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| Average Price Estimation List (most commonly done surgeries) | ||||
| Condition | Surgery/Procedure name | Estimation including hospital admission (basic 4-person room) and surgery | US dollar conversion ($1 = 1,300KRW) | Average period of hospital stay |
| Obesity | Sleeve gastrectomy of stomach | ₩24,000,000 | $18,462 | 1 week |
| Brain tumor | Brain tumor surgery (involving craniotomy) | ₩45,000,000 | $34,615 | 3~4 weeks |
| Cerebral infarction (brain vessel) | Digital Subtraction Angiography | ₩5,000,000 | $3,846 | 1~2days |
| Brain Aneurysm, upruptured | Coil embolization | ₩30,000,000 | $23,077 | 4 days |
Sinusitis (nose), nasal obstruction, sleep apnea etc. | Surgery for deviated nasal septum | ₩8,000,000 | $6,154 | 4~5 days |
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| Cataract (eye) | Capsulotomy + artificial lense insertion (Eyhance) | ₩4,500,000 | $3,462 | Day surgery |
| Retinal Detachment | virectomy, lens insertion, cataract surgery | ₩10,000,000 | $7,692 | 3 days |
| Strabismus (simple case, one side) | Recession of eye muscles | ₩4,500,000 | $3,462 | 3 days |
| Strabismus (complicated case, one side) | Recession of eye muscles | ₩8,500,000 | $6,538 | 4 days |
| Thyroid gland cancer | Thyroidectomy | ₩13,000,000 | $10,000 | 5 days |
Angina | Coronary Angiography + 1 stent insertion + balloon angioplasty | ₩17,000,000 | $13,077 | 2~3 days |
| Coronary Angiography only | ₩4,500,000 | $3,462 | 1 day | |
| Heart vessel disease (stenosis, atheroscelrosis etc) | Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) | ₩70,000,000 | $53,846 | about 2~3 weeks |
Stomach cancer | Total gastrectomy (Cancer) | ₩25,000,000 | $19,231 | 20~30 days |
| gastrectomy + lymph node removal + splenectomy | ₩35,000,000 | $26,923 | 20~30 days | |
| Colon cancer | (partial) colectomy | ₩24,000,000 | $18,462 | 12~15 days |
Liver cancer | Partial hepatectomy | ₩27,000,000 | $20,769 | 1 week |
| Liver embolization procedure | ₩9,000,000 | $6,923 | 3~4 days | |
| Kidney cancer | Nephrectomy | ₩18,000,000 | $13,846 | 1 week |
| Kidney stone | ESWL (Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy) | ₩1,500,000 | $1,154 | multiple sessions needed (This price is per session) |
Kidney stone, ureter stone | Holmuim laser ureteroscopic lithotripsy | ₩9,000,000 | $6,923 | 3 days |
| Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (RIRS), D-J stent insertion | ₩13,000,000 | $10,000 | 3 days | |
| Gallbladder stone | Cholecystectomy (laparoscopic) | ₩13,000,000 | $10,000 | 4 days |
Uterine cyst or myoma | Hysterectomy, simple (laparoscopic) | ₩10,000,000 | $7,692 | 7~10 days |
| Myomectomy (laparoscopic or open) | ₩15,000,000 | $11,538 | 3~4 days | |
Uterus cervical cancer | Hysterectomy, complicated, open belly, removal of problem areas too | ₩27,000,000 | $20,769 | 6~9 days |
| Hysterectomy, (laparoscopic) | ₩15,000,000 | $11,538 | 3~4 days | |
| Ovarian cancer | Surgery for removal of ovary and problem area (ovarian cancer usually found at late stage). Estimation include not only ovary but also metastasized areas too | ₩34,000,000 | $26,154 | 7~14 days |
| Shoulder problem | Rotator cuff repair | ₩15,000,000 | $11,538 | 7 days |
| Hip joint problem | Total Hip Replacement | ₩25,000,000 | $19,231 | 30 days |
| Knee joint problem | ACL reconstruction | ₩15,000,000 | $11,538 | 4 days |
Lumbar disc disease | Lumbar PEN procedure (percutaneous epidural neuroplasty) | ₩4,000,000 | $3,077 | 2 days |
| Lumbar disc fusion (1 level) | ₩22,000,000 | $16,923 | 3~4 days | |
| Lumbar disc discectomy | ₩15,000,000 | $11,538 | 4~5 days | |
Prostate cancer | TURP(hyperplasia) | ₩8,000,000 | $6,154 | 6~7 days |
| HOLEP surgery (hyperplasia) | ₩10,000,000 | $7,692 | 4~5 days | |
| surgery (cancer) | ₩22,000,000 | $16,923 | 4~5 days | |
| Bladder cancer | TUR-BT (Trans Uretheral Resection of Bladder Tumor) | ₩8,000,000 | $6,154 | 3~5 days |
| Iodine therapy for thyroid condition | with medication, stay in isolation room | ₩5,500,000 | $4,231 | 4 days |
| Breast Mammotome | Mammotome biopsy | ₩5,500,000 | $4,231 | 2~3 days |
Breast cancer | Mastectomy, partial | ₩18,000,000 | $13,846 | 7 days |
| Total mastectomy (lymph node removal) + breast reconstruction | ₩33,000,000 | $25,385 | 10 days | |
Lung tumor, cancer | Lobectomy (using Thorascopy) | ₩14,000,000 | $10,769 | 4 days |
| Lobectomy (open heart) | ₩27,000,000 | $20,769 | about 2 weeks | |
| Stereotactic radiosurgery (radiation treatment) | using Novalis Tx | case by case | case by case | case by case |
Various cancer | Radiation treatment over multipe sessions, using Novalis Tx. Price per session | ₩1,200,000 | $923 | case by case |
| Chemotherapy per 1 session | minimum 1,500,000 or more | $1,154 | case by case | |
