Summary of Medisave Withdrawal Limits 

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TYPES OF TREATMENTS WITHDRAWAL LIMITS
For Inpatient Treatment
Medical / surgical inpatient cases
  • S$450 per day (as of 1 May 2007) + Surgical limits according to the Table of Operations (as of 1 June 2009 for admission on or after 1 June 2009).
  • S$400 per day (before 1 May 2007) + Surgical limits according to the Table of Operations (as of 1 June 2009 for admission on or after 1 June 2009).
Approved day surgeries
  • S$300 per day (as of 1 May 2007) + Surgical limits according to the Table of Operations (as of 1 June 2009 for admission on or after 1 June 2009).
  • S$200 per day (before 1 May 2007) + Surgical limits according to the Table of Operations (as of 1 June 2009 for admission on or after 1 June 2009).
Psychiatric treatment S$150 per day up to $5,000 a year
Stay in approved community hospitals S$250 per day up to $5,000 a year
Stay in approved hospices
 S$160 per day
Home Pallative Care S$1,500 per patient per lifetime
Day Rehabilitation Centres S$20 per day up to $1,500 a year (for patients admitted before 1 Jun 2010); S$25 per day, up to a maximum of $1,500 per year (for patients admitted on or after 1 Jun 2010)
For Outpatient Treatment

Approved Vaccinations:

1) Pneumococcal vaccinations for children under the age of 5 years (for vaccinations received on or after 1 Nov 2009); Pneumococcal vaccinations for children under the age of 6 years (for vaccinations received on or after 1 Jan 2012)

2) Hepatitis B vaccination (for vaccinations received on or after 1 Nov 2009)

3) HPV vaccinations for females aged 9 to 26 years (for vaccinations received on or after 1 Nov 2010)

 S$400 per year per account on or after 1 Jan 2012
Outpatient treatments of approved chronic diseases (Diabetes, Hypertension, Lipids Disorders, Stroke, Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary/Lung Disease, Schizophrenia, Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Dementia) S$400 per year per account on or after 1 Jan 2012
Deductible of $30 and co-payment of 15% applies
Outpatients MRI scans, CT scans and other diagnostics for cancer patients Up to $600 per year
Assisted conception procedures Use of Medisave up to 3 treatment cycles per patient (only patient's and spouse's Medisave may be used) For Assisted Conception Procedures' treatments received on or after 1 August 2004, the withdrawal limits are:
  • 1st withdrawal - S$6,000
  • 2nd withdrawal - S$5,000
  • 3rd withdrawal - S$4,000
Renal dialysis treatment S$450 per month (Only patient's Medisave may be used. For patients aged 18 and below, the parents' Medisave may be used.)
Radiotherapy
  • External Radiotherapy
  • Brachytherapy with external radiotherapy
  • Brachytherapy without external radiotherapy
  • Superficial X-ray
  • Stereotactic radiotherapy
  • S$80 per treatment
  • S$300 per treatment
  • S$360 per treatment
  • S$30 per treatment
  • S$2,800 per treatment
Chemotherapy
(includes analgesic medication and suppressive treatments such as neuroendocrine and nuclear medicine treatments)		 S$300 for 7-day treatment cycle
S$1,200 for 21/28-day treatment cycle
HIV anti-retroviral drugs
(includes drugs used to treat opportunistic infections)		 S$550 per month (Only patient's Medisave may be used. For patients aged 18 and below, the parent's Medisave may be used.)
Thalassaemia treatment
(Desferral drug and blood transfusion)		 S$350 per month
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy S$100 per treatment
Outpatient Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment S$600 per weekly cycle, up to S$2,400 a year
Rental of devices for Long Term Oxygen Therapy and Infant Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy S$75 per month
Immuno-Suppressant Drugs such as Cyclosporin and Tacrolimus S$300 per month

Last updated on 5 Sep 2012