Are imported stents reimbursed?

Some imported stents have entered the insurance coverage of medical insurance, but it is a very few, most of the imported stents are self-paid items, the stent cost may be 30,000 per piece. However, domestic stents are covered by insurance, China is a stent country, because of coronary stenosis of more people, the construction of chest pain centers, so coronary stent implantation technology, in a comprehensive tertiary hospitals, the operation has been very mature, and the choice of stents, generally based on the size of the stenosis, the amount of blood flow, blood vessel elasticity conditions, etc. The stent implantation is not only the most cost-effective, but also the most cost-effective. At present, most people's stent implantation choice is domestic stents, unless domestic stents are missing in some models before considering imported stents. If the economic strength allows, you can also communicate with the doctor in advance, you can choose to use imported stents at your own expense.

What is the reimbursement rate for imported stents?

1. Stents belong to the category of diagnostic and therapeutic equipment and medical materials in the medical insurance reimbursement.

2, the current domestic drug stents belong to the material costs, generally by 50% into the medical insurance reimbursement, imported stents need to be calculated separately. The stent belongs to the medical insurance reimbursement of diagnostic and therapeutic equipment and medical materials.

3, the current domestic drug stents belong to the material costs, generally by 50% into the health insurance reimbursement, imported stents need to be calculated separately. Imported stents social security can not be fully reimbursed. There are also some out-of-pocket medical expenses, generally deduct the starting standard money and balloon and stent fees, and other costs are hospitalization surgery, medical expenses, according to the provisions of health insurance, reimbursement by 85% to 90%,

Legal basis: "The Chinese People's **** and the State Social Insurance Law" Article 28 In line with the basic medical insurance drug directory, diagnostic and therapeutic items, medical services and facilities standards and Emergency and rescue medical expenses shall be paid from the basic medical insurance fund in accordance with state regulations.