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Multi-specialty · Bangkok, Thailand

Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy) cost in Bangkok

Procedure from

$2,940

All-in from United States

≈ $5,130

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MPI · Procedure Index · how

Procedure price range · Bangkok

Cheaper than 33% of cities pricing this

$2,940lowest $6,970typical $11,000highest

Updated 2026-07-13 · How we collect & verify prices Compare clinics ↓

In plain words · Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy) is a medical procedure — the prices below are what hospitals publish for it.

Laparoscopic removal of the gallbladder

Procedure from
$2,940
lowest listed
Typical
$6,970
city midpoint
All-in
≈ $5,130
from United States
MPI Index
73
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Clinics
31
in Bangkok

Top hospital in Bangkok · Newsweek #1 in Thailand

#1 Bumrungrad International Hospital AAA 3.8★ JCI accredited

Opened in 1980, Bumrungrad is Southeast Asia's largest private hospital and was the first hospital in Asia to earn JCI accreditation (2002). It runs 47 specialty centers with ~1,200 physicians and dentists, and treats over 1.1 million patients a year — including ~520,000 international patients from 190+ countries.

Procedure in Bangkok from $2,940 — full price data below.

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Procedure price in Bangkok, local currency

Verified

The published market range in local currency, with today's conversions.

THB 99,000–THB 370,000

≈ $2,940–$11,000 · €2,570–€9,620 · £2,190–£8,190 · A$4,220–A$15,800 — converted at the ECB via frankfurter.dev rate of 2026-07-17

Vs home markets

  • United States Not yet sourced
  • United Kingdom Not yet sourced
  • Australia Not yet sourced
  • Germany Not yet sourced

Spread 274% across 8 data points — a wide range means quotes are negotiable and case-dependent.

Price history — snapshotted since 2026-07-19; the trend line appears with the next snapshot.

Currency exposure — bills are in THB: a 5% move against your currency shifts the mid-range by ≈ $349 either way. Converted at the ECB via frankfurter.dev rate of 2026-07-17.

Directory data Private market package

Verified against published clinic prices.

Clinic prices for gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy)

Imported

Sorted by lowest starting price. "Verified" means we manually checked the price against the clinic's published source.

Clinic Range (┊ city median) Price Status Src As of
Phyathai 1,2 Hospitals THB 99,000–THB 99,000 Unverified ↗ updated 2026-07-13
Phyathai Phaholyothin Hospital THB 99,000–THB 99,000 Unverified ↗ updated 2026-07-13
Phyathai 3 Hospital THB 145,000–THB 145,000 Unverified ↗ updated 2026-07-13
Bangkok Christian Hospital THB 179,000–THB 179,000 Unverified ↗ updated 2026-07-13
Praram 9 Hospital THB 215,000–THB 215,000 Unverified ↗ updated 2026-07-13
Bumrungrad International Hospital JCI English THB 260,000–THB 370,000 Unverified ↗ updated 2026-07-13
Bangkok Hospital THB 273,000–THB 348,000 Unverified ↗ updated 2026-07-13

How these prices are collected and verified

Hospitals & clinics in Bangkok

Best first

The best hospitals first — Newsweek World's Best national top 10 lead, then our connected-chain grade. Re-rank by cheapest, rating or reviews.

Sort: Best hospitals Cheapest Best rating Best reviews

Destination-safety factor for Thailand: ×0.90 — Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution (unrest; deep-south provinces higher) (US State Dept Travel Advisory, 2026-07).

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All-in trip cost

Modeled preview

Procedure plus flights, hotel, transport and medication from United States — the number that actually decides it.

Procedure (from)
$2,940
Flights (round-trip) est.
$1,660
Hotel · 5 nights est.
$300
Local transport est.
$110
Medication est.
$120
All-in ≈
$5,130

Flights are estimated round-trip economy from United States (change in the header). Hotel, transport and medication are Medical Travel Cost estimates, not quotes. Procedure is the lowest price on this page.

Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy) in other cities

Imported

The same procedure across the registry — cheapest first. Cities we haven't priced yet show no number, never a guess.

City From vs Bangkok MPI Specialists
Hanoi Vietnam $76 ★ -97% — 9
New Delhi India $416 -86% — 3
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam $508 -83% — 12
Istanbul Turkey $716 -76% — 26
Ankara Turkey $716 -76% — 9
Antalya Turkey $716 -76% — 3
İzmir Turkey $716 -76% — 3
Bursa Turkey $716 -76% — 1
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia — not yet priced · being collected — —

Cheapest starting price per city, converted to your currency. ★ = lowest in the registry; cheapest ≠ best — the MPI column grades each market as its data lands. "—" is never guessed.

