costs during hospitalization
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- Please be sure to show your insurance card when you are hospitalized. Please note that if you do not present your health insurance card, you may have to pay the full amount yourself. In addition, the burden ratio by insurance is as shown in the next section (below).
- Patients who do not have an insurance card due to emergency hospitalization, etc. may be asked to present an identification document such as a driver's license instead of the insurance card.
- When using health insurance in the event of an act of a third party (traffic accident, etc.), the approval of the respective insurer (health insurance association, Japan Health Insurance Association, municipality, etc.) is required.
- Hospitalization treatment costs related to compulsory automobile liability insurance will be billed for the amount calculated according to the provisions of city ordinances and regulations.
- In cases where it is particularly necessary, such as when treatment is not covered by insurance, actual expenses may be collected.
- Consumption tax will be added separately for personal expenses and actual expenses.
- The cost of renting hospital gowns is as shown in the next section (below).
- The following section (below) explains the partial burden of meal expenses during hospitalization.
- If you use a private room, you will need to pay the room charge difference in addition to the treatment fee. Please refer to the next section (bottom) for the charges.
- If you wish to visit another hospital while you are hospitalized, please consult with your doctor.
How to pay hospital expenses
Please pay the hospitalization fee at the automatic payment machine.
Please pay the hospitalization fee around the 14th of each month (for the previous month) and at the time of discharge. If the hospitalization fee has not been determined at the time of discharge, we may ask you to pay at a later date.
Depending on the content and method of payment, you may not be able to use the automatic payment machine, so please pay at the following locations.
| Admission and Discharge Reception on the 2nd Floor | Weekdays 9:00-17:00 |
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| South Building 2nd Floor S Reception | Weekdays 9:00-17:00 |
"Medical expense deferred payment service" is a service that allows you to go home without waiting for payment after the examination by registering your credit card in advance on your smartphone. (Registration fee and usage fee are free) Please use it by all means.
Post-payment service for medical expenses| Installation location | Usage time/Payment method | |
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| Main building 1st floor | Critical care center reception machine |
24 hours a day
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| Main building 2nd floor | General reception machine |
Weekdays/8:30-17:00
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| Main building 4th floor | Day surgery center reception machine |
Weekdays/8:30-17:00
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| Main Building 3-9F | Next to the concierge counter |
Weekdays/8:30-17:00
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| South Building 2F | before reception |
Weekdays/8:30-17:00
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Acceptable credit cards
Copayment ratio by insurance
| income category | Outpatient (per individual) | Outpatient + hospitalization (per household) | |
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| Earning income equivalent to that of active workers | Division 3 (Those with taxable income of 6.9 million yen or more) |
252,600 yen + (Medical expenses - 842,000 yen) x 1% <140,100 yen> (*1) |
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| Division 2 (Those with taxable income of 3.8 million yen or more) |
167,400 yen + (Medical expenses - 558,000 yen) x 1% <93,000 yen> (*1) |
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| Category 1 (Those with taxable income of 1,450,000 yen or more) |
80,100 yen + (Medical expenses - 267,000 yen) x 1% <44,400 yen> (*1) |
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| General | 18,000 yen (Upper limit of 144,000 yen per year) |
57,600 yen <44,400 yen> (*1) |
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| low income | Category 2 (*2) | 8,000 yen | 24,600 yen |
| Category 1 (*3) | 15,000 yen | ||
- *For those who have reached the age of 70 by April 1, 2014 (those whose date of birth is before April 1, 1944), the co-payment rate will be reduced to 10% from the month following the month of their birth. .
- *1: The amount in parentheses is for those who have received high-cost medical expenses three or more times in the past 12 months and are eligible for the fourth or subsequent payment. In addition, since the same medical institution in the same month is the principle, if the hospitalization period extends over 2 months (such as hospitalization from the end of the month to the beginning of the month), or if you straddle the medical institution, even if it is the same medical institution, dentistry and other Medical departments, hospitalization fees, and outpatient expenses are not added up, and are calculated monthly to determine the copayment amount.
- *2: Low-income category 2 applies to households exempt from municipal tax.
- *3: Low-income category 1 applies to households exempt from municipal tax, where all members of the household have a pension income of 800,000 yen or less, and who have no income.
| Division | burden ratio | monthly limit |
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| Division 2 | 20% | 35,400 yen *24,600 yen |
| Division 1 | 20% *10% | 15,000 yen |
- * Among those eligible (with income restrictions) who were born before June 30, 1949, those in Category 2 will have a limit of 24,600 yen, and those in Category 1 will have a 10% contribution rate. increase.
