TRNC government increases public health service treatment fees

The TRNC government has increased the fees for all public health services in the country following a decision taken by the Council of Ministers.

The new fees table for all public health services was shared in the "Health Institutions Fee Tariff (Amendment) Regulation" published in Monday's issue of the government Official Gazette. 

The new fees as announced on Tuesday are as follows:

-Standard bed tariff is 1300 TL
-Day bed tariff 500 TL
-Incubator 1000 TL
-Intensive care 3000 TL
-Physician consultation 300 TL
-Polyclinic examination 400 TL
-Examination under general anesthesia 900 TL
-Biopsy, needle 1000 TL.

The increase represent 137% increase for incubators, 87% increase for for beds and 240% increase for standard beds.

The new treatment fees that came into effect on Monday October 28 cover all surgical procedures, applications, treatments, examinations, reporting, evaluations, imaging, procedures and analyses. 

*** Its now too expensive to be sick in north Cyprus.