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Cancer screening in Japan: what it costs and how it compares with waiting at home

Prices checked 27 October 2026 (Taipei time)

Short answer

We found 2 published prices for a cancer screening package in Japan, from ¥275,000, or about £1,310 before flights and a hotel.

Published price
¥275,000about £1,310 · about €1,570 · about C$2,450 · about $1,750
Price is for
one package for one person; contents differ widely, so each row says which tests are in it
Where
Osaka
Providers
1 (TIMC Osaka (Tokushukai check-up centre))
Soonest booking
Not published: ask in writing
NHS England wait
No NHS figure for this

Published cancer screening package prices in Japan

Every row is a price the provider publishes itself, read on the date shown. We copy what the price includes and what it leaves out; where the provider does not say, the row says “not stated”. We do not use prices from brokers or medical-travel agencies.

Cancer screening prices in Japan
ProviderPublished priceWhat the price is forSource
TIMC Osaka (Tokushukai check-up centre)Osaka¥275,000about £1,310 · €1,570 · C$2,450 · $1,750PET-CT (Kishiwada / Suita Tokushukai)Done at a partner Tokushukai hospital; Saiseikai Nakatsu is 330,000.TIMC Osaka (Tokushukai check-up centre)read 27 October 2026
TIMC Osaka (Tokushukai check-up centre)Osaka¥41,250about £197 · €235 · C$368 · $263MammographyAs listed.Not comparableTIMC Osaka (Tokushukai check-up centre)read 27 October 2026

Prices are copied as published, in the provider's currency. Conversions use the European Central Bank reference rates of 23 October 2026 and are rounded. A provider can change a price at any time: ask for a written quote.

Japanese check-up centres price for people living in Japan. NCGM in Tokyo says that people without Japanese health insurance or who do not speak Japanese pay “twice the displayed amount” for its health checks, must book through a registered medical-interpreter agency, and get results in 3 to 4 weeks (NCGM, in Japanese). For other hospital care it bills uninsured patients ¥30 per insurance point (NCGM FAQ). Tokyo Midtown Clinic's price list is silent on visitors, so ask before booking.

Hospitals in Japan that offer a cancer screening package to international patients

Each runs its own service for patients from abroad. The booking time on each card is the hospital's own words; where it publishes none, ask for a date in writing before you book flights.

Compared with waiting or paying at home

The official waiting figure and the self-pay price in each home country, next to the Japan price converted to that currency. The Japan figure does not include flights, a hotel or time off work.

Waiting times and self-pay prices at home for cancer screening package
Where you liveOfficial waitPay at homeHere, converted
UKNo official figure foundNot verified£1,310before flights and hotel
CanadaNo official figure foundNot verifiedC$2,450before flights and hotel
IrelandNo official figure foundNot verified€1,570before flights and hotel
USNo national figureNot verified$1,750before flights and hotel

Waits are the latest official statistics; each country measures them differently, so read the label. Home prices are published self-pay prices; for the US they are 2021 hospital medians or a dental school's estimate.

Compare with your wait and price at home

Pick where you live to see the Japan price and how soon hospitals say they can see you, next to your wait and your price at home.

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How it works for a visitor

  1. Ask for a written quoteSend the clinic your referral or reason for the cancer screening package and ask for an itemised price, the date, and what happens if the result needs follow-up.
  2. Before you goAsk your doctor which screening tests make sense for your age and family history.
  3. Before you goCheck the fasting and bowel-preparation instructions if an endoscopy is included.
  4. LanguageJapanese; some hospitals require a registered medical interpreter for foreign patients.
  5. Entry rulesCheck the official advice for your passport before booking: UK citizens (FCDO entry requirements), Canadian citizens (travel.gc.ca), US citizens (State Department, choose the country), Irish citizens (DFA travel advice, choose the country).
  6. After you returnBring all the results to your doctor; an abnormal result is followed up at home.

Can your public system pay for it?

NHS and HSE schemes do not reach Japan. The NHS S2 route covers state treatment in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, and the HSE schemes cover the EU, EEA, the UK and Switzerland. Treatment in Japan is paid by you or by a private insurer who agrees in advance. NHS S2 route, HSE Treatment Abroad Scheme.

When not to travel for a cancer screening package

  • A symptom or a lump you have noticed: see your doctor at home first.
  • Replacing your national screening invitations, which are free.

How to compare cancer screening package quotes

Cancer screening packages combine tests that look for cancer in people without symptoms: for example blood markers, a mammogram or breast ultrasound, a cervical smear, a PSA test, a low-dose chest CT, or a gastroscopy and colonoscopy. Only some of these tests have good evidence for screening healthy people; others often give false alarms.

  • Look at which tests are in the package, not how many. Tumour-marker blood tests on their own are poor at finding early cancer.
  • Check that a doctor reviews all the results with you and tells you what to do next.
  • Ask whether endoscopies include sedation and biopsies.

Providers on this page

We list providers because they publish a price, not because we recommend them. No clinic pays to be listed, and we have not visited any of them.

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Cancer screening in Japan: questions

How much does a cancer screening package cost in Japan?

The published prices we found range from ¥275,000, about £1,310 or $1,750. They come from TIMC Osaka (Tokushukai check-up centre). Each covers something slightly different, so read what is included before comparing.

Is a cancer screening package in Japan cheaper than paying privately in the UK?

We do not have both a UK price and a comparable Japan price for this, so we cannot say. Compare the published prices on this page with a written quote from a UK provider.

Will the NHS or HSE pay for a cancer screening package in Japan?

No. The NHS S2 route and the HSE schemes cover planned treatment in Europe only. Japan is outside them, so you pay yourself or through a private insurer that agrees in advance.

How many days should I plan in Japan?

One day for most packages; two if an endoscopy is included. That is our planning estimate, not medical advice: the clinic sets the schedule, and you should ask it for one in writing.

What should I check before booking a cancer screening package in Japan?

Look at which tests are in the package, not how many. Tumour-marker blood tests on their own are poor at finding early cancer. Check that a doctor reviews all the results with you and tells you what to do next.

Sources

  1. International patients. TIMC Osaka (Tokushukai check-up centre). Read 27 October 2026.
  2. Planned treatment: S2 funding route. NHS (nhs.uk). Read 26 October 2026.
  3. Treatment Abroad Scheme. Health Service Executive (HSE). Read 26 October 2026.
  4. 外国籍の方の人間ドック受診について (health checks for foreign nationals). National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JIHS) Hospital, Tokyo. Read 26 October 2026.
  5. International Health Care Center FAQ. National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JIHS) Hospital, Tokyo. Read 26 October 2026.
  6. Euro foreign exchange reference rates. European Central Bank, 23 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.