PRK Eye Surgery cost in Ho Chi Minh City

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

Directory data Private market as of 2026

From our 2025 Bangkok market research — not yet independently re-verified. Actual quotes vary by clinic and case.

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

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

Procedure (from)

$725

Flights (round-trip) est.

$1,680

Hotel · 5 nights est.

$225

Local transport est.

$110

Medication est.

$60

All-in ≈

$2,800

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.

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

• Public-system wait at home (UK)NHS England referral-to-treatment statistics, Apr 2026 · Canada (CIHI) next 11.9-week median
• Recruiting eye care (ophthalmology) trials in VietnamClinicalTrials.gov — recruiting studies with a Vietnam site Not yet sourced
• JCI-accredited organizations in VietnamJCI public directory, country-wide (all specialties) Not yet sourced
• Inquiry-to-procedure lead time in Ho Chi Minh Cityhospital-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.

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

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

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

Outpatient — no hospital admission (typical)

Anesthesia

Topical / local drops (typical)

Time in theatre

Not yet sourcedhospital-published — collected per hospital

Visits

One procedure + follow-up around day 1

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.

Plan ~5 days in Vietnam before flying home; back to work ~day 5, full recovery ~day 42. Your surgeon confirms your case.

1. Day −1

   Arrive · consultation, tests & final treatment plan

2. Day 0

   Procedure · outpatient, back at your hotel the same day

3. Day 1

   First follow-up check with your doctor

4. Day 3

   Walking & light activity comfortably

5. Day 4

   Typically cleared to fly home

6. Day 5

   Back to desk work

7. Day 21

   Exercise & strenuous activity again

8. Day 42

   Full recovery · final result (typical)

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

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

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

Visa

Since 2026 Vietnam's e-Visa is open to all nationalities for up to 90 days, single or multiple entry (US$25 single / US$50 multiple), applied for online at the official portal and processed in about 3 working days; a passport valid 6+ months is required. Confirm your nationality's rule before travelling.

Medical / long-stay visa

Vietnam has no dedicated medical visa — patients travel on the standard tourist e-Visa (up to 90 days) and pay international hospitals out-of-pocket or via private insurance; longer treatment is handled by extending or re-applying for the e-Visa.

Arrival

Apply at the official portal evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn (avoid look-alike agent sites); e-Visas are accepted at 80+ air, land and sea ports. From 1 July 2026 many travellers must also file a health declaration within 7 days before travel.

Currency

Vietnamese Dong (VND, ₫) — cash is still king outside major cities

Languages

Vietnamese is the official language; English is spoken at international hospitals and by younger urban staff, but is limited in public facilities — international hospitals provide interpreters

Traveller safety

Generally safe

Legal recourse

Limited recourse — use a medical-travel insurer

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: Vietnam Immigration — official e-Visa portal · US ITA — Healthcare Resource Guide: Vietnam.

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

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

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

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

Other procedures in the same field priced in this city.

How this procedure connects to the conditions it treats and the specialists who perform it in Ho Chi Minh City.

Dots carry the lens colors — red opens a condition page, teal a specialist page, both priced for Ho Chi Minh City.

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.

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

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