Clinic Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba in Woolloongabba
Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre, providing care in all major adult specialties, with the exception of obstetrics. We are one of Australia’s leading academic and research health centres.We provide acute medical, surgical, mental health, cancer, rehabilitation and allied health services.We are nationally recognised for our expertise in trauma management and we are a major transplantation centre for livers, kidneys, bone, cartilage, and corneas. We also have responsibility for a number of state-wide services including: Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service Queensland Spinal Cord Injury Service Queensland Liver Transplant Service Queensland Eye Bank Queensland Bone Bank. We have an aeromedical retrieval service which transports patients to hospital via helicopter or fixed wing aircraft, a road accident response service and a major trauma retrieval service managed by our Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit.
Cardiac surgery
- Atrial septal defect (ASD) repair — ≈ $37,397
- Balloon angioplasty and stenting of aorta coarctation — ≈ $24,435
- Cardiac catheterization — ≈ $5,611
- Coil embolization of intracardiac shunts and fistulas — ≈ $16,721
- Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) — ≈ $39,144
- Fractional flow reserve (FFR) — ≈ $2,727
- Heart tumor surgery — ≈ $37,532
- Intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) procedure — ≈ $7,279
- Left atrial appendage occlusion — ≈ $26,317
- NobleStitch™ PFO closure procedure — $0
- Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery — ≈ $44,913
- Open-heart intracardiac foreign body removal — ≈ $53,550
- Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) open heart surgery in adults — ≈ $17,021
- Percutaneous ASD closure — ≈ $18,571
- Percutaneous closure of ventricular septal defect (VSD) — ≈ $24,763
- Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with angioplasty — ≈ $13,531
- Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent insertion — ≈ $11,947
- Pulmonary artery thromboendarterectomy — ≈ $27,914
- Rashkind procedure — ≈ $15,612
- Redo heart surgery — ≈ $21,953
- Repair of the ruptured sinuses of Valsalva — ≈ $29,549
- Rotational atherectomy — ≈ $4,843
- Septal myectomy — ≈ $36,629
- Surgery for tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) in adults — ≈ $22,286
- Surgical ventricular restoration (SVR) — ≈ $32,647
- Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in adults — ≈ $22,413
- Ventricular assist device (LVAD, RVAD, BVAD) implantation — $0
- Ventricular septal defect (VSD) repair — ≈ $45,437
Thoracic surgery
- Chest wall deformity correction — ≈ $12,091
- Decortication — ≈ $10,675
- Diagnostic thoracoscopy — ≈ $5,883
- Diagnostic thoracotomy — ≈ $6,643
- Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) — ≈ $7,926
- Esophageal dilation — ≈ $2,463
- Esophageal stenting — ≈ $7,108
- Esophagocoloplasty — ≈ $8,340
- Laparoscopic myotomy for achalasia — ≈ $4,833
- Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) — $0
- Mediastinoscopy — ≈ $13,074
- Mediastinotomy — $0
- Open chest surgery — ≈ $26,526
- Repair of diaphragmatic hernia — ≈ $9,717
- Surgery for chest trauma — $0
- Surgical removal of lung cyst (including hydatid cyst) — ≈ $13,879
