Can the medical insurance card be used for reimbursement of hospital physical examination?

Hospital physical examination cannot be reimbursed by medical insurance card.

The use of medical insurance cards mainly focuses on the following aspects:

1. Outpatient service, prescription and hospitalization service when seeking medical treatment in designated medical insurance hospitals;

2. In case of emergency, those who are transferred to designated medical institutions after receiving emergency treatment in non-designated medical institutions can enjoy medical insurance benefits.

Health check-ups and other services cannot use medical insurance cards, and they need to be paid at their own expense.

The basic functions of the medical insurance card are as follows:

1, used for personal medical expenses settlement;

2, record the personal insurance status and medical expenses;

3. Seek medical treatment in designated medical institutions;

4, for personal medical insurance benefits.

As an entity form of medical insurance, medical insurance card is mainly used to simplify the medical service process and improve the efficiency of medical treatment.

To sum up, the medical insurance card is mainly used for outpatient service, prescription, hospitalization service and transfer treatment after emergency, while the routine health examination is not within the scope of medical insurance reimbursement and needs to be paid by individuals at their own expense.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Article 28

Medical expenses that meet the basic medical insurance drug list, diagnosis and treatment items, medical service facilities standards and emergency rescue shall be paid by the basic medical insurance fund in accordance with state regulations.