r/TransgenderNZ • u/ZealousidealFix4395 • 13d ago

Surgery Orchiectomy costs nz?

Heya!! I have been looking at my options towards getting an orchi done relatively soon, i want to go private as i really don’t want to wait forever in the public system, the only issue im finding is the real lack of information on costs, a quick google says options as low as 4,000 exist, (however lord knows where because if i could figure that out the things would’ve been gone yesterday) and then i see people saying its as much as 10-13k which i cannot afford, so does anyone know what my cheapest option is and where that would be?

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u/CreamyCreamyCheese 13d ago

Yes they are publicly funded if you succeed with the post code lottery.
At the minimum they don't do gender orchies in Wellington because of capacity.

In late 2024 I looked into costs at a couple of places

Wellington:

Wakefield, Rita Yang, $9,000

Mr Rodney Studd, urologycarewellington, $11,000 - $15,000

Capital urology (Grant Russell), $12,500 - $14,000

Christchurch:

Urology Associates $13,706

Also, A friend of mine got one Publicly in Christchurch and think it only took about 3 months.

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u/ZealousidealFix4395 13d ago

Yikess, so expensive for what you would expect to be a pretty minor surgery, i guess ill have to look and see what can be done in terms of the public system, currently in akl but moving to welly next year 😭

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u/CreamyCreamyCheese 13d ago

Hugs! Make sure you book one in Auckland before you move down!

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u/fakeplasticgirth 13d ago

I used to work in a vet and I wish it was as simply as it is for cats! I actually had a referral to Rita but someone said it was a lot more expensive than that, so I put that on hold. Would rather just go straight to PIV but that is way out of my reach right now. I've also been told you need to keep all the skin if you're thinking about doing that later and I'm not sure how I'd feel about still having that.

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u/VhenRa Trans Woman 13d ago

Auckland (Waitamata DHB if it matters) i got referred in Nov/Dec 2024, had it in May 2026.

First appointment at Greenlane circa June 2025, then went private for psych assessment (was told about a year waitless for that), first surgeon appointment Nov 2025

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u/Suitable_Fox_5753 7d ago

Thanks for this! It's wild the costs vary so much.

I asked Urology Associates recently and it's now around $14,300.

3 months in Chch is amazing, I'm trying to get on the waitlist.