Quezon City General Hospital Rates & Fees 2026: Is It Free?

Quick Answer: Quezon City General Hospital (QCGH) is a 250-bed, LGU-owned tertiary hospital run by the City Government of Quezon City — not the national Department of Health. That single fact changes the whole picture: QCGH is not a DOH-retained hospital, so the national Zero Balance Billing policy does not automatically apply here the way it does at hospitals like the Philippine General Hospital or Quirino Memorial Medical Center. If you're a QC resident who can't afford your bill, the program to know is the city's own Medical Assistance Program for Indigent QCitizens. QCGH does publish some fees — an OPD consultation followed by a procedure costs ₱100, and a chart/record fee runs ₱40. Trunkline: 8863-0800.

About these figures: QCGH publishes fees in per-department Citizen's Charter PDFs, labelled 2025. The Outpatient Department charter states plainly: "FEES: P100 for Procedure/s" after consultation, and a chart/record fee of ₱40.00. Source: QCGH Outpatient Department Citizen's Charter. We did not find a hospital-wide price list covering wards, surgery, laboratory or imaging — those figures aren't published, so we don't estimate them here. Last checked: August 2026.

Table of Contents

• About Quezon City General Hospital
• Official published fees
• Why Zero Balance Billing doesn't automatically apply
• The QC Medical Assistance Program for Indigent QCitizens
• What's not covered
• Does QCGH have a Malasakit Center?
• How to contact Quezon City General Hospital
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Conclusion

About Quezon City General Hospital

Quezon City General Hospital opened under City Ordinance No. 7555, series of 1968, and was elevated into a full department of the city government by RA 6548 (26 August 1972), the Revised Charter of Quezon City. That charter is why QCGH answers to the Quezon City government rather than the national Department of Health — the same distinction that separates most city and provincial hospitals from DOH-retained ones like the ones covered elsewhere on this site.

It's a 250-bed tertiary-level hospital and a teaching hospital, training doctors, nurses and other medical personnel. Services span 24-hour emergency care, OPD, TB-DOTS, an Animal Bite service, a Human Milk Bank, hemodialysis, a Cardiology/Heart Station with 2D echo and Doppler, CT scan, MRI, mammography, and surgical subspecialties covering GI, head and neck, neurology, oncology, orthopedics and urology, plus NICU and OB-Gyne oncology/perinatology services. The Philippine Hospital Association named QCGH its "Most Outstanding Hospital" in 2018, 2019 and 2023.

QCGH sits on Seminary Road, Barangay Bahay Toro, Project 8, Quezon City. See the directory listing at Quezon City General Hospital.

Official published fees

QCGH releases its fee schedules as per-department Citizen's Charter PDFs rather than one master price list. The clearest figures come from the Outpatient Department charter, verbatim:

That's what's confirmed in writing. We did not find published rates for room and board, surgery, laboratory panels, imaging studies or hemodialysis sessions — if you need one of those, call the hospital's Billing office directly rather than relying on figures from third-party sites. QCGH's own charter documents are the only source we're citing here, and we're not filling gaps with estimates.

Why Zero Balance Billing doesn't automatically apply

This is the detail most guides to government hospitals get wrong, so it's worth being precise. Zero Balance Billing (ZBB) is a PhilHealth and DOH policy that guarantees ₱0 out-of-pocket cost for PhilHealth members in ward beds — but only at DOH-retained hospitals, meaning hospitals run directly by the national Department of Health.

QCGH is not one of those. It is owned and operated by the City Government of Quezon City, under its own charter (RA 6548). That means the automatic, no-income-test ward coverage that applies at a hospital like Quirino Memorial Medical Center does not automatically extend to QCGH by the same mechanism. Your PhilHealth benefits (case rates, the Konsulta package, and so on) still apply at QCGH exactly as they would anywhere else, since those are insurance benefits tied to you as a member, not to the hospital's ownership. What doesn't automatically apply is the balance-billing guarantee that ZBB specifically layers on top of PhilHealth coverage at DOH-run facilities.

For the full mechanics of ZBB — which hospitals it covers and how — see our Zero Balance Billing guide. For QCGH itself, the relevant safety net is the city's own program, covered next.

The QC Medical Assistance Program for Indigent QCitizens

Since QCGH answers to the city, so does its main financial-assistance channel: the Medical Assistance Program for Indigent QCitizens, run by the Quezon City Social Services Development Department (SSDD).

The program has two parts:

1. Medicine assistance — medical drug certificates for prescriptions not stocked at Botika ng Bayan.
2. Hospital-bill assistance — arranged through Memoranda of Agreement between the city and nine hospitals: QCGH, Lung Center of the Philippines, National Children's Hospital, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Philippine Heart Center, East Avenue Medical Center, Philippine Children's Medical Center, Quirino Memorial Medical Center, and St. Luke's.

As of April 2025, 208,664 residents had availed of the program. No specific peso income ceiling is published for eligibility. Details: QC Medical Assistance Program for Indigent QCitizens.

