Emergency

Call 03 or 112

Valstybinė ligonių kasa - VLK (National Health Insurance Fund)
Tel: +370 5 236 4100
Email: vlk@vlk.lt

Information about healthcare available for European Health Insurance Card holders in Lithuania

Treatment, coverage & costs

Doctors

• To take advantage of your European Health Insurance Card, you must consult a doctor at a healthcare institution that has a contract with one of the territorial health insurance funds.
• Treatment is free of charge if you show your European Health Insurance Card and passport.

Dentists

• Dental care is free of charge if you consult a dentist who works under a contract with one of the territorial health insurance funds.
• You will be charged for any materials used, e.g. fillings.
• Around 80% of the dentists in Lithuania have a private practice, meaning that charges for their services are not reimbursed.

Hospital treatment

• You can visit the accident and emergency department of any hospital in Lithuania. Show your European Health Insurance Card and your passport upon admission.
• In all other cases, you will need a referral from a doctor. If you seek non-emergency hospital treatment without a referral, you will be charged the full cost.

Prescriptions

• Part of the cost of prescribed subsidised medicines is covered by the national health insurance fund (Valstybinė ligonių kasa - VLK). You must pay any outstanding amount. You will have to pay the full price for any pharmaceutical which is not listed in the national price list of subsidised medicines.

Ambulance

• Transport by ambulance is free of charge.

Air ambulance

• No information available.

Reimbursement

• You will only be charged for your share of the treatment costs.
• These amounts are not refundable in Lithuania.
• If you have to pay for care, you should contact your national health insurance provider when you return home to seek reimbursement.

Patient contribution

• There are no co-payments for healthcare services.
• The patient covers part of the cost of subsidised medicines. Co-payment depends on the type of medicine. It should not exceed either €4.11 or 20% of the reference price of the subsidised medicine.
• The reimbursement level depends on the pharmaceutical and disease.

Dialysis, oxygen & chemotherapy

• Your EHIC covers the provision of renal dialysis and chemotherapy in Lithuania.
• In order to get such services you should arrange and pre-book the necessary medical treatment before you go.

How do I apply for an EHIC?

• No information available for Lithuania

Doctors & hospitals accepting the EHIC

• Information about healthcare institutions that have a contract with the territorial health insurance funds, are available on their websites:
  • hospitals -VILNIAUS TERITORINĖ LIGONIŲ KASA (In Lithuanian only)
  • hospitals - KAUNO TERITORINĖ LIGONIŲ KASA (in Lithuanian only)
  • hospitals - Klaipedos teritorine ligoniu kasa (in Lithuanian only)
  • hospitals - Siauliu teritorine ligoniu kasa (in Lithuanian only)
  • hospitals - PANEVĖŽIO TERITORINĖ LIGONIŲ KASA (in Lithuanian only)

Loss of card

Contacts for holders of EHICs issued in Lithuania

Valstybinė ligonių kasa - VLK (National Health Insurance Fund))

Tel: +370 5 236 4100

Email: vlk@vlk.lt

Vilniaus teritorinė ligonių kasa (Vilnius Territorial Health Insurance Fund)

Tel: +370 5 2661364

Email: vitlk@vlk.lt

Kauno teritorinė ligonių kasa (Kaunas Territorial Health Insurance Fund)

Tel: +370 37 300578

Email: kainf@vlk.lt

Klaipėdos teritorinė ligonių kasa (Klaipėda Territorial Health Insurance Fund)

Tel: +370 46 380473

Email: kltlk@vlk.lt

Šiaulių teritorinė ligonių kasa (Šiauliai Territorial Health Insurance Fund)

Tel: +370 41 520346

Email: sitlk@vlk.lt

Panevėžio teritorinė ligonių kasa (Panevėžys Territorial Health Insurance Fund)

Tel: +370 45 596192

Email: patlk@vlk.lt