Cancer Treatment (Oncology) · Gwangju, South Korea
Oncologist consultation cost in Gwangju
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What an oncologist's work costs · Gwangju
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In plain words · A cancer doctor — plans and runs treatment with medicines (chemotherapy, hormonal, targeted and immunotherapy) and coordinates the rest of the cancer team. Operating is the surgical oncologist's job; radiotherapy is the radiation team's.
Also known as: cancer doctormedical oncologist
- Services priced
- 2 of 80
- specialty menu
- Service span
- $67–$362
- across services
- MSI Index
- 29
- B
- Departments
- 2
- 2 verified
- Conditions
- 8
- they treat
Top oncologist department · Newsweek #24 in South Korea
#24 Chonnam National University Hospital 3.6★ KOIHA 의료기관인증 (Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation) — 상급종합병원/급성기 (tertiary hospital, acute-care) certification
Chonnam National University Hospital (전남대학교병원) is a public national-university tertiary teaching hospital (상급종합병원) at 42 Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju, tracing its founding to 1910 as a provincial public clinic and taking its current name in 1988; it is the teaching hospital of Chonnam National University College of Medicine. It is one of five institutions on a shared network/CMS alongside its Hwasun campus (화순전남대학교병원, a separate city and a separately accredited entity), a dedicated Dental Hospital, the Bitgoeul Hospital, and a Children's Hospital — and is unrelated to the similarly-romanized Chungnam National University Hospital in Daejeon. It holds current KOIHA acute-care/tertiary accreditation (cert 4-25, valid 2023-02-07 to 2027-02-06, directory-verified via 소비자24); no JCI accreditation is claimed or found. Its own 2026 facilities dashboard reports 1,096 total operating beds on a 38,200 sq-m site with 122,950 sq-m of floor space, while its KOIHA registry entry separately lists 1,080 licensed beds — both cited rather than averaged. It runs designated centers for cardio-cerebrovascular disease, digestive disease, organ transplantation, kidney disease, emergency medicine, regional trauma, and international patients, and has been named to Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals / World's Best Specialized Hospitals lists in multiple recent years. Its own mandated 비급여 (non-covered) fee disclosure carries manual therapy (59,000-77,000 won/day), musculoskeletal ESWT (90,000-164,000 won per session, first vs. additional), and a flat-priced non-contrast brain MRI (770,000 won) — but, like several peer national-university hospitals, no stand-alone plain diagnostic CT line item, since diagnostic CT is largely NHIS-covered rather than a self-pay 비급여 item. Its dental-implant pricing is disclosed as two separate fee-schedule components (a surgical fixture-placement fee and a crown/prosthesis fee, each split across two internal code series) rather than one bundled per-tooth figure, giving a combined observed range of roughly 1.17-3.48 million won depending on tier. Its Health Promotion Center separately publishes self-pay screening-program prices from a base '필수 건강진단' tier (550,000/590,000 won, non-sedated) up to a 'Premium' precision bundle (3.8-4.07 million won, billed on top of the base checkup); no separate foreigner-package pricing was found.
Oncologist departments in Gwangju
Best firstThe best hospitals first — Newsweek World's Best national top 10 lead, then our grade. Re-rank by rating or reviews. 2 of 2 departments have verified availability.
- Chonnam National University Hospital #24 Sourced profile
multi-specialty KOIHA 의료기관인증 (Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation) — 상급종합병원/급성기 (tertiary hospital, acute-care) certification 3.6 Google 1,096 beds
72 Grade - VHS Gwangju Hospital #130 Sourced profile
multi-specialty 의료기관인증 (Medical Institution Accreditation) — KOIHA, 4th cycle 5.0 Google 577 beds
72 Grade
Oncologist services & prices in Gwangju
VerifiedWhat this kind of doctor's work costs here, cheapest first — each service links to its full price comparison across clinics and cities.
