Health Checkups
The Mercari Health Insurance Association provides health checkups to facilitate the early discovery of diseases and to enable everyone to check their personal health.
Be sure to get an annual health checkup!
Basic health checkup
| Contents of checkups | Eligible Persons | Intended age group | Out-of-pocket amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic health checkup | Insured person (Including voluntary continuation) |
All ages | Free |
| Basic health checkup | Dependents spouse (including voluntary continuation) |
All ages | 2,000 yen |
| Basic health checkup | Dependents other than spouse (including voluntary continuation) |
Age 30 or older | 2,000 yen |
| Comprehensive physical examination (No stomach examination) |
Insured person (Including voluntary continuation) |
Age 35 or older | Free |
| Comprehensive physical examination (No stomach examination) |
Dependents (including voluntary continuation) |
Age 35 or older | 6,000 yen |
| Comprehensive physical examination (Barium swallow test) |
Insured person (Including voluntary continuation) |
Age 35 or older | Free |
| Comprehensive physical examination (Barium swallow test) |
Dependents (including voluntary continuation) |
Age 35 or older | 8,000 yen |
| Comprehensive physical examination (gastroscopy) |
Insured person (Including voluntary continuation) |
Age 35 or older | Free |
| Comprehensive physical examination (gastroscopy) |
Dependents (including voluntary continuation) |
Age 35 or older | 10,000 yen |
| Specific health checkups | Dependents (Man) (excluding voluntary continuation) |
Age 40 or older | Free |
| Specific health checkups | Insured person of voluntary continuation ・ Dependents of voluntary continuation | Age 40 or older | Free |
*The eligible age group is based on the age of the individual as of March 31 of the relevant fiscal year.
Optional examinations
| Contents of checkups | Eligible Persons | Intended age group | Out-of-pocket amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cervical cytology (+Transvaginal ultrasound) |
Insured person (Including voluntary continuation) |
All ages | Free |
| Cervical cytology (+Transvaginal ultrasound) |
Dependents (Including voluntary continuation) |
All ages | 1,000 yen |
| Breast ultrasounds | Insured person (Including voluntary continuation) |
All ages | Free |
| Breast ultrasounds | Dependents (Including voluntary continuation) |
All ages | 1,000 yen |
| Mammograms for individuals | Insured person (Including voluntary continuation) |
Age 40 or older | Free |
| Mammograms for individuals | Insured person (Including voluntary continuation) |
Age 39 or younger | 2,000 yen |
| Mammograms for individuals | Dependents (Including voluntary continuation) |
Age 40 or older | 1,000 yen |
| Mammograms for individuals | Dependents (Including voluntary continuation) |
Age 39 or younger | 3,000 yen |
| Breast ultrasounds + Mammograms for individuals |
Insured person (Including voluntary continuation) |
Age 40 or older | Free |
| Breast ultrasounds + Mammograms for individuals |
Insured person (Including voluntary continuation) |
Age 39 or younger | 2,000 yen |
| Breast ultrasounds + Mammograms for individuals |
Dependents (Including voluntary continuation) |
Age 40 or older | 2,000 yen |
| Breast ultrasounds + Mammograms for individuals |
Dependents (Including voluntary continuation) |
Age 39 or younger | 4,000 yen |
| Abdominal ultrasound examination | Basic health checkup recipients | Age 30 or older | 2,000 yen |
| Colonofiberscopy | Comprehensive physical examination recipients | Age 50 or older | 12,000 yen |
| Brain magnetic resonance imaging | Comprehensive physical examination recipients | Ages 40 and over (even numbers) | 10,000 yen |
| Lung pulmonary computed tomography | Comprehensive physical examination recipients | Ages 40 and over (even numbers) | 5,000 yen |
| Cardiac ultrasound examination | Comprehensive physical examination recipients | Ages 40 and over (even numbers) | 4,000 yen |
| Gastric cancer risk stratification test | Basic health checkup/medical checkup recipients | Age 35 or older | 650 yen |
| Prostate Specific Antigen test | Basic health checkup recipients | Age 40 or older | 790 yen |
| Prostate Specific Antigen test | Comprehensive physical examination recipients | 40 to 49 years old | 790 yen |
| Dental checkup | Insured person (Including voluntary continuation) |
All ages | Free |
| Dental checkup | Dependents (Including voluntary continuation) |
Age 16 or older | Free |
| Sedatives for gastroscopy and colonoscopy | Those undergoing gastroscopy or colonoscopy | - | Full amount |
*The eligible age group is based on the age of the individual as of March 31 of the relevant fiscal year.
*Please note that if you receive treatment at a non-contracted medical institution, there may be limits on the subsidy amount.
Secondary Examinations (Re-examinations)
Secondary examinations required due to examination results, re-testing, or more detailed screenings are considered medical care covered by insurance. Therefore, the insured person is responsible for paying 30% of the medical care costs as a general rule. Please bring a referral letter from the medical institution where you received the checkup and present your insurance card at the specialized medical institution counter before being examined.
Please be sure to check with the medical institution you will be visiting prior to undergoing an examination.
Scheduling Physical Examinations
The flow for scheduling a physical examination is as follows:
- Access the online Health Insurance Physical Examination Appointment Scheduling System. Click [List of Healthcare Providers], and then select the healthcare provider where you would like to have your physical examination.
- Schedule the examination.
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Healthcare providers without appointment scheduling on the website
(Appointments by phone)- Call the healthcare provider and schedule the examination.
- Access the Physical Examination Appointment Scheduling System, and then click [Scheduled by Phone]. Enter the details of the appointment you made by phone.
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Healthcare providers with a website to make an appointment
(Online appointments)- Access the Physical Examination Appointment Scheduling System, and then click [Schedule Online]. Request an appointment.
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- Receive the Health Checkup Approval Form and check the contents.
- Undergo the examination.
Please be sure to bring the following on the day of the examination.
- Health Checkup Approval Form
- Sample containers, questionnaires, and any other necessary items sent by the healthcare provider
- My Number Health Insurance Card, Eligibility Certificate, etc.
*Individuals who do not qualify as an insured person or a dependent of an insured person on the day of the examination will be responsible for the full cost of the examination.
When undergoing a health checkup at a non-contracted medical institution
Flow of the Health Checkup
- Please make an appointment with a health checkup facility on your own and undergo the examination.
- Please refer to this page for the available health checkup courses.
- Please compile the following documents and send them by mail to the Health Insurance Association.
Required Documents
- Health Checkup Expense Subsidy Application Form※Please download the form from here and submit your application.
- Health Checkup Report※Documents will not be returned after submission.
- Payment Receipt※Documents will not be returned after submission.
- Health Checkup Questionnaire※If you do not have a copy, please download it from here and fill it out.
- Health Checkup Expense Subsidy Application Form
How to Submit the Health Checkup Expense Subsidy Application Form
Please either mail the Health Checkup Expense Subsidy Application Form, Health Checkup Report, Receipt, and Health Checkup Questionnaire to the Health Insurance Association or submit them through the electronic application system.
Changing/Canceling Appointments
- Call the healthcare provider where you scheduled the examination.Contact the healthcare provider where you scheduled the examination and get approval for the change or cancellation.
- Call or email Value HR Customer Service.Value HR
Customer ServiceEmail: kensin-mercari@apap.jpRegister the changes or cancellation of appointment.
A new Health Checkup Approval Form with details of the changes registered will be sent to you by postal mail.
(This notification is also sent to the healthcare provider.)*Be sure to contact Value HR Customer Service after receiving approval for the change or cancellation from the healthcare provider where you made the appointment.