Statutory health insurance
At the Bürgerspital, with one exception.
If an arthroscopy is medically indicated, German statutory health insurance covers the costs, both as an outpatient and as an inpatient; the procedure is then carried out at the Bürgerspital Wertheim. The exception is rinsing and smoothing the joint for osteoarthritis of the knee: the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) removed these from the benefits catalogue in 2015 because studies showed no benefit.
Even with osteoarthritis, statutory insurance covers the arthroscopy if an injury, an acute locking of the joint or meniscus damage clearly explains the symptoms. Before arthroscopic procedures on the shoulder, patients with statutory health insurance are also entitled to a second medical opinion.





















