The latest on-demand medical examination and treatment price bracket in 2023 in Vietnam
What are regulations on the latest on-demand medical examination and treatment price bracket in 2023 in Vietnam? Who has the authority to approve specific prices for on-demand medical examination and treatment services in Vietnam? - Question from Ms. My (Da Nang).
The latest on-demand medical examination and treatment price bracket in 2023 in Vietnam
On June 29, 2023, the Ministry of Health has just issued Circular 13/2023/TT-BYT with regulations on price brackets and methods of pricing on-demand medical examination and treatment services provided by state-owned medical examination and treatment establishments.
From August 15, 2023, the price bracket for medical examination and treatment on request will apply the following rates:
Price bracket of medical examination services, hospital bed days on request
- Price bracket for on-demand medical examination services (excluding screening, imaging, diagnostics, testing and procedures services)
|
Type of medical examination and treatment facility |
Minimum price (copper) |
Maximum price (copper) |
|
1. Special class, class I medical examination and treatment establishments |
100,000 won |
500,000 won |
|
2. Other medical examination and treatment establishments. |
30,500 |
300,000 won |
Note: Particularly in the case of inviting domestic and foreign human resources to come for health examination and consultation; The unit is collected at the price agreed between the medical examination and treatment establishment and the service user.
- Price frame per day of treatment bed on request:
|
Inpatient bed day |
Minimum price (copper) |
Maximum price (copper) |
|
1. Type 1 bed per room |
180,000 won |
4,000,000 won |
|
2. Type 2 beds per room |
150,000 won |
3,000,000 won |
|
3. Type of 3 beds per room |
150,000 won |
2,400,000 won |
|
4. Type of 4 beds per room |
150,000 won |
1 million |
Note: The above price bracket does not include drugs and medical technical services in Appendix 2 issued with Circular 13/2023/TT-BYT.
Price bracket for technical services and testing on request:
|
No. |
No. 14 |
Service code |
Service name |
Minimum price |
Maximum price |
Note |
|
A |
A |
IMAGE DIAGNOSIS |
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I |
I |
Supersonic |
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1 |
1 |
04C1.1.3 |
Supersonic |
43,900 |
196,000 won |
|
|
2 |
2 |
03C4.1.3 |
Ultrasound + axial measurement of the eyeball |
76,200 |
150,000 won |
|
|
3 |
3 |
Transvaginal and rectal ultrasound |
181,000 won |
287,000 won |
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|
4 |
4 |
03C4.1.1 |
Color Doppler echocardiography of the heart or blood vessels |
222,000 won |
380,000 won |
|
|
5 |
5 |
03C4.1.6 |
Color Doppler Echocardiography + Contrast |
257,000 won |
534,000 won |
|
|
6 |
6 |
03C4.1.5 |
Stress echocardiography |
587,000 won |
1,378,000 won |
|
|
7 |
7 |
04C1.1.4 |
4D Color Doppler Echocardiography (3D REAL TIME) |
457,000 won |
826,000 won |
Only applied in cases indicated to perform surgery or cardiovascular intervention. |
|
8 |
8 |
04C1.1.5 |
Color Doppler echocardiography or transesophageal vasculature |
805,000 won |
1,620,000 won |
|
|
9 |
9 |
04C1.1.6 |
Intravascular ultrasound or Coronary flow reserve measurement FFR |
1,998,000 won |
6,595,000 won |
Does not include ultrasound transducer kit, coronary flow reserve measurement kit and instruments for intravascular insertion. |
|
II |
II |
Regular X-ray |
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|
10 |
10 |
Film X-ray 24x30 cm (1 position) |
50,200 |
99,000 won |
Apply for 1 position |
|
|
11 |
11 |
Film X-ray 24x30 cm (2 positions) |
56,200 |
76,000 won |
Apply for 1 position |
|
|
12 |
12 |
Film X-ray > 24x30 cm (1 position) |
56,200 |
79,000 won |
Apply for 1 position |
|
|
13 |
13 |
Film X-ray > 24x30 cm (2 positions) |
69,200 |
92,000 won |
Apply for 1 position |
|
|
14 |
X-ray of the tooth socket or apex |
13,100 |
36,000 won |
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|
15 |
14 |
03C4.2.2.1 |
Normal orthodontic craniofacial (Panorama, Cephalometric, cat class condyle) |
64,200 |
170,000 won |
|
|
16 |
15 |
03C4.2.1.7 |
Eye Angiography |
214,000 won |
419,000 won |
|
|
17 |
16 |
04C1.2.5.33 |
Esophageal X-ray with oral contrast |
101,000 won |
255,000 won |
|
|
18 |
17 |
04C1.2.5.34 |
Gastroduodenal scan with oral contrast |
116,000 won |
224,000 won |
|
|
19 |
18 |
04C1.2.5.35 |
Contrast-enhanced colonoscopy |
156,000 won |
290,000 won |
|
|
20 |
19 |
03C4.2.5.10 |
Capture honey through Kehr |
240,000 won |
948,000 won |
Contrast is not included. |
|
21 |
20 |
04C1.2.5.30 |
Contrast-enhanced urography (UIV) |
