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Health check-up in China: what it costs and how it compares with waiting at home

Prices checked 27 October 2026 (Taipei time)

Short answer

We found 23 published prices for a health check-up in China, from CN¥1,388 to CN¥27,980, or about £156 to £3,140 before flights and a hotel. Paying privately in the UK costs about £385 to £1,120 at the providers we checked.

Published price
CN¥1,388 to CN¥27,980about £156 to £3,140 · about €186 to €3,750 · about C$291 to C$5,870 · about $208 to $4,190
Price is for
one package for one person; contents differ widely, so each row says what it includes
Where
Shanghai, Hangzhou and Shenzhen
Providers
3 (Raffles Hospital Shanghai (莱佛士医院), Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University - International Healthcare Center and HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, International Medical Center)
Soonest booking
Contact the international team at least 72 hours ahead through its multilingual online platform; it plans care around your history and your home country.Raffles Hospital Shanghai (莱佛士医院)
NHS England wait
No NHS figure for this

Published health check-up prices in China

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.

Health check-up prices in China
ProviderPublished priceWhat the price is forSource
Raffles Hospital Shanghai (莱佛士医院)ShanghaiCN¥1,388about £156 · €186 · C$291 · $208Basic health-check package for men and women aged 18-35 (18-35岁男女基础体检套餐)Title of the promotion entry as printed with '￥1388'; package contents are an image and were not listed. Entry published 2024-05-16.Raffles Hospital Shanghai (莱佛士医院)read 27 October 2026
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University - International Healthcare CenterHangzhouCN¥1,980about £222 · €265 · C$415 · $297Check-up package A1 (体检套餐 A1); general checks, biochemistry, tumour markers, hsCRP, homocysteine, DR chest X-ray plus C13 breath test or low-dose chest CT (choose one)Printed as '{price}元/人' (RMB yuan per person) on the hospital's Chinese article page; item list on that page.Sir Run Run Shaw Hospitalread 27 October 2026
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University - International Healthcare CenterHangzhouCN¥2,980about £334 · €399 · C$625 · $447Check-up package A2 (体检套餐 A2); adds cardiovascular risk, H. pylori, food-specific antibodies, thyroid, deep tumour markers, key-organ CTPrinted as '{price}元/人' (RMB yuan per person) on the hospital's Chinese article page; item list on that page.Sir Run Run Shaw Hospitalread 27 October 2026
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University - International Healthcare CenterHangzhouCN¥3,980about £446 · €533 · C$835 · $597Check-up package A3 (体检套餐 A3); adds carotid ultrasound, immunoglobulins, tumour-risk screeningPrinted as '{price}元/人' (RMB yuan per person) on the hospital's Chinese article page; item list on that page.Sir Run Run Shaw Hospitalread 27 October 2026
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University - International Healthcare CenterHangzhouCN¥5,980about £671 · €801 · C$1,250 · $897Check-up package A4 (体检套餐 A4); VIP package with gastroscopy of your choice and key-organ CTPrinted as '{price}元/人' (RMB yuan per person) on the hospital's Chinese article page; item list on that page.Sir Run Run Shaw Hospitalread 27 October 2026
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University - International Healthcare CenterHangzhouCN¥7,980about £895 · €1,070 · C$1,670 · $1,200Check-up package A5 (体检套餐 A5); for ages 40+, adds gene tests for liver tumour and colorectal cancer, lung tumour antibodiesPrinted as '{price}元/人' (RMB yuan per person) on the hospital's Chinese article page; item list on that page.Sir Run Run Shaw Hospitalread 27 October 2026
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University - International Healthcare CenterHangzhouCN¥10,980about £1,230 · €1,470 · C$2,300 · $1,650Check-up package A6 (体检套餐 A6); for ages 40+, adds MRI of your choice and cardiac ultrasoundPrinted as '{price}元/人' (RMB yuan per person) on the hospital's Chinese article page; item list on that page.Sir Run Run Shaw Hospitalread 27 October 2026
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University - International Healthcare CenterHangzhouCN¥13,980about £1,570 · €1,870 · C$2,930 · $2,100Check-up package A7 (体检套餐 A7) (Qingchun campus); adds magnetically controlled capsule gastroscopyPrinted as '{price}元/人' (RMB yuan per person) on the hospital's Chinese article page; item list on that page.Sir Run Run Shaw Hospitalread 27 October 2026
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University - International Healthcare CenterHangzhouCN¥16,980about £1,900 · €2,270 · C$3,560 · $2,550Check-up package A8 (体检套餐 A8) (Qingchun and Qiantang campuses); includes PET/CTPrinted as '{price}元/人' (RMB yuan per person) on the hospital's Chinese article page; item list on that page.Sir Run Run Shaw Hospitalread 27 October 2026
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University - International Healthcare CenterHangzhouCN¥4,980about £558 · €667 · C$1,040 · $747Check-up package B2 (体检套餐 B2) (1 night stay)Printed as '{price}元/人' (RMB yuan per person) on the hospital's Chinese article page; item list on that page.Sir Run Run Shaw Hospitalread 27 October 2026
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University - International Healthcare CenterHangzhouCN¥11,980about £1,340 · €1,600 · C$2,510 · $1,800Check-up package B4 (体检套餐 B4) (1 night stay)Printed as '{price}元/人' (RMB yuan per person) on the hospital's Chinese article page; item list on that page.Sir Run Run Shaw Hospitalread 27 October 2026
