Table 1.
KM insurance benefits and RV scores (as of 2012).
| Benefit item | RV score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Outpatient visit | New patient | 152.06 | |
| Established patient | 95.98 | ||
| Inpatient care | KM hospital | 409.18 | |
| KM clinic | 355.29 | ||
| Dispensing of herbal preparations (1 day)* | 4.47 | ||
| Acupuncture | General acupuncture | 34.41 | |
| Special acupuncture | Acupuncture in the intraorbital cavity | 37.87 | |
| Acupuncture into the intranasal sinus | 37.87 | ||
| Acupuncture in the intraperitoneal cavity | 37.61 | ||
| Acupuncture in the intra-articular joints | 35.84 | ||
| Acupuncture in the intervertebrae spaces | 37.38 | ||
| Penetration acupuncture | 55.49 | ||
| Laser acupuncture | 36.07 | ||
| Electrical stimulation for acupuncture needle | 51.95 | ||
| Moxibustion | Direct type | 73.70 | |
| Indirect type | 30.51 | ||
| Cupping | Cupping only | 45.62 | |
| Cupping with bloodletting | 73.26 | ||
| Pattern identification (Bianjing) | 32.91 | ||
| Diagnostic test | Yangdorak (Ryodoraku) | 39.81 | |
| Pulse diagnosis | 35.81 | ||
| Meridian function test | 52.91 | ||
| Dizziness test | 42.99 | ||
| Personality test | 169.68 | ||
| Dementia test | 301.41 | ||
| Psychotherapy | Individual psychotherapy | 144.65 | |
| Psychiatric personal history taking | 94.59 | ||
| Family psychotherapy | 192.05 | ||
| Physical therapies | Hot pack | 10.32 | |
| Ice pack | 10.32 | ||
| Infrared irradiation | 10.32 | ||
Note. From “Association of Korean Oriental Medicine. Benefit expense of Korean medicine health insurance [Hanbang Gŏngangbohŏm Yoyanggŭpyŏbiyong].” Seoul; 2012.
KM, Korean medicine; RV, relative value.
*
The costs of 68 single herbal preparations are notified separately.