Vasectomy in Mackay: what it costs and where to get it
Short answer: $525-$567 out of pocket after the Medicare rebate at Mackay’s two dedicated no-scalpel clinics - both charge a $795 fee (checked Aug 2026). A day-hospital pathway exists for men who want sedation or hold private health insurance. Here’s the full local price picture.
- Published out-of-pocket range: $525-$567 after the Medicare rebate (checked Aug 2026)
- Both dedicated clinics charge the same $795 fee - the rebate billing makes the difference
- Day-hospital option at Mackay Specialist Day Hospital: insured patients pay a $295 doctor’s fee plus their excess
- Mackay Base Hospital has no public vasectomy list - private is the realistic path
What clinics charge in Mackay
Five options in Mackay: a permanent local clinic (one local clinic, here since 2014), visiting clinic days from one local clinic, day-hospital lists at Mackay Specialist Day Hospital, plus a general surgeon and a urologist for referred patients.
| Clinic | Technique | Total fee | Medicare rebate | Out of pocket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinic 1 | No-scalpel | $795 | −$270 | $525 |
| Clinic 2 | No-scalpel, no stitches or clips | $795 | −$228 | $567 |
| Clinic 3 | No-scalpel, day-hospital setting | $795 | varies | Insured: $295 doctor’s fee + excess (hospital fee to insurer); uninsured: $795 + hospital fees |
| Clinic 4 | Conventional, local anaesthetic | Price not published | - | Ask at consultation |
| Clinic 5 | No-scalpel puncture, open-ended; local or general anaesthetic | Price not published | - | Ask at consultation |
Fee, rebate, out of pocket - how the maths works
Every price above works the same way: the clinic sets a total fee, Medicare pays back a rebate, and the difference is what you pay. The base rebate for a vasectomy is $233.90 (MBS item 37623, schedule fee $275.15, 1 Jul 2026 indexation). Worked example: one local clinic charges a $795 fee, quotes a $270 rebate, and you’re out of pocket $525.
Both dedicated clinics charge $795, but quoted rebates differ ($228 vs $270) depending on how the consult and procedure items are billed on the day. The Medicare Safety Net can lift the rebate further once you cross the annual threshold. Rebates require Medicare eligibility - without a valid card you pay the full fee. Full detail: how the Medicare rebate works.
Why there’s no public (free) option in Queensland
Vasectomy is generally not offered as a routine elective procedure through Queensland public hospitals, and Mackay Base Hospital does not run a public vasectomy list for otherwise-well men. Where public referrals are accepted at all, they’re triaged as low urgency with very long waits. In practice almost everyone in Mackay self-funds a private procedure - $525-$567 out of pocket locally - and claims the Medicare rebate (MBS item 37623).
Day-hospital option and visiting schedule
If you want to be sedated or asleep, Mackay Specialist Day Hospital hosts vasectomy lists - via the local one local clinic service or urologist Dr Kenny Rao (GP referral required for the urologist). With private hospital cover, the hospital fee is billed to your insurer and you pay a $295 doctor’s fee plus your excess; without cover, expect $795 plus hospital charges, quoted by phone.
For the standard in-rooms route: a clinic at Ooralea is a permanent local service (established 2014), while a local clinic's the doctor travels from Brisbane for regular clinic days at one of the local clinics, with dates released via online booking. Neither needs a referral.
Mackay cost FAQs
How much does a vasectomy cost in Mackay?
How much is a sedation or general-anaesthetic vasectomy in Mackay?
Can I get a free vasectomy at Mackay Base Hospital?
- Medicare Benefits Schedule, item 37623 (schedule fee $275.15, 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.