Medical Tourism : The Costs

The chart on the homepage and the one below say it all. When you consider the costs of medical tourism, first look at the cost of the procedure/s you need. Medical tourism is clearly driven by huge cost differentials. Naturally, air fare and room & board need to be considered, but you'll find that even after including the cost of travel and accommodations, the potential savings are likely to be enormous.

Since you will need to travel offshore to become a medical tourism patient, airfare will be a major consideration (as well as the time & distance) of medical tourism. If you want to get a sense of the true cost of medical tourism for your needs, you will need to do a little research. This site can help you learn what's available and gain from the experiences of others. Please remember to return and post your comments, should you become a medical tourist.

A recent study by Deloitte observes that costs of procedures remain a strong motivation for medical travel:
Hernia repair in US --- $5,400 abroad $1,800
heart bypass in the US --- up to $200,000 an accredited hospital in India $10,000
Hip replacement in the US - up to $75,000 ---- at a JCI accredited facility in SIngapore $12,000.
Knee repair surgery in the US -- $12,000 abroad it is $1,400

When evaluating medical tourism costs, compare those costs to what you'd pay for here. In a typical hospital in the US, those high costs buy you a hospital room in a less than comfortable setting, overworked and poorly paid nursing and support staff, and an environment whose healing potential is questionable. Abroad, healing is available in a resort environment, oriented toward patient satisfaction.