Better health and ageing for all Australians

Stoma Appliance Scheme

F) Product Pricing

Product prices specified in the Stoma Appliance Scheme (SAS) Schedule are set by the Department following advice from SPAP and negotiation with suppliers. The Scheme’s pricing methodology is set out in the SAS Pricing Guidelines

In this section:

The Guidelines are currently being updated

Benchmark Products and Prices

The Department has defined a notional benchmark product and associated benchmark price for each subgroup in Groups 1 to 7 of the SAS Schedule. A benchmark table specifying key features, related features, variants of those related features and price for each benchmark product in Groups 1 to 7 can be found below:

SAS Benchmarks Product Table April 2012 (PDF 98 KB)

SAS Benchmarks Product Table April 2012 (Word 255 KB)

Price Premium Products and Prices

Products listed in a subgroup, which have been assessed by SPAP as providing improved health outcomes in a cost effective manner over and above that provided by the benchmark product of that subgroup, may be eligible to be listed as price premium products and accordingly, listed at a price greater than the subgroup’s benchmark price.

A price premium table specifying all price premium features and their associated prices for each price premium product in Groups 1 to 7 can be found below:

SAS Price Premium Table June 2011 (PDF 26 KB)

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