Paying for treatment
It’s never been easier to access the high quality of care and treatment available at a BMI hospital. If you choose to pay for your own treatment our “Option” packages provide an easy route to affordable fixed price surgery. You can also apply for your own personal payment card, the BMI Card.
Growing numbers of people are opting to pay for their own treatment because it is fast, affordable and convenient. From a consultation or scan, through to diagnostic investigations, physiotherapy, minor or complex surgery, each can be paid for directly by you.
If you need surgery our Option packages offer you the peace of mind of knowing, in advance, exactly how much your treatment will cost. After seeing your consultant and having had your personal needs identified, you will be given an inclusive, fixed price quotation. This will detail exactly what is, and isn’t, included in the price.
Option packages include:
All hospital charges incurred during your stay that are related to your reason for admission, including:
- Accommodation
- Patient meals
- Theatre and nursing care
- Tests, drugs and dressings
- Physiotherapy
- Consultant operating fees
- Take home drugs for up to five days, or antibiotics for the prescribed period
- One post-operative consultation if required
- The removal of stitches, dressings or plaster by the hospital
Option packages do NOT include:
- Outpatient consultations before your admission
- Diagnostic investigations and tests before your admission
- Personal charges such as visitor meals and telephone calls
No extra charges will be made by the hospital if you stay longer than anticipated if this is due to a clinical reason related to the stated procedure.
No extra charges will be made by the hospital for any tests or treatment arising within 30 days of your discharge from hospital that, in the opinion of your consultant, are directly related to the stated procedure.
Full details of what is included in your Option package will be confirmed in a written quotation. For full details on Option fixed price packages plase read the terms and conditions.
Payment methods
Treatment in a BMI hospital offers you exceptional value for money. Our ongoing, independent survey shows that over 91% of our self-pay patients say that we meet or exceed their expectations in terms of value for money.
Payment can be made by credit card, debit card, BMI Card*, bankers draft, Building Society cheque or personal cheque. Many hospitals also accept cash payments. We ask you to pay for your Option package on or before admission. In the case of personal cheques we need to receive your payment at least five working days before your admission to hospital.
*The BMI Card, our own payment card, offers up to six months interest free credit for health care purchases, provided you are a cardholder before treatment commences. You normally need to allow three weeks before admission to process your application.
For full details on the BMI Card please read the terms and conditions.