- Thoracentesis — ≈ $1,603
- Thoracoplasty including sternoplasty — ≈ $13,743
- Trachea and air passages surgery — ≈ $28,787
Vascular surgery
- Aortoiliac allografting — ≈ $40,021
- Arteriovenous (AV) fistula surgery — ≈ $5,233
- Arteriovenous (AV) graft surgery — ≈ $8,231
- Arteriovenous malformations (AVM) embolization — ≈ $12,149
- Carotid and intracerebral thrombolysis — ≈ $38,185
- Carotid angioplasty and stenting — ≈ $19,330
- Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) — ≈ $12,797
- Catheter embolization — ≈ $7,806
- Chemodectoma surgery — ≈ $21,052
- Embolization of peripheral arteries aneurysm — ≈ $20,513
- Endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) — ≈ $1,156
- Endovascular thrombectomy — ≈ $10,927
- Femoral-popliteal bypass graft surgery — ≈ $18,363
- Internal or external carotid artery embolization — $0
- Pelvic vein embolization (PVE) — ≈ $7,252
- Peripheral artery bypass — ≈ $23,078
- Portocaval anastomosis — $0
- Prostatic artery embolization (PAE) — ≈ $12,045
- Reconstructive surgery for peripheral artery disease (PAD) — ≈ $18,422
- Renal arteries embolization (RAE) — ≈ $5,802
- Renal artery bypass surgery — ≈ $21,308
- Secondary Cimino arteriovenous anastomosis surgery — ≈ $2,876
- Surgical thrombectomy — ≈ $8,762
- Uterine artery embolization (UAE) — ≈ $11,001
Neurosurgery
- Aqueductoplasty — $0
- Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) resection — ≈ $24,994
- Benign peripheral nerve tumor removal — ≈ $6,374
- Brachial plexus surgery — ≈ $13,524
- Brain abscess surgical treatment — ≈ $8,482
- Brain aneurysm clipping — ≈ $27,761
- Brain aneurysm repair — ≈ $24,699
- Brain biopsy — ≈ $7,436
- Brain shunt surgery — ≈ $13,728
- Brain tumor embolization — ≈ $30,930
- Brain tumors surgery — ≈ $25,029
- Burr hole surgery — ≈ $11,553
- Cavernous malformation treatment — ≈ $23,035
- Corpus callosotomy — ≈ $13,456
- Craniofacial surgery — ≈ $15,217
- Cranioplasty — ≈ $11,840
- Craniotomy — ≈ $19,422
- Decompressive craniectomy — ≈ $19,704
- Deep brain stimulation (DBS) — ≈ $116,815
- Elevation of depressed skull fracture — ≈ $18,490
- Embolization for cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) — ≈ $37,566
- Endoscopic pituitary surgery — ≈ $22,012
- Endoscopic septostomy — ≈ $12,986
- Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) — ≈ $10,848
- Endovascular coiling for brain aneurysms — ≈ $41,996
- Endovascular stenting of cerebral vessels — ≈ $27,574
- Epidural hematoma treatment — ≈ $8,726
- External ventricular drain (EVD) placement — ≈ $3,321
- Extra-intracranial arterial bypass (EIAB) — ≈ $49,448
- Extracranial CSF drainage — $0
- Facial nerve repair — ≈ $2,995
- Focal resection — ≈ $11,896
- Functional hemispherectomy — ≈ $20,571
- Functional neurosurgery — ≈ $18,859
- Head injury surgery — ≈ $7,496
- Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) surgical treatment — ≈ $11,045
- Intracranial hemorrhage treatment — ≈ $15,966
- Intracranial mechanical thrombectomy — ≈ $26,435
- Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) — ≈ $23,650
- Lumbar puncture — ≈ $1,370
- Microvascular decompression (MVD) — ≈ $15,904
- Multiple subpial transection (MST) — ≈ $20,805
- Nerve decompression surgery — ≈ $7,977
- Nerve graft repair — ≈ $7,591
- Ommaya reservoir placement — ≈ $12,166
- Pallidotomy — ≈ $32,312
- Peripheral nerve repair — ≈ $7,269
