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Filed Under (Diagnostic & Therapeutic, Dialysis, Emergency, General, Guideline, Heart, Medical Clinics, Orthopaedic, Surgical Clinics) by admin on 25-04-2007
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The best part about treatment in Bangkok, Thailand is that you enjoy world-class medical advantages at a fraction of the cost in comparison with destinations like US, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Here are some examples of your medical price savings as well as some of your medical questions answered as such;
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) is the reason for 55.7% of hospital stays.
Next on the list is angioplasty, accounting for 48.7% of hospital stays.
And what do you save when you get treated in Bangkok, Thailand? If you come for bypass surgery, you will save over 75%, even after taking airfares and local stay into consideration.
Case Study: An 87 year old US citizen who needed a mitral valve replacement turned to Bangkok, Thailand as no hospital would touch him being a high risk patient. He underwent a triple by-pass surgery years ago that cost him $40,000 in contrast the mitral valve surgery, a more complex and expensive surgery cost only $8,000 here in Bangkok, Thailand. (The patient’s damaged mitral valve was replaced with a bio-prosthetic valve whose life is said to be 15 years.)
(Source: The Bangkok Post Newspaper publication; Feb. ‘05)
How much can you save by your world-class treatment in Bangkok, Thailand?
| Nature of Treatment | Approximate Cost in Bangkok, Thailand (USD) | Cost in other Major Healthcare Destination (USD) | Approximate Waiting Periods in USA / UK (Months) |
| Open heart Surgery | 4,500 | > 18,000 | 9 – 11 |
| Cranio-facial Surgery and skull base | 4,300 | > 13,000 | 6 – 8 |
| Neuro-surgery with Hypothermia | 6,500 | > 21,000 | 12 – 14 |
| Complex spine surgery with implants | 4,300 | > 13,000 | 9 – 11 |
| Simple Spine surgery | 2,100 | > 6,500 | 9 – 11 |
| Simple Brain Tumor - Biopsy - Surgery |
1,000 4,300 |
> 4,300 > 10,000 |
6 – 8 |
| Parkinsons - Lesion - DBS |
2,100 17,000 |
> 6,500 > 26,00 |
9 – 11 |
| Hip Replacement | 4,300 | > 13,00 | 9 – 11 |
Here’s a brief comparison of the cost of few of the Dental treatment procedures between USA and Bangkok, Thailand.
| Dental Procedure | Cost by General Dentist (USD) |
Cost by Top End Dentist (USD) |
Cost in Bangkok, Thailand by Top End Dentist (USD) |
| Smile Design | - | 8,000 | 1,000 |
| Metal Free Bridge | - | 5,500 | 500 |
| Dental Implants | - | 3,500 | 800 |
| Porcelain Metal Bridge | 1,800 | 3,000 | 300 |
| Porcelain Metal Crown | 600 | 1,000 | 80 |
| Tooth impactions | 500 | 2,000 | 100 |
| Root canal Treatment | 600 | 1,000 | 100 |
| Tooth whitening | 350 | 800 | 110 |
| Tooth colored composite filings | 200 | 500 | 25 |
| Tooth cleaning | 100 | 300 | 75 |
The difference in price depends upon the medical procedure you choose. In reviewing the cost of many procedures in the US, versus the same ones performed in Bangkok, Thailand. Costs are typically 50-75% lower in Bangkok, Thailand. The greatest cost savings is typically found in orthopedic / cardiac procedures (75-90% lower fees outside of the United States). If you have received quotes in the US for $10,000, you can expect the same procedure to cost between $2,500 and $5,000. This significant cost reduction enables you purchase a round trip air ticket, recuperative holidays post – treatment in a lazy beach location in Bangkok, Thailand and return home saving money.
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