Medical care in China, for foreigners
Hospitals with international departments, real price ranges, and step-by-step guides for visas and payments. Every fact links to an official source and shows when we last checked it. Independent — no commissions, no bookings.
50hospitals in 4 cities
865doctors from hospitals' own public lists
50countries with 30-day visa-free entry[1]
57countries eligible for 240-hour transit[2]
≈$852routine dental implant at a public tertiary hospital[3]
Hospital directory
Hospitals in Shanghai for foreigners
Hospitals in Guangzhou for foreigners
Hospitals in Shenzhen for foreigners
Treatments you can get in China
CAR-T therapy in China
10 approved CAR-T products, most not available in the US, from about $148,000 per dose.
Claudin18.2 CAR-T for gastric cancer
The world's first CAR-T approved for a solid tumor (June 2026).
Cancer drugs approved in China, not the US
Ivonescimab, cadonilimab, disitamab vedotin and more.
Costs: China vs the US
Dental implant cost in China vs the US
In China, a routine single implant at a public tertiary hospital is made of three capped or tendered parts: a medical service fee of at most ¥4,500, an implant body (tendered at ¥548–¥1,855, average about ¥900) and a crown (¥100–¥656, average about ¥300).
Full body checkup cost in China vs the US
Ruijin Hospital's special-needs health checkup center in Shanghai lists one-day packages from about ¥5,084 to ¥11,064 and inpatient (overnight) packages from about ¥11,646 to ¥14,812.
Practical guides and tools
Visa-free checker
Your passport + dates → visa-free or not, how long, and the official basis.
240-hour visa-free transit
The third-country rule, how the 10 days are counted, Beijing and Shanghai ports.
Alipay and WeChat Pay
Link a foreign card, fees, limits, and paying a hospital bill.
Sources
Last verified: Nov 6, 2026. We re-check official pages regularly; rules and prices can change without notice. How we update
- 单方面免签 (Unilateral visa-free entry: 50 countries) — Embassy of China in Canada, published May 2026. Checked Nov 6, 2026.
- Visa-Free Transit Policies (240-Hour) — National Immigration Administration of China, published Aug 20, 2026. Checked Nov 6, 2026.
- 哪些医疗机构落地种植牙集采？国家医保局将提供官方查询渠道 (Dental implant price reform: service-fee cap, implant and crown prices) — Xinhua News Agency, citing the National Healthcare Security Administration, published Jan 13, 2024. Checked Nov 6, 2026.
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