Ward Categories & Entitlement
Last updated: October 13, 2025
Ward Categories
Room rent or ward charges are consolidated charges and shall comprehensively include the following components (but not limited to):
What is Included in Ward Charges
Basic Services
- ✓Accommodation charges and medical record charges
- ✓Duty Medical officer charges
- ✓Nursing care charges (inclusive as detailed below)
- ✓Registration and admission charges
- ✓Welcome kit
Equipment & Facilities
- ✓Air bed, water bed, alpha bed etc
- ✓Air conditioning/HVAC charges
- ✓Portable/bedside/emergency services
- ✓Patient identification bands, bed sheets, patient gown
Utilities & Services
- ✓Electricity and water charges
- ✓Housekeeping services
- ✓Infection control services
- ✓Biomedical waste management
- ✓Laundry services
- ✓Luxury tax, surcharge
Medical Services
- ✓Visitor passes
- ✓Duty doctor/Resident doctor charges
- ✓Diet and dietician services
- ✓Issue of discharge summary, investigation reports, warranty cards outer pouches of implants, stickers
Note: The above elements are considered integral to the room rent and must not be charged separately under any circumstances.
Nursing Care Charges
Nursing care forms an essential part of the ward package and shall include, but is not limited to, the following services:
Note: Nursing care charges are bundled in the ward charges and therefore not payable separately or billable to the patient.
ICU and Critical Care Unit Charges
Critical care services (ICU/CCU/ICCU/PICU/MICU/NICU, etc.) shall be considered standardized units with an inclusive package that covers:
Equipment Charges
Charges related to the use of medical equipment during inpatient or surgical procedures shall be considered inclusive within room rent or procedural package rates. These include:
Note: Separate billing for equipment usage is not permitted.
Summary of Ward Categories
Ward charges will include charges for occupation of bed, diet for the patient, charges for water and electricity supply, linen charges, Nursing care charges and routine up keeping and RMO/Duty Medical Officer charges.