Knee replacement
$7,600–11,800
United States $35,000–50,000
65–85% less than the US
CHINA MEDICAL TOURISM & PATIENT CARE
MediTour Care
Your Gateway to Leading Hospitals in China
- Send your records once — you get a hospital plan, a written price and a date
- We are not a hospital — your treatment fees go to it directly, at its published rate
- Our fee is a single flat amount, agreed in writing before anything begins
Start here
What are you being treated for?
Pick the closest match. You get the hospitals that actually do it, a price range, and the guide that explains the cost — without having to learn our vocabulary first.
Dental implants
$420–2,100 · 1 hospital
Hospitals we refer to
- West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University
Chengdu · 42K operations a year
What it costs
$420–2,100 — at the hospital's published international rate. Our service fee is separate and does not change this figure.
Read the full cost guide Start a free consultationRehabilitation and TCM
$60–150 · 6 hospitals
Hospitals we refer to
- West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Chengdu · 220K operations a year - Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital
Chengdu · 141K operations a year - Beijing Jishuitan Hospital
Beijing · 105K operations a year - Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
Shanghai · 100K operations a year
What it costs
$60–150 — at the hospital's published international rate. Our service fee is separate and does not change this figure.
Read the full cost guide Start a free consultationCancer
$12,000–35,000 · 18 hospitals
Hospitals we refer to
- Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai · 150K operations a year - Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Shanghai · 82K operations a year - Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai · 80K operations a year - Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
Guangzhou · 80K operations a year
What it costs
$12,000–35,000 — at the hospital's published international rate. Our service fee is separate and does not change this figure.
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$8,000–22,000 · 9 hospitals
Hospitals we refer to
- Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Beijing · 80K operations a year - Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing · 70K operations a year - Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai · 92K operations a year - Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
Shanghai · 210K operations a year
What it costs
$8,000–22,000 — at the hospital's published international rate. Our service fee is separate and does not change this figure.
Read the full cost guide Start a free consultationKnee or hip replacement
$7,600–11,800 · 5 hospitals
Hospitals we refer to
- Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital
Shanghai · 120K operations a year - Peking University Third Hospital
Beijing · 117K operations a year - Beijing Jishuitan Hospital
Beijing · 105K operations a year - Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
Guangzhou · 96K operations a year
What it costs
$7,600–11,800 — at the hospital's published international rate. Our service fee is separate and does not change this figure.
Read the full cost guide Start a free consultationBrain or spine
$15,000–28,000 · 5 hospitals
Hospitals we refer to
- West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Chengdu · 220K operations a year - ENT Hospital of Fudan University
Shanghai · 190K operations a year - Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
Shanghai · 100K operations a year - Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing · 38K operations a year
What it costs
$15,000–28,000 — at the hospital's published international rate. Our service fee is separate and does not change this figure.
Read the full cost guide Start a free consultationVision correction
$400–1,500 · 3 hospitals
Hospitals we refer to
- ENT Hospital of Fudan University
Shanghai · 190K operations a year - Peking University People's Hospital
Beijing · 50K operations a year - Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing · 21K operations a year
What it costs
$400–1,500 — at the hospital's published international rate. Our service fee is separate and does not change this figure.
Read the full cost guide Start a free consultationIVF and fertility
$5,500–9,000 · 1 hospital
Hospitals we refer to
- Peking University Third Hospital
Beijing · 117K operations a year
What it costs
$5,500–9,000 — at the hospital's published international rate. Our service fee is separate and does not change this figure.
Read the full cost guide Start a free consultationHealth checkup
$400–1,200 · 35 hospitals
Hospitals we refer to
- Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai · 150K operations a year - The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou · 100K operations a year - West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Chengdu · 220K operations a year - Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
Shanghai · 210K operations a year
What it costs
$400–1,200 — at the hospital's published international rate. Our service fee is separate and does not change this figure.
Read the full cost guide Start a free consultationWeight-loss surgery
$6,000–11,000 · 16 hospitals
Hospitals we refer to
- Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai · 150K operations a year - The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou · 100K operations a year - Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital
Chengdu · 141K operations a year - Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai · 134K operations a year
What it costs
$6,000–11,000 — at the hospital's published international rate. Our service fee is separate and does not change this figure.
Read the full cost guide Start a free consultationHow it works
How it works, in four phases
From the first record you send to the follow-up after you return home, eight steps. We coordinate; licensed hospitals treat.
01
Send your records
One message with the diagnosis, what has already been tried, and the documents you have. No translation or certification at this stage.
02
Review and match
A coordinator and our clinical doctor read the file together, then approach two or three international departments that genuinely treat your condition in volume, and ask for named surgeons, available windows and reference prices.
03
Written cost estimate
The hospital's international department issues an itemised range at its published foreign-patient rate. Our flat fee is listed separately, never added on, so you can take the range away and compare.
04
Visa and appointment confirmation
The deposit holds your slot and your case goes to the target hospital. We issue the visa invitation letter, usually in two to three working days, and confirm your first appointment date.
05
Arrival and settling in
A coordinator meets you at arrivals and takes you to lodging near the hospital. The first day covers a local SIM, mobile payment, hospital registration and a printed schedule — all in one go.
06
In-hospital escort
A coordinator interprets at every consultation, test and procedure, handles the consent paperwork, and sends your family a short update each evening. Your questions are written down and handed to the treating doctor.
