Health Examination Guide
FY 2024 Edition

Abbott Health Insurance Society

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FY 2024 Health Examination Overview

P4–P8

Applying for a Health Examination

P9–P10

Copayments and Subsidies for Health Examinations

P11

Eye Examinations

P12

Undergoing Checkups at Non-Contracted Institutions

P13

Optional Examinations Eligible for Cafeteria Point Payment

P14

Notes for Undergoing a Health Examination, Notification of Results

P15

When Undergoing Secondary Tests

P16

Contact for Inquiries on Health Examinations2

■ Health Examination Period
Appointments Accepted: March 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025
Health Examination Period: April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025

■ Subsidies

Can be used only once for checkups between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.

* Any amount in excess of the health insurance subsidy limit is to be paid by the individual as a copayment.
Please note that Abbott Health Insurance Cafeteria Points can be used to cover copayments for health examinations(however, only for items designated by the society).
■ Health Examination Appointments

Please apply (register) through the Abbott Health Insurance Society website (CheckupAppointment System).

* Examinations for the eligible age groups are also available for voluntarily and continuously insured persons and fordependents.

■ OtherAge reference date: Age is calculated on the basis of those who reach a full year of age
between April 1 and March 31 of the following year.
If you receive an examination for which your age group is not eligible, you can receive theexamination by paying the full amount excluding the subsidy limit for age group-specificexaminations.
* Example: A person under 35 years old undergoes a complete checkup for those 35 or over (¥40,000)
Subsidy amount: ￥18,000 (Subsidy for general health examinations for those under 35 years old)
Copayment: ￥22,000 (Cafeteria Points can be used)

3Applying for a Health Examination[How to use the Checkup Appointment System]

Please register your personal information before using the system.

 If you have not yet obtained an Abbott Health Insurance ID and password, please complete
the initial registration procedure first.
 If you have already obtained an ID and password, please visit the Abbott Health InsuranceSociety's website and log in from “Make an Appointment for a Checkup.”

Abbott Health Insurance Society

http://www.abbott-kenpo.or.jp/eng/index.html

未登録の方はこちHere
if you have
not yet registered
らからをお持ち既にHereID
if youalready have an
IDの方41. Log in to the Abbott Health Insurance Society website and click on “Make anAppointment for a Checkup” in the upper left corner of the screen to proceed.

Abbott Health Insurance Society

http://www.abbott-kenpo.or.jp/eng/index.html

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2. There are two ways to make an appointment: (1) “Make an appointment” (book an appointment online)and (2) “Make an application” (book an appointment via telephone).
(1) “Make an appointment” (book an appointment online): Enter your personal information on the Checkup
Appointment System and select the date you wish to be examined from the calendar. Then, follow thedirections to register your appointment.

* When making an appointment at a medical institution that does not support making appointments online or whenbooking a course, please call to make an appointment.
* Some options are targeted at specific age groups. Some medical institutions do not support making appointments
online for optional examinations for persons in other age groups. If this applies to you, please make an appointment(personally) by telephone.

(2) “Make an application” (book an appointment via telephone): Call the health examination institution whereyou wish to receive a checkup, mention [Abbott Health Insurance Society], and then make anappointment.
* After making an appointment via telephone with the health examination institution, please be sure to register it on
the “Make an application” screen of the Checkup Appointment System.

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3. Please refer to the following notes and answer the questions as indicated bythe Checkup Appointment System.
(1) Personal information
 Refer to the messages displayed and enter/change your information as necessary.
(2) Persons aged 40 or over (specific health checkup)
 You will be presented with a questionnaire about your lifestyle. Please answer all the questions.
(3) Request for gynecological exam (uterine cancer, breast cancer screening), etc.
 If you wish to take optional examinations (including uterine and breast cancer screenings), somemedical institutions do not support making appointments online (“Make an appointment”), in whichcase you must make an appointment (personally) by telephone (“Make an application”).
(4) Enter the date of the examination(5) If you wish to have a gastric endoscopy Applications are made by telephone. Call the medical institution and book an appointment, statingthat you wish to receive a basic health examination (complete checkup or lifestyle-related diseaseexamination) and that you wish to have a gastric endoscopy instead of a gastric X-ray (barium).
In the event of any an endoscopy incurs extra charges relative to a gastric x-ray, payment of theextra amount will be borne by the individual (Cafeteria Points can be used).

