Consultation Fees

These are the current costs for a Consultation with Consultant Dermatologist Dr Sandy Flann:

New patient consultation                                       £320

Follow-up consultation (seen in last 6m 

for the same condition)                                           £260

Please contact Dr Flann as soon as possible if you need to cancel a scheduled consultation, so the appointment date and time can be offered to another patient.

If you cancel without giving at least 24 hours’ working notice, please be aware that fees will apply:
£120 if you do not attend a new patient consultation and £90 if you do not attend a follow up.

In the absence of prior written agreement to the contrary, payment of our charges is required on receipt of our invoice. Failure to make payment within 28 days of the due date may result in the matter being referred to P&J CDS our debt collection agents whose charges will be added to and payable with the invoice debt.

Procedure Fees

If after the initial consultation, a procedure needs to be performed, this will carry an additional charge.

Here are the costs for some of the most common procedures:

Skin Surgery

If you would like further information on the costs for a possible procedure, please contact Dr Flann’s secretary, Sarah Mulhern, on 01732 228 600.

Hospital Fees

In addition there will be a hospital charge in order to cover the hospital’s treatment room fees and any hospital resources used, plus a histopathology fee for the specimen removed to be analysed.

The hospital should be able to advise you what these two costs will be.

 

Insurance

Many people have health insurance, whether privately or through your employer.

If you have health insurance, then your insurance should cover the hospital fees, as well as the consultation fees.

However, it is important that you keep your health insurance company fully informed about your hospital appointments and what treatments or procedures are recommended and obtain pre-authorisation from them before a procedure is performed.

The fees charged for insured patients vary according to individual insurance companies.  Fees for any procedures depend upon procedure codes developed by the private medical insurance industry.

Some health insurance companies stipulate an excess which you will have to pay or will only provide health insurance cover to a certain level.

The level of insurance cover has been on the decline over recent months and years and in some cases will not be sufficient to cover the full fees incurred.

In that case, the patient is responsible for paying the outstanding amount.