My EHIC was not accepted. How can I claim back the costs I had to pay?

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Behandlung im Ausland - Rechnung einreichen

If you want to have your expenses reimbursed while you are still abroad, you can present the invoice to the foreign health insurance provider together with your European Health Insurance Card.

If you prefer not to do this, TK can calculate the amount you will be refunded after your holiday. Your expenses will then be reimbursed at the statutory rates valid in Germany or your destination country.

There are various ways in which you can send us your invoices.

The easiest is to use our online app Reimbursement treatment abroad (only available in German currently).

Alternatively, you can send us

the original invoices and receipts for the treatment costs

original prescriptions for medication, treatments and similar

if the total invoice amount exceeds 500 EUR, proof of payment such as invoice receipts, till receipts or bank statements

Send your proofs of payment to the following address (no street or house number necessary) together with the form "Treatment abroad":

Techniker Krankenkasse
20905 Hamburg

Please note that entitlements to social benefits expire four years after the end of the calendar year in which they arose. This means that invoices for treatment abroad from 2019 may no longer be reimbursed after 31 December 2023.