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

15:39, 10/12/2018

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

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