Orthopedics · price comparison
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) cost by country
Prices run from $20 in South Korea to $31 in Taiwan — a 2× spread. Every figure is published with its source and verification status.
- Countries
- 2
- From
- $20
- South Korea
- Verified
- 2/2
- Spread
- 2×
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 2 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 | KR South Korea | ₩30,000–₩563,000 | $20–$377 | $20 | ≈ $2,200 | 66 | ✓ Verified |
| 2 | TW Taiwan | NT$1,000–NT$20,000 | $31–$618 | $31 | ≈ $2,370 | 65 | ✓ Verified |
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