But 18F-FDG, which needs to be injected before a PET-CT exam, is a contrast agent that is reimbursable under health insurance reimbursement rules. Many hospitals bill the cost of the PET CT exam separately as the cost of the contrast agent and the exam fee, so that the cost of the contrast agent portion can be reimbursed. For example, Beijing, Guangdong, Shandong and other places can make reimbursement for the display agent. This is a policy for oncology patients, and the physical examination population cannot enjoy it for the time being.
Patent CT, as a tumor examination program, is gradually becoming familiar to people, and many people begin to choose Patent CT as the main examination for screening early tumors, determining tumor staging, and detecting tumors after treatment. However, the price of PETCT is relatively expensive, the whole body examination ranges from 7,000 yuan to 13,000 yuan nationwide, and many people hope that the medical insurance reimbursement can help to alleviate a certain burden. The development of China PETCT medical insurance, some experts are calling for PETCT examination into the medical insurance, the United States has 13 kinds of tumors PETCT examination into the medical insurance, according to a U.S. insurance company's projection, the overall aspects of doing PETCT examination in fact save medical costs, I believe that the not too distant future, the cost of China's PETCT examination will be included in the medical insurance!
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"Urban workers basic medical insurance diagnosis and treatment catalog"
A basic medical insurance does not pay the cost of the diagnostic and treatment items
(C) treatment equipment and medical materials
1, cytomechanical knife, positron emission tomography device PET, electron beam CT, Ophthalmic excimer laser therapy device and other large medical equipment for examination and treatment programs.
2, eyeglasses, prosthetic eyes, prosthetic teeth, prosthetic limbs, hearing aids, brain fitness, leather (steel) undershirt, steel girth, steel head and neck, stomach support, kidney support, scrotum support, uterus support, crutches, wheelchairs, deformed insoles, pillows, pill pads, hot packs, pressure pulse belt, infusion net, testicular belt, hernia belt, knee belt, artificial anal bag and other appliances.
3, a variety of home inspection and testing instrument (device), therapeutic instrument (device), physical therapy instrument (device), massagers and magnetic therapy, equipment and medical materials for diagnostic and treatment programs.
5, the provincial price department regulations can not be charged separately for disposable medical materials.