Are treatment prices in South Korea expensive in 2025 or not?
Are treatment prices in South Korea expensive in 2025 or not?
Let's figure out what costs how much in hospitals in South Korea.
The main thing that always starts with a patient's visit to the clinic is a doctor's appointment and basic examinations.
An initial doctor's appointment in Korean clinics will cost about $30 to $90. The price will depend on the level of the hospital and the degree available to the doctor. Foreign patients most often get appointments with professors.
The examination itself can cost an average of $800 to $2,500. In some cases, the price may be higher, it all depends on what kind of examination the doctor prescribes.
It is necessary to take into account the important point that only a doctor can make an appointment for certain examinations. Situations where the patient simply wanted to undergo an MRI scan without referral and indications are completely excluded.
Let's just look at the prices for examinations, such as computer and magnetic resonance imaging, these studies will be quite expensive when compared with the cost in Russia or Kazakhstan.
We will not compare the devices, how they are serviced and what happens at the output, this moment may vary greatly, we will simply indicate the cost.
So, a CT scan of department 1 in a South Korean hospital will cost from 120 to 250 dollars, while an MRI scan will cost from 300 to 500 dollars. PET-CT, which is usually indicated for patients with cancer pathology, will cost about 1,100- 1,400 US dollars.
The average cost of an ultrasound scan in South Korea will cost 120-160 dollars, and you will have to be prepared to pay about 250-500 dollars for a blood test.
Of course, all prices will be quoted in the local currency – Korean won, and don't be alarmed when you see the amount in millions.
As of February 2025, 1 US dollar = 1,430 Korean won.
Is it possible to save money on undergoing examinations in South Korea? Yes!
We will tell you how to do this, as we offer this option to all our clients.
In South Korea, there are ready-made examination packages that already include tests necessary for many diseases.
For example, there is a package of gastrointestinal examination, which can already include FGDS under sedation, with biopsy, if necessary, blood tests for more than 70 indicators, including cancer markers, ultrasound of the abdominal cavity, chest X-ray, visits to a gynecologist / urologist, In-body tests, examination of heart vessels, densinometry. Such a package can cost from 350 to 500 USD.
In some cases, you can add an abdominal CT scan and colonoscopy, increasing the total cost by only 180-220 dollars.
Whereas if all these examinations had to be carried out separately, the price could be about $ 2500-3000.
Many of our patients go for the service of confirming/refuting a diagnosis made in their homeland. We believe that the diagnostic system in South Korea is the best fit for these tasks. In a very short time, from 7 to 10 days, the patient will be given an accurate diagnosis and treatment options will be offered.
The patient chooses where to undergo further treatment himself, he can return to his homeland or stay in Korea.
To calculate the preliminary cost of treatment in South Korea for a specific case, we, as a service, always make a preliminary request to specialized hospital departments and can offer several options to choose from.
Thus, even before the trip, our patients always know how much they need to count on.
In conclusion, I must say that the cost of treatment in South Korea has always been quite reasonable compared to European countries and some Asian countries.
And the level of medicine and medical services is very high.
To find out how much the diagnosis or treatment will cost in your case, you need to send an application and we will help you with the choice of clinics, calculating the budget of the trip and all organizational issues.
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