Multi-specialty · price comparison
Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy) cost by country
Prices run from $76 in Vietnam to $5,030 in Singapore — a 66× spread. Every figure is published with its source and verification status.
- Countries
- 8
- From
- $76
- Vietnam
- Verified
- 7/8
- Spread
- 66×
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 8 countries compared below.
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All-in = procedure + est. flights + 5 nights' hotel
| # | Country | Local price | ≈ USD range | from ≈USD | All-in trip | Trust | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VN Vietnam | ₫2,000,000–₫33,330,000 | $76–$1,270 | $76 | ≈ $2,210 | 90 | ✓ Verified |
| 2 | IN India | ₹40,000–₹160,000 | $416–$1,660 | $416 | ≈ $2,310 | — | ✓ Verified |
| 3 | TR Turkey | TRY 33,750–TRY 33,750 | $716–$716 | $716 | ≈ $2,410 | — | ✓ Verified |
| 4 | TH Thailand | THB 99,000–THB 370,000 | $2,940–$11,000 | $2,940 | ≈ $5,130 | 88 | ✓ Verified |
| 5 | MY Malaysia | MYR 13,888–MYR 13,888 | $3,390–$3,390 | $3,390 | ≈ $5,680 | 63 | unverified |
| 6 | KR South Korea | ₩7,000,000–₩15,000,000 | $4,690–$10,100 | $4,690 | ≈ $6,670 | 64 | ✓ Verified |
| 7 | AE United Arab Emirates | AED 18,000–AED 30,000 | $4,900–$8,170 | $4,900 | ≈ $7,150 | — | ✓ Verified |
| 8 | SG Singapore | SGD 6,497–SGD 26,472 | $5,030–$20,500 | $5,030 | ≈ $7,760 | 63 | ✓ Verified |
Bars show each country's USD range on a shared scale. Local price is the figure of record; USD is an approximate conversion at the dated rate above. Pick a country for its cities, clinics and sources.