Rules for application of medical service prices in medical facilities in Vietnam

According to Circular No. 15/2018/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, institutes with patient beds, medical centers providing medical services shall be licensed to serve functions of hospitals.

Medical service prices in medical facilities shall be applied as follows:

- Classed medical centers in districts providing medical services: apply the prices by hospitals of the same class.

- Health protection and care clinics for public officials in provinces, cities not affiliated to general hospitals in provinces and cities: apply the prices issued by class II hospitals.

- Unclassed medical facilities, army medical clinics, civil-military medical clinics, military infirmaries, infirmaries, private polyclinics: apply the prices issued by class IV hospitals.

- For regional polyclinics affiliated to medical centers or hospital of district level that are arranged under the guidance of the Ministry of Health:

+ if licensed to serve functions of hospitals or permitted to transform into inpatient departments of regional general hospitals in provinces, district hospitals or district medical centers, apply the prices issued by class IV hospitals;

+ if only providing emergency medical response and medical services for outpatients but permitted by the Health Department to have patient beds, apply the prices issued by class IV hospitals. The price for an outpatient bed shall be equal to 50% of the price for hospital stay of type 3 inpatient bed of class IV hospitals. An outpatient can only be confined to a bed for a maximum of 3 days for each medical treatment. Payment for medical examination service is not required if the price for outpatient bed is paid.

- For medical aid stations in communes and towns, medical aid stations in companies, agencies, organizations, schools and civil-military medical aid stations:

+ apply the medical service prices issued by the medical aid stations in communes apply the medical procedure price that is equal to 70% of such price issued by class IV hospitals.

+ if having patient beds as decided by the Health Department, apply the price which is equal to 50% of the price for hospital stay of type 3 inpatient bed issued by class IV hospitals. A patient can only be confined to a bed for a maximum of 3 days for each medical treatment. Payment for medical examination service is not required if the price for outpatient bed in commune medical aid stations is paid.

View more details at Circular No. 15/2018/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, effective from July 15, 2018.

-Thao Uyen-

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