Hyperbare Zuurstoftherapie: Rapid Assessment - KCE
Hyperbare Zuurstoftherapie: Rapid Assessment - KCE
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56 Hyperbaric Oxygenation Therapy <strong>KCE</strong> Reports 74<br />
For diving accidents, some centres do not charge the RIZIV/INAMI but send the bill to<br />
the patient who then reclaims the money from the sports insurer.<br />
5.2.2.4 Nomenclature for the military hospital<br />
The Military hospital Queen Astrid is not under the jurisdiction of the Hospital law. As<br />
a result, even though this military centre also provides services to citizens, the above<br />
mentioned nomenclature does not apply to it. For their ambulatory patients, i.e. the<br />
majority of their patients, there is no invoicing to RIZIV/INAMI. For hospitalized<br />
patients, however, a Ministerial Decree of February 4th 1999 b provides an invoicing<br />
code covering the hospitalization, treatment and care, pharmaceutical products, other<br />
supplies and the medical-technical acts for patients treated with hyperbaric oxygen (see<br />
Table 12). This invoicing code does not cover the installation of and supervision on<br />
oxygen therapy in the hyperbaric chamber. For this specific act, and similarly for<br />
ambulatory patients, there is no invoicing to the national insurer.<br />
Table 12. Fee-for-service code for the military hospital<br />
Code Amb/Hos Definition<br />
760642 Hosp Hospitalization at the military hospital, patient day price for hospitalization<br />
required for treatment with oxygen therapy in hyperbaric chamber<br />
Amb: ambulatory; Hosp: hospitalized<br />
Source: https://www.riziv.fgov.be/webapp/nomen/ (accessed on 29 November 2007)<br />
5.3 CURRENT RIZIV TARIFF<br />
5.3.1 RIZIV/INAMI tariff level<br />
On January 1, 2008, the HBOT tariff level for both hospitalized and ambulatory patients<br />
was set at €64.63 (N96) and €48.47 (N72) for the first and second treatment day,<br />
respectively. As mentioned previously, there is no fee for consecutive treatments.<br />
5.3.2 RIZIV/INAMI reimbursement level<br />
The reimbursement level is 100% of the tariff for both the first and second day of<br />
HBOT treatment, for this procedure there is no invoicing to the patient.<br />
5.3.3 RIZIV/INAMI military hospital fee<br />
For the military hospital, the per diem fee for a patient receiving HBOT is €712.54<br />
(January 1, 2008).<br />
5.4 RIZIV/INAMI EXPENDITURES FOR HBOT IN BELGIUM<br />
The expenditures for HBOT by the national health insurance are relatively small. In<br />
2006, about €83 000 was paid (Figure 23), for approximately 1 400 sessions (Figure 24),<br />
less than 9% of more than 16 400 sessions given during that year (see section 5.7.1).<br />
b MB (Ministerieel besluit) van 4 februari 1999 tot vaststelling van de tegemoetkoming van de verplichte<br />
verzekering voor geneeskundige verzorging en uitkeringen in de verpleegdagprijs van een opneming in de<br />
dienst van het Militair Hospitaal te Brussel die speciaal is uitgerust voor de behandeling met<br />
zuurstoftherapie in hyperbare drukkamer.<br />
AM (Arrêté Ministériel) 4-2-1999 - intervention dans le prix de la journée d'entretien d'une admission<br />
dans le service de l'Hôpital Militaire à Bruxelles spécialement équipé pour le traitement par<br />
oxygénothérapie en caisson hyperbare.