Fertility & IVF · Tainan, Taiwan
PGS / Genetic Testing cost in Tainan
Procedure from
$557
All-in from United States
≈ $3,130
Procedure price range · Tainan
Cheaper than 36% of cities pricing this
Updated 2026-07-20 · How we collect & verify prices Compare clinics ↓
In plain words · PGS / Genetic Testing is a test or scan — done as an outpatient to diagnose or rule out a problem, usually with same-day results.
PGS, Preimplantation Genetic Screening, embryo biopsy
- Procedure from
- $557
- lowest listed
- Typical
- $557
- city midpoint
- All-in
- ≈ $3,130
- from United States
- MPI Index
- 38
- B
- Clinics
- 2
- in Tainan
Top hospital in Tainan · Newsweek #7 in Taiwan
#7 National Cheng Kung University Hospital 3.0★
National Cheng Kung University Hospital is a medical-center-tier hospital in Tainan, Taiwan, founded in 1988. It is a public institution. It has 1342 beds and 34 clinical departments. Notable programs include total knee replacement and cancer treatment.
Procedure in Tainan from $557 — full price data below.
Procedure price in Tainan, local currency
Imported — unverifiedThe published market range in local currency, with today's conversions.
NT$18,000–NT$18,000
≈ $557–$557 · €487–€487 · £413–£413 · A$796–A$796 — converted at the open.er-api.com (central-bank composite) rate of 2026-07-19
Vs home markets
- United States Not yet sourced
- United Kingdom Not yet sourced
- Australia Not yet sourced
- Germany Not yet sourced
Currency exposure — bills are in TWD: a 5% move against your currency shifts the mid-range by ≈ $28 either way. Converted at the open.er-api.com (central-bank composite) rate of 2026-07-19.
Hospital's own price as of 2024
From our 2025 Bangkok market research — not yet independently re-verified. Actual quotes vary by clinic and case.
Clinic prices for pgs / genetic testing
ImportedSorted 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Cheng Kung University Hospital | | NT$18,000–NT$18,000 | Unverified | ↗ | updated 2026-07-20 |
Hospitals & clinics in Tainan
Best firstThe best hospitals first — Newsweek World's Best national top 10 lead, then our connected-chain grade. Re-rank by cheapest, rating or reviews.
- 70 Grade
- 65 Grade
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All-in trip cost
Modeled previewProcedure plus flights, hotel, transport and medication from United States — the number that actually decides it.
- Procedure (from)
- $557
- Flights (round-trip) est.
- $1,460
- Hotel · 5 nights est.
- $450
- Local transport est.
- $110
- Medication est.
- $550
- All-in ≈
- $3,130
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.
PGS / Genetic Testing in other cities
ImportedThe same procedure across the registry — cheapest first. Cities we haven't priced yet show no number, never a guess.
| City | From | vs Tainan | MPI | Specialists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Delhi India | $156 ★ | -72% | — | 3 |
| Seoul South Korea | $201 | -64% | — | 16 |
| New Taipei Taiwan | $516 | -7% | — | 3 |
| Taipei Taiwan | $557 | 0% | — | 5 |
| Kaohsiung Taiwan | $557 | 0% | — | 2 |
| Tainan This page Taiwan | $557 | baseline | 2 | |
| Taoyuan Taiwan | $557 | 0% | — | 2 |
| Hualien Taiwan | $557 | 0% | — | 1 |
| Istanbul Türkiye | no published price | not yet priced · being collected | — | — |
- Public-system wait at home (UK)NHS England referral-to-treatment statistics, Apr 2026 · Canada (CIHI) next 11.9-week median
- Recruiting fertility & ivf trials in TaiwanClinicalTrials.gov — recruiting studies with a Taiwan site Not yet sourced
- JCI-accredited organizations in TaiwanJCI public directory, country-wide (all specialties) Not yet sourced
- Inquiry-to-procedure lead time in Tainanhospital-published scheduling windows · collected per hospital Not yet sourced
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 previewA typical cost anatomy over the published total, and the factors that move a real quote up or down.
Typical cost anatomy
≈ $557- Surgeon & operating room$198
- Anesthesia$39
- Hospital stay (5 nights)$123
- Implants & materials$123
- Post-op & follow-up$74
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
- 1Protocol, medication dosing and add-on lab techniques
- 2Scope of the test panel and imaging included
- 3Specialist review vs technician-only reading
- 4Hospital tier and equipment generation
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 previewThe countable facts of the purchase itself — setting, anesthesia, theatre time, visits and materials. Hospital-published specs replace the typicals as they're collected.
- Setting
- Outpatient — no hospital admission (typical)
- Anesthesia
- None or local (typical)
- Time in theatre
- Not yet sourcedhospital-published — collected per hospital
- Visits
- Single visit — results follow
- 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 previewPlan ~2 days in Taiwan before flying home; usually same-day with little or no downtime. Your doctor confirms your case.