What's in the price — and why it varies

Modeled preview

A typical cost anatomy over the published total, and the factors that move a real quote up or down.

Typical cost anatomy

≈ $6,970
  • Surgeon & operating room$2,590
  • Anesthesia$777
  • Hospital stay (5 nights)$1,530
  • Implants & materials$1,300
  • Post-op & follow-up$777

Usually included

  • ✓ Surgeon, anesthesia & OR fees
  • ✓ 5 nights' hospital stay
  • ✓ Standard implants & materials
  • ✓ Nursing, meals & standard follow-up

Budget on top

  • + Flights & airport transfer
  • + Hotel before/after admission
  • + Visa & travel insurance
  • + Take-home medications
  • + Physiotherapy / rehab
  • + Extended stay if complications arise

What moves the price

  • 1Case complexity and how advanced the condition is
  • 2Surgeon seniority and case volume
  • 3Hospital tier, theatre and room class
  • 4Materials, implants or drug generation used
  • 5Anesthesia type and time in theatre
Published package inclusions per hospitalwhat each hospital's package price covers vs à-la-carte — the line-by-line comparison that settles quotes Not yet sourced

The split is modeled from typical cost structures; the total is the published price. Itemized hospital quotes replace this as they're sourced.

What you're buying — the spec sheet

Modeled preview

The countable facts of the purchase itself — setting, anesthesia, theatre time, visits and materials. Hospital-published specs replace the typicals as they're collected.

Setting
1-night hospital admission (typical)
Anesthesia
General or regional — case-dependent
Time in theatre
Not yet sourcedhospital-published — collected per hospital
Visits
One procedure + follow-up around day 3
Device / materials
Not yet sourcedwhat's implanted or used — collected per procedure

Typicals from the same model as the recovery timeline — your surgeon's plan for your case is the spec that counts. Every sourced spec raises this page's MPI coverage.

Recovery timeline

Modeled preview

Plan ~6 days in Thailand before flying home; back to work ~day 21, full recovery ~day 60. Your surgeon confirms your case.

  1. Day −1

    Arrive · consultation, tests & final treatment plan

  2. Day 0

    Procedure · admitted to the hospital

  3. Day 1

    Discharged from hospital (1 night)

  4. Day 3

    First follow-up check with your doctor

  5. Day 5

    Typically cleared to fly home

  6. Day 10

    Walking & light activity comfortably

  7. Day 21

    Back to desk work

  8. Day 42

    Exercise & strenuous activity again

  9. Day 60

    Full recovery · final result (typical)

Back home — who takes care of you after

  • Before flying home Final review around day 3, before you're cleared to fly
  • First weeks back home A wound / progress check in the first weeks — doable locally with your records
  • Take with you Full operative notes, imaging and implant/protocol details — ask before discharge
  • Remote follow-up offered Not yet sourced
  • Complication support window Not yet sourced

The two hospital-policy rows are collected per hospital — remote follow-up and complication support are decision data, so they're never assumed.

Outcomes & success benchmarks

Not yet sourced

The outcome metrics that will grade this procedure in the Medical Travel Cost Index — filled from clinical registries and hospital-published data, never guessed.

0 of 6 outcome metrics sourced — each one raises this page's MPI coverage Show slots
  • Success rate vs published international benchmarks Not yet sourced
  • Complication rate vs WHO/OECD averages Not yet sourced
  • Revision / re-treatment rate vs registry average Not yet sourced
  • Patient-reported satisfaction vs same procedure across the registry Not yet sourced
  • Procedures per year in this market hospital-published volumes · national statistics Not yet sourced
  • Annual volume at the busiest hospital here volume–outcome proxy · hospital-published Not yet sourced

Empty slots are deliberate — a number appears here only with a source behind it, never guessed.

Thailand for medical travel — safety, recourse & visa

Sourced Full Thailand guide →

What matters if it goes wrong, and what it takes to get there — country-level, verifiable guidance in one place.

Visa
~93 nationalities (US, UK, EU, Australia) may enter visa-free for up to 60 days, extendable by 30 — but the visa-exemption scheme has been under review since May 2026, so confirm your nationality's current rule before travelling.
Medical / long-stay visa
For treatment longer than 60 days, a Medical Treatment (MT) e-Visa gives a 60–90 day stay with easier hospital-stay extensions; the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) allows 180-day stays over 5 years.
Arrival
All arrivals must file the free Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) online within 72 hours of arrival.
Currency
Thai Baht (THB)
Languages
Thai; English widely spoken in international hospitals
Traveller safety
Generally safe
Legal recourse
Established malpractice recourse
Insurance
Medical-travel & complication cover widely available
International patients
Hospitals accustomed to international patients

General guidance from public sources — confirm current rules for your nationality. Verified against: Thailand visa exemption (2026) · Medical tourism visa & travel (2026).

