Hair prostheses

You may be eligible for reimbursement from your health insurance for a hair prosthesis if your baldness is caused by a specific disease or condition.

The reimbursement by the health insurance is never higher than the invoiced amount and amounts to a maximum of:

270 euros for baldness due to scarring caused by radiotherapy treatment.
180 euros at:
- complete baldness due to radiotherapy and/or antimitotic (= which slows down cell division) chemotherapy;
- baldness of at least 30 percent due to certain skin diseases or scarring of physical/chemical, traumatic or inflammatory origin.
From 1 July 2024: 120 euros for accessories to cover the head, such as scarves, hats, caps or berets. Other types of accessories that are not made of textile but are used in daily life are also eligible. Helmets and fantasy items are not included.
No accumulation is allowed for a hair prosthesis and accessories during the 2-year period.

Deliver the invoice to CM, together with:

an application drawn up by your treating physician (in case of baldness due to radiotherapy or chemotherapy);
an application drawn up by a dermatologist (in case of baldness of more than thirty percent due to the skin diseases alopecia areata or cicatricial alopecia).

In neither case is approval from the consulting physician required.

What are the conditions?

You meet one of the following conditions:

complete baldness due to radiotherapy or chemotherapy;
baldness of more than 30 percent due to the skin disease alopecia areata;
baldness of more than 30 percent due to cicatricial alopecia of physical/chemical, traumatological or inflammatory origin;
cicatricial alopecia of radiotherapeutic origin.

Who delivers the wig (manufacturer or hairdresser) does not matter for the granting of the refund.
In case of baldness due to chemo- or radiotherapy, you are entitled to a refund of a wig after two years. The condition is that a new chemo- or radiotherapy was started with complete baldness as a result.
In case of baldness due to a form of alopecia, you are entitled to a refund for a wig again after two years.