Doctor's fee

Family, Education, Health and Pets
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Hello,

I am planning to visit to a doctor, a GP to be precise, for the first time in Switzerland. Can anyone please give me some idea about a doc's fee ?

I know that I don't have to pay to the doc on the visit.

It is also obvious that it will be different per case but still some ballpark figure would be of help.

Thanks.

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This depends a lot on what you have to see the doctor about. If its just for feeling sick and not much is wrong then the visit should be 50-100CHF depending where you go.

Fees will vary between Zurich stadt and further out as doctors outside Zurich are less expensive especially if the tax charge rate is lower

3
Go to France & it will cost from about 23 Euros.

4
Looking at a recent bill from the Universitatspital in Basel, a basic consultation (excluding any test fees) costs approximately CHF16- for each five minutes.

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From 80 to 280 CHF in Basel, depending on the time spent and the tests performed

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Thanks for the input guys.

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Can it be done really ? On swiss health insurance ?

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If you have an excess you can do whatever you want as your paying with your own money. Same with perscriptions France is often much cheaper than Germany-

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And by having an excess you mean the total expense for one month is within the franchise?

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Total Franchise, in 17 years in CH I have paid EVERY Dr's bill in full myself, never a single CHF covered by insurance-

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Just be careful - if it's your first visit then you may well have to pay. I had to pay by card the first time I went to the doctor. I've also just changed doctor and I saw her for the first time today. She informed me a bill would be coming to my house.

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Thanks for the heads-up.