ESWL (Kidney Stone Lithotripsy) cost: Taiwan vs Turkey
Multi-specialty · How we collect and verify prices · USD conversions at the ECB via frankfurter.dev rate of 2026-07-17
Side-by-side comparison
Taiwan
from
$832
Taipei Veterans General Hospital · AAA
Turkey
from
$72
Koç University Hospital · AAA
Turkey starts ~91% lower — $72 vs $832 in Taiwan, both verified.
Cost
$832 Kaohsiung
Lowest price $72 Ankara
$832–$832
Typical range $72–$72
$1,460 round trip
Est. flights $1,110 round trip
≈ $2,972 + 5 nights hotel
All-in trip ≈ $1,762 + 5 nights hotel
Quality
Taipei Veterans General Hospital Newsweek #1 · AAA · ★4.0
Top hospital Koç University Hospital Newsweek #1 · AAA · ★3.5
★ 4.0
Patient rating ★ 3.5
3,160
Top hospital beds 371
20 Multi-specialty depts
Hospitals 43 Multi-specialty depts
20 Newsweek top 10
Top-ranked 30 Newsweek top 10
Destination
AAA grade
Health system AA grade
#1 CEOWORLD Health Care Index
World rank #60 CEOWORLD Health Care Index
✓ Verified
Verified price ✓ Verified
Choose Taiwan if…
- Higher-ranked top hospital
- Better-rated hospital
- Larger flagship hospital
- Stronger health system
- Higher world health rank
Choose Turkey if…
- Lower published price
- Cheaper all-in trip
- More hospitals to choose from
Each figure is a provider's published price, converted to USD at the dated rate above; a green ✓ marks a price fetched from a primary source and corroborated. All-in trip adds estimated flights and 5 nights' hotel from your set origin.