Vietnam: Circular No. 39/2018/TT-BYT regulates new regulations on prices of medical examination and treatment services

The Ministry of Health of Vietnam officially approved Circular No. 39/2018/TT-BYT unifying prices of medical examination and treatment services covered by medical insurance among hospitals across the country and guidelines for applying prices and payment for medical services in certain cases, which replaces Circular No. 15/2018/TT-BYT.

Circular No. 39/2018/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam officially takes effect from January 15, 2019. The medical service prices in the following Appendixes (according to the statutory pay rate prescribed in Decree No. 72/2018/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government) shall be applied from December 15, 2018.

APPENDIX I

PRICE FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATION SERVICE
(Enclosed with the Circular No. 39/2018/TT-BYT dated November 30, 2018 of the Ministry of Health)

Unit: VND

No.

Medical facility

Price including direct expenses and salaries

Note

1

2

3

4

1

Specially-classed hospitals

37.000

 

2

Class I hospitals

37.000

 

3

Class II hospitals

33.000

 

4

Class III hospitals

29.000

 

5

Class IV hospitals

26.000

 

6

Medical aid stations of communes

26.000

 

7

Consultation for determining tough cases (expert/case; only apply to the case in which external experts are invited).

200.000

 

APPENDIX II

PRICE FOR HOSPITAL STAY
(Enclosed with the Circular No. 39/2018/TT-BYT dated November 30, 2018 of the Ministry of Health)

Unit: VND

No.

Types of service

Specially-classed hospitals

Class I hospitals

Class II hospitals

Class III hospitals

Class IV hospitals

A

B

1

2

3

4

5

1

Day for inpatient treatment in Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/for organ transplant or spinal cord transplant or stem cell transplant.

753.000

678.000

578.000

 

 

2

Hospital stay in ICU

441.000

411.000

314.000

272.000

242.000

3

Hospital stay for internal medicine treatment:

 

 

 

 

 

3.1

Type 1: Including: communicable diseases department, respiratory department, cardiology department, psychiatric department, pediatric department, gastroenterology department, nephrology department and endocrinology department (for patients with serious drug allergy symptoms, such as Stevens Johnson syndrome or Lyell syndrome).

232.000

217.000

178.000

162.000

144.000

 

The above-mentioned departments are under the management of the medicine hospitals affiliated to the Ministry of Health in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 

232.000

 

 

 

3.2

Type 2: Including: rheumatology and orthopedics department, dermatology department, ENT department, ophthalmology department, odonto-stomatology department, surgery department, department of obstetrics and gynecology without surgery; department of traditional medicines or rehabilitation department for patients with spinal injury, cerebral vascular accident and traumatic brain injury.

210.000

195.000

152.000

141.000

126.000

 

The above-mentioned departments are under the management of the specialized hospitals affiliated to the Ministry of Health in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 

210.000

 

 

 

3.3

Type 3: Traditional medicine department and rehabilitation department.

177.000

164.000

125.000

115.000

106.000

>>> View more details at Circular No. 39/2018/TT-BYT

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