LEXICON
No.119 July 10, 2012

Core medical fee; technical fees (remunerations) for medical professionals
診療報酬本体

Fees for healthcare services provided under the health insurance system (健康保険制度), or insurance-covered healthcare service fees (社会保険診療報酬), consist of technical fees (技術料) for medical procedures (診療行為), or core medical fees (診療報酬本体), and costs of drugs and other medical materials used...

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