Common use of Package Charges Clause in Contracts

Package Charges. Some hospitals are charging on the basis of „package‟ for specialised treatment for diseases pertaining to heart, kidney, coronary, etc. These package charges generally include all charges pertaining to a particular treatment/procedure including admission charges, accommodation charges, ICU/ICCU charges, monitoring charges, operation charges, anesthesia charges, operation theater charges, procedural charges/ Surgeon‟s fee, cost of disposables, cost of consumables like catheters, guide wires, etc., surgical charges and cost of medicine used during hospitalisation, related routine investigations, physiotheraphy charges etc. In the following cases, package charges will be reimbursed to the extent of 100% in the case of self and 75% in the case of dependent members of family, subject to the limits specified below:-