Pacemaker Implantation cost: South Korea vs Taiwan
Cardiology & Heart Surgery · 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
$7,370
Samsung Medical Center · AAA
Taiwan
from
$470
Taipei Veterans General Hospital · AAA
Taiwan starts ~94% lower — $470 vs $7,370 in South Korea.
Cost
$7,370 Seoul
Lowest price $470 Taoyuan
$7,370–$18,000
Typical range $470–$5,160
$1,300 round trip
Est. flights $1,460 round trip
≈ $9,650 + 5 nights hotel
All-in trip ≈ $2,910 + 5 nights hotel
Quality
Samsung Medical Center Newsweek #1 · AAA · ★3.9
Top hospital Taipei Veterans General Hospital Newsweek #1 · AAA · ★4.0
★ 3.9
Patient rating ★ 4.0
✓ Accredited JCI accredited
Accreditation —
1,979
Top hospital beds 3,160
12 Cardiology & Heart Surgery depts
Hospitals 12 Cardiology & Heart Surgery depts
12 Newsweek top 10
Top-ranked 12 Newsweek top 10
Destination
AAA grade
Health system AAA grade
#2 CEOWORLD Health Care Index
World rank #1 CEOWORLD Health Care Index
Choose South Korea if…
- Higher-ranked top hospital
Choose Taiwan if…
- Lower published price
- Cheaper all-in trip
- Better-rated hospital
- Larger flagship hospital
- Higher world health rank
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.