- Pipeline embolization procedure — $0
- Responsive neurostimulation (RNS) insertion — ≈ $55,125
- Shunt revision — ≈ $13,044
- Skull base surgery — ≈ $26,048
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage treatment — ≈ $4,412
- Subdural haematoma treatment — ≈ $13,509
- Surgery for an acoustic neuroma — ≈ $27,023
- Temporal lobe resection — ≈ $38,887
- Traumatic cerebrospinal fluid leaks surgical repair — ≈ $4,013
- Vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) implantation — ≈ $8,140
Oncology
- Abdominoperineal resection (APR) — ≈ $21,737
- Adrenalectomy — ≈ $14,139
- Breast reconstruction after mastectomy — ≈ $19,185
- Cervical lymphadenectomy — ≈ $6,218
- Chemotherapy for brain cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for colorectal cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for gallbladder cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for head and neck cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for leukemia — $0
- Chemotherapy for liver cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for lymphoma — $0
- Chemotherapy for myeloma — $0
- Chemotherapy for neuroblastoma — $0
- Chemotherapy for neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) — $0
- Chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for stomach cancer — $0
- Cholecystectomy — ≈ $5,727
- Colon polypectomy — ≈ $2,042
- Colorectal endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) — ≈ $4,071
- Cord blood stem cell transplantation — $0
- Cryotherapy for skin lesions — ≈ $2,068
- Cystectomy + Bladder reconstruction — ≈ $24,148
- Cystoprostatectomy — ≈ $18,979
- Double preventive mastectomy — ≈ $8,089
- Enucleation of the eyeball — $0
- Esophagogastrectomy — ≈ $36,799
- Extended cholecystectomy — ≈ $15,253
- Floor of mouth cancer resection — ≈ $4,916
- Gamma Knife — $0
- Hartmann's operation — ≈ $13,426
- Hematopoietic stem cell harvest — $0
- Hemicolectomy — ≈ $13,390
- Hemiglossectomy — ≈ $5,799
- Hemithyroidectomy — ≈ $8,609
- Intersphincteric resection (ISR) — ≈ $8,889
- Interstitial chemotherapy for brain tumors — $0
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy — ≈ $9,189
- Laser therapy for skin lesions — ≈ $2,142
- Lip resection — ≈ $7,006
- Liver transplantation — $0
- Low anterior resection (LAR) — ≈ $10,719
- Lumpectomy — ≈ $4,771
- Major liver resection — ≈ $28,793
- Management of lacrimal sac tumors — $0
- Mandibular resection — ≈ $18,895
- Mandibular resection + Reconstruction — ≈ $16,772
- Melanoma surgical removal — ≈ $1,655
- Minor liver resection — ≈ $14,677
- Mohs surgery — ≈ $3,115
- Needle biopsy — ≈ $908
- Nephroureterectomy — ≈ $13,363
- Nipple and areola reconstruction — ≈ $3,785
- Non-anatomic liver resection (NAR) — ≈ $30,568
- Oral cancer surgery — ≈ $16,113
- Orbital tumor temoval — ≈ $16,429
- Orchiectomy — ≈ $5,828
- Parathyroidectomy — ≈ $6,998
- Parotidectomy — ≈ $6,262
- Partial cystectomy — ≈ $7,830
- Partial mastectomy — ≈ $6,893
- Partial penectomy — ≈ $7,016
- Proctocolectomy — ≈ $23,275
- Radiation therapy — $0
- Radical cystectomy — ≈ $17,499
- Radical mastectomy — ≈ $13,246
- Radical nephrectomy — ≈ $13,458
- Radical nephrectomy + Inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombectomy — ≈ $20,962
- Radical prostatectomy — ≈ $15,285
- Radiosurgery — $0
- Rectum anterior resection — ≈ $16,601
