What are the medical costs for foreigners in Thailand with a yellow book and pink ID card?

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Mar 30, 2018

7 years ago

ORIGINAL POSTER

Hi there..  Anyone can direct me for getting information about medical cost if I have yellow book and pink I'd card..  Regards  

Serge

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The discussion revolves around the medical costs for foreigners in Thailand who hold a yellow book and pink ID card. Respondents indicate that these documents do not provide any special discounts on medical treatment costs. Many mentioned that without medical insurance, foreigners are required to pay the same rates as locals, which can vary significantly depending on the hospital. Some personal experiences highlighted a surprisingly low cost for treatment in local hospitals, but overall, the consensus is that the yellow book and pink ID card are primarily identification documents and do not confer health cost benefits.

Tod *********

Well,

@Aris****

, given

@Ma**

's experience I guess you're out nothing to go to a thai gov't hospital and see if you are or aren't covered.

7 years ago

Mark *********

Normally i would have paid close to 10,000 plus baht for each treatment showing my passport

7 years ago

Mark *********

In saying that

@Tod ********

, I have now been treated at 2 of my local hospitals in Kalasin district and charged 30 baht for spinal treatment and meds showing them my pink farangThai I'D card, so obviously some hospitals accept it

7 years ago

Laurence **********

@Mark ********

don't worry if it's a mistake they will come after you quickly. So have cash on hand. 555

7 years ago

Mark *********

My last treatment was 2 weeks ago and only had the Thai I'D 1 year, so it sounds like I'm just very lucky... apart from being a cripple ofcourse. Haha

7 years ago

Tod *********

either they misunderstood the purpose of the card or you used to work here a long time ago when foreigners were covered under the 30 baht scheme. That pink foreign i/d card doesn't qualify you for anything health wise.

7 years ago

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Tod *********

Arissara ***********

ORIGINAL POSTER

Thank you all for the information... I was misleaded..

7 years ago

Laurence **********

Common problem here. I have heard many stories of the wonders of the yellow book and the pink ID card. None of them are true.

7 years ago

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Laurence **********

Tod *********

Having a yellow book means you're just a foreigner that lives here, and if you're talking about that i/d card for foreigners in thailand it doesn't provide anything other than a form of identification.

You get no special breaks on medical costs. As other posters said, unless you have health insurance you pay what everyone else does.

7 years ago

Alex *********

No different. You pay unless you have medical insurance

7 years ago

Laurence **********

Same as if you didn't have them.

7 years ago

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Laurence **********

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