Most patients
You haven’t reached the Medicare Safety Net this calendar year.
Medicare rebate$0.00
You pay$0.00
Your IV sedation fee and Medicare rebate
Enter the length of your dental procedure. We’ll estimate the anaesthetic fee, what Medicare may pay back, and what you can expect to pay out of pocket.
Ask your dentist how long your procedure is booked for.
Dental work 120 min
Sedation set-up & recovery 30 min
Total anaesthesia time 2 h 30 min
Total you’ll be invoiced
Paid on the day, before any Medicare rebate
$0.00
Anaesthetic fee (2.5 h × $1,100/h)$0.00
Practice fee (not claimable from Medicare)$300.00
Safety Net reached
You’ve already reached the Extended Medicare Safety Net this year.
Medicare rebate$0.00
You pay$0.00
How Medicare calculates this
| Anaesthesia time | 150 min |
| Time units (1 per 15 min up to 2 h, then 1 per 10 min) | 0 |
| Item 22905 — restorative dental anaesthesia (6 units × $23.70) | $142.20 |
| Time item (0 units × $23.70) | $0.00 |
| Item 17610 — pre-anaesthesia consultation | $52.25 |
| Total Medicare schedule fee | $0.00 |
Estimates for common procedure lengths
| Dental time | Total invoiced | Rebate | You pay | You pay (Safety Net) |
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About these estimates
Anaesthesia time is your dental procedure time plus 30 minutes for setting up the sedation and your initial recovery. The anaesthetic fee is charged at $1,100 per hour of anaesthesia time.
Without the Safety Net, Medicare pays 85% of the schedule fee for each item. Once you reach the Extended Medicare Safety Net, Medicare pays the full schedule fee plus 80% of the difference between the fee charged and the schedule fee. The Safety Net estimate assumes the Original Medicare Safety Net has also been reached.
2026 Extended Medicare Safety Net thresholds are $861.20 for concession card holders and families receiving Family Tax Benefit Part A, and $2,699.10 for everyone else. Families can register with Medicare to combine their out-of-pocket costs towards the threshold.
The $300 practice fee is not claimable from Medicare and doesn’t count towards the Safety Net. Estimates assume the procedure is performed in dental rooms (out of hospital). Private health insurance does not cover out-of-hospital anaesthesia.
Medicare fees as at 1 July 2026. Your final fee depends on the actual length of your procedure.