Medical insurance policies vary from place to place. If the insured person needs to install a pacemaker after seeing a doctor and wants to be reimbursed by medical insurance, it is best to choose a domestic pacemaker. The specific reimbursement ratio is subject to the local medical insurance policy. In addition, if you choose to import a pacemaker, it is not covered by medical insurance reimbursement, and the cost will be borne by yourself, and the cost will be higher than that in China, so you need to consider your own economic situation and actual medical needs.

Pacemaker is an intracardiac implanted device for the treatment of arrhythmia. Pacemaker is an implantable device in the heart, which simulates the electrical excitement and conduction of the heart by using microelectronic technology to stimulate the heart to assist the mechanical activity of the heart. It is mainly composed of pulse generator, battery and electrode lead, and is used for resynchronization therapy of patients with slow or rapid arrhythmia or heart failure. Pacemakers are usually placed in the subcutaneous connective tissue below the clavicle of the chest. At present, pacemakers are divided into temporary or permanent pacemakers according to the application time; Pacing methods can be divided into physiological pacing and non-physiological pacing; According to the pacing site, it is divided into endocardial pacing and epicardial pacing; According to pacing, cardiac chambers can be divided into single chamber (atrium or ventricle) and dual chamber pacing. With the development of pacemaker technology, frequency response, bundle branch pacing, anti-NMR and leadless pacemakers gradually appear. Patients who meet the indications for pacemaker implantation should have a basic understanding of pacemakers and need not panic. Large-capacity pacemakers can generally be used for 5-8 years, so it is necessary to review the function of pacemakers regularly and evaluate the battery capacity, impedance, sensing, pacing threshold and other related parameters in order to play a better role.

legal ground

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Twenty-ninth medical expenses of the insured shall be paid by the basic medical insurance fund, and shall be directly settled by the social insurance agency, medical institutions and pharmaceutical business units.

The administrative department of social insurance and the administrative department of health shall establish a settlement system for medical expenses in different places to facilitate the insured to enjoy the basic medical insurance benefits. Twenty-eighth medical expenses that meet the basic medical insurance drug list, diagnosis and treatment items, medical service facilities standards and emergency treatment and rescue shall be paid by the basic medical insurance fund in accordance with state regulations.