- Removal of benign skin lesions — ≈ $2,195
- Sigmoidectomy — ≈ $15,546
- Simple mastectomy — ≈ $8,140
- Skin cancer surgery — ≈ $1,612
- Splenectomy — ≈ $10,498
- Stem cell transplant (peripheral blood) — $0
- Subcutaneous mastectomy — ≈ $7,039
- Submandibular gland resection — ≈ $4,743
- Subtotal thyroidectomy — ≈ $6,729
- Surgical breast biopsy — ≈ $3,422
- TRAM flap breast reconstruction — ≈ $25,800
- Total colectomy — ≈ $15,013
- Total esophagectomy — ≈ $24,097
- Total glossectomy — ≈ $8,566
- Total glossectomy + Reconstruction — $0
- Total penectomy — ≈ $8,650
- Total thyroidectomy — ≈ $6,729
- Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) — ≈ $5,732
- Transurethral incision of the prostate (TUIP) — ≈ $5,982
- Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) — ≈ $6,959
- Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) — ≈ $5,926
- Ureteral cancer surgery — $0
- Urethral cancer surgery — ≈ $5,538
- Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy — ≈ $2,953
Spine surgery
- Extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) — $0
- Kyphoplasty — ≈ $12,772
- Microdiscectomy — ≈ $12,725
- Microscopic decompression laminectomy — ≈ $13,381
- Microsurgical extraforaminal decompression — ≈ $10,224
- Minimally invasive cervical laminoforaminotomy — $0
- Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) — ≈ $23,506
- Nucleoplasty — ≈ $7,375
- Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) — ≈ $15,681
- Vertebroplasty — ≈ $9,997
Orthopedic surgery
- Above-the-knee amputations (AKA) — ≈ $7,239
- Achilles tendon repair surgery — ≈ $7,475
- Acromioclavicular joint reconstruction — ≈ $5,926
- Ankle arthrodesis — ≈ $8,997
- Ankle fracture surgery — ≈ $8,057
- Ankle ligament reconstruction surgery — ≈ $5,926
- Ankle osteophyte removal — ≈ $2,911
- Ankle osteotomy — ≈ $9,441
- Arthrocentesis — ≈ $759
- Arthroscopic biceps tenodesis — ≈ $5,069
- Arthroscopic capsular release of the ankle joint — ≈ $4,886
- Arthroscopic chondroplasty — ≈ $7,755
- Arthroscopic elbow debridement — ≈ $2,279
- Arthroscopic jumper's knee surgery — ≈ $5,350
- Arthroscopic knee debridement — ≈ $9,096
- Arthroscopic labrum refixation surgery — ≈ $7,710
- Arthroscopic meniscus repair — ≈ $10,959
- Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy — ≈ $8,185
- Arthroscopic reconstruction of the knee ligament — ≈ $6,921
- Arthroscopic reconstruction of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) — ≈ $12,206
- Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair — ≈ $7,170
- Arthroscopic shoulder remplissage procedure — ≈ $8,317
- Arthroscopic synovectomy of the knee joint — ≈ $7,298
- Arthroscopic total meniscectomy — ≈ $8,249
- Arthroscopic treatment of prepatellar bursitis — ≈ $4,861
- Arthroscopic trochanter bursitis surgery — ≈ $5,155
- Baker's cyst surgery — ≈ $4,956
- Bankart shoulder repair surgery — ≈ $8,887
- Below-the-knee amputation (BKA) — ≈ $6,418
- Biceps tenotomy — ≈ $5,403
- Carpal tunnel surgery — ≈ $1,977
- Clavicle osteosynthesis — ≈ $7,794
- Claw toe surgery — ≈ $4,172
- Clubfoot surgical treatment — ≈ $4,673
- Complex foot surgery — ≈ $9,909
- Cubital tunnel syndrome surgery — ≈ $4,509
- De Quervain's tendon release — ≈ $2,736
- Diabetic foot surgery — ≈ $12,342
- Distal biceps tendon repair surgery — ≈ $8,079
- Dupuytren's contracture surgery — ≈ $3,751
