The MyCureVoyage Medical Travel Cost Index: Procedure Prices & Savings
One place to see how much you save on surgery abroad. The index below compares a typical U.S. self-pay price against the price at a vetted partner hospital in China or Thailand — every procedure we coordinate, every number pulled straight from our live catalog. Nothing here is invented; it refreshes whenever the catalog does.
A live cost index, built from our catalog
Medical-tourism cost comparisons online are usually a grab-bag of unsourced numbers. This one is different: every figure in the table comes from the MyCureVoyage catalog — the single source of truth that also powers the savings calculator and our destination pages. When the catalog updates, this index updates with it. We do not hardcode or invent prices here, and we label the U.S. side as illustrative because self-pay pricing genuinely varies that much.
Procedure prices & savings, at a glance
The “Typical U.S.” column is an illustrative self-pay baseline from our catalog. The “Our destination” column is the price at a vetted partner hospital in China or Thailand. Both cover the hospital / procedure fee only.
| Procedure | Typical U.S. | Our destination | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced imaging & diagnostics (MRI / CT) | $1,300 | $390 | ~70% |
| Dental implants | $5,000 | $1,500 | ~70% |
| Knee or hip replacement (elective) | $40,000 | $12,000 | ~70% |
| Comprehensive health screening | $2,500 | $600 | ~76% |
| Cosmetic procedure | $15,000 | $4,000 | ~73% |
Savings are illustrative, not a quote
Treat the index as a directional map, not a price tag. The U.S. column is a typical self-pay baseline — what you would actually pay at home depends on your hospital, region, and insurance, so the real gap for you may be wider or narrower. The destination column is our catalog price for a vetted partner hospital, and it covers the hospital / procedure fee only. Your exact, itemized figure — including the travel lines that sit outside the catalog — is confirmed during consultation with your Care Companion.
Includes hospital fee; excludes travel and accommodation.
Per-procedure deep dives
The index is the overview. For the full picture on any procedure — hospitals, recovery, and how the process works — start with its overview page, or open a cost-by-country guide to see how the destinations we vet stack up against the wider market.
Procedure overviews
Want the broader view first? See cost of surgery abroad vs. the U.S. and our medical travel cost breakdown.
How the index is built
Every figure is read from the MyCureVoyage catalog at page-render time — the same catalog that powers the calculator and destination pages. The U.S. column is a typical self-pay baseline; the destination column is our catalog price for a vetted partner hospital in China or Thailand; the saving is derived from those two. We do not invent, round up, or editorialize the numbers, and where a procedure has no catalog price yet we show a qualitative label instead of a made-up figure.
The index covers the hospital / procedure fee only. It excludes flights, accommodation, and your recovery stay — those are travel costs you budget separately, and your Care Companion helps you itemize them during consultation.
The cost index — frequently asked
What is the MyCureVoyage Medical Travel Cost Index?
It is an at-a-glance comparison of every procedure in our catalog: a typical U.S. self-pay price, the price at a vetted partner hospital in China or Thailand, and the resulting saving. The whole table is generated from our live catalog — the same pricing that powers the calculator and the destination pages — so it refreshes whenever the catalog does, and no number on it is invented.
How much can you save on surgery abroad?
It depends on the procedure. The index shows the percentage saving for each one straight from our catalog; for many procedures the partner-hospital fee is a fraction of the illustrative U.S. price. Savings shown are illustrative — U.S. self-pay pricing varies widely by hospital, region, and insurance, and your exact figure is confirmed for your case during consultation.
Are the U.S. prices in the cost index real?
They are typical self-pay baselines that already live in our catalog, meant to represent a usual at-home hospital fee for each procedure. We do not inflate or invent them. Because U.S. pricing swings widely with hospital, region, and insurance, we label these figures as illustrative rather than a guaranteed quote.
Do the figures include flights, hotels, and recovery?
No. Every figure in the index covers the hospital / procedure fee only — surgeon, facility, anesthesia, implants, and inpatient care. Flights, accommodation, and your recovery stay are travel costs you budget separately, and they sit outside the catalog. Your Care Companion helps you budget those lines during consultation.
See your own number on the index
Get a free, catalog-based estimate of your hospital-fee savings, or start your consultation and let your Care Companion build the full itemized picture — travel lines included.