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The yellow Danish health insurance card (sundhedskort)

The yellow health insurance card (sundhedskort) is your documentation that you are entitled to the services offered under the Danish national health insurance scheme. If your heath insurance card is lost or broken you can order a new card.

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    About the card

    You get a health insurance card when you are registered with a CPR number as a resident of Denmark.

    The yellow health insurance card (sundhedskort) looks like this:

    A yellow health insurance card

    It contains the name, address, and telephone number of your General Practitioner (GP / family doctor) as well as your CPR number, and your name and address. 

    It is advisable that you always carry the card as you will need to scan the card when you see your GP or attend other healthcare professionals/locations.

    Do you need a new health insurance card?

    If your health insurance card is lost or broken you can order a new one online. You order a health insurance card using your MitID. 

    If you wish to change your GP in relation to a change of address, the new card is free of charge.

    You may order a health insurance card if you are over the age of 15. Parents may order a health insurance card for children living at home until they have turned 18. 

    Order a new health insurance card on lifeindenmark.dk (using your MitID)

    A new health insurance card costs 225 kroner (2024) if:

    • The health insurance card is lost
    • The health insurance card was issued less than four years ago and is broken
    • You wish to change your doctor or health insurance group
    • You change your name

    A new health insurance card is free of charge if:

    • The card's magnetic stripe doesn't work, but the card is otherwise intact
    • The health insurance card is broken and was issued over four years ago
    • You need a new health insurance card as you are moving
    • Your general practitioner (family doctor) is no longer available
    • You change your name because you have been married (within the first three months after the wedding). 

    Your health insurance card is valid as long as you are registered with a CPR number as a resident of Denmark and the information on the card still applies (for instance name, address, general practitioner). 

    The app is a voluntary digital alternative to your physical health insurance card. It is just as valid as your physical card. 

    Look for the app "Sundhedskortet" where you normally find your apps. 

    More info on the yellow health insurance card app (lifeindenmark.dk)

    Please keep your physical health insurance card safe if you choose to use the app instead of the physical card. 

    The app is not available to citizens with special health insurance cards (særligt sundhedskort).

    If you need help ordering a new health insurance card please call Citizen Service (Borgerservice) at 89 40 22 22. 

     

     

    If you do not have your name on your postbox, the card will be returned to Citizen Service (Borgerservice) at Dokk1. We will contact you if the card is rturned to Citizen Service. 

    Come by Citizen Service to pick it up. We will keep the yellow card for up to 6 months. If we no longer have your card, you will need to pay for a new one.

     

    It is very important that your name is correctly spelled. Call the National Registration Office (Folkeregistret) - part of Citizen Service (Borgerservice) at +45 89 40 10 30. We will make sure that you receive a new card with the correct spelling of your name.

     

    Find more information about national healthcare, health insurance in Denmark, and the yellow health insurance card at lifeindenmark.dk:

    Health insurance card (lifeindenmark.dk)

     

    Last updated: 22. March 2024