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What hip replacement and dysplasia surgery costs in Brisbane

EMReviewed by Eben Martin, Veterinary Surgeon · Updated August 2026

In Brisbane, expect the national range of $3,500 to $16,000 for hip replacement and dysplasia surgery. Brisbane sits between the extremes: a high volume dedicated surgery clinic performing hundreds of these procedures a year at published competitive rates, plus specialist referral hospitals at the usual referral pricing. The gap between those two tiers is the main decision for Brisbane owners.

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The price tiers that apply in Brisbane

OptionTypical Australian rangeNotes
Elbow arthroscopy$4,000 to $5,000Diagnosis and treatment in one procedure
Femoral head ostectomy (FHO)$3,500 to $5,500Best in lighter, muscular dogs
Total hip replacement$10,000 to $16,000 per hipOne Sydney centre publishes $14,000 fixed

Nationally, dysplasia surgery spans femoral head ostectomy at $3,500 to $5,500 through to total hip replacement at $10,000 to $16,000 per hip, with elbow arthroscopy around $4,000 to $5,000.

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Most Queensland owners inside the south east corner are best served in Brisbane itself; the volume operators here are already priced close to the national floor.

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Common questions

Only one clinic in Brisbane does total hip replacements. Is that a red flag?

No, it is normal. THR is concentrated in a small number of specialist hands nationally, and low provider counts are expected outside Sydney and Melbourne. The useful questions are the surgeon's annual THR volume, their complication rate, and their revision policy. A single provider with strong answers to those beats a choice of three without them.

Is FHO a permanent second best, or a real alternative?

In the right dog, a real alternative: light, muscular dogs routinely get excellent comfort from FHO at a third of THR money. In heavy dogs the compromise is real. Where your dog sits on that line is readable from the x-rays and the dog in front of you, which makes it a cheap question to put to an independent surgeon and an expensive one to guess.

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