General practitioner, pediatrician, psychiatrist...: the consultation increases from December

How much will it cost to see a general practitioner in December?

The decree of 20 June 2024 approving the national convention on the organization of relations between liberal doctors and health insurance was published in the Official Journal of 21 June 2024.

Starting December 22, 2024, a visit to the GP will cost €30, compared to the current €26.50. For children under 6 years of age, the consultation will change to €35, compared to €31.50 so far.

Since 15 May 2024, the flat-rate contribution, i.e. the patient’s contribution which is not reimbursed by the Sickness Insurance or the Health Supplement, has doubled from €1 to €2. This increase in the amount of the remainder shall apply in the context of a consultation or an act carried out by a doctor, whether general practitioner or specialist, and in the case of radiological examinations or biological analyzes. However, it does not apply to the actions of a midwife, dental surgeon, or physician’s assistant. Nor does it cover beneficiaries of the Complementary Solidarity Health, the State Medical Aid (AME) and women who have been pregnant for more than 6 months or who gave birth less than 12 days ago.

What will be the price increases for specialists from December?

Pediatric consultation amounts increase as of December 22, 2024:

• for a child under 2 years of age: the consultation set at €38.50 will increase to €39 in December and reach €40 in July 2025;
• for a child aged 2 to less than 6 years: the price changes from €33.50 currently to €35 in december. In addition, technical acts are upgraded, as are ad hoc consultancy opinions (PCAs).

The coordinated consultation with the psychiatrist, neuropsychiatrist or neurologist, set at €51.70, will increase to €55 in December and reach €57 in July 2025. The price of a consultation in child psychiatry (up to 25 years) will reach 75 €.

The coordinated consultation with the medical gynecologist, set at €33.50, will increase to €37 in December 2024 and reach €40 in July 2025.

The coordinated geriatrician consultation, set at €31.50, will increase to €37 in December and reach €42 in July 2025.

The dermatologist's melanoma screening consultation, set at €47.50, will increase to €54 in December and €60 in July 2025.

For more details, you can consult the Final text of the Medical Convention 2024 and its annexes.

Specific consultations and teleconsultations

Some patients, especially those over 80 years of age, will benefit from 1^er January 2026 of a " long consultation on behalf of their treating physician. This consultation charged 60 € will be reimbursed by the Social Security.

It must, however, take place within a very specific framework:

• discharge from hospital;
• reduction in the number of drugs prescribed;
• or completing medical and administrative records, such as obtaining the personalized independent living allowance (APA), financial assistance for dependants.