Clinical Service Charges
110th EC approved the revision of clinical charges. Irrespective of family income of cases, Rs. 50/- as Registration charges to be charged. All basic tests, Behavior Observation Audiometry (BOA), Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA), Immitance Audiometry (IA), Speech Audiometry (SA), Hearing Aid Trail (HAT), Special Tests, Speech Language Assessments, Psychological Assessments to be done free of costs. For other electrophysiology tests, instrumental based speech diagnostic tests fees will be charged as per given table.
| Serial Number | Services | Fees (Rs.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registration | 10/-(valid for one month), 50/- (Valid for one year) |
| 2 | Medical Consultation(ENT/Paediatrics/ Neurology) | No Cost |
| 3 | Audiogram/ Speech Audiometry/ Immitance Audiometry)/ BOA | No Cost |
| 4 | Speech and Language Testing and Counselling | No Cost |
| 5 | Educational Evaluation and Guidance | No Cost |
| 6 | Psychological Evaluation and Guidance | No Cost |
| 7 | Vocational Guidance | No Cost |
| 8 | Hearing Disability Certificate( Only for Mumbai Residents having Aadhar Card) | No Cost |
| 9 | Summary Report | No Cost |
| 10 | Hearing Aids issue(Under ADIP Scheme) | No cost ( Income for Rs. 22,500/ pm or less), 50% cost for cases having income Rs. 22501 to 30000/-pm 100% cost for cases having income more than 30000/-pm |
| 11 | Ear Mould Fabrications (Under ADIP Scheme with Hearing Aids | No cost ( Income for Rs. 22,500/ pm or less), 50% cost for cases having income Rs. 22501 to 30000/-pm 100% cost for cases having income more than 30000/-pm |
| 12 | Electrophysiology Hearing tests (OAE/BERA/ ASSR) | 50/- |
| 13 | Stroboscopy / Nasoendoscopy | 50/- |
| 14 | UV ear mould for Body level and BTE Hearing Aid Acrylic Hard mould | 150/- per mould, 75/- per mould |
| 15 | Speech language therapy (maximum thrice a week) | 100/- per month |
| 16. | Hearing aid repair | 50/- (spare parts on actuals) |
| 17. | Processing of Railway Concession Certificate | Nil |
| 18. | Postoperative Cochlear Implant Charges | As per ADIP Scheme |
Hearing assessment is done on First come First Serve basis. All evaluations including Hearing Aid trial and Hearing Aid issue under ADIP are usually completed on the same day provided beneficiary have all relevant documents. Children are assessed more than once before intervention measures are recommended.
AYJNISHD(D) recognizes the need for providing a comprehensive program for habilitation and rehabilitation of speech–language communication skills of individuals with Hearing impairment, Cleft Lip and Palate, Mental Retardation, Pronunciation/articulation problem, Voice problems, Stuttering, Reading writing difficulties and other language disorders. Preliminary and extended evaluations are done to identify speech, language, reading and writing difficulties of children and adults. According to the findings, patients are advised for speech therapy. Speech therapy is a long term procedure depending on the disorder.
For Psychological evaluation appointments are given to local patients who can not be attended to on the day they report to the clinic. Outstation patients are seen the same day in most instances. Evaluation for infants and elderly patients are done on a priority basis. The approximate time for preliminary screening is 1 hour and 15 minutes. Clients requiring detailed assessments and differential diagnosis may require 2 to 3 more sessions.