Medical checkup fees down up to 20% from mid-July
Medical checkup fees will decrease by 15%-20% as from July 15 when a circular issued by the Ministry of Health regulating uniform prices for medical checkup and treatment services for insurance card holders in hospitals across the country takes effect.
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For example, a medical checkup at a special-level hospital will cost VND33,100 under the circular instead of the previous VND39,000, while the fee at a second-level hospital will be VND29,600 instead of the present VND35,000.
At the same time, prices for hospital beds will also drop from VND632,200 (US$27.8) to VND615,600 (US$27.06) per day in level-1 hospital. Price of bed in the emergency unit in level-4 hospitals will also decline from the present VND226,000 (US$9.94) to VND221,200 (US$9.73).
Notably, some treatment services’ prices will also fall sharply. The cost for a tonsillitis surgery will drop from VND3.6 million (US$158.4) to VND2 million (US$88).
The circular, which was issued in June 18, also gives guidelines on the calculation of prices for medical services in some specific cases.
