Taiwan

Medical treatment in Taiwan: hospitals, waiting times and prices for visitors

Prices checked 27 October 2026 (Taipei time)

Hospitals in Taiwan for international patients, by city

We list only providers with their own service for patients from abroad and a track record they publish: a university or teaching hospital, international accreditation, or large published volumes. Open a hospital for how to book and how soon it says it can see you.

How soon hospitals in Taiwan say they can see you

These are each hospital's own words, not our estimate. “Booking” is how soon it says you can be seen, “Department wait” is a wait it publishes for one department, and “Reply” is how fast it answers an enquiry. Few hospitals publish waiting times by department; where none is published, ask the international office for a date in writing before you book flights.

Prices in Taiwan by procedure

Each range covers only prices that match the procedure's unit (for example one MRI area, or one eye). Open a procedure for every line and what it includes.

Not listed: MRI scans, CT scans, colonoscopies, gastroscopies, cataract operations, laser eye operations, dental implants, full-arch implant treatments, veneers, hair transplants, hip replacements, knee replacements and IVF cycles. We did not find a published price in Taiwan that we could verify.

Official figures and rules for patients from abroad

• TTFMT: launched 2007, administered by the Taiwan Nongovernmental Hospitals and Clinics Association and supervised by the Ministry of Health and Welfare; an alliance of 113 qualified hospitals and clinics. figures
• TTFMT statistics: 'reproductive medicine ranks fifth among the medical specialties for international patients seeking medical treatment in 2023' (rank only, no counts). figures
• TTFMT says all 87 teaching hospitals and most local hospitals seek the top accreditation level, issued by the Joint Commission of Taiwan (JCT), which links to National Health Insurance subsidies; it cites a 2014 MOHW report of 43 PET-CT, 200 MRI and 357 CT scanners in Taiwan (2014 figures). figures
• TTFMT page on joint replacement: 'about 20,000 patients receive knee replacement' each year in Taiwan through minimally invasive surgery (all patients, not foreign patients). figures
• Chang Gung's own visa page: a visitor visa (7 to 30 days) is usually enough; for stays over 1 month the hospital helps apply for a medical visa; some nationalities need a hospital-signed medical visa letter; visa assistance fees are published (e.g. 5,000 NTD per general IMC case). rule
• Foreign patients without National Health Insurance pay self-pay rates: KFSYSCC charges items other than its listed consultation fees at 1.7 times its domestic self-pay schedule; FEMH and Chang Gung publish registration and consultation fees only (hospital's own pages). rule

Entry rules

We link to the official advice rather than restating it, because entry rules change. Check the page for your passport before you book:

• 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)

Can you claim the cost back?

Planning a medical trip to Taiwan

• Ask each clinic for a written, itemised quote and the appointment in writing before booking flights.
• Check that your travel insurance covers planned medical treatment; many policies exclude it.
• Ask for reports in English and images in a format your doctor at home can open. See how to bring your results home.
• Know who to contact if you have a problem after you fly home, and tell your own doctor before you go.

Other countries

All 20 countries we compare, or start from a procedure: MRI scans, CT scans, colonoscopies, gastroscopies, health check-ups, heart check-ups, cancer screening packages, cataract operations, laser eye operations, dental implants, full-arch implant treatments, veneers, hair transplants, hip replacements, knee replacements, IVF cycles.