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University - International Healthcare CenterHangzhouCN¥18,980about £2,130 · €2,540 · C$3,980 · $2,850Check-up package B6 (体检套餐 B6) (1 night stay); painless gastro-colonoscopy, coronary CT, MRI of neck, lumbar spine and brainPrinted as '{price}元/人' (RMB yuan per person) on the hospital's Chinese article page; item list on that page.Sir Run Run Shaw Hospitalread 27 October 2026
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University - International Healthcare CenterHangzhouCN¥27,980about £3,140 · €3,750 · C$5,870 · $4,190Check-up package B7 (体检套餐 B7) (1 night stay); as B6 plus PET/CTPrinted as '{price}元/人' (RMB yuan per person) on the hospital's Chinese article page; item list on that page.Sir Run Run Shaw Hospitalread 27 October 2026
HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, International Medical CenterShenzhenCN¥8,753about £982 · €1,170 · C$1,840 · $1,310IMC Male Health Assessment Package, Gold, age >=18 (IMC男性健康体检套餐（黄金）)About 28 ticked lines: nurse health assessment, eye pressure, GP physical, blood count, liver/kidney/lipid/glucose/thyroid tests, tumour markers incl. EBV DNA, C13 breath test, stool occult blood, ultrasound liver-gall-spleen-pancreas and kidney-bladder-prostate, chest low-dose CT with thin-slice scan (lung screening), ECG, post-check consultation. No endoscopy, no MRI. Update date 20260922 (更新日期 2026-09-22); final price is the actual billed cost.HKU-Shenzhen Hospitalread 27 October 2026
HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, International Medical CenterShenzhenCN¥15,439about £1,730 · €2,070 · C$3,240 · $2,310IMC Male Health Assessment Package, Diamond, age >=18 (IMC男性健康体检套餐（钻石）)Gold content plus items such as troponin T, treadmill stress test, bone density DEXA, thyroid ultrasound, dental cone-beam CT, OCT of both eyes and nutrition consultation (35 ticked lines). No endoscopy. Update date 20260922 (更新日期 2026-09-22); final price is the actual billed cost.HKU-Shenzhen Hospitalread 27 October 2026
HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, International Medical CenterShenzhenCN¥7,941about £891 · €1,060 · C$1,670 · $1,190IMC Female Health Assessment Package, Gold, age 18-49 (F1), without gynaecology items (IMC女性健康体检套餐（黄金）)Breast and axillary lymph-node ultrasound, chest low-dose CT, blood and urine tests, ultrasound; gynaecology items marked * (TCT) excluded in this total. Update date 20260922 (更新日期 2026-09-22); final price is the actual billed cost.HKU-Shenzhen Hospitalread 27 October 2026
HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, International Medical CenterShenzhenCN¥8,991about £1,010 · €1,200 · C$1,890 · $1,350IMC Female Health Assessment Package, Gold, age 18-49 (F1), with gynaecology itemsAs above plus gynaecology exam items (TCT cervical cytology). Update date 20260922 (更新日期 2026-09-22); final price is the actual billed cost.HKU-Shenzhen Hospitalread 27 October 2026
HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, International Medical CenterShenzhenCN¥9,801about £1,100 · €1,310 · C$2,060 · $1,470IMC Female Health Assessment Package, Gold, age >=50 (F2), without gynaecology itemsSame layout as F1 with age >=50 content; gynaecology items excluded. Update date 20260922 (更新日期 2026-09-22); final price is the actual billed cost.HKU-Shenzhen Hospitalread 27 October 2026
HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, International Medical CenterShenzhenCN¥10,851about £1,220 · €1,450 · C$2,280 · $1,630IMC Female Health Assessment Package, Gold, age >=50 (F2), with gynaecology itemsAs above plus gynaecology exam items. Update date 20260922 (更新日期 2026-09-22); final price is the actual billed cost.HKU-Shenzhen Hospitalread 27 October 2026
HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, International Medical CenterShenzhenCN¥12,236about £1,370 · €1,640 · C$2,570 · $1,830IMC Female Health Assessment Package, Diamond, age 18-49 (F1), without gynaecology items (IMC女性健康体检套餐（钻石）)Gold content plus dental cone-beam CT and OCT of both eyes and other Diamond items; gynaecology items excluded. Update date 20260922 (更新日期 2026-09-22); final price is the actual billed cost.HKU-Shenzhen Hospitalread 27 October 2026
HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, International Medical CenterShenzhenCN¥14,321about £1,610 · €1,920 · C$3,000 · $2,150IMC Female Health Assessment Package, Diamond, age 18-49 (F1), with gynaecology itemsAs above plus gynaecology exam items. Update date 20260922 (更新日期 2026-09-22); final price is the actual billed cost.HKU-Shenzhen Hospitalread 27 October 2026
HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, International Medical CenterShenzhenCN¥14,141about £1,590 · €1,890 · C$2,970 · $2,120IMC Female Health Assessment Package, Diamond, age >=50 (F2), without gynaecology itemsDiamond content for age >=50; gynaecology items excluded. Update date 20260922 (更新日期 2026-09-22); final price is the actual billed cost.HKU-Shenzhen Hospitalread 27 October 2026
HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, International Medical CenterShenzhenCN¥16,226about £1,820 · €2,170 · C$3,400 · $2,430IMC Female Health Assessment Package, Diamond, age >=50 (F2), with gynaecology itemsAs above plus gynaecology exam items. Update date 20260922 (更新日期 2026-09-22); final price is the actual billed cost.HKU-Shenzhen Hospitalread 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.