One important distinction: "Kalingang QC" is a separate, unrelated city program — a one-time ₱2,000 cash aid for displaced workers. It is not a hospital-bill subsidy, and it's easy to confuse the two names when searching. If you need help with a hospital bill, ask SSDD specifically about the Medical Assistance Program for Indigent QCitizens, not Kalingang QC.

What's not covered

Being upfront about the gaps:

• No hospital-wide ZBB guarantee, unlike DOH-retained hospitals such as Bicol Medical Center or Amai Pakpak Medical Center, where ward PhilHealth members pay ₱0 automatically. At QCGH, financial assistance runs through the city's application-based program instead.
• No published income ceiling for the Medical Assistance Program, so eligibility isn't something you can self-verify from a table — you need to apply through SSDD.
• No published rates for inpatient services, surgery, lab work or imaging, so there's no way to estimate a bill for those in advance from public sources.
• Elective, cosmetic and amenity services are billed regardless of the program you're under.

If you're weighing your options more broadly, see our guides on what to do if you can't pay a hospital bill and PCSO medical assistance, both of which can apply on top of QCGH's own program.

Does QCGH have a Malasakit Center?

We could not confirm one. QCGH's own site and the city's hospital page don't list a Malasakit Center at the QCGH campus specifically. Other Quezon City hospitals do have one — Novaliches District Hospital hosts a confirmed Malasakit Center, and one has been planned for a facility in Tandang Sora — but we're not going to state that QCGH has one when we can't verify it.

If a Malasakit Center is what you're looking for — the one-stop counter that combines DOH, PhilHealth, DSWD and PCSO assistance — see our Malasakit Center guide for how the program works and where the nearest confirmed location to you might be. For QCGH specifically, your first call for financial help should be the SSDD Medical Assistance Program described above, not a Malasakit Center window.

How to contact Quezon City General Hospital

Call the main trunkline and ask for Billing for a specific cost estimate, or the Social Services Development Department for the Medical Assistance Program for Indigent QCitizens. For the closest DOH-retained hospital with automatic ward ZBB, or other options nearby, try our government hospital near me tool, or browse health centers in Quezon City for lower-acuity care.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Quezon City General Hospital free?

Not automatically the way a DOH-retained hospital's ward beds are under Zero Balance Billing. QCGH is owned by the City Government of Quezon City, so its main financial-assistance route is the city's own Medical Assistance Program for Indigent QCitizens, applied for through the Social Services Development Department — not an automatic, no-application ₱0 balance.

Is QCGH a DOH hospital?

No. QCGH is LGU-owned, run by the City Government of Quezon City under its own charter, RA 6548 (1972). It is not a DOH-retained hospital, which is the category of hospital that Zero Balance Billing automatically covers.

How much does a consultation cost at QCGH?

According to QCGH's own Outpatient Department Citizen's Charter, a consultation followed by a procedure costs ₱100, and there's a separate ₱40 chart/record fee. We haven't found published rates beyond OPD services — for anything else, call Billing directly.

Does QCGH have a Malasakit Center?

We couldn't confirm one at QCGH specifically. Other Quezon City hospitals, including Novaliches District Hospital, do have confirmed Malasakit Centers, and one has been planned for Tandang Sora. For QCGH, the Medical Assistance Program for Indigent QCitizens is the confirmed assistance channel.

How do I apply for the QC Medical Assistance Program?

Apply through the Quezon City Social Services Development Department. The program covers medicine assistance (drug certificates for medications not stocked at Botika ng Bayan) and hospital-bill assistance through MOAs with QCGH and eight other hospitals. No specific income ceiling is published, so eligibility is determined case by case at application.

Is Kalingang QC the same as hospital financial assistance?

No, and this is a common mix-up. Kalingang QC is a separate one-time ₱2,000 cash aid for displaced workers. It has nothing to do with hospital bills. For hospital-bill help, ask specifically about the Medical Assistance Program for Indigent QCitizens.

What services does QCGH offer?

24-hour emergency care, OPD, TB-DOTS, an Animal Bite service, a Human Milk Bank, hemodialysis, cardiology (2D echo, Doppler), CT and MRI imaging, mammography, and surgical subspecialties including GI, head and neck, neurology, oncology, orthopedics and urology, plus NICU and OB-Gyne oncology and perinatology.

How many beds does QCGH have?

250 beds. It's a tertiary-level teaching hospital, training doctors, nurses and other medical personnel alongside patient care.

Conclusion

The single fact that should drive how you plan a QCGH visit is governance: this is a city-owned hospital, not a DOH-retained one, so the automatic, income-blind Zero Balance Billing that protects ward patients at national hospitals doesn't extend here the same way. QCGH does publish a few OPD fees — ₱100 for a consultation-plus-procedure, ₱40 for records — but the real safety net for QC residents who can't pay is the city's own Medical Assistance Program for Indigent QCitizens, applied for through SSDD.

For the mechanics of Zero Balance Billing at hospitals where it does apply automatically, see our guide to Zero Balance Billing in the Philippines, and compare with a DOH-retained facility like our Bicol Medical Center rates guide. For the national picture on government hospital pricing, see hospital rates in the Philippines. To find other facilities near you, search ClinicFinderPH.