Benin: Everything About the Costs and Services of CHIC, the Calavi International Hospital Center

The services offered by CHIC cover a wide range of medical specialties, giving patients access to consultations with experts in various fields. Whether for cardiology, pulmonology, ophthalmology or dietetics consultations, the center provides qualified professionals to meet each patient’s specific needs.

In addition to consultations, CHIC also offers a variety of medical imaging examinations, using advanced technology to ensure accurate and efficient diagnoses. Available imaging services include X-rays, ultrasounds, MRIs, CT scans, and many others. These examinations are essential for the diagnosis and follow-up of numerous medical conditions, and CHIC is committed to making them accessible to all residents.

Rates at the Calavi International Hospital Center: Consultations and Imaging Procedures

CODE	DESCRIPTION	RESIDENT RATES (F CFA)
CONSULTATIONS
CS00001	Specialist consultation	20000
CPV00001	First cardiology consultation (Specialist consultation; ECG)	38000
CPV00002	First pulmonology consultation (Specialist consultation; Chest X-ray)	52500
CPV00003	First ophthalmology consultation (Specialist consultation; OCT exam; Retinal photography)	130000
CD00001	Dietitian consultation	15000
MEDICAL IMAGING
SC00001	MRI without contrast	200000
SC00002	MRI with contrast	250000
SC00003	CT scan without contrast	120000
SC00004	CT scan with contrast	170000
SC00006	PET scan	384000
BA02000	X-ray of the hand (front and side view)	19500
BA02001	X-ray of the wrist (front and side view)	19500
BA02002	X-ray of the forearm, front and side view	19500
BA02003	X-ray of the elbow, front and side view	19500
BA02004	X-ray of the arm, front and side view	19500
BA02005	X-ray of two segments of the upper limb skeleton	28600
BA02006	X-ray of three or more segments of the upper limb skeleton	39000
BA02007	X-ray of both hands and/or both wrists, front view, on the same plate	19500
BA02009	Complete X-ray of the wrist (front, side, and 3/4 right and left views)	28600
BA02010	X-ray of the elbow, minimum of four views	28600
BA02012	X-ray of the shoulder (front and side view)	22100
	Shoulder X-ray, front view, for shoulder or shoulder girdle follow-up (one view)	22100
BA02013	X-ray of the shoulder or shoulder girdle, minimum four views	36400
BA02011	Special views following a standard view: true lateral shoulder view, scapula	3900
BA02014	* Following the standard views, per additional view	3900
BA02015	* otherwise, the first view	7800
BA02016	* subsequent views, each	3900
BA02017	X-ray of the foot (front and side view)	19500
BA02018	X-ray of the ankle (front and side view)	19500
BA020181	Complete X-ray of the ankle (front, side and 3/4 views)	28600
BA02024	Complete weight-bearing X-ray of the foot including the ankle, front view, with measurements if	28600
	needed, minimum four views
BA02019	X-ray of the lower leg (front and side view)	19500
BA02020	X-ray of the knee (front and side view)	19500
BA02026	Simple X-ray of the knee, three or four views	22100
BA02027	X-ray of the knee, five views	31200
BA02028	X-ray of one knee, minimum six views	37700
BA020281	X-ray of both knees, minimum six views	75400
BA02021	X-ray of the thigh (front and side view)	19500
BA02022	X-ray of two segments of the lower limb skeleton	28600
BA02023	X-ray of three or more segments of the lower limb skeleton	39000
AO04027	Follow-up X-ray of one or more limb segments after reduction of a fracture or dislocation	26000
BA02029	X-ray of the pelvis, front view	19500
BA02030	X-ray of the pelvis (front and side view)	32500
BA02031	X-ray of the pelvis (three views or more)	45500
BA02032	X-ray of the hip (front and side view)	19500
BA02033	X-ray of the hip (three views)	32500
BA02034	X-ray of the hip, per side, four views or more	45500
BA02035	Special views: surgical lateral hip view, false neck profile, anteversion measurement, re-centering film, per view	13000
BA02036	Comparative limb radio-measurement using the Bell-Thomson ruler	39000
BA02039	Orthopantomogram (full-limb alignment X-ray)	44200
BA02040	Standard views: frontal, lateral, supraorbital projection of the petrous bones, per view	7800
BA02041	Special views: basal vertical projections, oblique views, sinus opacification, per view	13000
BA02042	Search for an ocular foreign body by multiple X-rays, the examination	19500
BA02043	Lateral maxilla view, nasal bones, temporomandibular joint	10400
BA02044	X-ray of the skull, facial bones, sinuses, one view	19500
BA02045	X-ray of the skull, facial bones, sinuses, two or three views	23400
BA02046	X-ray of the skull, facial bones, sinuses, four views or more	33800
BA02047	X-ray of the nasal bones, including the septum, all necessary views included	22100
BA02048	X-ray examination of the temporomandibular joints	24700
BA02050	X-ray of the skull: Schüller views (both sides), not combinable with the skull X-ray	19500
BA02049	2D dental panoramic X-ray	26000
	3D dental panoramic X-ray	32500
