Physical Examinations
The Works Human Intelligence Health Insurance Society conducts physical examinations to facilitate the early discovery of diseases and to enable everyone to check their personal health.
Let's be sure to get a physical exam annually!
Basic Physical Examination
| Type | Intended recipients | Age group | Upper limit of support benefit including tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular examination | Insured person | Under 30 | Whole costs |
| Regular examination | Dependent・voluntary continued insured member | Under 30 | ¥8,000 |
| Lifestyle examination | Insured person | 30-34 | Whole costs |
| Lifestyle examination | Dependent・voluntary continued insured member | 30-34 | ¥27,000 |
| General medical examination | Insured person | 35-74 | Whole costs |
| General medical examination | Dependent・voluntary continued insured member | 35-74 | ¥42,000 |
Optional inspection with support benefit
| Type | Intended recipients | Age group | Upper limit of support benefit including tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uterine cancer | Insured person | 20-74 | Whole costs |
| Uterine cancer | Dependent・voluntary continued insured member | 20-74 | ¥5,000 |
| Breast cancer * | Insured person | 20-74 | Whole costs |
| Breast cancer * | Dependent・voluntary continued insured member | All ages | ¥5,000 |
* Support the cost for either Breast Ultrasound or Mammography and also support it for both of them from 2020
Note the same upper limit(¥5,000) of support benefit is applied to both checkup of Breast Ultrasound or Mammography in Breast cancer test.
Second inspection
Second inspection is supported for its whole cost if conducted at the same medical institution as the first one. However, 30% of self-pay burden may be required depending on the medical institution or types of inspection.
Scheduling Physical Examinations
The flow of scheduling a physical examination is as follows.
- Access the Health Insurance website's "Physical Examination Appointment Scheduling System." Click "Medical Institution Information List," and select the medical institution where you want to be examined.
- Schedule the examination.
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Medical institutions without appointment scheduling on the website
(Appointment scheduling by phone)- Call the medical institution and schedule the examination.
- Access the "Physical Examination Appointment Scheduling System" and click "Schedule by phone." Enter the details of the appointment you made by phone.
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Medical institutions with appointment scheduling on the website
(Online appointment scheduling)- Access the "Physical Examination Appointment Scheduling System" and click "Schedule online." Request an appointment.
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- Receive the "Physical Examination Approval Form" and check the contents.
- Undergo the examination.
Please be sure to bring the following on the day of your appointment.- Physical Examination Approval Form
- Sample containers, questionnaires, etc., sent by the medical institution
- Insurance card
* Individuals who do not qualify as the insured person or a dependent of the insured person on the day of the examination will be responsible for the full cost of the examination.
Changing/Canceling Appointments
- Call the medical institution where you scheduled the examination.
Contact the medical institution where you scheduled the examination and get approval for the change or cancelation.
- Call "Value HR Customer Service."
Value HR Customer ServiceEmailkensin-wapg@apap.jpRegister the changes to the appointment details, the cancelation, etc.
A new "Physical Examination Approval Form" with the contents of the change will be sent to you by postal mail.
(Notification is also sent to the medical institution at the same time.)* Be sure to contact Customer Service as indicated above after getting approval for the change, cancelation, etc., from the medical institution where you made the appointment.