Japanese Health Insurance covers the consultation in Japanese. The translation service fee is necessary for those who would like to have their consultation in other languages than Japanese by law (Health Insurance Act (Act No. 70 of April 22, 1922). The law applies to anyone regardless of an ethnic group or nationality including Japanese. Many other clinics do not charge for English consultation.

 

Fees of English Consultation                           

 Initial visit 6,600 yen 

 Subsequent short-term visit 4,400 yen 

 

Example 1 Consultation　for eczema and prescription of Meiser ointment 5g (difluprednate; steroid) and Hirudoido Sort Ointment 0.3% 25g (Heparinoid cream; moisturizer)

Initial visit:  

 Around 8,000 yen with English consultation

 Around 1,000 yen with Japanese consultation

Each subsequent visit with the same prescription:

  Around 5,000 yen with English consultation

  Around 600 yen with Japanese consultation

 

Example 2 Consultation of a benign skin tumor on the face less than 2cm and surgical removal

Initial visit:               

 Around 9,000 yen with English consultation

 Around 3,000 yen with Japanese consultation

Visit for surgery:       

 Around 10,000 yen with English consultation

 Around 6,000 yen with Japanese consultation

Visit for removal of stitches/pathology report:

 Around 5,000 yen with English consultation

 Around 400 yen with Japanese consultation

 

Note: Separate fee incurs at the pharmacy when receiving medicine. There is no translation fee at the pharmacy. Fees are as of March 1, 2024, which may change without notice. Consultation in Japanese will not provide any services in English. The use of translation device/smart phone App/interpreter over the phone are not allowed for safety reasons, except for deaf patient or those with speech disorder, although other clinics may allow those modes of communication.　The fees listed here are examples of the cases that Japanese Health Insurance covers 70% of the designated medical cost.