Pricing & costs

What treatment really costs in China

Reference totals for the treatments international patients ask about most, plus the hospital's own official fee schedule so you can verify every line. We add zero markup.

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This is the official government-regulated fee schedule used by public hospitals — the same list your bill is built from. Search all 388 entries yourself.

388 services found

  • Additional charge for debridement of traumatic foot wounds (per additional toe)

    Musculoskeletal surgery · per toe

    Price not available

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  • Additional charge for debridement of foot trauma (dorsum of foot)

    Musculoskeletal Surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • Functional reconstruction with transfer of the intrinsic extensor (flexor) tendon of the finger

    Musculoskeletal surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • Shoulder Abduction Function Reconstruction

    Musculoskeletal Surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • Subacromial Decompression

    Musculoskeletal Surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • Acromioplasty

    Musculoskeletal surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • Elbow Flexion Function Reconstruction

    Musculoskeletal Surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • Wrist Extension Function Reconstruction

    Musculoskeletal Surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • Thumb Opposition Function Reconstruction

    Musculoskeletal Surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • Release of Stenosing Tenosynovitis

    Musculoskeletal Surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • Ganglion cyst excision

    Musculoskeletal surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • Surgical Treatment of Bunions

    Musculoskeletal Surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • Palmar Fasciectomy for Contracture

    Musculoskeletal Surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • Collateral Ligament Contracture Release

    Musculoskeletal Surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • Hand Skin Avulsion Injury Repair

    Musculoskeletal Surgery · per procedure

    Price not available

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  • Omental Skin Grafting for Hand Trauma

    Musculoskeletal Surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • Dorsal Island Flap Procedure for the Index Finger

    Musculoskeletal Surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • Dorsal metacarpal arterial reversed flap procedure

    Musculoskeletal surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • Reverse Forearm Radial-Ulnar Artery Flap Procedure

    Musculoskeletal Surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • Ring finger island flap procedure

    Musculoskeletal surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • Flexor/Extensor Finger (Toe) Tendon Anastomosis

    Musculoskeletal Surgery · per tendon

    Price not available

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  • Free tendon grafting of flexor and extensor tendons of the fingers (toes)

    Musculoskeletal surgery · per tendon

    Price not available

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  • Pulley Reconstruction

    Musculoskeletal Surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • Free tendon fixation for boutonnière deformity

    Musculoskeletal surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • Forearm Nerve Exploration and Anastomosis

    Musculoskeletal Surgery · per nerve

    Price not available

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  • Forearm Nerve Exploration and Free Nerve Grafting

    Musculoskeletal Surgery · per nerve

    Price not available

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  • Thenar web space reconstruction

    Musculoskeletal Surgery · Unilateral

    Price not available

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  • Toe web space plasty

    Musculoskeletal Surgery · Per toe web space

    Price not available

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  • Nail bed repair

    Musculoskeletal surgery · procedure

    Price not available

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  • 15.22 Surgery of Muscles, Tendons, and Ligaments

    Musculoskeletal Surgery

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Common treatments, total cost

Reference ranges for a typical uncomplicated case at a tier-3 public hospital international department. All USD at ¥7.2. Reviewed June 2026.

These are reference ranges, not quotes. Before you commit to anything, we obtain a written line-item estimate from the hospital for your specific case — that number is the one that counts. Complications, ICU care and targeted drugs are not included; see unexpected costs below.

How to read these prices

Schedule entries are per-item prices — one scan, one night, one procedure — not treatment totals. A hospital bill is a stack of these lines.

Prices vary slightly by city and hospital tier. The ranges shown reflect the government-regulated spread, and you pay the hospital's own rate with no markup from us.

What can cost extra

Doctor consultation fees, ward accommodation, medications, implants and special materials are billed as separate lines.

Complications, ICU care and targeted drugs are the big variables — we explain them under unexpected costs below.

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Understanding unexpected costs

Medical treatment does not always go to plan. These are the costs that can appear unexpectedly, and that we want you to know about before you travel.

ICU and extended hospital stays

If complications require intensive care, ICU daily costs in Chinese international departments typically range from about $800 to $2,500 per day, on top of the planned procedure. We help you confirm whether your insurance or deposit covers this.

Complications and re-operation

A small percentage of procedures require a second intervention. This is rare but real, and the additional cost is billed by the hospital, not by us. We disclose this in writing before you commit.

Targeted drugs and imported implants

Some cancer targeted therapies and imported orthopedic implants are not included in a base quote and can add $2,000 to $30,000 or more. We request a written line-item estimate from the hospital before you approve anything.

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