CGHS Empanelment Guide for Private Clinics (2026)
Step-by-step CGHS empanelment for private clinics and nursing homes — eligibility, documents, rate contracts, billing cycles, and common rejection reasons.
CGHS empanelment opens a steady stream of referred patients from government employees and pensioners. The process involves eligibility checks, infrastructure inspection, rate contracts, and ongoing compliance with billing formats.
Application steps
- Confirm specialty and bed count eligibility for your clinic category
- Prepare registration certificates, pollution/fire NOCs, and staff credentials
- Submit online application to your zone CGHS office
- Host inspection and negotiate package rates
- Sign MOU and configure billing software to CGHS tariff codes
OpdNest supports CGHS billing workflows with tariff masters and referral tracking. Keep physical files for licences even after digitisation — inspectors still ask for originals.
After empanelment, monitor claim rejection reasons monthly. Most rejections come from missing referral letters or incorrect procedure codes.
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