What Is SENTEI RYOYOHI
(Additional fee for a first-time patient without a Japanese medical referral letter)
If you are a new patient to this hospital and do not have a Japanese medical referral letter (a patient referral document) from another medical institution, you will be charged for a “SENTEI RYOYOHI” in addition to the first visit fee.
Source: Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare HP
(https://www.mhlw.go.jp/seisakunitsuite/bunya/kenkou_iryou/iryou/kokusai/setsumeisiryo/dl/en02.pdf)
The following patients need to pay SENTEI RYOYOHI.
• New patients without a medical referral letter from another Japanese medical institution
• New patients with a medical referral letter without our hospital name as an addressee
• Patients who have not visited our hospital for more than 3 months
• Patients who have visited the dental department but have not visited the medical department, and vice versa
Although your symptoms are stable and we recommend you to consult with another Japanese medical institution, if you decide to return to our hospital, you need to pay SENTEI RYOYOHI in addition to the return visit fee every time.
New Patients | Return Patients | |
---|---|---|
Medical Department | 13,200 Yen (inc. tax) | 3,300 Yen (inc. tax) |
Dental Department | 5,500 Yen (inc. tax) | 2,090 Yen (inc. tax) |
Patients who are transported by ambulance to our hospital or who have a medical care recipient certificate do not need to pay SENTEI RYOYOHI.