Then, please contact Value HR Customer Service (health examination business subcontractor).

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4. A list of the information you have entered will be displayed. Please check the information and if
there are no errors, press the “Confirm application” button.
5. Please check the contents of the Health Examination Authorization Form, which will be sent to youby e-mail after your registration is completed.
[Changing the Date or Content of a Health Examination]
To change the date or content of a health examination applied for through the Checkup Appointment
System, please call the medical institution directly and inform us of the change via the contact
information below.

Mailing and inquiries: Value HR Customer Service (health examination business subcontractor)
Address:TEL:
E-mail:Value HR Yoyogi Building, 6th Floor 5-25-5 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0051
0570-075-703 (Weekdays 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM)
kensin-abt@apap.jp

8[Copayments and Subsidies for Health Examinations] Basic health examination
Checkup course

Eligible persons

Partial copayment atcounter (tax included)Health insurance subsidy
limit (tax included)

General healthexamination

Insured persons and dependentsaged under 35

Excess over the health insurance
subsidy limit¥18,000

Lifestyle-related disease
examination / Family
examination

Insured persons aged 35 or over

Excess over the health insurance
subsidy limit¥26,000

Dependents aged 35 or over

Excess over the health insurance
subsidy limit¥26,000

Overnight
Insured persons and dependents
aged 35 or over

(1) Copayment for insured
person: ¥15,000(2) Copayment for dependent:¥15,000 *Points can be used.

Insured person aged 35 orover: ¥58,000
Dependent aged 35 or over:¥58,000

1 day (day visit)
Insured persons and dependents
aged 35 or over

(1) Copayment for insured
person: ¥5,000(2) Copayment for dependent:¥5,000* Points can be used.

Insured person aged 35 orover: ¥47,500
Dependent aged 35 or over:¥47,500

Specific health checkup,
basic healthexamination

Insured persons and dependents
aged 40 or over

Excess over the health insurance
subsidy limit¥7,500Specific health checkup
tests: Anemia
test/electrocardiogram,
ophthalmoscopy (botheyes)

Insured persons and dependents
aged 40 or over

Excess over the health insurance
subsidy limit¥3,000Complete checkup* The basic health examination fee will vary depending on the medical institution.
* Cafeteria points may be used toward the partial copayment at the counter.

9[Copayments and Subsidies for Health Examinations] Optional examinations
Test nameEligible persons

Partial copayment at thecounter (tax included)Health insurance subsidylimit (tax included)

Gynecological exam (breast cancer)
Mammogram or ultrasound (available as aset)

Female insured persons and dependents aged 30 or over

Excess over the health insurance subsidy limit¥6,000Gynecological exam (cervical cytology)

Female insured persons and dependents aged 20 or over

Excess over the health insurance subsidy limit¥4,500Gastric examination (X-ray)

Insured persons and dependents aged 30 or over

Excess over the health insurance subsidy limit¥13,500

Abdominal ultrasound test

Insured persons and dependents aged 35 or over

Excess over the health insurance subsidy limit¥5,500

Osteoporosis test

Female insured persons and dependents aged 30 or over

Excess over the health insurance subsidy limit¥2,500

Excess over the health insurance subsidy limit¥3,000

Excess over the health insurance subsidy limit¥3,500Hepatitis virus test (C)Hepatitis virus test
(B/C)

Insured persons and dependents aged 30 or over
Hepatitis B and C tests are included in a complete checkup

Prostate cancer test (PSA)

Male insured persons and dependents aged 50 or over

Excess over the health insurance subsidy limit¥2,500Colorectal cancer test
(fecal occult blood test)

Insured persons and dependents aged 30 or over

Excess over the health insurance subsidy limit¥1,500Brain examination

Insured persons and dependents aged 50 and over who will reach50, 55, 60, 65, 70, or 75 years of age in the current fiscal year
After the age of 50, the examination can be taken every 5 years.
* However, for those turning 75 years old, the period of eligibility
is up to the day before their birthday.

