• Cost
Cost
Price Comparisons between Beijing and Other Destinations
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Surgery
|
USA
|
Panama
|
India
|
Thailand
|
Singapore
|
Beijing
|
|
Heart Bypass
|
$131,000
|
$10,500
|
$10,000
|
$11,000
|
$18,500
|
$10,000
|
|
Heart Valve Replacement
|
$142,000
|
$2,800
|
$9,500
|
$25,000
|
$22,000
|
$10,000
|
|
Angioplasty
|
$53,000
|
$13,600
|
$11,000
|
$13,000
|
$13,000
|
$11,500
|
|
Hip Replacement
|
$43,500
|
$5,400
|
$9,000
|
$12,000
|
$12,000
|
$11,000
|
|
Knee Replacement
|
$42,000
|
$7,200
|
$8,500
|
$10,000
|
$13,000
|
$10,800
|
|
Spinal Fusion
|
$63,000
|
$6,600
|
$5,500
|
$7,000
|
$9,000
|
$6,600
|
|
Dental Implant
|
$3,200
|
$1,200
|
$6,00
|
$2,150
|
$2,500
|
$1,400
|
|
Breast Implants
|
$11,000
|
$3,600
|
$2,600
|
$2,700
|
$8,000
|
$3,000
|
|
Rhinoplasty
|
$8,300
|
$3,300
|
$2,000
|
$5,300
|
$2,000
|
$2,000
|
|
Face Lift
|
$15,000
|
$2,600
|
$4,800
|
$5,000
|
$7,500
|
$4,600
|
|
Hysterectomy
|
$20,000
|
$6,150
|
$3,000
|
$4,500
|
$6,000
|
$4,000
|
Medical tourism is one of the fastest growing industries within healthcare. Medical tourism offers a unique opportunity for employers to receive significant savings on major healthcare expenses, such as major surgeries, while providing their employees and dependents a high level of quality of care.
Many people are offering medical tourism because the half of medical cost, for example, compared in China, the cost savings is up to 70% of the cost in the U.S. while the quality can be equal to or in some cases better than the patients would receive in their home countries. American patients who have received medical care overseas "rave" about personalized treatment and being treated like "royalty" while there.
Many employers are surprised to learn that many people are familiar with medical tourism and a large portion of them are open to the concept. In a 2009 Gallup Poll, 29% of Americans said they would consider traveling abroad for medical procedures such as Heart Bypass Surgery, Hip or Knee Replacement, and Cancer diagnosis and treatment.
People are implementing medical tourism for the following reason:
1. Savings up to 70% off
2. Providing alternative choices for their employees
3. Providing options with better outcomes for certain procedures




