Non-admitted patients fees and charges

Information on non-admitted patient fees and charges, including dental, pharmaceutical, WorkSafe and TAC services

Fees for non-admitted patients

Where an eligible person receives public hospital services as a public patient no charges will be raised, except for the following services provided to non-admitted patients:

  • dental services
  • spectacles and hearing aids
  • surgical supplies
  • prostheses – however, this does not include the following classes of prostheses, which must be provided free of charge:
    • artificial limbs
    • prostheses which are surgically implanted, either permanently or temporarily or are directly related to a clinically necessary surgical procedure
  • external breast prostheses funded by the National External Breast Prostheses Reimbursement Program
  • aids, appliances and home modifications
  • other services as agreed between the Commonwealth and Victoria

Upon an admitted patient separation, a health service may raise fees for:

  • pharmaceuticals at a level consistent with the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme statutory co-payments

See also:

Dental Fees

Information on the Dental Health Program, including a fees schedule and exemptions, is available at dental health.

Pharmaceutical fees

Information on Pharmaceuticals, including fees is available on the Pharmaceuticals page

WorkSafe non-admitted compensable patient fees

These fees are revised annually in agreement with WorkSafe. Refer to the drop down list section below for the fee schedule for allied health and medical services. For queries relating to the WorkSafe non-admitted fees in the tables below please contact abf@health.vic.gov.au.

WorkSafe non-admitted allied health

WorkSafe non-admitted medical services

Non-admitted compensable patient fees (TAC)

From 1 July 2026, these fees only apply to some small rural health services that do not report activity through VINAH. If a health service reports activity through VINAH, these fees do not apply because the cost is already included in the TAC NWAU price.

For queries relating to the TAC non-admitted fees in the tables below please contact abf@health.vic.gov.au.

TAC non-admitted allied health

TAC non-admitted medical services

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