Health Insurance

Dr Moopanar sees and treats public, private, workers compensation and third-party patients. You can make an appointment to see Dr Moopanar in his private rooms regardless of your insurance status.

Please select below to view more information that may be relevant to you:

Private patients

As a private patient you can elect to have your surgery performed at any one of the following highly esteemed public and private hospitals Dr Moopanar operates at:

  • Royal North Shore Hospital.
  • North Shore Private Hospital.
  • Mater Hospital.
  • Nepean Hospital.
  • Nepean Private Hospital.

As a private patient, Dr Moopanar will perform your surgery and attend to your inpatient and post-operative care.

All post-operative appointments for private patients are held in Dr Moopanar’s rooms.

Public patients

As a public patient you have the following 2 options available to you if you require surgery:

Public Waitlist

For elective surgery you can choose to be added to the Public Waitlist (please note that this waitlist can be quite extensive). Your surgery will be performed at one of the following public hospitals that Dr Moopanar operates at:

  • Royal North Shore hospital.
  • Nepean Hospital.
  • Ryde Hospital.

Self-Insured

If you do not wish to be added to the Public Waitlist, you can choose to self-insure. In this case you can elect to have your surgery performed at any hospital Dr Moopanar operates at. Please note that there are substantial costs associated with this option including all surgery, hospital, anaesthetic, assistant and associated fees.

As a public patient aftercare can be conducted in the relevant Public Hospital Outpatient Clinic, with your GP or in Dr Moopanar’s rooms. Please note that aftercare in rooms may attract a fee.

Please contact our rooms if you would like to discuss any of the above information.

Workers Compensation and third-party patients

As a Workers Compensation or third-party patient, you can have your surgery performed at any one of the following public or private hospitals Dr Moopanar operates at, subject to approval from your Insurer. These hospitals include:

  • Royal North Shore Hospital.
  • North Shore Private Hospital.
  • Mater Hospital.
  • Nepean Hospital.
  • Nepean Private Hospital.

All associated fees will be directed to your insurer.