The pricing of diagnosis and treatment - foreigners seeking medical care in China will follow a dual-track pricing system
关于诊治的定价-外籍人士来华就医执行双轨制定价
International Medical Department/Special Consultation Clinic: Adopting market-oriented pricing, with fees ranging from 6 to 12 times that of general outpatient services.
- Routine consultation: The total cost for registration, basic examination, and prescription is between 2,000 and 5,000 yuan.
- Registration fees start at 300-500 yuan, and can reach several thousand yuan for renowned experts.
- Fees for CT, MRI, and other examinations, as well as hospital bed fees, are 8-12 times that of the general department. For example, the head MRI at the international department of a hospital in Beijing costs about 7,000 yuan, and the daily hospitalization fee starts at 5,000 yuan.
- The cost of routine surgical procedures generally ranges from 40,000 to 50,000 yuan.
- Major examinations: Gastrointestinal endoscopy costs approximately twice as much as in the general department, while CT and MRI scans cost 8-12 times as much.
- Surgical treatments: The cost is 3-5 times that of the general department, with a surgery that costs 3,000 yuan in the general department potentially reaching 15,000 yuan in the international department.
- Hospital bed fees: Single room daily fees range from 3,000 to 5,000 yuan.
- Single tooth implant: Approximately 10,000 yuan.
- Knee joint replacement: Within approximately 12,000 euros.
- CAR-T cell therapy: Approximately 60,000 US dollars.
- Routine physical examination: Approximately 3,000 yuan.
- Blood routine test: Approximately 300 yuan, thyroid function test: Approximately 3,500 yuan, head MRI: Approximately 7,000 yuan.
- Gastrointestinal endoscopy costs approximately twice as much as in the general department, and some hospitals may also charge additional fees for anesthesia and consumables.
- The general hospital bed fee starts at 5,000 yuan per day, and the ICU bed fee starts at 20,000 yuan per day.
- Routine surgery fees generally range from 40,000 to 50,000 yuan: appendix surgery costs approximately 50,000 yuan, vaginal delivery costs approximately 50,000 yuan, and hemorrhoid surgery costs approximately 40,000 yuan. Overall, surgical fees are 3-5 times that of the general department
General outpatient/inpatient department: Implementing a completely unified fee standard with domestic patients
- Registration fee: 5-50 yuan for general appointments, 50-100 yuan for expert appointments
- Regular consultation: Total cost of registration + basic examination + prescription is 300-800 yuan
- In 2025, the average outpatient cost per visit in tertiary public hospitals nationwide was approximately 377 yuan, and the average inpatient cost per visit was approximately 11,576 yuan;
- The average outpatient cost per visit in secondary public hospitals was approximately 232 yuan, and the average inpatient cost per visit was approximately 5,714 yuan.
- A full physical examination costs only about 3,000 yuan.
- Major examinations: MRI for a single part costs about 400-800 yuan, and gastroscopy costs about 800-1,200 yuan.
- Surgical treatment: The pricing follows the unified domestic medical service pricing, with no additional premium.
- Hospital bed fees: Multi-person rooms cost 30-100 yuan per day, and single rooms cost 200-500 yuan per day
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