Hand & Wrist Surgery cost: South Korea vs Vietnam
Orthopedics · How we collect and verify prices · USD conversions at the ECB via frankfurter.dev rate of 2026-07-17
Side-by-side comparison
South Korea
from
$194
Samsung Medical Center · AAA
Vietnam
from
$61
Tam Anh General Hospital Hanoi · AAA
Vietnam starts ~69% lower — $61 vs $194 in South Korea.
Cost
$194 Seoul
Lowest price $61 Ho Chi Minh City
$194–$1,520
Typical range $61–$151
$1,300 round trip
Est. flights $1,680 round trip
≈ $2,374 + 5 nights hotel
All-in trip ≈ $2,396 + 5 nights hotel
Quality
Samsung Medical Center Newsweek #1 · AAA · ★3.9
Top hospital Tam Anh General Hospital Hanoi Newsweek #1 · AAA · ★3.2
★ 3.9
Patient rating ★ 3.2
✓ Accredited JCI accredited
Accreditation —
1,979
Top hospital beds —
96 Orthopedics depts
Hospitals 25 Orthopedics depts
92 Newsweek top 10
Top-ranked 3 Newsweek top 10
Destination
AAA grade
Health system A grade
#2 CEOWORLD Health Care Index
World rank #57 Numbeo Health Care Index
Published
Verified price ✓ Verified
Choose South Korea if…
- Cheaper all-in trip
- Higher-ranked top hospital
- Better-rated hospital
- More hospitals to choose from
- Stronger health system
- Higher world health rank
Choose Vietnam if…
- Lower published price
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.