- Day −1
Arrive · consultation, tests & final treatment plan
- Day 0
Appointment · tests done as an outpatient
- Day 1
Results reviewed with your doctor
- Day 1
Typically cleared to fly home
- Day 1
No downtime — normal activity
Back home — who takes care of you after
- Before flying home Results reviewed with your doctor before you fly — take the full report home
- First weeks back home A routine progress check — 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 sourcedThe 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 4 outcome metrics sourced — each one raises this page's MPI coverage Show slots Hide
- Result turnaround time vs same test across registry hospitals Not yet sourced
- Repeat / recall rate vs registry average 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.
Taiwan for medical travel — safety, recourse & visa
Sourced Full Taiwan guide →What matters if it goes wrong, and what it takes to get there — country-level, verifiable guidance in one place.
- Visa
- Tiered visa-free entry by nationality (Bureau of Consular Affairs, BOCA): 90 days for ~57 countries (most of the EU, US, UK, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Israel and others); 30 days for Malaysia, Singapore and several Caribbean/Central American states; 14 days for Oman; a running trial 14-day visa-free scheme for Thailand, Brunei and the Philippines (through 2027-07-31). All other nationalities require a visa. British and Canadian nationals can extend their 90-day visa-free stay by a further 90 days (max 180 days total). Confirm your nationality's current rule before travelling.
- Medical / long-stay visa
- Taiwan has a DEDICATED short-term medical-treatment stay-visa ('外籍人士來台短期就醫申請停留簽證', BOCA's foreign-nationals stay-visa category #13), distinct from tourism/business visas — a materially stronger, more explicit medical-visa regime than Turkey's (which has none). Eligibility is gated on two conditions: the treated condition must be on MOHW's published list of diseases eligible for foreign/PRC-resident treatment in Taiwan, and treatment must be at one of MOHW's published 'International Medical Service Internationalization' member institutions (mostly in Taipei). Requirements: proof of funds or a payment agreement with the Taiwan institution, a diagnosis certificate from a foreign hospital, a treatment plan from the Taiwan institution, and a round-trip ticket. Up to 2 accompanying persons are allowed (spouse/relative within the 3rd degree, or 2 home-country medical staff); emergency medical visas can be filed directly by the Taiwan medical institution with BOCA.
- Traveller safety
- Very safe for visitors
- 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: BOCA — Visa-exempt entry into Taiwan · BOCA — Short-term medical-treatment stay-visa.
Risks & the questions to ask
Modeled previewA 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
Minor discomfort; rarely, repeat testing
Serious & rare
False reassurance from an incomplete panel
How to de-risk
Confirm what the test covers and who reads the result
Eligibility — is this even for you?
Ask the specialist before you book
- 1How many of this exact procedure did you perform last year?
- 2What is your complication and revision rate for it?
- 3Who manages my aftercare once I fly home, and how?
- 4What 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 pgs / genetic testing
DirectoryWhat's typically considered instead, and when — suitability is a specialist's call, not a price comparison.
- IUI first → Typically chosen as a lower-cost first step where prognosis allows.
- Lifestyle & medication cycle Typically chosen before assisted reproduction in mild cases.
Linked alternatives are priced in this city; the rest join as their pages go live.
Conditions & specialists for this
DirectoryHow this procedure connects to the conditions it treats and the specialists who perform it in Tainan.
Dots carry the lens colors — red opens a condition page, teal a specialist page, both priced for Tainan.
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.
80% of the formula backed by data
- Price competitiveness 36 Imported cheaper than 36% of cities · vs 14 cities pricing this procedure · 36th percentile
- Savings vs home — Not sourced — · needs a home-market price to compare
- Price evidence 36 Imported 2 data points · sourced/verified price rows behind the range
- Provider choice 24 Imported 2 clinics · providers offering it in this city
- Provider trust 60 Our index 60/100 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 + modeledShort answers built from the numbers on this page — costs, stay length, safety and verification.
How much does pgs / genetic testing cost in Tainan?
The published range in Tainan is NT$18,000–NT$18,000 (typically around $557). Clinic quotes vary by case; this range is imported research, not yet independently re-verified.
How long do I need to stay in Tainan?
Plan roughly 2 days in Taiwan for the typical case — arrival and consultation, the procedure, and follow-up before you're cleared to fly. Back to desk work around day 1 (modeled typical; your doctor confirms).
Is it safe to have pgs / genetic testing in Taiwan?
Very safe for visitors 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 Tainan offer pgs / genetic testing?
2 fertility & ivf and multi-specialty providers are listed for Tainan, with a top Trust Index of 60/100. We list them as a directory — per-hospital availability is confirmed on each hospital's own page.
Are these prices verified?
Not yet — the range comes from our 2025 Tainan market research (derived from hospital self-pay schedules) and is marked ✓ only after we re-verify it against published clinic prices. Unverified numbers are always labeled.
Data & sources
11% verified Methodology →How much of this page is verified data — every section carries a chip telling you where its numbers come from.
All 9 data fields — what's verified, imported or modeled Show more Hide
- City price range· derived from hospital self-pay schedules Imported
- Per-clinic prices Imported
- City comparison· 8 priced Imported
- Provider directory· 2 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 →