ShifaTH guide

Price or cost inquiry

Explain the cost question you want a Hospital to answer, in your own words.

01

Describe what you are asking about

You can ask about a condition, treatment, procedure or service. The Hospital flow accepts a free-text question and additional description; it does not force you to select a doctor or specialty from a fixed list.

02

Provide information relevant to the question

Select the patient profile and Hospital destinations, add a title and cost question, and choose reports if relevant. A basic inquiry not tied to a clinical case may proceed without a completed passport, subject to the applicable policy.

03

Check the requirements

Profile and document requirements come from the active Hospital request policy. Complete any missing requirements shown for your request. Each Hospital receives only its own request data and selected files.

04

Read the reply in context

Cost information or an estimate is a Provider response to the information supplied. The inquiry does not guarantee the final treatment price or bill. Continue any questions in that Hospital’s conversation.