- Elbow arthroscopy — ≈ $6,751
- Elbow fracture surgery — ≈ $5,768
- Elbow osteotomy — ≈ $6,687
- Fasciotomy of the lower limb — ≈ $4,377
- Femoral osteotomy — ≈ $10,355
- Finger reconstruction — ≈ $5,060
- Finger/toe amputation surgery — ≈ $3,349
- First metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis — ≈ $6,072
- Foot and ankle arthroscopy — ≈ $4,096
- Foot and ankle tendon surgery — ≈ $4,981
- Foot arthrodesis — ≈ $9,102
- Foot deformity correction — ≈ $7,014
- Foot drop surgery — ≈ $9,685
- Foot ganglion cyst removal — ≈ $3,566
- Forearm fasciotomy — ≈ $5,123
- Forearm fracture surgery — ≈ $4,431
- Frozen shoulder surgery — ≈ $5,464
- Guyon's canal release — ≈ $3,522
- Haglund's deformity surgery — ≈ $4,983
- Hallux rigidus surgery — ≈ $4,232
- Hallux valgus surgery — ≈ $6,309
- Hammer toe surgery — ≈ $3,195
- Hamstring syndrome surgery — ≈ $7,476
- Hand amputation surgery — ≈ $6,342
- Hand ganglion cyst removal — ≈ $1,977
- Hand rejuvenation with structural fat grafting — ≈ $5,809
- Hand surgery — ≈ $7,477
- Hand tendon surgery — ≈ $3,141
- Heel bursectomy — ≈ $4,796
- High tibial osteotomy — ≈ $12,412
- Hindfoot fracture surgery — ≈ $9,167
- Hip arthrodesis — ≈ $12,633
- Hip arthroscopy — ≈ $4,901
- Hip core decompression — ≈ $6,557
- Hip debridement surgery — $0
- Hip fracture surgery — ≈ $9,243
- Hip osteotomy — ≈ $11,714
- Hip surgery — ≈ $23,241
- Humerus fracture surgical treatment — ≈ $7,324
- Interphalangeal joint arthrodesis — ≈ $6,842
- Kidner procedure — ≈ $2,704
- Knee arthroscopy — ≈ $3,439
- Knee osteotomy — ≈ $13,311
- Lapidus arthrodesis — ≈ $9,181
- Latarjet procedure — ≈ $8,312
- Mallet finger surgery — ≈ $2,755
- Mallet toe surgery — ≈ $4,203
- Morton’s neuroma surgery — ≈ $3,666
- Mumford procedure — ≈ $6,649
- Osgood–Schlatter disease (OSD) surgery — ≈ $3,813
- Outerbridge-Kashiwagi procedure — ≈ $4,760
- Partial patellectomy — ≈ $7,664
- Patella fracture surgery — ≈ $6,479
- Patella stabilisation surgery — ≈ $5,379
- Phalangeal fractures surgery — ≈ $7,089
- Piriformis syndrome surgery — ≈ $6,025
- Plantar fasciitis surgery — ≈ $4,241
- Pronator teres syndrome treatment — ≈ $4,368
- Quadriceps tendon reconstruction — ≈ $10,712
- Quadricepsplasty — ≈ $10,946
- Radial head excision — ≈ $4,694
- Radial head fracture surgery — ≈ $6,482
- Revision Achilles tendon reconstruction — ≈ $13,075
- Rotator cuff repair — ≈ $6,510
- Running injuries surgical treatment — ≈ $4,019
- SLAP repair surgery — ≈ $9,575
- Scaphoid pseudarthrosis reconstruction — ≈ $6,656
- Shoulder arthroscopy — ≈ $8,825
- Shoulder disarticulation — ≈ $8,607
- Shoulder osteotomy — ≈ $5,608
- Shoulder stabilisation surgery — ≈ $6,501
- Shoulder subacromial decompression surgery — ≈ $5,876
- Surgery for hip impingement — ≈ $10,069
- Surgical treatment of elbow instability — ≈ $5,817
- Tailor's bunion surgery — ≈ $6,471
- Tarsal coalition surgery — $0
- Tarsal tunnel surgery — ≈ $4,278
- Tennis elbow surgery — ≈ $2,912
- Toe joint arthroscopy — ≈ $6,374
- Toe shortening surgery — ≈ $3,446
- Tommy John surgery — ≈ $4,614
- Total patellectomy — ≈ $3,039
- Trapeziectomy — ≈ $5,629
- Trigger finger release — ≈ $2,333
- Upper limb amputation — ≈ $5,770
- Weil osteotomy surgery — ≈ $4,591
- Wrist arthroscopy — ≈ $3,366
- Wrist fracture surgery — ≈ $5,548
- Wrist ligament repair — ≈ $7,619
- Wrist synovectomy — ≈ $1,293