For patients who are eligible for various public expenditure systems and welfare medical systems, the co-payment varies depending on each system.
If you have any other questions about hospitalization fees, please contact the Admissions and Discharge Reception.
| Division | burden ratio |
|---|---|
| General | Health Insurance Society/National Health Insurance (including medical care for retirees) |
| 30% | |
| Before the end of March at the age of 6 (pre-compulsory education) | 20% |
About various expenses
If you use a private room or a special room, you will need to pay the room charge difference separately from the treatment fee. In addition, out-of-town residents will be added 30% according to the regulations of the Municipal Hospital Organization.
| room (area) | Fee (per day)*1 | Main facilities and services |
|---|---|---|
| S private room (about 30m²) | 33,000 yen Living outside the city *2/42,900 yen |
Amenities such as washbasin, bath, toilet, shampoo, mini kitchen, reception set, microwave oven, electric kettle, refrigerator/freezer, TV, Wi-Fi, internet, Nihon Keizai Shimbun |
| AA private room (about 30m²) | 26,400 yen Living outside the city *2/34,320 yen |
Washbasin, bath, toilet, kitchenette, reception set, refrigerator/freezer, TV, Internet, Nihon Keizai Shimbun |
| Private room A (approximately 20-26m²) | 16,500 yen Living outside the city *2/21,450 yen |
Washbasin, shower, toilet, sofa, refrigerator, TV, Internet, Nihon Keizai Shimbun |
| Private room B (approximately 15-18m²) | 12,100 yen Living outside the city *2/15,730 yen |
washbasin, shower, toilet, refrigerator, TV, internet |
| Private room C (approximately 12-18m²) | 9,900 yen Living outside the city *2/12,870 yen |
Washbasin, toilet, refrigerator, TV, internet |
- *1: The date of admission and the date of discharge are each counted as one day.
- *2: Out-of-town residents are patients who do not have a resident card in Kobe City.
- *Prices include consumption tax. If the tax rate of consumption tax and local consumption tax is changed, the charge will be calculated based on the changed tax rate.
- *This room charge difference is not covered by the high-cost medical care benefit system.
Calculation example
If a city resident is admitted to a private room A at 13:00 on July 4th and leaves the hospital at 10:00 on July 6th, the room charge will be as follows:
16,500 yen (per day) x 3 days (3 days from July 4th to 6th) = 49,500 yen.
Please submit an application form regarding whether or not you need to rent a hospital gown. The patient's burden is calculated daily and is not covered by the High-Cost Medical Care Benefits System.
| Burden amount | 77 yen (tax included) / 1 day |
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The cost of meals during hospitalization is added for each meal.
| Burden amount | 460 yen (tax included) / 1 meal |
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However, patients who fall under any of the following 1 to 4 will be reduced to the following amounts.
- If you belong to a household that is exempt from municipal tax and have received a reduction in the amount of your burden /
210 yen per meal - If you are 70 years old or older or eligible for the Medical Care System for the Advanced Elderly and have received Category II reduction certification /
210 yen per meal - Those who fall under 1 or 2 above and have been hospitalized for more than 90 days in the past year/
1 meal 160 yen - If you are 70 years old or older or eligible for the Medical Care System for the Advanced Elderly, and have received Category I reduction certification /
1 meal 100 yen - Children with chronic specific diseases or those with designated intractable diseases who do not fall under 1 to 4 above /
260 yen per meal
- *Patients who fall under any of the above 1 to 4 should be hospitalized with a certificate issued by the insurer of the medical insurance they are enrolled in (the municipality of residence for the medical care system for the elderly aged 75 or over) along with their insurance card. Please submit it to the window.
- *The standard burden amount does not change even for meals other than basic meals.
- *For details, please contact the insurer of your medical insurance (or the municipality of your residence for the medical care system for the latter-stage elderly).
- *This amount is not covered by the High-Cost Medical Care Benefits System.
Our clinic offers a service that allows you to use diapers, towels, toothbrushes, etc. on a daily basis.
Please use it for sudden hospitalization and reduction of carry-on luggage.
Please see the leaflet for details.
*Because the use of the above services is a direct contract between the patient and Watakyu Seymour Co., Ltd., payment is required separately from the hospitalization fee.
| Billed amount | 484 yen (tax included) / 1 day |
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- *This payment is separate from the hospitalization fee.
- *Payment cannot be made at the hospital counter.
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