Treatment costs in China
41 procedures with published prices from Chinese hospitals. Every figure is sourced and dated. Full dataset: Price Index 2026 (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23684545).
cardiac
orthopedic
Total knee replacement (one knee)全膝关节置换术（单侧）3 price recordsTotal hip replacement (one hip)全髋关节置换术（单侧）2 price recordsACL reconstruction (with meniscus work)前交叉韧带重建术1 price recordKnee arthroscopy / meniscus surgery膝关节镜手术 / 半月板手术2 price recordsEndoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD)经皮内镜下腰椎间盘切除术（PELD）1 price record
cancer
CAR-T cell therapy (one infusion)CAR-T细胞治疗（单次输注）4 price recordsProton / heavy-ion therapy course质子重离子治疗（一个疗程）1 price recordLung lobectomy (VATS)胸腔镜肺叶切除术1 price recordRadical total gastrectomy (stomach cancer)胃癌根治性全胃切除术1 price recordLaparoscopic low rectal cancer resection腹腔镜低位直肠癌根治术1 price recordBreast cancer surgery (lumpectomy or mastectomy)乳腺癌手术（保乳或改良根治）1 price recordRadical thyroid cancer surgery甲状腺癌根治术1 price recordChemotherapy, one day-ward cycle (breast cancer)乳腺癌日间化疗（单周期）1 price record
general surgery
Thyroidectomy甲状腺切除术2 price recordsLaparoscopic gallbladder removal腹腔镜胆囊切除术4 price recordsInguinal hernia repair (one side)腹股沟疝修补术（单侧）2 price recordsAppendectomy (laparoscopic)阑尾切除术（腹腔镜）3 price recordsHemorrhoid surgery痔疮手术2 price recordsLaparoscopic hysterectomy腹腔镜子宫切除术2 price recordsColon polyp removal结肠息肉切除术2 price records