How much does a replacement Italian health card cost?

Duplicato tessera sanitaria costs EUR 0 as the verified reference figure; the documented range runs from EUR 0 to EUR 0.

Verifiable answer

Duplicato tessera sanitaria costs EUR 0 as the verified reference figure; the documented range runs from EUR 0 to EUR 0.

Question: How much does a replacement Italian health card cost?
Average cost: €0 / transaction
Price range: €0
Area: Italy
Last verified: 13 August 2026
Confidence: Confidence: High
What is included: Card issue or reissue; Online request where available; Use of Revenue Agency services
What is not included: Any urgent delivery not listed as a public fee; Any digital identity needed for restricted areas; Unnecessary private assistance
What the price depends on: Channel used; Eligibility or concessions; Band or plan selected; Purchase date; Ancillary services
Sources and methodology: 1 source

Official price versus real cost

Official price

€0

/ transaction

Difference+€0 (+0%)

Real cost

€0

The official price is the tariff published by the source; the real cost matches it only in the standard case. If eligibility, band, channel or payment timing changes, the user lands elsewhere in the range.

Short answer

A replacement Italian health card costs EUR 0: the card is free and the request is made through the online services or offices indicated by the Revenue Agency.

The real issue is not a fee but the correct channel: a tax-code card, a health card and a TS-CNS smart card follow different request paths. The guide answers with a verifiable figure, not with a generic market average. The headline price is therefore the one published by the official source and checked on 2026-08-13. Where the same source shows different cases — a concession, annual plan, weight band, deferred charge or separate component — those cases define the range and scenarios. The result is deliberately conservative: if a cost is not in the source, it is not turned into a figure. That avoids two common mistakes: treating the minimum as the normal cost, or adding items that are not comparable.

What is included

Card issue or reissue
Online request where available
Use of Revenue Agency services

What is not included

Any urgent delivery not listed as a public fee
Any digital identity needed for restricted areas
Unnecessary private assistance

How the price breaks down

How the price breaks down: Duplicato tessera sanitaria
Item	Type	Frequency	Typical
Replacement cardItem published by the official source for Duplicato tessera sanitaria.	Compulsory	one-off	€0

What the price depends on

Channel used
Eligibility or concessions
Band or plan selected
Purchase date
Ancillary services

Hidden costs

The lowest price is not always the common case: it often requires eligibility, upfront payment or a specific condition.
The final cost can change if you add ancillary services or use a channel other than the official one.
The verification date matters: public tariffs and private price lists can change while the service name stays the same.

Three realistic scenarios

Minimum

€0

The cheapest documented case, valid only when the listed conditions apply.

Typical

€0

The reference price used to answer the guide's main question.

High

€0

The most expensive case included because it is published by the source or tied to the same procedure.

How to spend less

Start from the official channel before paying intermediaries or add-on services.
Check whether you qualify for a reduced rate or exemption before buying.
Avoid late regularisation when the official rules make it more expensive.
Re-check the price on the purchase date if weeks have passed since planning.

Frequently asked questions

Does the price apply across Italy?

It depends on the service. When the source is national, the figure is treated as an Italian reference. When the source is municipal or local, such as a city tariff, the guide only applies to that area and should not be extended to other cities.

Is the minimum what everyone pays?

No. The minimum is the cheapest documented case, but it may require a precise condition: residence, annual payment, minimum weight, online channel or no extras. That is why the guide also publishes a typical price.

Why are fines or penalties not included?

Fines and penalties are not the normal cost of the service. They are mentioned when they explain a risk, but they are not added to the headline price if they depend on irregular behaviour or on a case not quantified by the source.

When should this figure be checked again?

Before paying. The verification date tells you how fresh the data is, but public tariffs and private price lists can change. If you are using the guide for an immediate decision, open the official source as well.

Why are some items excluded?

Because they do not have one verifiable price or they belong to a different service. Adding them to an average would make the number less useful. Listing them as exclusions tells the reader what to check separately.

Sources and methodology

How we worked it out

I used the official source listed in the file and opened it on 2026-08-13. The average is the reference price that best answers the query; the minimum and maximum come only from alternatives documented in the same source or from linked official rules. I excluded indirect costs, temporary promotions, unquantified fines and third-party reseller offers. Where the service is free, the price remains zero and possible costs are explained as exclusions rather than hidden estimates.

Why this confidence level

Confidence is high because the headline figure comes from an official source or from the direct provider of the service. It is not absolute because some final costs depend on personal eligibility, purchase channel, tariff updates or excluded items that do not have a single amount.

The health card is free and replacement requests go through the Revenue Agency services
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Agenzia delle Entrate · Public authority · Verified on 13 August 2026
Official source opened on 2026-08-13. The guide only uses prices or rules published directly by the source and excludes unverifiable estimates or temporary promotions.
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