Health examinations at contracted medical care institutions (Insured persons)

Eligible persons

Those insured with the Health Insurance Society
Eligible persons may undergo health examinations provided by the Society only once per fiscal year.
Those who plan to undergo or have already undergone the health examinations under ① - ③ below are not eligible. Those who undergo more than one health examination will be billed for the entire cost of all subsequent examinations.
①Examinations at the examination center on the second floor of Kenpokaikan
②Health examinations at other medical care institutions
③Complete medical checkups

Examination period

April 1 through March 31 of the following year

Contracted medical care institutions

See the list of contracted medical care institutions.
You can use the medical care institutions denoted “◎” or “○ (difference settlement possible)” for applicable items on the list.

Examination items

The examination items for each course conform to the list of examination items.
Ages for health examination purposes refer to ages reached during the fiscal year.

Examination A
Recommended ages: 34 and under (excluding 30)

Examination B
Recommended ages: 30, 35 and over
(Those who are 35 years and older or 40 years and older may not change the examination items.)

Examination S
Specified milestone ages: 40, 43, 45, 48, and 50 and at the same intervals after 50

• * Those who are at the recommended ages for Examination A and at the specified milestone ages for Examination S may choose to undergo Examination B.
• * Colorectal cancer screening
  Those aged 35 and older must bring the sample container for colorectal cancer screening (fecal occult blood test) on the day of the health examination. If you fail to submit your sample, your colorectal cancer screening for the fiscal year will be incomplete.
  In addition, note that you cannot switch to screening by mail.

Costs

Contracted medical care institutions will bill the Health Insurance Society for the costs of examinations for each month examinations were provided. Based on these bills, the Health Insurance Society will bill each establishment for the following examination course costs.
Examination A: 2,000 yen
Examination B: 4,000 yen
Examination S: 5,000 yen

Reexaminations and detailed examinations

In principle, reexaminations at contracted medical care institutions are free of charge. (However, reexaminations and detailed examinations for colorectal cancer screening and gynecological examinations are treated as insured medical consultations and treatment.)

How to apply for and get an examination

• (1) The entire establishment (branch or office) applies directly to the preferred contracted medical care institution.
  * When applying, provide information such as the examinees’ health insurance codes and numbers, names, genders, examination courses, and dates of birth.
• (2) The applying establishment and contracted medical care institution make scheduling and other arrangements. The examinees can get the examination after consenting to and signing the Health Insurance Society’s document Handling of Personal Information and submitting to the medical care institution. (If you do not consent, you may not undergo an examination.)
• (3) The contracted medical care institution will send personal results reports and an establishment results report to the establishment directly.

Voluntarily and Continuously Insured Persons

Voluntarily and Continuously Insured Persons should read the Health Checkup Information pamphlet.