May 15: Nepal Medical Association (NMA) and the Association of Private Health Institution Nepal (APHIN) have reached an agreement to hike the doctors’ consultation charge by 14 percent beginning from today (May 15).    
This is the second times in two years that medical consultation fees have increased.    
NMA General Secretary Dr Sanjeev Tiwari said the latest decision to hike the fees follows on the recommendation of the Nepal Rastra Bank's Inflation and Fees Advisory Committee.    
As per the revised fee chart, the doctors’ consultation fee has been fixed between Rs 420 to Rs 940 per patient. The fees to consult with MBBS and BDS graduates with a five-year experience has been fixed at Rs 420 while Rs 515 will be charged to seek services from those who have more than five years of experience.    
Likewise, the fees to see a doctor with a diploma degree and the five years of experiences has been fixed at Rs 670, while Rs 750 will be charged for an appointment with MD, MS and MDS doctors having experiences up to five years. Similarly, Rs 880 will be charged to see doctors with MD, MS and MDS degrees having more than the five years of experiences.

One has to pay Rs 880 to receive the service from a doctor with DM/MCh degree with five years of experience, and Rs 940 to see those MD/MCH degree holders with experiences of more than five years. -- RSS