Average fee of inpatient and outpatient care per day Japan 2023, by disease
As of June 2023, the average health care fee for outpatients per day was highest for the treatment of neoplasms at around 3.1 thousand points, which equals about 31 thousand Japanese yen. Neoplasms treatment was also the most expensive inpatient medical care at over 8.3 thousand points per day.
Medical fees in Japan are scored in points and distributed to patients at the cashier as a receipt. The ministry of health designates the score points of medical treatments according to the services and required techniques. Each point can be calculated as 10 yen and is used to determine the amount of money covered by health insurance available in the country.
