicolectomy — ≈ $13,631
- Hemiglossectomy — ≈ $5,903
- Hormone therapy for breast cancer — $0
- Hormone therapy for ovarian cancer — $0
- Hysteroscopic polypectomy — ≈ $5,307
- Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) — $0
- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) — $0
- Intersphincteric resection (ISR) — ≈ $9,047
- Isolated limb perfusion (ILP) — $0
- Jejunostomy — ≈ $8,022
- LINAC based stereotactic radiosurgery — $0
- Laparascopic myomectomy — ≈ $8,810
- Laparoscopic adnexectomy — ≈ $6,888
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy — ≈ $9,355
- Laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy — ≈ $6,910
- Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) — ≈ $8,327
- Laparoscopy-assisted supracervical hysterectomy (LASH) — ≈ $8,588
- Laproscopic total gastrectomy — ≈ $16,699
- Lip resection — ≈ $7,130
- Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) — ≈ $1,715
- Low anterior resection (LAR) — ≈ $10,962
- Major liver resection — ≈ $30,115
- Management of lacrimal sac tumors — $0
- Mandibular resection — ≈ $19,325
- Mandibular resection + Reconstruction — ≈ $17,046
- Minor liver resection — ≈ $14,929
- Myomectomy — ≈ $6,280
- Nephroureterectomy — ≈ $13,589
- Non-anatomic liver resection (NAR) — ≈ $31,107
- Omentectomy — ≈ $4,501
- Open hysterectomy — ≈ $8,250
- Oral cancer surgery — ≈ $16,480
- Orbital tumor temoval — ≈ $18,265
- Orchiectomy — ≈ $5,993
- Ovarian transposition — ≈ $3,472
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy — ≈ $33,070
- Parotidectomy — ≈ $6,384
- Partial cystectomy — ≈ $7,967
- Partial penectomy — ≈ $7,130
- Partial vulvectomy — ≈ $5,154
- Proctocolectomy — ≈ $23,693
- Proximal gastric resection — ≈ $15,217
- Radiation therapy — $0
- Radiation therapy for breast cancer — $0
- Radical cystectomy — ≈ $17,939
- Radical nephrectomy — ≈ $13,700
- Radical nephrectomy + Inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombectomy — ≈ $21,333
- Radical prostatectomy — ≈ $15,560
- Radical trachelectomy — ≈ $10,548
- Radical vulvectomy — ≈ $10,070
- Radioimmunotherapy — $0
- Rectum anterior resection — ≈ $16,901
- Retroperitoneal tumor resection — ≈ $22,429
- Salpingectomy — ≈ $6,273
- Sigmoidectomy — ≈ $15,823
- Small bowel resection — ≈ $13,492
- Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) — $0
- Submandibular gland resection — ≈ $4,792
- Subtotal gastrectomy — ≈ $15,131
- Superficial radiotherapy (SXRT) — $0
- Targeted therapy — $0
- Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D CRT) — $0
- Total colectomy — ≈ $15,286
- Total esophagectomy — ≈ $24,700
- Total gastrectomy — ≈ $21,719
- Total glossectomy — ≈ $8,721
- Total glossectomy + Reconstruction — $0
- Total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) — ≈ $8,400
- Total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) + Bilateral adnexectomy — ≈ $12,647
- Total pancreatectomy — ≈ $15,828
- Total parietal peritonectomy — $0
- Total penectomy — ≈ $8,800
- Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) — ≈ $5,838
- Transurethral incision of the prostate (TUIP) — ≈ $6,092
- Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) — ≈ $7,106
- Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) — ≈ $6,033
- Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy — $0
- Ureteral cancer surgery — $0
- Urethral cancer surgery — ≈ $5,635
- Vaginal hysterectomy — ≈ $7,073
- Vaginectomy — ≈ $6,086
- Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) — $0
Orthopedic surgery
- Achilles tendon repair surgery — ≈ $7,604
- Acromioclavicular joint reconstruction — ≈ $6,033
- Ankle arthrodesis — ≈ $9,159
- Ankle fracture surgery — ≈ $8,192
- Ankle ligament reconstruction surgery — ≈ $6,033
- Ankle osteophyte removal — ≈ $2,963
- Ankle osteotomy — ≈ $9,621
- Arthrocentesis — ≈ $771
- Arthroscopic biceps tenodesis — ≈ $5,152
- Arthroscopic capsular release of the ankle joint — ≈ $4,971
- Arthroscopic chondroplasty — ≈ $7,907
- Arthroscopic elbow debridement — ≈ $2,320
- Arthroscopic jumper's knee surgery — ≈ $5,444
- Arthroscopic knee debridement — ≈ $9,258
- Arthroscopic labrum refixation surgery — ≈ $7,821
- Arthroscopic meniscus repair — ≈ $11,188
- Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy — ≈ $8,331
- Arthroscopic reconstruction of the knee ligament — ≈ $7,046
- Arthroscopic reconstruction of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) — ≈ $12,420
- Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair — ≈ $7,299
- Arthroscopic shoulder remplissage procedure — ≈ $8,476
- Arthroscopic synovectomy of the knee joint — ≈ $7,434
- Arthroscopic total meniscectomy — ≈ $8,393
- Arthroscopic treatment of prepatellar bursitis — ≈ $4,949
- Arthroscopic trochanter bursitis surgery — ≈ $5,245
- Baker's cyst surgery — ≈ $5,048
- Bankart shoulder repair surgery — ≈ $9,045
- Biceps tenotomy — ≈ $5,496
- Carpal tunnel surgery — ≈ $2,012
- Clavicle osteosynthesis — ≈ $7,930
- Claw toe surgery — ≈ $4,250
- Clubfoot surgical treatment — ≈ $4,754
- Complex foot surgery — ≈ $10,086
- Cubital tunnel syndrome surgery — ≈ $4,589
- De Quervain's tendon release — ≈ $2,785
- Distal biceps tendon repair surgery — ≈ $8,222
- Dupuytren's contracture surgery — ≈ $3,818
- Elbow arthroscopy — ≈ $6,875
- Elbow fracture surgery — ≈ $5,850
- Elbow osteotomy — ≈ $6,805
- Fasciotomy of the lower limb — ≈ $4,450
- Femoral osteotomy — ≈ $10,540
- Finger reconstruction — ≈ $5,152
- First metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis — ≈ $6,182
- Foot and ankle arthroscopy — ≈ $4,169
- Foot and ankle tendon surgery — ≈ $5,071
- Foot arthrodesis — ≈ $9,252
- Foot deformity correction — ≈ $7,140
- Foot drop surgery — ≈ $9,862
- Foot ganglion cyst removal — ≈ $3,631
- Forearm fasciotomy — ≈ $5,213
- Forearm fracture surgery — ≈ $4,511
- Frozen shoulder surgery — ≈ $5,565
- Guyon's canal release — ≈ $3,585
- Haglund's deformity surgery — ≈ $5,076
- Hallux rigidus surgery — ≈ $4,043
- Hallux valgus surgery — ≈ $6,441
- Hammer toe surgery — ≈ $3,253
- Hamstring syndrome surgery — ≈ $7,615
- Hand ganglion cyst removal — ≈ $2,012
- Hand rejuvenation with structural fat grafting — ≈ $5,914
- Hand surgery — ≈ $7,606
- Hand tendon surgery — ≈ $3,197
- Heel bursectomy — ≈ $4,879
- High tibial osteotomy — ≈ $12,643
- Hindfoot fracture surgery — ≈ $9,332
- Hip arthrodesis — ≈ $12,866
- Hip arthroscopy — ≈ $4,990
- Hip core decompression — ≈ $6,656
- Hip debridement surgery — $0
- Hip fracture surgery — ≈ $9,400
- Hip osteotomy — ≈ $11,917
- Hip surgery — ≈ $23,663
- Humerus fracture surgical treatment — ≈ $7,498
- Interphalangeal joint arthrodesis — ≈ $6,962
- Kidner procedure — ≈ $2,755
- Knee arthroscopy — ≈ $3,501
- Knee osteotomy — ≈ $13,554
- Lapidus arthrodesis — ≈ $9,342
- Latarjet procedure — ≈ $8,455
- Mallet finger surgery — ≈ $2,804
- Mallet toe surgery — ≈ $4,281
- Morton’s neuroma surgery — ≈ $3,737
- Mumford procedure — ≈ $6,770
- Osgood–Schlatter disease (OSD) surgery — ≈ $3,884
- Outerbridge-Kashiwagi procedure — ≈ $4,843
- Partial patellectomy — ≈ $7,802
- Patella fracture surgery — ≈ $6,596
- Patella stabilisation surgery — ≈ $5,476
- Phalangeal fractures surgery — ≈ $7,215
- Piriformis syndrome surgery — ≈ $6,134
- Plantar fasciitis surgery — ≈ $4,320
- Pronator teres syndrome treatment — ≈ $4,447
- Quadriceps tendon reconstruction — ≈ $10,902
- Quadricepsplasty — ≈ $11,138
- Radial head excision — ≈ $4,774
- Radial head fracture surgery — ≈ $6,596
- Revision Achilles tendon reconstruction — ≈ $13,311
- Rotator cuff repair — ≈ $6,627
- Running injuries surgical treatment — ≈ $4,094
- SLAP repair surgery — ≈ $9,745
- Scaphoid pseudarthrosis reconstruction — ≈ $6,779
- Shoulder arthroscopy — ≈ $8,976
- Shoulder osteotomy — ≈ $5,698
- Shoulder stabilisation surgery — ≈ $6,626
- Shoulder subacromial decompression surgery — ≈ $5,985
- Surgery for hip impingement — ≈ $10,228
- Surgical treatment of elbow instability — ≈ $5,919
- Tailor's bunion surgery — ≈ $6,589
- Tarsal coalition surgery — $0
- Tarsal tunnel surgery — ≈ $4,345
- Tennis elbow surgery — ≈ $2,964
- Toe joint arthroscopy — ≈ $6,510
- Toe shortening surgery — ≈ $3,511
- Tommy John surgery — ≈ $4,698
- Total patellectomy — ≈ $3,085
- Trapeziectomy — ≈ $5,732
- Trigger finger release — ≈ $2,376
- Weil osteotomy surgery — ≈ $4,675
- Wrist arthroscopy — ≈ $3,427
- Wrist fracture surgery — ≈ $5,646
- Wrist ligament repair — ≈ $7,757
- Wrist synovectomy — ≈ $1,316