New Rates for Undergoing Angioplasty

The Government has revised the CGHS package rates for coronary angioplasty and angioplasty with balloon w.e.f. 7/2/2013 as per the following details:

Coronary Angioplasty and Angioplasty with Balloon

Coronary Angioplasty                          -      Rs. 50,000/-

Coronary Angioplasty

with Balloon                                        -      Rs. 55,000/-

All the empanelled private hospitals have not discontinued to provide angioplasty treatment to CGHS beneficiaries. However, ‘3’ hospitals in Delhi & NCR have  filed Writ Petitions in Hon’ble High Court of Delhi against the revised rates.

Meanwhile, the continuous empanelment scheme has been revived on 14^th February, 2013 to empanel more number of eligible private hospitals under CGHS to provide inpatient healthcare facilities to CGHS beneficiaries. 

This information was given by the Minister for Health & Family Welfare ShriGhulamNabi Azad in written reply to a question in the RajyaSabha today.

Source : PIB Release, 19 March, 2013