# China Medical Cost Guide

> China Medical Costs In China


## Posts

- [Getting a Second Opinion from a Chinese Hospital Before You Fly](https://chinamedcost.com/second-opinion-before-you-fly/): You do not have to buy a plane ticket to find out whether a Chinese hospital is right for your case.
- [Medical Scams in China: Red Flags and How to Book Safely](https://chinamedcost.com/china-medical-scams-safe-booking/): Last reviewed 1 November 2026 Type Safety guide Related Is it safe?
- [How Long Should You Stay in China for Treatment?](https://chinamedcost.com/how-long-to-stay-in-china-for-treatment/): Flights are usually the second-biggest line item after the treatment itself, and the stay length drives that number.
- [Public vs Private Hospitals in China: Which Should Foreigners Choose?](https://chinamedcost.com/public-vs-private-hospitals-china/): Foreign patients in China usually choose between three kinds of institution: the public general hospital (often a tier-3A), the international department inside a public hospital, and the fully private international hospital.
- [Cataract Surgery Cost in China: What IOL Price Caps Mean for You](https://chinamedcost.com/cataract-surgery-cost-china/): Cataract surgery prices are moving sharply downward in China for one specific, well-documented reason: the government buys lens implants in bulk, nationally, and publishes what it pays.
- [How Much Do CT Scans and MRIs Cost in China?](https://chinamedcost.com/how-much-ct-mri-cost-china/): Imaging is where China’s published pricing is at its most transparent.
- [Do Chinese Hospitals Accept US Insurance?](https://chinamedcost.com/us-insurance-china-hospitals/): Short answer: your US health plan almost certainly will not cover planned treatment in China — but that is not the end of the money question.
- [How to Get Your Medical Records Translated in China](https://chinamedcost.com/medical-records-translation-china/): Your medical records are the currency of a treatment trip: the visa letter depends on them, the remote second opinion depends on them, and the claim you file at home afterwards depends on them.
- [LASIK vs SMILE in China: Cost, Recovery, and Who Qualifies](https://chinamedcost.com/lasik-vs-smile-china-cost-recovery/): LASIK is the brand name everyone knows; SMILE is the newer procedure quietly dominating the conversation in China, where it was first performed and where volumes are among the world’s highest.
- [Health Checkup in China: What a Package Includes and What It Costs](https://chinamedcost.com/health-checkup-in-china-package-guide/): A “体检” (tǐjiǎn — health checkup) is one of the most normalised medical activities in China: office workers do one annually, hospitals run dedicated checkup centres, and prices are published.
- [Flying Home After Surgery: How Many Days Should You Wait?](https://chinamedcost.com/flying-home-after-surgery/): The most expensive mistake in medical travel is booked at the return counter: flying home too soon after a procedure.
- [China vs Thailand vs Turkey: How to Compare Medical Costs Honestly](https://chinamedcost.com/china-vs-thailand-vs-turkey-costs/): Every “China vs Thailand vs Turkey” page on the internet is a table of three price columns.
- [How to Pay a Chinese Hospital as a Foreigner (Alipay, WeChat Pay, Cards)](https://chinamedcost.com/pay-chinese-hospital-as-foreigner/): Paying in China used to be the hardest part of a medical trip.
- [Is Medical Tourism to China Safe? What to Check Before You Book](https://chinamedcost.com/is-medical-tourism-to-china-safe/): “Is it safe?” is the first question everyone asks about medical travel to China — and the honest answer is that the question is too broad to answer with yes or no.
- [China Medical Visa: Requirements, Invitation Letter, Timeline](https://chinamedcost.com/china-medical-visa-invitation-letter/): If you are entering China specifically for treatment, the visa category that fits is the S2 (private affairs — medical treatment).
- [How Much Does a Dental Implant Cost in China vs the US?](https://chinamedcost.com/dental-implant-cost-china-vs-us/): Search “dental implant China vs US” and every result offers a percentage. Almost none can show you where both numbers came from.
- [Understanding China's Hospital Tiers: What "3A" Actually Means](https://chinamedcost.com/china-hospital-tiers-3a-explained/): 三级甲等 — “Tier 3, Grade A”, usually shortened to 3A or “tier-3A” — appears in almost every description of a Chinese hospital.
- [10 Questions to Ask a Hospital in China Before Sending a Deposit](https://chinamedcost.com/10-questions-before-deposit/): In China, treatment is paid up front — deposits are normal, and refund terms are whatever you agreed to.

## Pages

- [Medical Disclaimer](https://chinamedcost.com/medical-disclaimer/): This site explains how medical pricing and hospital systems in China work.
- [Privacy Policy](https://chinamedcost.com/privacy-policy/): This policy describes the site as it actually runs today, not a generic template.
- [Contact Us](https://chinamedcost.com/contact-us/): One person reads this inbox. There is no call centre, no sales desk and no booking team behind it.
- [Blog](https://chinamedcost.com/blog/)
- [Medical Travel Guide](https://chinamedcost.com/medical-travel-guide/): Most guides cover the flight and the hotel.
- [Hospitals in China](https://chinamedcost.com/hospitals-in-china/): There is no hospital ranking on this page, because a ranking would need outcome data that nobody publishes in a form you or we could check.
- [Medical Cost Comparison](https://chinamedcost.com/medical-cost-comparison/): Every treatment site on the internet prints a savings percentage. Almost none can show you where both numbers came from.
- [Cosmetic Treatments](https://chinamedcost.com/cosmetic-treatments/): This is the page where we publish the fewest numbers on the whole site — on purpose.
- [Eye Care](https://chinamedcost.com/eye-care/): Eye care splits into two different price worlds.
- [Health Checkups](https://chinamedcost.com/health-checkups/): Public hospitals in China run dedicated checkup centres, and several of them publish their package prices openly.
- [Dental Care](https://chinamedcost.com/dental-care/): China publishes a price structure for implants.
- [Medical Treatments](https://chinamedcost.com/medical-treatments/): If you are considering treatment in China, the hard question is rarely “is it cheaper?” It is “what will this actually cost me, and what am I not being told?” China publishes real prices for some procedures — and nothing usable for others.
- [About Us](https://chinamedcost.com/about-us/): China Medical Cost Guide is an independent reference site about what medical treatment in China costs, written for readers who don’t read Chinese and don’t live there.
- [Home](https://chinamedcost.com/): Procedure-level price ranges taken from published hospital price lists, with the source and date shown next to every figure.


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