After-hours clinic visit fee
Other
≈ ¥20-50
(≈ $3-7)
15 min
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Description
Estimated cost for After-hours clinic visit fee at general public hospitals in China is about ¥15-40, and at Grade 3A hospitals about ¥20-50, varying by hospital tier and region.
Main Uses
Primarily used for billing and reimbursement purposes to cover physician time, facility overhead, and staffing costs associated with providing outpatient medical consultations outside standard daytime hours (typically 18:00–22:00 or 19:00–23:00); supports healthcare access continuity, urgent non-emergency care, and patient convenience in urban and tertiary hospitals.
Normal Range
Not applicable — 'Nighttime Outpatient Consultation Fee' is a healthcare service charge, not a clinical laboratory or physiological measurement test; therefore, it has no biological normal range or numerical reference values.
Low Values - Possible Causes
Not applicable — this is a standardized administrative fee, not a biomarker or physiological parameter; 'low value' does not reflect a clinical condition but may indicate billing errors, waived fees (e.g., for vulnerable populations), system misconfiguration, or regional policy exemptions.
High Values - Possible Causes
Not applicable — as a fixed or tiered service fee, 'high value' typically results from institutional pricing policies (e.g., premium nighttime slots), inclusion of specialist surcharges, regional cost-of-living adjustments, multi-disciplinary consultation add-ons, or system-level billing errors.