Doctors across Nepal hike consultation fees

Kathmandu, February 17

Doctors across the country have increased their consultation fees.

A meeting of the Nepal Medical Association, the umbrella organisation of Nepali doctors, and the Association of Private Health Institution of Nepal, an organisation of private health institutions, decided to increase the charges.

Now onwards, the consultation fees will be charged as follows:

SN	Qualification	Experience	Consultation fees (Rs)
1	MBBS/BDS	Five years Above five years	370 450
2	Diploma	Five years Above five years	515 590
3	MD/MS/MDS	Five years Above five years	660 700
4	DM/Mch	Five years	770
5	DM/Mch and MD, MS, MDS	Above five years Above 10 years	825 825

The organisations say they decided to hike the fees as per a recommendation of the Nepal Rastra Bank Inflation and Fees Consultation Committee.

As per the government rules, doctors’ consultation fees get revised every two years.