- Computed Tomography (CT) Scan ₩100,000–₩100,000from $67
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) ✓ ₩540,000–₩770,000from $362
City-level ranges from our 2025 research; unverified rows are labeled until re-checked against published prices.
Not sure an oncologist is the right type? Who does what
Modeled previewThe doctor types in this field and where each one fits — with their consultation fees where we hold them. Each links to its own price page.
- Hematologist blood cancers and blood disorders — leukemia, lymphoma, anemia Fee not yet priced
- Interventional Radiologist image-guided procedures — biopsies, ablations, embolizations Fee not yet priced
- Nuclear Medicine Radiologist PET and isotope scans and treatments Fee not yet priced
- Pathologist confirms the diagnosis from tissue and blood samples Fee not yet priced
- Pediatric Oncologist cancer care for children Fee not yet priced
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- Radiologist reads imaging — finds and stages the problem Fee not yet priced
Role lines are a modeled framework — your case decides who leads it. Fees are imported city-level ranges, re-verified over time.
Conditions an oncologist treats
DirectoryDoes this doctor type handle your problem? Each condition links to its treatment menu with prices in this city.
Conditions treated 4
Red dots carry the condition lens — each opens that diagnosis's treatment menu priced for Gwangju.
When to see an oncologist — and what the first visit looks like
Modeled previewA planning frame — the referral triggers, what happens in the room, and what to bring so the visit isn't wasted.
When it's time
- ›A confirmed or suspected cancer diagnosis from a biopsy or scan
- ›An abnormal screening result that needs staging
- ›A second opinion on a proposed treatment plan
- ›Follow-up care after treatment abroad or at home
What happens
- 1History & examination — your story first, then a focused exam
- 2Review of the records and imaging you brought
- 3Tests ordered where needed (billed separately as a rule)
- 4A working diagnosis and treatment options discussed
- 5A written plan — and an itemized quote if treatment is proposed
What to bring
- ✓Passport & travel insurance details
- ✓Recent scans and imaging (disc or digital link)
- ✓Lab results and current medication list
- ✓Referral letters or prior treatment summaries, translated to English
Booking & access — what the visit costs
- In-person consultationthe fee this page is built on — tests ordered on the day bill separately Not yet sourced
- Remote records review — written second opinionyour existing reports read here before you fly · collected per hospital Not yet sourced
- Video consultationlive case discussion · collected per hospital Not yet sourced
- Appointment lead timedays from inquiry to the visit · collected per hospital Not yet sourced
Remote-visit prices and lead times are decision data, so they're collected per hospital — never assumed. Each sourced row raises this page's MSI coverage.
How to vet an oncologist
Modeled previewCredentials and case volume decide outcomes more than the consultation fee — the checklist an expert would put to any candidate.
- 1Board certification in this specialty — which board, which year?
- 2Are cases reviewed by a multidisciplinary tumor board?
- 3How many cases like mine do you see per year?
- 4Do you work within a hospital that can handle complications?
- 5Who covers follow-up questions after I fly home?
- 6Is the consultation fee credited against treatment if I proceed?
Verify the doctor — before you book
Sourced- Official registry
- Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) / Ministry of Health and Welfare — physicians are licensed by MOHW and registered with the Korean Medical Association (KMA) · medicalkorea.or.kr/en/registeredsystem — KHIDI's public register of medical institutions certified to treat foreign patients (confirm your clinic holds a valid registration certificate); no public English per-physician license search — ask the clinic for the surgeon's Korean name, license number and specialty-board registration number, verifiable via KMA/MOHW
- What it shows
- institution registration status for foreign-patient care · mandatory malpractice-liability insurance · (per-doctor) MOHW license and specialty-board certification on request
Hospitals name your doctor when they quote — run that name through the registry. We cite the official body only, never rank individuals.
Doctors are hospital attributes in our registry — never ranked or reviewed as individuals. Vet the person, choose through the hospital.
