Orthopedics · price comparison
Pain Management cost by country
Prices run from $13 in South Korea to $476 in Thailand — a 35× spread. Every figure is published with its source and verification status.
- Countries
- 7
- From
- $13
- South Korea
- Verified
- 1/7
- Spread
- 35×
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 7 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 | ₩20,000–₩80,000 | $13–$54 | $13 | ≈ $2,190 | — | unverified |
| 2 | SG Singapore | SGD 50–SGD 50 | $39–$39 | $39 | ≈ $2,970 | — | unverified |
| 3 | TW Taiwan | NT$2,500–NT$9,420 | $77–$291 | $77 | ≈ $2,420 | 65 | ✓ Verified |
| 4 | IN India | ₹8,000–₹40,000 | $83–$416 | $83 | ≈ $2,170 | — | unverified |
| 5 | MY Malaysia | MYR 700–MYR 5,000 | $171–$1,220 | $171 | ≈ $2,660 | — | unverified |
| 6 | AE United Arab Emirates | AED 1,500–AED 4,000 | $408–$1,090 | $408 | ≈ $2,860 | — | unverified |
| 7 | TH Thailand | THB 16,000–THB 149,000 | $476–$4,430 | $476 | ≈ $2,870 | 63 | unverified |
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