¥10,000＋ excess over the health insurance subsidy limit¥20,000

BNP test

Insured persons and dependents

Copayment of full amountAmino Index test

Insured persons and dependents

Excess over the health insurance subsidy limit¥5,000Heart examination(blood BNP, brain natriuretic peptide,
blood cardiac troponin I)

Insured persons and dependents aged 40 or over

Excess over the health insurance subsidy limit¥5,000

Coronavirus antibody test

Insured persons and dependents

Excess over the health insurance subsidy limit¥10,000(cancer risk screening)

Copayment of full amount* Fees for optional examinations will vary depending on the medical institution.
* Cafeteria points may be used toward the partial copayment at the counter10[Available for English]Mailing and inquiries: Value HR Customer Service (health examination business subcontractor)
Address:TEL:
E-mail:Value HR Yoyogi Building, 6th Floor 5-25-5 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0051
0570-075-703 (Weekdays 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM)
kensin-abt@apap.jp

[Eye Examinations]* Can only be taken at the Value HR Building Clinic.
* Not covered by health insurance subsidies.

■Dates/times available
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings■Tests and fees
・Eye examination (option as part of complete checkup or lifestyle-related disease examination):¥5,500 (tax included)
Ultra-wide angle ophthalmoscopy, OCT test, slit-lamp microscopy, clinical consultation* Vision and intraocular pressure are included in the complete checkup and lifestyle-relateddisease examination.
・ Premium eye examination (standalone examination): ¥11,400 (tax included)
Ultra-wide angle ophthalmoscopy, OCT test, precision visual field examination, slit-lamp
microscopy, refraction examination, visual acuity test, intraocular pressure test, clinicalconsultation■How to apply
・ Eye examination (option as part of complete checkup or lifestyle-related disease examination)
When booking an appointment online, select the optional examinations.
When booking an appointment by telephone, make the appointment and then perform theapplication on the Checkup Appointment System.
・ Premium eye examination (standalone examination):
Please refer to Eye Examinations in the “Medical Check” section of the “Cafeteria Plan”
section of the Health Insurance Society website.
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[When Undergoing a Checkup at a Non-Contracted Medical Institution]
Please apply for the health examination subsidy within 6 months from the date ofundergoing the health examination.
■ From appointment to payment(1) Make an appointment by contacting the medical institution personally.
(2) Receive the examination at the medical institution where you made the appointment, and pay the full amount of theexamination fee at the billing counter.
(3) Send the “Application for Health Examination Subsidy” by post together with the original receipt and a copy of theresults of the health examination to the address below.
* Please download the Application for Health Examination Subsidy from the “Application Forms” section of the Health
Insurance Society website.
(4) On the application form, choose whether the “copayment amount” will be reimbursed with health insurance
Cafeteria Points, or whether the amount will be paid without using points.
* If you wish to use points, check the Yes box (an amount equal to the subsidy + deducted points will be transferred
to your account).
* The optional examinations that can be paid for with points are limited. (For details, please refer to p.13)* When using points, the number of points equivalent to the copaymentamount will be deducted from the individual’s
remaining points.
* An amount equivalent to the number of points deducted will be added to the subsidy and paid.
5. After the content of the application is reviewed, the subsidy will be transferred to the account of the insured person
who applied for the subsidy.

Mailing and inquiries: Value HR Customer Service (health examination business subcontractor)
Address: Value HR Yoyogi Building, 6th Floor 5-25-5 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0051
TEL:0570-075-703 (Weekdays 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM)
E-mail: kensin-abt@apap.jp

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[Optional Examinations Eligible for Cafeteria Point Payment]■ If you incur copayments in excess of the amount subsidized by the Health Insurance Society, you can pay
using Cafeteria Points.
* The optional examinations that can be paid for using points are as follows. (Please refer to p.10 for theamount of each health insurance subsidy)Breast ultrasound or mammography (available as a set)

