Medical treatment
Whether for preventive care, diagnosis or treatment - a doctor is the best point of contact for health issues. Thanks to the free choice of doctors at all licensed statutory health insurance physicians, you can decide for yourself where you want to be treated. Here you can find out everything you need to know about medical treatment, appointments and billing.
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Doctor finder and appointment booking
Our free doctor finder will help you find a suitable statutory health insurance doctor or dentist in your area.
The Appointment Service Center of the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians also helps you to get specialist appointments as quickly as possible.
The Appointment Service Center arranges appointments:
- General practitioners and pediatricians (incl. early detection examinations)
- Psychotherapeutic acute treatment (referral required)
You can make appointments without a referral with
- GPs, pediatricians, adolescent doctors, ophthalmologists and gynaecologists
- Psychotherapists for an initial consultation as part of the psychotherapeutic consultation hours
to arrange appointments with the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians
Medical on-call service - help outside regular consultation hours
The medical on-call service is available for medical support at night, at weekends and on public holidays. You can get quick help for non-life-threatening illnesses in over 600 on-call practices throughout Germany.
Call the free number 116117 or use the "116117" app, which shows you the nearest on-call practices with opening hours and directions.
Google Play Store: 116117.app - Apps on Google Play
Apple App Store: 116117.app
Second medical opinion
For certain procedures, you can obtain an independent second medical opinion. This will give you more clarity and enable you to make the best decision together with your doctor. Ask for information and all important documents such as x-rays, laboratory results, patient file and the report of findings.
You can obtain a second opinion for the following procedures:
- Tonsil operations (tonsillectomy/tonsillotomy)
- Removal of the uterus (hysterectomy)
- Arthroscopic operations on the shoulder
- Insertion of a knee endoprosthesis
- Interventions on the spine
- Amputation for diabetic foot
- Catheter-based electrophysiological heart examination and ablation of the heart
- Implantation of a pacemaker or defibrillator
- Removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy)
Doctors with a license to provide second opinions can be found on the website of the medical on-call service.
Good to know
Individual health services (IGeL) are additional medical services that you have to pay for yourself. Not all of these services are useful. We recommend that you ask your doctor in advance about the benefits, risks and costs. This will help you to decide which additional service is actually worthwhile.
The "IGeL Monitor" provides you with well-founded and independent information on individual health services.
