Physiotherapy is partly in the basic health insurance package, but is usually reimbursed from the supplementary insurance. Exactly what you will be reimbursed depends on your age and the reason why you are receiving physiotherapy.

 

The following are reimbursed from the basic insurance:

For insured persons aged 18 and over is added to 'chronic conditions' (see under list of chronic diseases) only from the 21st treatment physio- and remedial therapy is reimbursed from the basic insurance. The first 20 treatments are not.
These first 20 treatments may be reimbursed from the supplementary insurance, but that depends on whether it is sufficient for that purpose. Some supplementary insurance policies do cover the first 20 treatments in case of a 'chronic condition'. Read this carefully in your policy conditions or ask your health insurer, but the care provider affiliated with us can also tell you.
It is also true that for conditions that are lifelong, the 20 treatments are not reimbursed only once. Also, if those 20 treatments have already been paid for when switching insurers, they cannot be charged again.

For incontinence problems the first 9 treatments are reimbursed from the basic insurance, mis performed by a registered pelvic physiotherapist (if necessary thereafter via the supplementary insurance)

For children up to 18 years of age the first 18 treatments per condition per year will be reimbursed from the basic insurance. If more treatments are needed, they will be reimbursed from the parents' supplementary insurance, provided they have taken out supplementary insurance.
In the case of a 'chronic condition', full reimbursement takes place from the basic insurance.

At Claudicatio Intermittens Fontaine 2 since 2017. The first 37 treatments of supervised gait therapy (GLT) from the basic insurance per year are reimbursed for patients with a referral from the GP or specialist. (If necessary thereafter through supplementary insurance).
Many insurers have a selective purchasing policy, such as CZ, Menzis, VGZ (incl. its labels), De Friesland, Univé, Salland, IZA, Aevitae, Caresq, ENO, Zorg en Zekerheid and Zilveren Kruis. This means that they only purchase care for intermittent claudication from ClaudicatioNet affiliated physiotherapists. Patients are therefore only reimbursed for the full treatment of supervised walking therapy for intermittent claudication if they follow it with a Physiotherapist affiliated with Chronisch ZorgNet.

In osteoarthritis of a knee or hip since 2018. Up to 12 treatments of supervised physiotherapy or exercise therapy per 12 months reimbursed and if necessary thereafter through the supplementary insurance.
The latter does not apply at Zorg en Zekerheid and De Friesland, where treatments for osteoarthritis hip or knee are not reimbursed from the supplementary insurance, so one is limited to the 12 treatments per 12 months.

For COPD since 2019. Since 1 January 2019, physiotherapy and remedial therapy for COPD will be reimbursed from the basic insurance from the first treatment. However, there will be a maximum on the number of treatments reimbursed. In the first 12 months (starting year), depending on the severity of the symptoms, this will be a maximum of 70. Also in the following years (maintenance years), the number of treatments depends on the classification in classes A-D (max. 52).
Read more about COPD here, but your physiotherapist can also tell you more about it.

Recovery care after Covid-19
Maximum 50 treatments for up to 6 months (from 18 July 2020)
Extended recovery care up to 50 treatments for up to 6 months (if medically necessary)

Paramedic recovery care is, for example, physiotherapy, exercise therapy or occupational therapy after a Covid-19 infection. This recovery care is temporarily included in the basic package of your health insurance. However, this is subject to a number of rules. For example, you need a referral from your GP or medical specialist.

It is important to realise that all reimbursements from the basic insurance, including the above reimbursement for physiotherapy and remedial therapy, are only for insured persons of 18 years or older fall under the compulsory excess (€385). The excess does not apply to reimbursement from the supplementary insurance policies, and that is the majority of physiotherapy and remedial therapy.
The overview of reimbursements from the supplementary insurance are detailed in your policy conditions the insurer, often under physiotherapy, remedial therapy, exercise care or paramedical care.

Here you will find the government's text on what is reimbursed from the basic insurance.

Is FriskFysio affiliated with all health insurers?
Yes FriskFysio has contracts with all health insurers in the Netherlands. This means that if you have supplementary physiotherapy insurance, we will invoice your treatments directly to your health insurer. If you are not or not sufficiently (supplementary) insured for physiotherapy, we apply the above rates. These rates may differ from the rates charged by your health insurer. Have you run out of treatments under your supplementary health insurance? Then our Physio- or Manual Therapy Packages may be for you.