How much does a vasectomy cost in Canberra?
Short answer: $522-$950 out of pocket after the Medicare rebate, depending on the clinic and whether you want IV sedation (checked Aug 2026). The lowest published price is $522 at a clinic in Greenway. There’s no routine public vasectomy program in the ACT, so you self-fund and claim the rebate.
- Published range: $522-$950 out of pocket (checked Aug 2026)
- Lowest published price: $522 at one of the local clinics (Greenway & Coombs)
- IV sedation at a day hospital: $950 without insurance; minimal or no gap with hospital cover
- No routine public-hospital vasectomy program in the ACT; no referral needed at any provider
What Canberra clinics charge
Four verified providers do vasectomies in Canberra, all no-scalpel under local anaesthetic and all bookable without a referral. The spread in price comes down to setting and extras, not the basic procedure.
| Clinic | Technique | Total fee | Medicare rebate | Out of pocket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinic 1 | No-scalpel | $750 | −$228 | $522 |
| Clinic 2 | No-scalpel, no-needle | $950 | −$230 | $720 |
| Clinic 3 | No-scalpel, open-ended | - | - | $741.95 |
| Clinic 4 | No-scalpel, IV sedation option | - | - | from $874 |
The doctor’s $741.95 is a genuine all-in total - $717 for the procedure plus a $24.95 initial consult, both after rebates, with a $200 refundable deposit. A day-hospital fee is from $874 under local anaesthetic or $950 with IV sedation without insurance, but can fall to minimal or no gap with private hospital cover - and its post-vasectomy sperm tests are bulk billed.
The public option (there isn’t one)
There’s no routine publicly funded vasectomy program through Canberra Health Services. ACT men generally self-fund at a private clinic and claim the Medicare rebate on the day.
Sexual Health & Family Planning ACT (SHFPACT, Canberra City) doesn’t perform vasectomies but publishes a factsheet and can point you to providers. If cost is the deciding factor, the practical levers are choosing a rooms-based clinic over the day hospital, skipping sedation, and using hospital cover if you have it.
Fee, rebate, out of pocket - how the maths works
Every price on this page is built the same way. The clinic sets a total fee. Medicare pays back $233.90 for the procedure (item 37623, schedule fee $275.15, checked Aug 2026) - clinics that bill extra items such as the consult advertise rebates anywhere from about $215 to $279. What’s left after the rebate is your out-of-pocket cost, and it’s the only number worth comparing between clinics.
Two catches. The rebate needs a valid Medicare card - without one you pay the full fee. And check what a quote includes: some clinics bundle the consult and the 3-month semen test, others bill them separately. Full detail: how the Medicare rebate works.
Canberra cost FAQs
How much does a vasectomy cost in Canberra?
Why do Canberra prices vary so much?
Is there a public (free) vasectomy option in the ACT?
- SHFPACT, vasectomy factsheet (Dec 2025).
- Medicare Benefits Schedule, item 37623 (1 Jul 2026 indexation).
- Published fee, booking and aftercare pages of the clinics we checked for this page (checked Aug 2026). We do not publish clinic names.