Cervical cytology, pelvic examination



Gastric X-ray, gastric endoscopy (difference in amount from gastric X-ray)Abdominal ultrasound

Osteoporosis test (women only)Hepatitis test (HBs antigen, HCV antibody)Prostate cancer test (tumor marker)

Fecal occult blood two-step reaction methodBrain scan (head MRI, MAR or CT)Specific health checkup tests: Anemia test, electrocardiogram, ophthalmoscopyAmino Index AICS (Men 5, Women 6）

BNP testHeart exam (may be performed as a stand-alone examination)

Coronavirus antibody test
Mailing and inquiries: Value HR Customer Service (health examination business subcontractor)
Address:TEL:
E-mail:Value HR Yoyogi Building, 6th Floor 5-25-5 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0051
0570-075-703 (Weekdays 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM)
kensin-abt@apap.jp

14[Notes for Undergoing a Health Examination, Notification of Results] Cautions when undergoing a health examination
・ Upon completion of the health examination appointment procedure, Value HR (health examinationbusiness subcontractor) will send you a Health Examination Authorization Form by e-mail.
・ The medical institution will send you the necessary items and questionnaires for your examination.
・ Please also bring your health insurance card, as the medical institution may ask you to present it when
you visit.

 Items to take to your health examination● Health insurance card

● Other items required by the medical institution

 Notification of results
・ The medical institution will send your health examination results sheet to your registered address, soplease follow the institution’s instruction with respect to re-testing, detailed testing, etc.
・ For details on re-testing and detailed testing (secondary tests), see p.15.

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[When Undergoing Secondary Tests]
Regarding secondary testing (re-testing) for insured persons and dependents, the Abbott Health Insurance Society will
pay only for costs of the same test.
In principle, secondary tests (re-testing) should be performed within 3 months of the initial examination. Please apply forthe health examination subsidy within 6 months from the date of undergoing the secondary test.
* Please be advised that we will not be able to accept applications for subsidies after 6 months have passed.
(1) Please make an appointment directly with the medical institution where you had your initial (first) healthexamination , and then undergo the secondary test.
(2) Subsidies are not available for secondary tests in which treatment is performed at the discretion of a physician(e.g., removal of polyps, administration of medication, etc.) or tests performed when being examined at a medical
institution due to poor physical condition.
(3) If you are referred to another medical institution for a secondary test, or if you receive an examination at a medical
institution other than the institution where you received your initial examination, this will be treated as insured
treatment and you will be asked to pay 30% of the cost of the test up front.
Afterwards, please send the “Application for Reimbursement for Health Examination Re-testing” with the original
receipt and a copy of the test results to the address below.
The above payment procedure also applies when undergoing examinations at non-contracted institutions.
* Please download the Application for Reimbursement for Health Examination Re-testing from the “Application Forms”
section of the Abbott Health Insurance Society website.
(4) The subsidy for the health examination will be transferred to the personal account registered in the application form
at a later date.
* At some contracted medical institutions, secondary testing is covered by the insurance reimbursement system.
Please check when making an appointment.
Mailing and inquiries: Value HR Customer Service (health examination business subcontractor)
Address: Value HR Yoyogi Building, 6th Floor 5-25-5 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0051
TEL:0570-075-703 (Weekdays 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM)
E-mail: kensin-abt@apap.jp

16[Contact for Inquiries on Health Examinations]Contact for inquiries
Inquiry details

Name

E-mail address

TelephonenumberTelephonecustomer
servicehours

Value HR Co., Ltd.

kensinabt@apap.jp

0570-075-703

Weekdays 9:30
AM to 5:00 PM(1)・ Appointment
method・ Procedure
method, etc.

(2)

Changing thedate, time, orcourse of thehealthexamination;
canceling theexamination

Please call the medical institution directly and inform us (Value HR CustomerService) of the change via the contact information above.

(3)

About healthexamination
results

Please directly contact the medical institution.

(4)

Inquiries to theHealth InsuranceSocietyCustomer Service

Abbott Health
Insurance Society

info@abbottkenpo.com

03-5368-2785

Weekdays 9:30
AM to 5:30 PM17