LIST OF DISEASES, TREATMENTS AND SURGERIES ELIGIBLE UNDER THE KALAIGNAR INSURANCE SCHEME FOR LIFE SAVINGS TREATMENTS

  1. Cardiology & Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery
  2. Oncology
  3. Nephrology / Urology
  4. Neurology and neuro surgery
  5. Orthopaedic surgery
  6. Ophthamology
  7. Vascular surgery
  8. Gastroenterology
  9. Plastic surgeries
  10. E.N.T
  11. Gynaecology
  12. Thoracic
  13. Haematology
  14. Others Specified



DETAILED LIST OF PROCEDURES

I. Cardiology and Cardiothoracic surgery:

1. Coronary By-pass surgery (CABG)
2. Valve replacement
3. Correction of Congenital heart diseases
4. Angioplasty and PTCA Stent
5. Balloon Valvuloplasty
6. Permanent and temporary Pacemaker implantation
7. Embolectomies for Peripheral artery embolism
8. Surgeries for repair of Aneurysm
9. Enhanced External Counter Pulsation Therapy (EECP)


II. Oncology:

10. Surgical Management of all malignant tumors
11. Radiation treatment of malignancies
12. Chemotherapy for treatment of malignancies
13. Cryotherapy for treatment of malignancies


III. Nephrology / Urology:

14. Renal transplantation
15. Lithotripsy
16. Nephrectomies
17. Surgeries for Prostate gland problems


IV. Neurology and Neuro surgery:

18. Emergency life saving surgeries on Brain and spinal Cord
19. Advanced specialized surgeries on Brain and spinal cord including cerebrovascular surgery and surgeries involving base of the skull and steriotactic surgeries
20. Surgery for Intractable Epilepsy
21. Inter-vertebral disc proplapes related surgeries
22. Management of Cerebro-vascular accidents (Stroke)
23. Surgery for congenital malformations including Hydrocephalus
24. Management of Guillian Barre Syndrome


V. Orthopaedic Surgery:

25. Hip replacement
26. Knee replacement
27. Surgeries for correction of fractures of bones and joints
28. Arthroscopic repair of ligaments


VI. Ophthalmology:

29. Surgery and other procedures for detachment of Retina
30. Surgery for Glaucoma
31. Vitrectomy
32. Keratoplasty (Corneal Grafting)
33. Laser treatment for Retinopathies
34. Linear Accelerator Therapy (for Senile Macular Degeneration)


VII. Vascular Surgery:

35. Amputation of legs, arms, toes and foot


VIII. Gastroenterolgy:

36. Surgeries of Gall bladder, Liver and Pancreas
37. Correction of Corrosive strictures of Gl tract
38. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy


IX. Plastic Surgeries:

39. Treatment of acute burns and complications
40. Correction of Cleft lip and Cleft palate
41. Correction of major strictures restricting body movements


X. E.N.T.

42. Mastoidectomy
43. Stapedectomy
44. Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery


XI. Gynaecology:

45. Surgical removal of uterus and ovaries for malignancies


XII. Thoracic:

46. Surgery for lung abscess, pleural effusion and pneumothorax


XIII. Haematology:

47. Treatment of Thalassemia and Sickle cell anemia

XIV. Others:

48. Thyroid Surgery
49. Major Surgeries requiring in-patient care due to accidents and other trauma
50. Management of Coma, Meningitis and Encephalitis
51. Surgical corrections of congenital deformities