Risks & the questions to ask

Modeled preview

A planning frame — the risks are confirmed for your case by the specialist. The checklist is what an expert would ask before booking anywhere.

Common & temporary

Swelling, bruising, short-term pain

Serious & rare

Bleeding, infection, anesthesia reactions, revision surgery

How to de-risk

Ask the complication and revision rate for THIS procedure at THIS hospital, and what aftercare is included if something goes wrong

Eligibility — is this even for you?

Typical candidacy criteriaclinical guidelines · sourced per procedure Not yet sourced
Common contraindicationswhat typically rules it out — sourced per procedure Not yet sourced

Ask the specialist before you book

  1. 1How many of this exact procedure did you perform last year?
  2. 2What is your complication and revision rate for it?
  3. 3What anesthesia will be used, and who administers it?
  4. 4Who manages my aftercare once I fly home, and how?
  5. 5What exactly is included in the quoted price — and what isn't?

Framework guidance modeled by procedure type — per-procedure clinical risk data replaces it as it's sourced.

Alternatives to gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy)

Directory

What's typically considered instead, and when — suitability is a specialist's call, not a price comparison.

  • Conservative / non-surgical management Typically chosen when treatment can safely be delayed or avoided.

Linked alternatives are priced in this city; the rest join as their pages go live.

Conditions & specialists for this

Directory

How this procedure connects to the conditions it treats and the specialists who perform it in Bangkok.

Specialists for this 37

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Dots carry the lens colors — red opens a condition page, teal a specialist page, both priced for Bangkok.

Medical Travel Cost Procedure Index

MPI · Method 1.3 Methodology →

One comparable grade per procedure page — each metric measured against the price registry and weighted by the same public formula. Unsourced metrics are excluded, never guessed.

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80% of the formula backed by data

  • Price competitiveness 33 Imported cheaper than 33% of cities · vs 15 cities pricing this procedure · 33th percentile
  • Savings vs home — Not sourced — · needs a home-market price to compare
  • Price evidence 100 Imported 8 data points · sourced/verified price rows behind the range
  • Provider choice 100 Imported 31 clinics · providers offering it in this city
  • Provider trust 88 Our index 88/100 top · best provider's Trust Index

Same method as every hospital and procedure page in the registry. Machine-readable version below for models & crawlers.

Common questions

Sourced + modeled

Short answers built from the numbers on this page — costs, stay length, safety and verification.

How much does gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy) cost in Bangkok?

The published range in Bangkok is THB 99,000–THB 370,000 (typically around $6,970). Clinic quotes vary by case.

How long do I need to stay in Bangkok?

Plan roughly 6 days in Thailand for the typical case — arrival and consultation, the procedure, and follow-up before you're cleared to fly. Back to desk work around day 21 (modeled typical; your doctor confirms).

Is it safe to have gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy) in Thailand?

Generally safe for visitors, and established malpractice recourse. Hospital-level safety signals (accreditation, Trust Index) are listed per hospital below — availability and outcomes always depend on the individual provider.

Which hospitals in Bangkok offer gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy)?

31 multi-specialty and multi-specialty providers are listed for Bangkok, with a top Trust Index of 88/100. We list them as a directory — per-hospital availability is confirmed on each hospital's own page.

Are these prices verified?

Yes — the Bangkok price range is verified against a published clinic source (derived from 6 sourced hospital prices). Per-clinic prices are added and verified next.

Data & sources

22% verified Methodology →

How much of this page is verified data — every section carries a chip telling you where its numbers come from.

49%
data confidence · Partial
Verified facts22%
Page filled89%
All 9 data fields — what's verified, imported or modeled Show more
  • City price range· derived from 6 sourced hospital prices ✓ Verified
  • Per-clinic prices Imported
  • City comparison· 8 priced Imported
  • Provider directory· 31 clinics Imported
  • Outcome benchmarks· slots ready — feed the Index Not yet collected
  • Spec sheet & aftercare· 3 of 5 specs typed Modeled
  • Recovery timeline Modeled
  • Trip cost estimates Modeled
  • Visa & travel guidance ✓ Verified

Every field is tagged by source state. "Verified" = sourced and checked; "Imported" = real data pending re-verification; "Modeled" = deterministic placeholder for this preview; "Not yet collected" = on our roadmap. Confidence feeds the Medical Travel Cost Index. Methodology →