- Indicative price
- Often bundled with treatment KRW
- Procedure time
- Varies
- Anesthesia
- N/A
- Recovery
- N/A
- Minimum stay in Korea
- Varies
- Also known as
- International patient services, 의료관광
Korea licenses medical tourism agencies, and only registered agencies may legally introduce foreign patients to Korean providers. Unregistered brokers taking commission are common and are the source of most pricing disputes, because their fee is buried in an inflated treatment quote.
Ask any intermediary for their registration number and ask the clinic directly for the price of the same treatment for a walk-in patient. A gap of more than a modest coordination fee tells you what you need to know.
Clinics offering Medical Tourism Coordination
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an agency to get treatment in Korea?
No. Hospital international centers accept direct enquiries in English and arrange everything an agency would. An agency adds value mainly for complex multi-department cases or if you need a language the hospital does not cover.
How do I know if a medical tourism agency is legitimate?
Registered agencies hold a licence number from the Ministry of Health and Welfare and can produce it on request. Compare their quote against the clinic's direct price for the same procedure.