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Insurance Card</span></h1></div></div></div> </div> <main class="ecl-u-pb-xl" id="main-content" data-inpage-navigation-source-area="h2.ecl-u-type-heading-2, div.ecl-featured-item__heading"> <div class="ecl-container"> <div class="ecl-row"> <div class="ecl-col-s-12 ewcms-top-sidebar"> <div> <div data-drupal-messages-fallback class="hidden"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ecl-row"> <div class="ecl-col-s-12"> <div id="block-ewcms-theme-main-page-content" data-inpage-navigation-source-area="h2, div.ecl-featured-item__heading" class="ecl-u-mb-l"> <article dir="ltr"> <div> <div class="ecl"><h2>Emergency</h2><ul><li>Call <a href="tel:144" class="ecl-link ecl-link--icon ecl-link--icon-after"><span class="ecl-link__label">144</span><svg class="ecl-icon ecl-icon--xs ecl-link__icon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><use xlink:href="/themes/contrib/oe_theme/dist/ec/images/icons/sprites/icons.svg#external" /></svg></a> or <a href="tel:112" 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Their services are free. They usually display the signs "Kassenarzt" (contracted doctor) or "Alle Kassen".</li></ul><h3>Dentists</h3><ul><li>A limited range of dental treatment is available under the state healthcare system.</li><li>Dentists who have a contract with the <a href="https://www.gesundheitskasse.at/cdscontent/?contentid=10007.853912&portal=oegkportal&viewmode=content" class="ecl-link ecl-link--icon ecl-link--icon-after"><span class="ecl-link__label">Austrian Health Insurance Fund</span><svg class="ecl-icon ecl-icon--xs ecl-link__icon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><use xlink:href="/themes/contrib/oe_theme/dist/ec/images/icons/sprites/icons.svg#external" /></svg></a> will not charge you. They usually display the signs "Kassenarzt" (contracted doctor) or "Alle Kassen".</li></ul><h3>Hospital treatment</h3><ul><li>Treatment (in the general price category) is free of charge at <a href="https://kliniksuche.at/suche/bundesland?typ=1" class="ecl-link ecl-link--icon ecl-link--icon-after"><span class="ecl-link__label">university and regional hospitals</span><svg class="ecl-icon ecl-icon--xs ecl-link__icon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><use xlink:href="/themes/contrib/oe_theme/dist/ec/images/icons/sprites/icons.svg#external" /></svg></a> that have a contract with the healthcare fund of the federal state concerned ("Landesgesundheitsfonds").</li><li>A referral from a doctor is needed (except in emergencies).</li><li>Daily charge for the first 28 days in hospital. The fee varies from one federal state to another.</li><li>Detailed information (in German) about hospitals and their services on <a href="https://kliniksuche.at/" class="ecl-link ecl-link--icon ecl-link--icon-after"><span class="ecl-link__label">Kliniksuche.at</span><svg class="ecl-icon ecl-icon--xs ecl-link__icon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><use xlink:href="/themes/contrib/oe_theme/dist/ec/images/icons/sprites/icons.svg#external" /></svg></a> </li><li><a href="https://www.gesundheit.gv.at/service/kontaktstelle-patientenmobilitaet/kontaktstelle-mitgliedstaaten.html" class="ecl-link ecl-link--icon ecl-link--icon-after"><span class="ecl-link__label">Patient mobility contact point</span><svg class="ecl-icon ecl-icon--xs ecl-link__icon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><use xlink:href="/themes/contrib/oe_theme/dist/ec/images/icons/sprites/icons.svg#external" /></svg></a></li></ul><h3>Prescriptions</h3><ul><li>A prescription fee has to be paid, currently €6,85 (2023).</li><li>Prescribed medicines are available in all pharmacies (standard price).</li><li><a href="https://www.apothekerkammer.at/apothekensuche" class="ecl-link ecl-link--icon ecl-link--icon-after"><span class="ecl-link__label">Search for pharmacies</span><svg class="ecl-icon ecl-icon--xs ecl-link__icon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><use xlink:href="/themes/contrib/oe_theme/dist/ec/images/icons/sprites/icons.svg#external" /></svg></a> (in German).</li></ul><h3>Ambulance</h3><ul><li>Medically necessary transport is covered.</li><li><a href="https://www.gesundheitskasse.at/cdscontent/?contentid=10007.837719&viewmode=content" class="ecl-link ecl-link--icon ecl-link--icon-after"><span class="ecl-link__label">Transport costs</span><svg class="ecl-icon ecl-icon--xs ecl-link__icon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><use xlink:href="/themes/contrib/oe_theme/dist/ec/images/icons/sprites/icons.svg#external" /></svg></a> (in German)</li></ul><h3>Air ambulance</h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.gesundheitskasse.at/cdscontent/?contentid=10007.837719&viewmode=content" class="ecl-link ecl-link--icon ecl-link--icon-after"><span class="ecl-link__label">Transport costs</span><svg class="ecl-icon ecl-icon--xs ecl-link__icon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><use xlink:href="/themes/contrib/oe_theme/dist/ec/images/icons/sprites/icons.svg#external" /></svg></a> (in German)</li></ul><p><br> </p><h2>Reimbursement</h2><ul><li>If you were charged for your treatment because you selected a doctor not under contract with the Austrian Health Insurance Fund (sometimes there is a sign saying "Wahlarzt" or "Keine Kassen"), you can claim up to 80% of the amount the health insurance institution would have paid for treatment by a doctor under contract.</li><li>Reimbursements are claimed directly from the Austrian Health Insurance Fund <a href="https://www.gesundheitskasse.at/cdscontent/?contentid=10007.870516&portal=oegkportal" class="ecl-link ecl-link--icon ecl-link--icon-after"><span class="ecl-link__label">(Österreichische Gesundheitskasse</span><svg class="ecl-icon ecl-icon--xs ecl-link__icon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><use xlink:href="/themes/contrib/oe_theme/dist/ec/images/icons/sprites/icons.svg#external" /></svg></a>).</li><li>Send your original receipts with your claim. Keep copies of anything you send for your records.</li><li>Can't submit a claim during your stay? Then contact your national health insurance provider once you return home.</li></ul><p><br> </p><h2>Patient contribution</h2><h3>Hospital treatment</h3><ul><li>There is a fee for an in-patient stay in the hospital. This varies from one federal state to another.</li><li>You will not have to pay a fee for more than 28 calendar days per calendar year.</li></ul><h3>Prescriptions</h3><p>There is a prescription fee - currently (in 2023): €6,85</p><h3>Medical aids and devices</h3><ul><li>Medical aids and devices (e.g. glasses or orthopaedic shoe inserts) are obtainable on prescription.</li><li>If you are insured, you have to pay a share of the cost - generally 10% of the purchase costs, and currently at least €39, or for glasses, €117 (2023).</li></ul><p><br> </p><h2>Dialysis, oxygen & chemotherapy</h2><ul><li>Such treatment must be given at an institution with an appropriate contract.</li><li>For information on the institutions concerned, contact the <a href="https://www.gesundheitskasse.at/cdscontent/?contentid=10007.878901&portal=oegkportal" class="ecl-link ecl-link--icon ecl-link--icon-after"><span class="ecl-link__label">Austrian Health Insurance Fund</span><svg class="ecl-icon ecl-icon--xs 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