How much does a vasectomy cost in Shepparton?
Short answer: Shepparton has no fixed-price vasectomy clinic, so there’s no published local fee - general surgeon Mr Gaurang Shah quotes at consultation after a GP referral. The nearest published prices are $567 out of pocket in Bendigo (~120 km) and $597 in Wodonga (~180 km) after the Medicare rebate (checked Aug 2026). Here’s how the options compare on cost.
- No published vasectomy fee in Shepparton itself - a clinic at Maude Street has closed
- Local route: Mr Gaurang Shah, general surgeon - GP referral required, fees quoted at consultation
- Nearest fixed-price clinics: one local clinic ($567) and Wodonga ($597), both no-referral
- Closest GP vasectomy service: one local medical centre in Echuca (~70 km), fee unpublished
What it costs in and around Shepparton
The realistic choice for Goulburn Valley men is between a referred local specialist - with fees quoted after consultation, and hospital theatre fees if the procedure is done at Shepparton Private Hospital - and a fixed-price, no-referral clinic within about two hours’ drive. Both Bendigo and Wodonga clinics do consult and procedure in one visit, so it’s one round trip.
| Clinic | Location | Referral | Out of pocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinic 1 | Shepparton | GP referral required | Price not published - quoted at consultation |
| Clinic 2 | Echuca (~70 km) | Not required | Price not published |
| Clinic 3 | Bendigo (~120 km) | Not required | $567 |
| Clinic 4 | Wodonga (~180 km) | Not required | $597 |
Fee, minus rebate, equals out of pocket
Every clinic sets its own fee - Medicare’s contribution is fixed. The standard vasectomy rebate is $233.90 (MBS item 37623, schedule fee $275.15, current from 1 July 2026), and you need to be Medicare-eligible to claim it. The maths is simple: total fee, minus rebate, equals what you pay.
At the fixed-price clinics the rebate is already built into the advertised out-of-pocket figure - Bendigo’s $567 and Wodonga’s $597 are what you actually pay after Medicare. For a specialist procedure in Shepparton, ask for a written quote showing the surgeon’s fee, any anaesthetist and theatre fees, and the Medicare rebates that apply to each. No Medicare card? Expect the full fee - nationally that’s typically $825-$1,655. More detail: how the Medicare rebate works.
A specialist vasectomy done in a private hospital usually costs more than a clinic procedure once theatre fees are counted, though private health insurance may contribute. Get the written quote first, then compare it against $567-$597 plus a tank of fuel for Bendigo or Wodonga.
Public and low-cost options in the Goulburn Valley
A GP can refer you to Goulburn Valley Health (GV Health) surgical outpatients in Shepparton, but elective vasectomy is rarely performed in Victorian public hospitals and non-urgent waits commonly run 12+ months. There’s no bulk-billed vasectomy clinic in the region.
In practice most Goulburn Valley men either see Mr Shah privately - he consults at one of the local clinics and operates at Shepparton Private Hospital, GV Health and Numurkah District Hospital - or make the drive to Echuca, Bendigo or Wodonga for a single-visit clinic procedure.
Shepparton cost FAQs
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- Healthdirect Australia, “Vasectomy”, reviewed June 2024.
- Medicare Benefits Schedule, item 37623 (1 Jul 2026 indexation).
- Shepparton Private Hospital, specialist listing - Mr Gaurang Shah (checked Aug 2026).
- Published fee, booking and aftercare pages of the clinics we checked for this page (checked Aug 2026). We do not publish clinic names.