Orthopedics costs & top hospitals in Seoul
AA MFI 80/100 · howOrthopedics in Seoul runs ₩20,000–₩20,305,000 across 18 priced procedures (5 verified). Samsung Medical Center is the top-ranked hospital for it — Newsweek #1 in South Korea. 2 conditions and 3 specialist types map to this field here.
Top hospital for orthopedics in Seoul · 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.
Orthopedics runs ₩20,000–₩20,305,000 across 18 priced procedures · 6 hospitals treat it here.
The price of orthopedics care
Private ranges. ✓ = fetched from a primary source and corroborated.
- PRP Joint Injection Verified ₩150,000 – ₩250,000 / package See prices →
- Neurosurgery – Spine Verified ₩4,912,000 / total-bill — local citizens only rate (South Korea National Health Insurance (건강보험)/Medical Aid (의료급여) enrolled-patient average; excludes non-covered self-pay rates billed to short-term foreign medical travelers, who do not qualify for NHI enrollment) See prices →
- Joint Replacement Verified ₩9,453,000 – ₩9,628,000 / total-bill — local citizens only rate (South Korea National Health Insurance (건강보험)/Medical Aid (의료급여) enrolled-patient average; excludes non-covered self-pay rates billed to short-term foreign medical travelers, who do not qualify for NHI enrollment) See prices →
- Hip Surgery Verified ₩9,628,000 / total-bill — local citizens only rate (South Korea National Health Insurance (건강보험)/Medical Aid (의료급여) enrolled-patient average; excludes non-covered self-pay rates billed to short-term foreign medical travelers, who do not qualify for NHI enrollment) See prices →
- Neurosurgery – Brain Verified ₩16,695,000 – ₩20,305,000 / total-bill — local citizens only rate (South Korea National Health Insurance (건강보험)/Medical Aid (의료급여) enrolled-patient average; excludes non-covered self-pay rates billed to short-term foreign medical travelers, who do not qualify for NHI enrollment) See prices →
- Pain Management ₩20,000 – ₩80,000 / per-session See prices →
- Manual Therapy ₩23,400 – ₩246,000 / package See prices →
- Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) ₩31,000 – ₩563,000 / package See prices →
- Hand & Wrist Surgery ₩290,000 – ₩2,270,000 / per-procedure See prices →
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery ₩290,000 – ₩2,270,000 / per-procedure See prices →
- Arthroscopy ₩1,120,000 – ₩4,150,000 / per-procedure See prices →
- Shoulder Surgery ₩1,470,000 – ₩4,890,000 / per-procedure See prices →
- Spine Surgery ₩1,622,000 / package See prices →
- Knee Surgery ₩1,870,000 – ₩9,453,000 / total-bill — local citizens only rate (South Korea National Health Insurance (건강보험)/Medical Aid (의료급여) enrolled-patient average; excludes non-covered self-pay rates billed to short-term foreign medical travelers, who do not qualify for NHI enrollment) See prices →
- Minimally Invasive Spine ₩2,000,000 – ₩5,000,000 / total-bill See prices →
- Sports Medicine ₩2,500,000 – ₩6,420,000 / per-procedure See prices →
- Fracture & Trauma ₩2,960,000 – ₩6,900,000 / total-bill See prices →
- Foot & Ankle Surgery ₩3,000,000 – ₩5,000,000 / total-bill See prices →
2 more procedures in this field (drug protocols like chemotherapy, supportive care) are priced per cycle and vary by regimen — we show ranges where honest, never a fake single price. Public / subsidised care is typically far cheaper.
Best hospitals for orthopedics
Newsweek World's Best national rank first, then our grade.
- #1 Samsung Medical Center 3.9 Good 545 reviews JCI accredited Rank #1 View →
- #2 Asan Medical Center 4.0 Very good 574 reviews JCI accredited Rank #2 View →
- #3 Severance Hospital (Yonsei University) 3.8 Good 474 reviews JCI accredited Rank #3 View →
- #4 Seoul National University Hospital 3.9 Good 226 reviews Rank #4 View →
- #6 Gangnam Severance Hospital 3.6 Good 54 reviews JCI accredited Rank #6 View →
- #8 Seoul St. Mary's Hospital 4.0 Very good 444 reviews JCI accredited Rank #8 View →
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