The low prices are official maximums for the ordinary service of public hospitals, where few staff speak English. International departments and private hospitals cost far more: Shanghai International Medical Center lists ¥3,500 for an MRI of one site against the city's public cap of ¥430 (SIMC, Shanghai notice).

Entry. China's Foreign Ministry announced visa-free stays of up to 30 days for holders of ordinary British and Canadian passports from 17 February 2026 (MFA, in Chinese); the Chinese embassy in Canada lists Canada, the UK and Ireland among the unilateral visa-free countries until 31 December 2026 (embassy page, in Chinese). The 240-hour transit visa-free scheme now covers 57 countries and needs a confirmed onward ticket to a third country (Xinhua). We did not find an official page confirming visa-free entry for US citizens. Rules change: check before you book.

Hospitals in China that offer a health check-up 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.

Raffles Hospital Shanghai (莱佛士医院)

Shanghai · Private

  • Check-ups

Booking: Contact the international team at least 72 hours ahead through its multilingual online platform; it plans care around your history and your home country.

1 published priceDetails

Raffles Hospital Beijing (北京莱佛士医院)

Beijing · Private

  • Digestive

Booking: Contact the international team at least 72 hours ahead through its multilingual online platform; it plans care around your history and your home country.

Estimated prices for 3 treatmentsDetails

Compared with waiting or paying at home

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

Waiting times and self-pay prices at home for health check-up
Where you liveOfficial waitPay at homeHere, converted
UKNo official figure found£385 to £1,120£156 to £3,140before flights and hotel
CanadaNo official figure foundNot verifiedC$291 to C$5,870before flights and hotel
IrelandNo official figure foundNot verified€186 to €3,750before flights and hotel
USNo national figureNot verified$208 to $4,190before 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 China 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 health check-up and ask for an itemised price, the date, and what happens if the result needs follow-up.
  2. Before you goMost packages need you to fast from the night before. Book a morning slot.
  3. Before you goAsk what happens if a test finds something: is a specialist available the same week, and at what price?
  4. LanguageMandarin; English is reliable only in international departments and private hospitals.
  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 the full report to your doctor, not just the summary page.
  7. After you returnTreat a "borderline" or "follow up" note as a reason to see your doctor, not as a diagnosis.

Can your public system pay for it?

NHS and HSE schemes do not reach China. 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 China 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 health check-up

  • Investigating a symptom you already have. A package is screening, not a diagnosis.
  • Replacing the screening your home health service already offers for free (bowel, breast or cervical screening).

How to compare health check-up quotes

A health check-up (called ningen dock in Japan, geongang geomjin in Korea, executive check-up in Thailand and Turkey) is a bundle of tests done in one visit: blood and urine tests, a doctor's examination, an ECG, often an ultrasound and a chest X-ray or CT, and in bigger packages an endoscopy, a colonoscopy or MRI.

  • Compare the contents, not just the price. A cheap package may leave out the ultrasound or the endoscopy.
  • Check whether the doctor's summary is in English and whether a doctor explains it to you on the day.
  • Women's and men's packages are often priced differently.
  • More tests are not always better: whole-body scans in healthy people often find harmless things that then need more tests.

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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Health check-up in China: questions

How much does a health check-up cost in China?

The published prices we found range from CN¥1,388 to CN¥27,980, about £156 to £3,140 or $208 to $4,190. They come from Raffles Hospital Shanghai (莱佛士医院), Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University - International Healthcare Center and HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, International Medical Center. Each covers something slightly different, so read what is included before comparing.

Is a health check-up in China cheaper than paying privately in the UK?

Before travel, the prices here work out at about £156 to £3,140, against about £385 to £1,120 at the UK providers we checked. Travel adds a flight and a hotel on top; the calculator on the home page adds a rough estimate.

Will the NHS or HSE pay for a health check-up in China?

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

How many days should I plan in China?

Half a day to one day for most packages; packages with endoscopy or several scans can take two days. 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 health check-up in China?

Compare the contents, not just the price. A cheap package may leave out the ultrasound or the endoscopy. Check whether the doctor's summary is in English and whether a doctor explains it to you on the day.

Sources

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