Registry data from HIRA. Doctor counts, board certification, addresses and opening years come from Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service public data.
Home/Specialties/Korean Medicine & Acupuncture/Acupuncture/Jamsil
Korean Medicine & Acupuncture · Seoul

Acupuncture in Jamsil

5 clinics in Jamsil, Seoul offering Acupuncture. Indicative price 20,000 - 60,000 per session KRW, minimum stay Same day.

Korean Medicine & Acupuncture clinic in Jamsil
Acupuncture in Jamsil. Acupuncture in Korean medicine clinics is most commonly sought for musculoskeletal pain, and sessions typically combine needling with cupping, moxibustion or physical therapy in one visit.

Jamsil and the wider Songpa district are home to several large orthopedic and joint specialty hospitals, with good hotel supply around Lotte World Tower and direct Line 2 and Line 8 access.

Clinics

Showing 5 clinics

About this procedure

Korean practice includes distinctive techniques such as Saam acupuncture and pharmacopuncture, in which diluted herbal extract is injected at acupoints. Pharmacopuncture is regulated as a Korean medicine procedure and is not available in most Western countries.

Full Acupuncture guide: cost, recovery and stay

Further reading

Recovery Time and When You Can Fly

The length of your trip is set by the mandatory follow-up interval, not by how quickly you feel well, and flying too early raises the risk of swelling, bleeding and thrombosis.

Medical Costs and Payment in Korea

Foreign patients without Korean national health insurance pay the full private rate, which is still typically 30 to 70 percent below US pricing for the same procedure, and card payment is accepted almost everywhere.

Source: National Health Insurance Service, coverage for foreign residents https://www.nhis.or.kr/english/index.do