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India, 2025
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CGHS rate reference · revised 13 October 2025

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A free tool for private citizens.Benchmark what you pay against official CGHS rates for CGHS beneficiaries. Search a procedure, enter your cost, and compare the difference instantly.

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2,594 procedures126 cities33 groups13 Oct 2025
2,594
Official procedure entries
126
Cities in the directory
33
State, UT and NCR groups
13 Oct
2025 schedule in force

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Rates differ by tier: X pays full, Y about 10% lower, Z about 20%. Pick a city to search every procedure.

126 places listed. Not listed? Use your tier.

Common procedures.

Tier X, NABH, semi-private rates. Open any procedure for every combination.

Procedure or testCategoryTier XTier Z
Consultation OPD
CN001 · same rate in every city
Consultation₹350₹350
Complete Haemogram/CBC, Hb,RBC Count and Indices,TLC, DLC, Platelet, ESR, Peripheral Smear Examination)
LB012
Laboratory Investigation₹300₹240
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
CI001
Cardiology Investigation₹175₹140
USG Whole Abdomen Including Pelvis and post Void urine
RI020
Radiological Investigation₹800₹640
CT Scan Head/ Brain-Without Contrast / NCCT Head/Brain
RI062
Radiological Investigation₹1,035₹828
MRI Head / Brain - Without Contrast
RI089
Radiological Investigation₹2,750₹2,200
Normal delivery with or without Episiotomy & P.repair/ forceps delivery /Vacuum delivery/assisted breech delivery including Routine New Born Care
OG002
Obstetrics And Gynaecology Procedure₹35,000₹28,000
Caesarean Section(CS) with or without Sterilization including Routine New Born Care
OG004
Obstetrics And Gynaecology Procedure₹53,000₹42,400
Extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with IOL excluding the cost of IOL per eye
OP098
Ophthalmology Procedure₹13,400₹10,720
Balloon Coronary Angioplasty / Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) /Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with Vascular closure device (VCD) excluding the cost of Stent. Cost of Drug Eluting Balloon allowed in lieu of Stent
CP001
Cardiology Procedure₹97,000₹77,600
Consultation OPDCN001 · flat rate₹350Tier XComplete Haemogram/CBC, Hb,RBC Count and Indices,TLC, DLC, Platelet, ESR, Peripheral Smear Examination)LB012₹300Tier XElectrocardiogram (ECG)CI001₹175Tier XUSG Whole Abdomen Including Pelvis and post Void urineRI020₹800Tier XCT Scan Head/ Brain-Without Contrast / NCCT Head/BrainRI062₹1,035Tier XMRI Head / Brain - Without ContrastRI089₹2,750Tier X
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What changes the rate.

Tier X pays the full schedule. Tier Y is about 10% lower, Tier Z about 20%. NABH, non-NABH, and super speciality hospitals have separate rates. General, semi-private, and private wards can differ. Every value is the published rate, not an estimate.

Read the method and sources

What changes the rate.

The CGHS schedule is not a single price list. Each procedure has a rate for a combination of city tier, hospital accreditation, and ward entitlement.

Read the method and sources
01

City tier

Tier X is the full schedule. Tier Y rates are about 10% lower and Tier Z about 20% lower. Some items, such as blood components, are the same in every city.

02

Hospital accreditation

NABH accredited hospitals, non-NABH hospitals, and super speciality hospitals each have their own rate. Each value is read from the schedule.

03

Ward entitlement

General, semi-private, and private wards can carry different rates. Many procedures do not vary by ward at all, so the comparison shows the published ward rate, rounded to the nearest rupee, instead of a fixed adjustment.

Hospital bills are hard to argue with. A reference rate helps.

In February 2024 the Supreme Court urged the Centre to standardise hospital charges or apply CGHS rates universally. Read the order.

Reference rates, not a legal price cap. Verify at cghs.mohfw.gov.in.

Hospital bills are hard to argue with. A reference rate helps.

In February 2024, the Supreme Court urged the Centre to consider standardising hospital charges or implementing CGHS rates universally. The schedule is public. This tool makes it searchable.

Read the Supreme Court orderMedia summaryOfficial CGHS site
What these rates are. CGHS rates are official reference rates for CGHS scheme beneficiaries. They are not mandatorily applicable to general patients, and hospitals may bill differently for private care. Always verify the current rate at cghs.mohfw.gov.in. This is an independent public interest tool, not affiliated with any government body.