539,000 won |
835,000 won |
|
|
22 |
21 |
04C1.2.5.31 |
Ureterogram - retrograde pyelonephritis (UPR) with contrast injection |
529,000 won |
896,000 won |
|
|
23 |
22 |
03C4.2.5.11 |
Cystography with contrast pump |
206,000 won |
461,000 won |
|
|
24 |
23 |
04C1.2.6.36 |
Hysterosalpingogram (including medication) |
371,000 won |
719,000 won |
|
|
25 |
24 |
03C4.2.5.12 |
X-ray mammogram with wire needle positioning |
386,000 won |
587,000 won |
Positioning needle not included. |
|
26 |
25 |
03C4.2.5.13 |
Contrast detector hole |
406,000 won |
667,000 won |
|
|
27 |
26 |
03C4.2.5.15 |
Mammography (1 side) |
94,200 |
273,000 won |
|
|
28 |
27 |
04C1.2.6.37 |
Spinal angiography with injection |
401,000 won |
595,000 won |
Details of the price bracket for technical services and testing on request are in Appendix 2 issued together with Circular 13/2023/TT-BYT.
Who has the authority to approve specific prices for medical examination and treatment services on request?
Pursuant to Article 6 of Circular 13/2023/TT-BYT, the authority to approve specific prices for medical examination and treatment services upon request is as follows:
(1) For on-demand medical examination and treatment services formed from joint venture, association and form of public-private partnership (PPP):
The price of medical examination and treatment services on request is the price proposed in the project on using public property for the purpose of joint venture or PPP project approved by the competent authority, in which:
- The Minister of Health approves the scheme of using public property for the purpose of joint venture or PPP project of the units under the Ministry of Health;
- Ministers and heads of central agencies shall approve projects on the use of public assets for joint venture purposes or PPP projects of units under the management of ministries and branches;
- Provincial-level People's Committees shall approve schemes on using public property for the purposes of joint ventures or PPP projects of units in the area under their management, except for the units specified at Points a and Point b of this Clause.
(2) For on-demand medical examination and treatment services formed from borrowed capital or mobilized capital:
- The Minister of Health shall approve specific prices for medical examination and treatment services at the request of units under the Ministry of Health which have been classified autonomously into groups 3 and 4;
- For ministries and branches under management: Ministers, heads of central agencies shall approve joint venture projects or PPP projects of units under the management of ministries and branches;
- Provincial-level People's Committees approve specific prices for medical examination and treatment services at the request of units in the area, except for the units specified in Points a, b and d Clause 1 of this Clause;
- Heads of public non-business units under the Ministry of Health approve specific prices for medical examination and treatment services at the request of the unit in case the unit has been classified autonomously by the competent authority into group 1, group 2.
(3) For the price of medical examination and treatment services on request that do not use the state budget and do not fall into the two cases above:
The head of the unit approves the specific price for medical examination and treatment services at the request of the unit in Clause 2, Article 6 of Decree No. 60/2021/ND-CP.
What services do on-demand medical examination and treatment services in Vietnam include?
Pursuant to Article 2 of Circular 13/2023/TT-BYT stipulating on-demand medical examination and treatment services in Vietnam as follows:
Types of medical examination and treatment services on request
1. On-demand medical examination and treatment services provided at state-owned medical examination and treatment establishments, including:
a) Medical examination;
b) Treatment bed;
c) Medical technical services at the request of service users.
2. On-demand medical examination and treatment services provided at home by state-owned medical examination and treatment establishments: Comply with the Circular No. 21/2019/TT-BYT dated August 21, 2019 of the Minister of Health provides guidance on family medicine activities.
Thus, there are 02 types of medical examination and treatment services on demand, including:
- Medical examination and treatment services on request provided at state-owned medical examination and treatment establishments.
- On-demand medical examination and treatment services provided at home by state-owned medical examination and treatment establishments
Note: Circular 13/2023/TT-BYT takes effect from August 15, 2023.
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