List of day care procedures included in your health insurance plan 

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If you have gone through your health insurance policy document, you might have noticed a section focused on day care procedures. These are basically medical procedures completed within 24 hours and are still covered under a health insurance policy. Earlier, only treatments that required a person to stay admitted in the hospital were covered. However, with constant innovation and development in medical technology, it has become possible for certain major procedures to be conducted in just a few hours. Read on to learn more about day care procedures and which ones are covered under your health insurance policy.

Meaning of day care procedures

A day care procedure is a medical treatment for a serious ailment that takes only a few hours due to medical sophistication, which would have otherwise taken longer. For example, an operation to remove a foreign body from the cornea or conjunctiva would have required a person to stay admitted for a few days in the hospital. But today, the same treatment takes lesser time and the person can be discharged the same day he/she was admitted.

Day care procedures should not be confused with Out-Patient treatments which are simple treatments or diagnostic procedures conducted on the recommendation of a doctor.

List of day care procedures covered by a health insurance plan

The day care procedures covered under a health insurance policy differ from plan to plan and insurer to insurer. Go through the policy document carefully to know if the day care procedure you are looking for is included in the list.

Given below is a list of a few day care procedures which can be included in a health insurance policy:

How to raise a claim for a day care procedure

The claim process to make a claim for a day care procedure is no different from the claims for regular hospitalisation. You can avail the treatment in a hospital, pay the bill and request for a reimbursement of the amount spent. On the other hand, if you plan to get hospitalised in a network hospital, you can enjoy the benefit of cashless hospitalisation wherein the insurance company will disburse the money to the hospital directly.

While coverage for day care procedures is important, it should not become the deciding factor when you select a health insurance plan for yourself or your family. Focus on the key benefits of the policy and then consider the day care procedure list. Read the policy document thoroughly before making a deal. Do not skip any of the terms, conditions or exclusions of the policy.