Methodology
Medical Travel Cost is a price registry. Its only job is to publish what medical procedures cost, with enough provenance that you can judge each number yourself. This page explains exactly where figures come from and what the labels mean.
The registry today
337 procedures · 513 clinics & hospitals · 3162 city-level price ranges · 110 verified per-clinic prices · data last updated 2026-07-20. These counts are live database reads, not copy. Machine consumers: see /llms.txt and the CSV download on every price page (CC BY 4.0).
Where prices come from
- Clinic-published prices. Price lists and treatment pages published by the clinic itself. These are the only sources that can make a price Verified.
- Market research. City-level ranges compiled from our own directory research (currently: Bangkok, 2025). These appear as "typical price" ranges and are always labeled as not yet independently re-verified.
- Direct quotes. When you request quotes through Medical Travel Cost, clinic replies help us correct and tighten published ranges.
What the labels mean
- ✓ Verified
- A human checked this exact price against the clinic's published source on the date shown. The source link (↗) sits next to every verified price. Verification expires: if we can't re-confirm a price, the badge comes off.
- Unverified
- A real figure from research or an unconfirmed source, published with its "as of" date but not yet re-checked against the provider. Treat it as an estimate.
- Sample
- Placeholder data used during product development. Sample rows use obviously fake names ("Sample Clinic A"), are excluded from structured data, and any page showing them carries a banner saying so.
What we never do
- Invent clinic names, prices, statistics, or reviews.
- Show a "Verified" badge without a source and a check date.
- Claim a clinic offers a procedure before we've confirmed availability — until then clinics are listed as a directory only.
- Take payment from patients. Quotes are free. Clinics pay a flat subscription for access — never per lead.
Corrections
If a price is wrong or out of date, send a note through the quote form on the affected procedure page and we'll re-check it against the source within a few days. A dedicated corrections email will be published once the company's domain is set up.