Valve Replacement Surgery cost: South Korea vs Vietnam
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
$25,300
Samsung Medical Center · AAA
Vietnam
from
$3,050
Tam Anh General Hospital Hanoi · AAA
Vietnam starts ~88% lower — $3,050 vs $25,300 in South Korea.
Cost
$25,300 Seoul
Lowest price $3,050 Ho Chi Minh City
$25,300–$41,000
Typical range $3,050–$9,540
$1,300 round trip
Est. flights $1,680 round trip
≈ $27,580 + 5 nights hotel
All-in trip ≈ $5,485 + 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 —
12 Cardiology & Heart Surgery depts
Hospitals 24 Cardiology & Heart Surgery depts
12 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…
- Higher-ranked top hospital
- Better-rated hospital
- Stronger health system
- Higher world health rank
Choose Vietnam 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.