# Non-covered price glossary

> This glossary defines the terms that decide what Korean non-covered price statistics show.

Legal terms follow the wording of the relevant law, and statistical terms follow standard definitions.

Written by the Korea Non-covered Medical Price Statistics editorial team on October 21, 2026. Canonical address: https://kmedprice.org/glossary.

## How are these terms defined?

From the relevant law or standard statistical definitions, rewritten in plain language without changing the meaning.

## Where do these numbers come from?

- [National Health Insurance Act](https://www.law.go.kr/법령/국민건강보험법) - Korea Law Information Center
- [Rules on the Standards for National Health Insurance Care Benefits (Annex 2: non-covered items)](https://www.law.go.kr/법령/국민건강보험요양급여의기준에관한규칙) - Korea Law Information Center
- [Standards for designation and implementation of selective benefits (notice)](https://www.law.go.kr/행정규칙/선별급여지정및실시등에관한기준) - Ministry of Health and Welfare (Korea Law Information Center)