Medical care costs for treatment of sickness or injury are uniform at all hospitals in Japan, based on the standards established by the Japanese government as Medical Fees. However, if you show your health insurance card, the only amount you pay at the hospital is the copayment. This can make it difficult to understand the actual amount of the medical care costs.

Therefore, everyone can check the medical care costs they paid, the benefits paid by the Health Insurance Society, and other details online.

In addition, medical care institutions will issue receipts showing medical care costs per item, including charges for the first consultation, checkup charges and treatment charges, as well as detailed statements showing more detailed “medical care information”. Please be sure to compare and check with the web medical care cost details. Try to check these against the medical care cost information you receive from the Health Insurance Society later.