Maintenance fee will be levied on daily basis from day of admission with cut-off time set at 12:00 midnight. If a patient is discharged within same date of admission, one day maintenance fee will be levied on the first day.

Children under twelve years of age and babies who cannot be discharged at the same time as their mothers are charged half the maintenance fees appropriate to the type of bed occupied. All other fees are the same as those for adults.

Private inpatient maintenance fee covers general nursing, core pathology investigations, catering and domestic services. Doctor fees, medication, prostheses and other services will be separately charged.

Private outpatient consultation fee does not include the supply of medicines, prostheses, diagnostic services or therapeutic treatments referred to Sections 3 to 7 under List of Private Charges of the Gazette (Gazette No. 24/2017). Medication and prostheses will be separately charged at cost. Alternatively, patients may purchase the medication and prostheses privately.

Each chargeable unit covers a duration of up to a 16-week supply of a drug item. Prescriptions are charged in multiples of chargeable unit at $15 per unit for each drug (except self-financed drugs).

Further details are explained in the section "Minimum Obstetric Package Charge for Non-eligible Persons".