Minato City ▸ Pregnancy ▸ Subsidy for Prenatal Health Checkup Costs (medical institutions outside Tokyo or midwifery homes)
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If you have checkups outside Tokyo when giving birth in your hometown, Minato City subsidizes the cost afterward

Subsidy for Prenatal Health Checkup Costs (medical institutions outside Tokyo or midwifery homes) / Minato City
Subsidy for Prenatal Health Checkup Costs (medical institutions outside Tokyo or midwifery homes)Minato CityOutside Tokyo / giving birth in your hometown
Minato City later subsidizes checkup costs outside Tokyo
  1. At the checkupPay yourself at a medical institution or midwifery home outside Tokyo
  2. After the checkupKeep copies of the receipts
  3. Within 1 year of the birth dateApply with the application form and receipts
  4. About 2–3 months after applyingThe subsidy is paid
Limits are the same amounts as the vouchers in TokyoKosodate Tokyo

Minato City's prenatal checkup vouchers can only be used at contracted medical institutions in Tokyo. If you paid yourself for checkups at a medical institution or midwifery home outside Tokyo (in a prefecture other than Tokyo), for example when giving birth in your hometown, you can apply with the receipts and Minato City will later reimburse part of the cost.

The covered tests are: (1) prenatal health checkups, (2) prenatal ultrasound tests,(3) prenatal cervical cancer screening, (4) newborn hearing test (within 50 days after birth, first time only),(5) postpartum health checkups (within 2 months after the birth, from April 2026),(6) 1-month infant health checkup (within 28–41 days after birth, from April 2026).

The subsidy limits for prenatal checkups, prenatal ultrasound tests, prenatal cervical cancer screening and the newborn hearing test are the checkup fees the city has contracted with medical institutions in Tokyo (= the same amounts as the vouchers in Tokyo: first ¥11,670, 2nd–14th ¥5,460 each, ultrasound ¥5,300 each, cervical cancer ¥3,400, newborn hearing test ¥3,000). Postpartum checkups, added in April 2026, are up to ¥5,000 per visit (2 visits), and the 1-month checkup is up to ¥6,000 (1 visit). If the actual cost is below the limit, the actual cost is the subsidy. For checkups at midwifery homes, only the 2nd–14th prenatal checkups and postpartum checkups are covered. Postpartum and 1-month checkups received from April 1 to September 30, 2026 were covered even at medical institutions in Tokyo, but checkups in Tokyo on or after October 1 are not covered (in Tokyo, use the vouchers).

The application deadline is within 1 year of the birth date if you gave birth, or within 1 year of the last checkup date if the pregnancy did not result in a birth. Submit it to the Minato Public Health Center Health Promotion Section or the Residents Section, Health and Welfare Unit of each district's general branch office, with copies of the receipts (showing the non-insured out-of-pocket amount). Even after moving out of Minato City, you can apply within the period. Payment is about 2–3 months after the application.

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How much of the actual cost of one checkup is covered?

Nationality and residence status

The official page (checked in October 2026) sets no condition on nationality or residence status that we found. Eligibility follows the official conditions, not the language of this page; many programs require resident registration in the municipality.

Notes

Covered: pregnant women living in Minato City who paid themselves for checkups at medical institutions or midwifery homes outside Tokyo (in places other than Tokyo).Covered tests: prenatal checkups, prenatal ultrasound tests, prenatal cervical cancer screening, newborn hearing test(within 50 days after birth, first time), postpartum checkups (within 2 months after the birth, from April 2026),1-month checkup (within 28–41 days after birth, from April 2026).Subsidy limit (Guidelines, Article 4): the non-insured out-of-pocket amount of the checkup fee. However, the limit is the checkup fee the city has contractedwith prenatal health checkup or newborn hearing test contracted medical institutions in Tokyo(= the same as the vouchers in Tokyo: first ¥11,670, 2nd–14th ¥5,460 each, ultrasound ¥5,300 each,cervical cancer ¥3,400). The lower of the actual cost and the limit.Limit on number (Guidelines, Article 3): 14 prenatal health checkups, 4 prenatal ultrasound tests, 1 prenatal cervical cancer screeningvoucher, 1 newborn hearing test.Application deadline: within 1 year of the birth date if you gave birth; if the pregnancy did not result in a birth,within 1 year of the last checkup date.Application offices: Minato Public Health Center Health Promotion Section (by mail or in person), Residents Section,Health and Welfare Unit of each district's general branch office (in person only).Required documents: application form, copies of receipts (showing the non-insured out-of-pocket amount),itemized statement (if available), Maternal and Child Health Handbook, bank account information for the transfer.The limits for postpartum health checkups and the 1-month checkup, in the table of the city's "Program Guide" PDF (April 2026), arefor checkups in FY2026: postpartum checkup up to ¥5,000 (2 vouchers), 1-month checkup up to ¥6,000 (1 voucher).The newborn hearing test is up to ¥3,000. At midwifery homes, only the 2nd–14th prenatal checkups and postpartum checkups are covered.Postpartum and 1-month checkups from April 1 to September 30, 2026 were covered even at medical institutions in Tokyo; from October 1, checkups in Tokyo are not covered. Program Guide: https://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/documents/11987/20260326150435.pdf (Minato City Guidelines for the Subsidy for Prenatal Health Checkup and Other Costs)

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