07
Discharge and the full record set
You leave with a bilingual discharge summary, a written medication list, follow-up dates and the complete record including imaging discs. Most patients move to quieter recovery lodging before flying home.
08
Follow-up after you return
A final review confirms you are fit to fly and explains what to watch for. The coordinator stays reachable by email and WhatsApp, and the written follow-up plan lets your own doctor take over directly.
Reference figures
China, in numbers
Each row is an all-in total — surgery, implant, ward stay and routine medication. Line-by-line breakdowns, and what moves the number, are in the cost guide.
10–14days in China for surgery
24–48hfor an MRI report
0%markup on the hospital bill
5–7days for a written estimate
Hip replacement
$9,000–14,000
United States $40,000–70,000
65–85% less than the US
Heart bypass (CABG)
$18,000–28,000
United States $70,000–120,000
60–80% less than the US
IVF, one cycle
$5,500–9,000
United States $15,000–25,000
45–75% less than the US
Dental implant, per tooth
$1,200–2,500
United States $3,000–6,000
40–75% less than the US
Flagship hospital
A closer look at one of our hospitals
Every hospital in our directory is a Grade 3A public hospital with a named international department. Here is what one of them actually looks like.
Grade 3A
International department
Chengdu
West China Hospital, Sichuan University
四川大学华西医院 · Chengdu
220K
Annual surgeries
7.5M
Annual outpatients
4,900
Licensed beds
3
Languages supported
- Ranked 6th in the world and 1st in China for medical research — the Nature Index ranking of hospitals. Nature Index — West China Hospital
- The hospital's own specialists review your scans and reports before you fly.
- 43 nationally recognised specialist centres — more than any other hospital in China.
- Chinese, English and Japanese service, private rooms, and English-speaking case managers.
- Departments we send patients to most: dentistry, orthopaedics, gastroenterology, neurosurgery, oncology and TCM rehabilitation.
Insurers contracted with the International Medical Center of West China Hospital
Bupa
Allianz
AXA
MSH China
Cigna
AIA
Generali
ERGO
MediLink-Global
GBG Insurance
BUMA
WellBe
Taken from the hospital's own published partner list. Contracted status still does not guarantee your plan applies to your case — confirm cover and settlement route in writing. Per-plan verdicts.
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers to the questions patients actually ask us. Nothing here is medical advice.
What does MediTour Care actually do?
We coordinate the non-clinical side of treatment in China: hospital matching, appointments, transfers and accommodation, a bilingual coordinator, the visa letter, your records and contact after you fly home.
We are not a hospital and do not practise medicine: every diagnosis and treatment decision belongs to a licensed physician at the treating hospital.
Is it actually safe to have treatment in China?
At the top tier, yes. All 35 hospitals we work with are Grade 3A public hospitals with a named international department, and their department heads have often trained or practised at leading institutions in the US, Europe or Japan.
Outside that tier the variation is enormous, and it is not visible from the outside. Grade 3A is China's highest tier, and accreditation is a floor rather than a guarantee. We tell you which hospital and which named doctor we would approach, and why — and we encourage you to verify credentials and ask questions before you decide.
Do you add a markup to the hospital bill?
No. You pay the hospital's own official international-department rate, directly to the hospital — the same number a self-paying local patient sees.
We take no percentage, and money for medical care never passes through us; our income is the flat service fee alone.
How much does treatment in China cost?
Between roughly $5,500 and $35,000 for the categories we coordinate, all-in — surgery, implant or device, ward stay and routine medication. Knee replacement sits near $7,600–11,800, cardiac bypass $18,000–28,000, IVF about $5,500–9,000 per cycle.
Those are reference ranges at international-department rates, not quotations, and the cost guide breaks down what moves the number.
What do I send first?
Your diagnosis in one line, what has been tried, and whatever records you already have — a discharge summary, the imaging report, the last lab results. Nothing needs translating or certifying at this stage, and a photograph of a paper report is enough to start.
Send it through the consultation form and a coordinator replies within one business day.
Can I get a second opinion without travelling?
Yes. Your records and imaging go to a named specialist at the hospital, who reviews them before you commit to anything, and a video consultation follows if you want one. The coordinator interprets and sends you a written summary.
For some conditions this settles the question without a trip at all. Rates are on the service fees page.
Our honest position
What we will not do
Medical travel attracts exaggeration. These are the six commitments we hold ourselves to, and the ones you can hold us to.
Zero marked-up medical fees
You pay the hospital's own official international-department rate — the same number a self-paying local patient sees. Our fee is separate, flat and shown up front.
Independent editorial
Our hospital profiles and articles are written by our own editorial team. Hospitals cannot pay for placement, rankings, or a better write-up.
Nothing here is medical advice
We publish general information about access, cost and process. We do not diagnose, prescribe, or tell you which treatment to choose.
No outcome guarantees
Any service that promises a result is not being honest with you. We tell you the reference range, the risks, and what we cannot control.
Your data, your control
Records you send us are shared only with the hospitals you approve, and you can ask us to delete them at any time.
No commission from hospitals
We are paid by you, not by the hospital. No hospital pays us for a referral, a placement or a ranking, and our recommendation cannot be bought. If a hospital offered, we would decline it and end the relationship.
Ready to start your health journey?
Send us your records and tell us what you are trying to solve. A coordinator replies within one business day with a proposed hospital, a named specialist, and a written cost range — before you pay anything.