Cancer Treatment (Oncology) · price comparison
Tissue and Specimen Analysis (Biopsy) cost by country
Prices run from $8 in Vietnam to $3,570 in Thailand — a 468× spread. Every figure is published with its source and verification status.
- Countries
- 7
- From
- $8
- Vietnam
- Verified
- 1/7
- Spread
- 468×
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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All-in = procedure + est. flights + 5 nights' hotel
| # | Country | Local price | ≈ USD range | from ≈USD | All-in trip | Trust | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VN Vietnam | ₫200,000–₫3,550,000 | $8–$135 | $8 | ≈ $2,820 | 64 | unverified |
| 2 | IN India | ₹1,500–₹12,000 | $16–$125 | $16 | ≈ $2,590 | — | unverified |
| 3 | KR South Korea | ₩200,000–₩1,500,000 | $134–$1,010 | $134 | ≈ $2,790 | — | unverified |
| 4 | AE United Arab Emirates | AED 600–AED 1,200 | $163–$327 | $163 | ≈ $3,090 | — | unverified |
| 5 | SG Singapore | SGD 250–SGD 5,000 | $194–$3,870 | $194 | ≈ $3,600 | — | ✓ Verified |
| 6 | MY Malaysia | MYR 4,000–MYR 5,000 | $977–$1,220 | $977 | ≈ $3,940 | — | unverified |
| 7 | TH Thailand | THB 120,000–THB 120,000 | $3,570–$3,570 | $3,570 | ≈ $6,440 | 58 | unverified |
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