Free care under NHSU
In 2026, the Oncology Center has a contract with the National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU): for patients, it covers 13 packages of medical guarantees. With an e-referral, diagnostics and treatment are free of charge for you — the state pays for them.
Check the contract on the NHSU website (opens in a new window)What you need for free care
E-referral
From the family doctor you have signed a declaration with, or from the specialist who is treating you. The NHSU does not pay for care under a paper referral.
When a referral is not needed
In an emergency; for a visit to a specialist who follows you for a chronic condition; for a visit to an obstetrician-gynecologist, psychiatrist, addiction specialist, TB specialist or pediatrician. Your first visit to an oncologist or gynecologic oncologist requires an e-referral.
From any region
Free care is not tied to your place of registration or residence — this also applies to internally displaced persons.
Packages for 2026
In 2026, the center has a contract with the National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU) that covers 13 packages of medical guarantees for patients. The package names follow the official wording of the Procedure for implementing the Program of Medical Guarantees in 2026.
Diagnostics
Bronchoscopy · Esophagogastroduodenoscopy · Hysteroscopy · Colonoscopy · Cystoscopy
What you get: a doctor’s consultation, pain relief (local or general anesthesia), a biopsy with the tissue sent for histology if needed, the examination report, and photos and video on your own storage device.
Requirement: an e-referral from your family doctor or the specialist who is treating you. The package is intended for patients aged 50 and over; colonoscopy — from age 45 or for people at increased risk. With a referral, the examination is also free for younger patients, as are repeat examinations within a year — these are paid for under the outpatient package.
Mammography
What you get: a mammogram with a written report; for screening — once every 2 years, and every year for women at increased risk.
Requirement: an e-referral from your family doctor or the specialist who is treating you; age 45 and over or an increased-risk group (younger patients with a referral are also covered free of charge).
Surgery
Surgical operations for adults and children in inpatient settings
What you get: examinations, the operation and anesthesia, intensive care, a multidisciplinary tumor board review, medicines, medical devices and consumables, meals, and rehabilitation in the acute phase.
Requirement: an e-referral from your family doctor or the doctor who is treating you, arrival by ambulance, a transfer from another facility, or seeking care in an emergency.
Surgical operations for adults and children in a one-day surgery unit
What you get: an examination by an anesthesiologist, anesthesia, the procedure, observation for up to 24 hours, medicines and consumables. Pre-operative tests are done in advance on an outpatient basis.
Requirement: an e-referral from your family doctor or the doctor who is treating you, or a transfer from another facility.
Anticancer treatment
Chemotherapy and support for patients with cancer in inpatient and outpatient settings
What you get: chemotherapy in the inpatient unit and on an outpatient basis, examinations, supportive care and pain relief, medicines from the National List of Essential Medicines, meals during an inpatient stay, and a psychological assessment.
Requirement: a referral from the doctor who is treating you, with a clinically and morphologically (histologically) confirmed diagnosis, or a transfer from another facility.
Radiation therapy and support for patients with cancer in inpatient and outpatient settings
What you get: radiation therapy planning and delivery, immobilization devices, supportive care, medicines, and meals during an inpatient stay.
Requirement: a referral from the doctor who is treating you, with a clinically and morphologically (histologically) confirmed diagnosis, or a transfer from another facility.
Treatment and support for patients with hematologic diseases and hematologic malignancies in inpatient and outpatient settings
What you get: diagnostics (including CT and MRI), treatment, medicines, and therapeutic diet meals during an inpatient stay.
Requirement: an e-referral from your family doctor or the doctor who is treating you, a transfer, or arrival by ambulance — for the diagnoses specified in the package.
Outpatient and inpatient care
Prevention, diagnosis, follow-up and treatment in outpatient settings
What you get: specialist consultations (including an oncologist and a gynecologic oncologist), endoscopic examinations, CT, MRI, X-ray, ultrasound, and laboratory tests including histology and cytology. Medicines are not included in this package.
Requirement: an e-referral from your family doctor or a specialist. No referral is needed in an emergency, for a visit to a specialist who follows you for a chronic condition, or for a visit to an obstetrician-gynecologist, psychiatrist, addiction specialist, TB specialist or pediatrician. Your first visit to an oncologist or gynecologic oncologist requires an e-referral.
Inpatient care for adults and children without surgical operations
What you get: examinations (including CT, MRI and endoscopy), treatment, medicines, medical devices, and meals.
Requirement: the same as for surgical operations in inpatient settings.
What is not included
- Medicines for outpatient treatment are not included in the packages (except for chemotherapy and radiation therapy). Some medicines are provided to cancer patients free of charge under state programs — ask your doctor.
- Medicines outside the National List of Essential Medicines are not included in the packages. You may be charged for a higher-comfort ward and for choosing a specific doctor for planned treatment.
- A facility is entitled to charge for a service provided without the required e-referral.
If someone demands money from you
Demanding payment, a “charitable contribution” or money for a referral for services covered by a package is prohibited.
- Contact the Oncology Center's management. Management office hours
- Call the NHSU contact center: 16-77.
- File a complaint on the NHSU website — attach receipts, photos or other evidence. NHSU complaint form (opens in a new window)
Sources
- Procedure for implementing the Program of Medical Guarantees in 2026 (Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 1808) (opens in a new window)
- Requirements for service providers under the 2026 Program of Medical Guarantees — NHSU (opens in a new window)
- Signed contracts — NHSU dashboard (opens in a new window)
Checked against NHSU documents on 21 October 2026.
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