Medical care in Thailand: check-ups, hospitals, costs and how to choose
Start with what you need
Thailand’s private healthcare is one of the reasons people move here and one of the reasons others fly in: internationally accredited hospitals, published package pricing, and costs far below Western equivalents. It is also a market that sells hard, so this section does something simple. It compiles what providers actually publish (prices, accreditations, programme structure) and leaves clinical decisions where they belong: with you and a doctor.
All medical guides
- Screening
Health check-up packages
Published prices from 7,200 to 86,000 THB, what each tier contains, and how to choose by age rather than by brochure.
- Treatment
Rehab & addiction treatment
Residential programmes from roughly USD 3,000–7,000 a month, the accreditation questions that matter, and the practicalities.
- Hospitals
Bangkok’s international hospitals
The major internationals compared on the things that are provable: accreditation, location, language, direct billing.
- Money
What treatment costs
The cross-cutting price guide, compiled only from providers’ own published lists.
- Dental
Dental work & implants
Complete published fee schedules: implants, veneers, crowns, and the questions that separate good from cheap.
- Aesthetics
Cosmetic procedures
What licensed clinics publish about prices, and how to verify a clinic and its doctors are what they claim.
- Fertility
IVF & fertility
What a cycle costs, what packages include and exclude, and how to choose a clinic on checkable markers.
- Wellness
Wellness retreats
Three quite different products wear one name; know which you are buying before comparing prices.
- Flying in
Medical tourism
How a treatment trip actually works, from records and itemised quotes to aftercare agreed in writing.
How these guides are written
Three rules, stated because medical content is where trust is won or lost. Every price comes from the provider’s own current published list, with the date we checked it. Nothing here is clinical advice: we cover costs, structure and the questions to ask, and a doctor covers the rest. And every page is reviewed by a qualified medical professional before it is published and when it is updated.
The money behind the medicine
Private treatment meets private bills. Our health insurance guides cover how expats actually pay for care here, from comprehensive cover to the gaps that catch people out.
Get help finding the right care
Tell us what you need and we will match you with an accredited hospital or clinic that can quote you directly.
FAQ
Is private healthcare in Thailand good?
The major international hospitals hold the same international accreditations as Western hospitals and publish their pricing, which Western hospitals largely do not. Quality varies with the tier, as everywhere: the guides cover what is provable.
How much cheaper is treatment than in the West?
It depends on the procedure; the costs guide compiles published figures rather than repeating the folklore.
Do I need insurance to be treated in Thailand?
No: private hospitals treat uninsured patients at published rates, which is the basis of the medical tourism industry. Whether you should carry insurance is another matter: see the health insurance guides.