South Korea for medical travel — safety, recourse & visa
Sourced Full South Korea guide →What matters if it goes wrong, and what it takes to get there — country-level, verifiable guidance in one place.
- Visa
- Most Western nationalities (US, UK, EU/Schengen, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan) enter visa-free for short medical or tourist visits. The K-ETA (electronic travel authorization) requirement is temporarily WAIVED for 67 countries and territories through 31 December 2026 — eligible travellers enter without applying for a K-ETA; the requirement is expected to resume 1 January 2027. Confirm your nationality's current rule before travelling.
- Medical / long-stay visa
- For treatment, foreign patients typically use the C-3-3 medical tourism visa (short-term, stays up to 90 days, generally not extendable beyond 90 days except in special circumstances). For treatment or recovery longer than 90 days, patients change to or apply for the G-1-10 long-term medical treatment visa, which can be extended inside Korea; it requires hospital documentation (medical opinion, treatment schedule, payment records). Applications must be tied to a medical institution registered with KTO/KHIDI.
- Arrival
- From 1 January 2026, all foreign arrivals must file the mandatory digital e-Arrival Card online (within 3 days before arrival) — it replaces the paper disembarkation card and is a declaration, not a visa. Travellers who hold an approved K-ETA are exempt from the arrival card, but nationals of K-ETA-waived countries (US, UK, EU, Japan, etc.) must still complete the e-Arrival Card.
- Currency
- South Korean Won (KRW, ₩)
- Languages
- Korean; English widely spoken in international-patient centers at major hospitals, with interpreter services in multiple languages
- 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: Korea Immigration — K-ETA temporary exemption extended to 31 Dec 2026 (MOFA/KPMG GMS alert) · Korea e-Arrival Card mandatory from 1 Jan 2026 · Medical Korea — medical visa (C-3-3 / G-1-10), KHIDI · MOHW — Korea attracts 1.17 million foreign patients in 2024.
Medical Travel Cost Specialist Index
MSI · Method 1.3 Methodology →One comparable grade for this city's provider market for the doctor type — consult price, service coverage, evidence, choice and trust on the same public formula. Unsourced metrics are excluded, never guessed.
75% of the formula backed by data
- Consultation price — Not sourced — · needs a sourced consultation fee
- Service coverage 3 Imported 2 of 80 services priced · share of this specialty's procedures priced here
- Price evidence 30 ✓ Verified 2 priced services · sourced/verified prices behind the service menu
- Provider choice 40 ✓ Verified 2 departments · 2 verified · departments of this specialty in the city
- Provider trust 62 Our index 62/100 top · best provider's Trust Index
Same method as every page in the registry. Machine-readable version below for models & crawlers.
Common questions
Sourced + modeledShort answers built from the numbers on this page — fees, first visit, choosing and verification.
What happens at the first appointment?
History and examination, review of the records you bring, tests where needed, then a working diagnosis and a written plan — with an itemized quote if treatment is proposed. Bring scans, labs and a medication list.
What do oncologist procedures cost in Gwangju?
2 cancer treatment (oncology) services are priced here, from ≈ $67 up to ≈ $362. Each service links to its own full price comparison.
How do I choose an oncologist in Gwangju?
2 departments are listed, top Trust Index 62. Use the vetting checklist below — board certification, case volume and aftercare coverage matter more than the fee.
Are these prices verified?
Verified figures are marked ✓; the rest are imported from our 2025 research and labeled until re-checked.
Data & sources
44% 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
- Consultation fee Not yet collected
- Service prices· 2 of 80 ✓ Verified
- Department listings· 2 clinics ✓ Verified
- Cross-city consult fees· 37 priced Imported
- Visit guide & vetting checklist Modeled
- Remote visits & lead time· 0 of 4 priced Not yet collected
- Field role map & fee context· 0 sibling fees bound Modeled
- Doctor license registry· Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) / Ministry of Health and Welfare — physicians are licensed by MOHW and registered with the Korean Medical Association (KMA) ✓ Verified
- 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.