BA02062	Segmental spine, cervical, thoracic, lumbosacral, sacrococcygeal (2 views) (trauma)	13000
BA02063	X-ray of the cervical spine, including transitional areas, minimum three views (front, side and systematic 3/4 view)	44200
BA02064	X-ray of the thoracic spine, including transitional areas, minimum two views	31200
BA02065	X-ray of the lumbosacral spine, including transitional areas, minimum three views	50700
BA02066	X-ray of two contiguous spinal segments	72800
BA02067	X-ray of two non-contiguous spinal segments	89700
BA02068	X-ray of all three spinal segments	98800
BA02069	Additional spine X-ray performed during a previous session	19500
BA02070	Spine X-ray performed during a previous session (two or more additional views)	23400
BA02071	Isolated X-ray of the sacrum	19500
	Isolated X-ray of the coccyx	19500
BA02072	X-ray of the occipito-atlantal junction, atlas, axis, cervicothoracic (lateral or false lateral), lumbosacral (L5-S1)	15600
BA03005	X-ray of the nasopharynx (cavum), one view	20800
BA03008	Chest X-ray, front view	15600
BA030081	Teleradiography of the heart (télécoeur)	15600
BA030082	Chest/lung X-ray (front and side view)	19500
BA02061	X-ray of the sternum or sternoclavicular joint	15600
BA02058	X-ray examination (sternum and/or unilateral or bilateral sternoclavicular joints, minimum two views)	23400
BA02059	Unilateral rib series, minimum three views	23400
BA02060	Bilateral rib series, minimum three views	32500
BA03009	Plain abdominal X-ray (ASP)	19500
BA03011	Esophageal transit study (barium swallow)	52000
BA03012	Upper GI series (esophagus-stomach-duodenum)	110500
BA03013	Barium enema	117000
BA03017	Small bowel follow-through	117000
BA03019	Intravenous urography, with or without voiding films	83200
BA03020	Retrograde urethrocystography	32500
BA03021	Suprapubic urethrocystography	55900
BA03022	Retrograde urethrography including plain abdominal film	55900
BA03024	Retrograde or antegrade pyelography including plain abdominal film	45500
BA03025	Bilateral mammography	39000
BA03026	Unilateral mammography	26000
BA03027	Unilateral mammography performed outside organized breast cancer screening, with at least two views, including axillary view and magnifications where applicable.	29900
BA03028	Bilateral mammography performed outside organized breast cancer screening, with at least two views, including axillary view and magnifications where applicable	53300
BA03029	Mammography with microcalcification localization, marker placement and immediate control	80600
BA03030	Galactography	29900
BA03031	Radiographic check of a breast excision specimen, including a marker	18200
BA03033	Hysterosalpingography (HSG)	71500
BA03034	Radiopelvimetry	45500
BA03035	Study of uterine contents	20800
BA03036	External genitography, colpocystography	45500
BA03037	Myelography	104000
BA03038	Saccoradiculography, including tilting if required	104000
BA03040	Simple peripheral angiography	65000
BA03041	Peripheral angiography with infrarenal aortography	91000
BA03042	Thoracic or abdominal angiography, global or selective	117000
BA03043	Cerebral, vertebral or carotid angiography	130000
BA03046	Each additional series for the same vessel or cardiac chamber	26000
BA03047	Examination of another vessel or cardiac chamber during the same procedure	52000
BA04014	Fistulography, catheter opacification	58500
BA04019	Fluoroscopy (televised or not) for fracture reduction or foreign body extraction	13000
AO04002	Breast ultrasound examination (unilateral or bilateral)	28600
AO04003	Pleural ultrasound	26000
	Thoracic ultrasound	26000
	Soft tissue ultrasound	26000
AO04004	Abdominal ultrasound	39000
AO04005	Pelvic ultrasound	39000
AO04007	Ultrasound of the urinary system: kidneys, ureter, bladder and, where applicable, prostate	39000
	Renal ultrasound	39000
	Reno-vesical ultrasound	39000
	Bladder ultrasound	39000
	Prostate ultrasound	39000
	Shoulder ultrasound	39000
	Elbow ultrasound	39000
	Wrist ultrasound	39000
	Hand ultrasound	39000
	Foot ultrasound	39000
	Ankle ultrasound	39000
	Knee ultrasound	39000
	Hip ultrasound	39000
AO04008	Abdominopelvic ultrasound (excluding isolated study of the urinary tract)	52000
	Musculoskeletal ultrasound (two limb segments, upper or lower)	52000
	Musculoskeletal ultrasound (soft tissue ultrasound)	52000
AO04009	Thyroid ultrasound with Doppler (salivary, submandibular and parotid glands)	58500
AO04010	Testicular ultrasound with Doppler	58500
AO04011	Ultrasound follow-up or monitoring of one or two intra-abdominal and/or intra-pelvic conditions (e.g., monitoring of renal or gallbladder stones, monitoring of liver metastases, etc.)	26000
AO04024	Cervico-cephalic ultrasound	52000
	Doppler ultrasound of the supra-aortic trunks	52000
	Ultrasound of the upper limb vessels	52000
AO04025	Ultrasound of the abdominal vessels	52000
	Ultrasound of the lower limb vessels	52000
AO04026	Multi-vessel ultrasound	78000
AO04027	Follow-up or monitoring of a condition	26000
AO04004	Ultrasound of one or more intra-abdominal organs	39000
AO04005	Ultrasound of one or more intra-pelvic organs	39000