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Heart bypass surgery in Thailand: what it costs and how it compares with waiting at home

Prices checked 27 October 2026 (Taipei time)

Short answer

We found 3 published prices for heart bypass surgery in Thailand, from ฿1,140,000 to ฿1,173,000, or about £25,270 to £26,000 before flights and a hotel. Paying privately in the UK costs about £28,510 at the providers we checked.

Published price
฿1,140,000 to ฿1,173,000about £25,270 to £26,000 · about €30,180 to €31,060 · about C$47,280 to C$48,650 · about $33,780 to $34,760
Price is for
one coronary artery bypass operation (CABG) with the hospital stay its package includes; the number of grafts and nights differ, so each row says what it includes
Where
Bangkok
Providers
1 (Bangkok Hospital (Bangkok Heart Hospital))
Soonest booking
Not published: ask in writing
NHS England wait
Just over 100 days (April to September 2025, published June 2026)

Published heart bypass surgery prices in Thailand

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.

Heart bypass surgery prices in Thailand
ProviderPublished priceWhat the price is forSource
Bangkok Hospital (Bangkok Heart Hospital)Bangkok฿1,140,000 to ฿1,173,000about £25,270–£26,000 · €30,180–€31,060 · C$47,280–C$48,650 · $33,780–$34,760Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) package, Level 1Package price from the hospital’s heart surgery package page; the package conditions (stay and exclusions) are listed there. Level 2: 1,350,000 to 1,437,500 THB. Package page; re-check before 31 December 2026.Bangkok Hospitalread 27 October 2026
Bangkok Hospital (Bangkok Heart Hospital)Bangkok฿1,350,000 to ฿1,437,500about £29,930–£31,870 · €35,740–€38,060 · C$55,990–C$59,620 · $40,010–$42,600Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) package, Level 2, 8 nightsPackage price for more complex cases; conditions on the package page. Valid to 31 December 2026.Not comparableBangkok Hospitalread 27 October 2026
Bangkok Hospital (Bangkok Heart Hospital)Bangkok฿1,725,000about £38,240 · €45,670 · C$71,540 · $51,120Minimally invasive bypass (MICS-CABG) packagePackage price; conditions on the package page. Re-check before 31 December 2026.Not comparableBangkok 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.

Some Bangkok hospitals publish lower package prices that are only for Thai nationals and foreigners living in Thailand. MedPark Hospital's colonoscopy package, for example, says “The price is exclusively for Thai nationals and expatriates residing in Thailand” (MedPark). We leave such prices out. The Bumrungrad surgical prices here come from a 2025 sheet hosted by an insurer, so ask the hospital for its current price.

Compared with waiting or paying at home

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

Waiting times and self-pay prices at home for heart bypass surgery
Where you liveOfficial waitPay at homeHere, converted
UKJust over 100 daysUK, all NHS heart surgery units, April to September 2025, published June 2026£28,510£25,270 to £26,000before flights and hotel
CanadaMedian 8.7 days; 1 in 10 waited over 84 daysCanada (national), 2025Not verifiedC$47,280 to C$48,650before flights and hotel
IrelandAbout 45% waiting over 6 months (all cardio-thoracic surgery)Ireland (public hospitals), 24 September 2026Not verified€30,180 to €31,060before flights and hotel
USNo national figureNot verified$33,780 to $34,760before 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

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How it works for a visitor

  1. Ask for a written quoteSend the clinic your referral or reason for the heart bypass surgery and ask for an itemised price, the date, and what happens if the result needs follow-up.
  2. Before you goSend your angiogram images and report, echocardiogram, blood tests and medicine list; ask the hospital to confirm in writing that a cardiac surgeon has reviewed them and agrees to operate.
  3. Before you goGet a written quote that names what is and is not included, and ask what the deposit and refund rules are if the surgeon decides not to operate.
  4. Before you goCheck that your travel insurance covers a planned operation abroad; most standard policies do not.
  5. Before you goTake a companion: you will not be able to carry bags or look after yourself for the first weeks.
  6. LanguageThai; the large Bangkok private hospitals work in English and many other languages.
  7. 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).
  8. After you returnAsk your doctor at home before you leave who will see you afterwards, and bring the full operation notes and discharge letter in English.
  9. After you returnCardiac rehabilitation at home is usually arranged through your own doctor; ask about it early.
  10. After you returnFever, a wound that is red or leaking, breathlessness or chest pain after you return need urgent care.

Can your public system pay for it?

NHS and HSE schemes do not reach Thailand. 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 Thailand 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 heart bypass surgery

  • Chest pain at rest, pain that is getting worse, or a heart attack: that is an emergency at home, not a trip.
  • Anyone whose own cardiologist says they are not fit to fly before surgery.
  • Anyone who cannot stay near the hospital until the surgeon and the airline agree they can fly home.

How to compare heart bypass surgery quotes

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is open-heart surgery that takes a blood vessel from the chest, leg or arm and connects it around a narrowed coronary artery, so blood reaches the heart muscle again. It is planned when several arteries are narrowed or a stent is not suitable. Most people spend about a week in hospital, including a day or two in intensive care.

  • Check what the package covers: the number of grafts, intensive-care days, ward nights, the surgeon and anaesthetist fees, and what happens if you need extra days.
  • Ask whether the price assumes an ordinary (on-pump) operation or a minimally invasive one, and what changes if the surgeon decides differently on the day.
  • Ask how many bypass operations the team does a year and who looks after you if there is a complication after you fly home.
  • Ask for the date in writing: how soon after your records arrive they can assess you, and how soon after that they can operate.

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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Heart bypass surgery in Thailand: questions

How much does heart bypass surgery cost in Thailand?

The published prices we found range from ฿1,140,000 to ฿1,173,000, about £25,270 to £26,000 or $33,780 to $34,760. They come from Bangkok Hospital (Bangkok Heart Hospital). Each covers something slightly different, so read what is included before comparing.

Is heart bypass surgery in Thailand cheaper than paying privately in the UK?

Before travel, the prices here work out at about £25,270 to £26,000, against about £28,510 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 heart bypass surgery in Thailand?

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

How many days should I plan in Thailand?

Usually 1 to 2 weeks in hospital and nearby, then until the surgeon clears you to fly. 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 heart bypass surgery in Thailand?

Check what the package covers: the number of grafts, intensive-care days, ward nights, the surgeon and anaesthetist fees, and what happens if you need extra days. Ask whether the price assumes an ordinary (on-pump) operation or a minimally invasive one, and what changes if the surgeon decides differently on the day.

Sources

  1. Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery packages. Bangkok Hospital. 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. Colonoscopy package. MedPark Hospital, Bangkok. Read 26 October 2026.
  5. Bumrungrad International Hospital: top surgical packages 2025 (sheet hosted by FWD Insurance Thailand). Bumrungrad International Hospital, via FWD Insurance, 2025. Read 26 October 2026.
  6. Euro foreign exchange reference rates. European Central Bank, 23 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.