In Gold Coast, expect the national range of $2,950 to $9,000 per knee for TPLO and cruciate surgery. The Gold Coast leans on the wider south east Queensland network: local practices handle routine surgery, and Brisbane's high volume and referral tiers are an hour up the road for anything bigger. Local quotes usually track Brisbane pricing closely.
| Option | Typical Australian range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed price and high volume clinics | $2,950 to $4,400 | Melbourne and Brisbane are the strongholds of this tier |
| General practice that does TPLO | $3,200 to $5,000 | Inclusions vary; ask about after hours cover and rechecks |
| Specialist referral hospital | $5,500 to $9,000 | Specialist surgeon, dedicated anaesthesia, ICU |
Nationally, cruciate surgery runs from $2,950 at Melbourne's fixed price clinics to $9,000 at capital city referral hospitals.
Send what your vet said and quoted. A veterinary surgeon reads it and comes back to you with what they can do and what it would cost, before you pay anything. A written second opinion is from $250.
Getting a Brisbane quote is standard practice for Gold Coast owners; the drive is short enough that price differences of more than a few hundred dollars are worth chasing.
Send the case, hear back from a surgeon with what they can do and what it costs, and only pay if you go ahead.
The operation is broadly the same; the wrapper differs: who operates, what happens at 2am, and what is bundled. Ask each clinic the same four questions, who does the surgery, how often, what is excluded, and what a complication costs, then compare answers rather than totals.
Sometimes. The saving has to survive the travel costs, the follow up x-rays around week eight, and the question of who handles a complication once you are home. Ask the cheaper clinic who does their aftercare for out of town patients; good ones have a ready answer.
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