Fahrkosten für Krankenversicherte Übernahme

• trips to inpatient hospital treatment,
• rescue missions and
• medical transports.

• outpatient treatments and
• pre- and post-hospital treatments
• outpatient surgeries

• dialysis treatments,
• Chemotherapy,
• mobility impairment
• certain level of care.

• Medical prescription for medical transport
• Trips in connection with outpatient treatment sometimes require approval from the health insurance company

• The journey is related to a service provided by the statutory health insurance and is medically necessary.

• at least 5.00 euros and
• maximum of 10.00 euros
• never more than the actual costs incurred.

Trips in connection with outpatient treatment can be prescribed – partly subject to the approval of the health insurance company – in the following exceptional cases:

• Medical transport of people in need of care and severely disabled people, namely people with a recognised severe disability (symbol “aG”, “Bl” or “H”) or people in need of care with care level 3 in the case of permanent mobility impairment and with care level 4 or 5.
  • Approval by the health insurance company is not required if a medical journey is prescribed, for example, by taxi or rental car.
  • However, approval is required if the transport must be carried out by ambulance due to the required medical care or professional positioning of the patient.
• If there is an illness that requires high-frequency treatment over a longer period of time, and this treatment or the course of the illness leading to this treatment affects the patient in such a way that transport is essential to avoid harm to life and limb. This applies, for example, to journeys to dialysis or to radiotherapy or chemotherapy for cancer patients.
• Patients whose treatment does not correspond to the above-mentioned case examples can apply for approval and review of their individual case by the health insurance company.

• If the health insurance company refuses the service, you can appeal against it.
• If the objection is not remedied, you can appeal to the social court

• Health insurance usually covers your costs for
  • trips to inpatient hospital treatment,
  • rescue missions and
  • medical transports.
• If applicable, you may also be entitled to reimbursement of the costs of subsequent journeys if this avoids or shortens inpatient treatment or if this is not possible
  • outpatient treatments and
  • pre- and post-hospital treatments
  • outpatient surgeries
• Further reimbursement of travel expenses for outpatient treatment in special exceptional cases, which are determined by the Federal Joint Committee.
  • dialysis treatments,
  • Chemotherapy,
  • mobility impairment
  • certain level of care.