How much does an MRI cost in China?

The short answer

To be confirmed: price range for a single-area MRI, with currency, date and source (our own quotes or a published hospital fee schedule)

Until we can publish a figure with its source, the reliable way to know the cost of your MRI in China is a written quote for your exam at a named hospital.

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What the price of an MRI in China is made of

• The hospital's fee for the exam. Set by the hospital, per body area.
• Contrast, if it is used. The doctor decides whether your exam needs it.
• Our service fee. For arranging the appointment and translating the report. To be confirmed: service fee amount

Travel, accommodation and any follow-up care are separate and are not part of a scan quote.

What changes the price of an MRI scan

Body area

A brain MRI, a spine MRI and a knee MRI are separate exams. Two areas usually means two fees.

Contrast

An MRI with contrast costs more than one without.

Hospital and department

Fees differ between hospitals, and between a hospital's general and international departments.

City

To be confirmed: whether and how prices differ between the cities we serve

MRI scan price in China by body area

Brain MRI

To be confirmed: Brain MRI price, with source and date

Spine MRI

To be confirmed: Spine MRI price, with source and date

Knee MRI

To be confirmed: Knee MRI price, with source and date

Is an MRI cheaper in China than at home?

That depends on what you would pay at home, which varies by country, insurer and provider. We do not publish a comparison without sources for both sides.

To be confirmed: sourced comparison with self-pay prices in the US, UK, Canada and Australia

Compare like with like: the same body area, the same contrast decision, and the total including travel.

How you pay

To be confirmed: payment methods, currency, and what is paid to the hospital versus to us

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