Payment regulations

What will you pay?

The reform of hospital financing of 1 July 2002 introduced different systems of invoicing for patients whose treatment is paid for by a health insurance fund (including SNCB/NMBS) and those patients whose invoicing is not via a health insurance fund (e.g. in the case of accidents at work or patients whose insurance is not in order).

Invoicing via a health insurance fund indicates a price per admission and a price per day's hospitalisation. Invoices are sent to the health insurance fund which will pay the statutory contribution. The following costs can be charged to you:

On admission to the hospital you can consult a list of the products and services which have no strictly medical indication and which are requested by the patient or his representative, together with a list of the rates which will apply.

If the invoice is not to be met by a Belgian health insurance fund, the daily rate will be charged at 100%. All these prices have been set by the RIZIV/INAMI, and thus can only be amended by a government decision.

Stay in a single room for personal reasons may, regardless of whether or not the doctor is an associate, incur a supplement up to a maximum of 300% of the contractual fees. In practice the maximum percentage is only applied in the Plastic Surgery department and to a limited number of interventions by the Urology department which are carried out in consultation with Plastic Surgery. For other services a supplement of 100% is normal, with a maximum of 200%.

At Reception you can consult a list providing all the necessary information regarding the treating hospital physician.

Information regarding payment obligations

The invoice will be sent to you at the end of the month following the month in which you are discharged from the hospital. This invoice must be paid within 15 days of receipt using the included transfer form (the standard reference must be mentioned on the payment). In the event of a long stay, you will receive a monthly interim accounts.

It may be that during your time in the hospital, medical articles, implants or prostheses will be used for which you yourself have to pay a contribution. These products are only partially reimbursed or are not yet covered by sickness insurance. In this last case, this will be a matter of new techniques which your doctor uses because they provide better treatment or care.

Your doctor will explain this in advance. We guarantee that we will always try to provide you with the best treatment and the best possible information.

Important!

Before your admission, remember to check with your health insurers that your insurance status is fully in order. If not, you yourself will be liable for the full costs of your stay.