Multi-specialty · price comparison
Appendectomy cost by country
Prices run from $122 in Taiwan to $4,270 in Singapore — a 35× spread. Every figure is published with its source and verification status.
- Countries
- 9
- From
- $122
- Taiwan
- Verified
- 5/9
- Spread
- 35×
How we verify prices · USD at the ECB via frankfurter.dev rate of 2026-07-17
Top-ranked hospital we cover · Newsweek #1 in South Korea
#1 Samsung Medical Center 3.9★ JCI accredited
Opened in 1994 by the Samsung Foundation, Samsung Medical Center in Gangnam is a 1,979-bed non-profit hospital ranked #30 in the world by Newsweek (2025). JCI-accredited and cancer-focused, it runs one of Korea's two proton-therapy centres and has operated a dedicated international centre since 1995.
In Seoul, South Korea · one of 9 countries compared below.
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Rank by: procedure price all-in trip most trusted
All-in = procedure + est. flights + 5 nights' hotel
| # | Country | Local price | ≈ USD range | from ≈USD | All-in trip | Trust | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TW Taiwan | NT$3,960–NT$8,938 | $122–$276 | $122 | ≈ $2,260 | 65 | ✓ Verified |
| 2 | IN India | ₹35,000–₹120,000 | $364–$1,250 | $364 | ≈ $2,250 | — | ✓ Verified |
| 3 | VN Vietnam | ₫11,042,000–₫33,330,000 | $421–$1,270 | $421 | ≈ $2,560 | 90 | unverified |
| 4 | TR Turkey | TRY 21,593–TRY 21,593 | $458–$458 | $458 | ≈ $2,150 | — | ✓ Verified |
| 5 | MY Malaysia | MYR 8,000–MYR 20,000 | $1,950–$4,880 | $1,950 | ≈ $4,240 | — | unverified |
| 6 | KR South Korea | ₩5,000,000–₩7,000,000 | $3,350–$4,690 | $3,350 | ≈ $5,330 | 59 | unverified |
| 7 | AE United Arab Emirates | AED 15,000–AED 30,000 | $4,080–$8,170 | $4,080 | ≈ $6,330 | — | unverified |
| 8 | TH Thailand | THB 140,000–THB 225,000 | $4,160–$6,690 | $4,160 | ≈ $6,350 | 61 | ✓ Verified |
| 9 | SG Singapore | SGD 5,510–SGD 33,622 | $4,270–$26,000 | $4,270 | ≈ $7,000 | 63 | ✓ Verified |
Bars show each country's USD range on a shared scale. Local price is the figure of record; USD is an approximate conversion at the dated rate above. Pick a country for its cities, clinics and sources.