{ "metadata": { "name": "ChinaHealth Open China Treatment Price Index 2026", "version": "1.0.0", "short_name": "CPI-2026-v1", "publisher": "ChinaHealth (https://chinahealth.info)", "license": "CC-BY-4.0", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "currency": "CNY", "fx": { "usd_cny": 6.6681, "date": "2026-10-26", "source": "Frankfurter API (European Central Bank reference rates), https://api.frankfurter.app/2026-10-26?from=USD&to=CNY", "rounding": "USD approximations rounded to nearest 10 below 1,000 and nearest 100 at or above 1,000; CNY values converted from USD-reported sources rounded to nearest 100" }, "tiers": { "a": "Public hospital general department, or official government / NHSA price, cap or average", "b": "Public hospital international or VIP (特需) department", "c": "Private hospital (international or domestic chain; see entity_type)", "u": "Department not stated in the source (news or patient reports)" }, "exclusions": "Stem-cell and other unproven treatments are excluded by design.", "counts": { "rows": 92, "procedures": 41 } }, "procedures": [ { "slug": "pci-stent", "name_en": "Coronary angioplasty with stent (PCI)", "name_zh": "冠脉介入治疗（支架植入）", "category": "cardiac", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "cabg", "name_en": "Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)", "name_zh": "冠状动脉旁路移植术（搭桥）", "category": "cardiac", "us_reference": { "low": 57240, "high": 57240, "basis": "Median commercial negotiated price, DRG 236 (CABG without PCI, without major complications), 544 US hospitals, 2021-2022 price-transparency data. Medicare rate in the same study: $28,398.", "source_name": "Wei C et al., J Am Heart Assoc 2024;13(4):e031982", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.123.031982", "source_type": "peer_reviewed" } }, { "slug": "tavr", "name_en": "Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)", "name_zh": "经导管主动脉瓣置换术（TAVR）", "category": "cardiac", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "svt-ablation", "name_en": "Catheter ablation for SVT", "name_zh": "室上性心动过速射频消融术", "category": "cardiac", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "knee-replacement", "name_en": "Total knee replacement (one knee)", "name_zh": "全膝关节置换术（单侧）", "category": "orthopedic", "us_reference": { "low": 19002, "high": 30249, "basis": "Blue Cross Blue Shield Health of America report (2019, 2017 commercial claims): average price outpatient $19,002, inpatient $30,249.", "source_name": "Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Health of America report, 2019-01-23", "source_url": "https://www.bcbs.com/about-us/association-news/planned-orthopedic-surgery-spending-increased-44-percent-25-billion-2010-generation", "source_type": "bcbs" } }, { "slug": "hip-replacement", "name_en": "Total hip replacement (one hip)", "name_zh": "全髋关节置换术（单侧）", "category": "orthopedic", "us_reference": { "low": 22078, "high": 30685, "basis": "Blue Cross Blue Shield Health of America report (2019, 2017 commercial claims): average price outpatient $22,078, inpatient $30,685.", "source_name": "Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Health of America report, 2019-01-23", "source_url": "https://www.bcbs.com/about-us/association-news/planned-orthopedic-surgery-spending-increased-44-percent-25-billion-2010-generation", "source_type": "bcbs" } }, { "slug": "acl-reconstruction", "name_en": "ACL reconstruction (with meniscus work)", "name_zh": "前交叉韧带重建术", "category": "orthopedic", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "knee-arthroscopy", "name_en": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus surgery", "name_zh": "膝关节镜手术 / 半月板手术", "category": "orthopedic", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "endoscopic-lumbar-discectomy", "name_en": "Endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD)", "name_zh": "经皮内镜下腰椎间盘切除术（PELD）", "category": "orthopedic", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "car-t", "name_en": "CAR-T cell therapy (one infusion)", "name_zh": "CAR-T细胞治疗（单次输注）", "category": "cancer", "us_reference": { "low": 373000, "high": 475000, "basis": "US list prices per one-time infusion of FDA-approved CAR-T products (drug only, excludes hospital care).", "source_name": "EBMT/EHA CAR-T Cell Handbook, ch. 46 (Springer, 2022), NCBI Bookshelf NBK584170", "source_url": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK584170", "source_type": "peer_reviewed" } }, { "slug": "proton-therapy", "name_en": "Proton / heavy-ion therapy course", "name_zh": "质子重离子治疗（一个疗程）", "category": "cancer", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "vats-lobectomy", "name_en": "Lung lobectomy (VATS)", "name_zh": "胸腔镜肺叶切除术", "category": "cancer", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "gastrectomy-cancer", "name_en": "Radical total gastrectomy (stomach cancer)", "name_zh": "胃癌根治性全胃切除术", "category": "cancer", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "rectal-cancer-surgery", "name_en": "Laparoscopic low rectal cancer resection", "name_zh": "腹腔镜低位直肠癌根治术", "category": "cancer", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "breast-cancer-surgery", "name_en": "Breast cancer surgery (lumpectomy or mastectomy)", "name_zh": "乳腺癌手术（保乳或改良根治）", "category": "cancer", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "thyroidectomy", "name_en": "Thyroidectomy", "name_zh": "甲状腺切除术", "category": "general_surgery", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "thyroid-cancer-surgery", "name_en": "Radical thyroid cancer surgery", "name_zh": "甲状腺癌根治术", "category": "cancer", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "chemo-cycle-breast", "name_en": "Chemotherapy, one day-ward cycle (breast cancer)", "name_zh": "乳腺癌日间化疗（单周期）", "category": "cancer", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "dental-implant", "name_en": "Single dental implant", "name_zh": "单颗种植牙", "category": "dental", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "implant-crown", "name_en": "Implant crown (product price)", "name_zh": "种植牙冠（耗材价格）", "category": "dental", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "lasik", "name_en": "LASIK / FS-LASIK (both eyes)", "name_zh": "LASIK / 半飞秒（双眼）", "category": "eye", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "smile", "name_en": "SMILE laser eye surgery (both eyes)", "name_zh": "全飞秒SMILE（双眼）", "category": "eye", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "icl", "name_en": "ICL implantable lens", "name_zh": "ICL晶体植入", "category": "eye", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "cataract", "name_en": "Cataract surgery with IOL (one eye)", "name_zh": "白内障超声乳化+人工晶体植入（单眼）", "category": "eye", "us_reference": { "low": 1717, "high": 2819, "basis": "Medicare national average approved amount (doctor + facility), 2026 payments; low = ambulatory surgical center, high = hospital outpatient department. Medicare rates are a payment floor; commercial and cash prices are usually higher.", "source_name": "CMS Medicare Procedure Price Lookup, CPT 66984", "source_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/procedure-price-lookup/cost/66984/", "source_type": "cms" } }, { "slug": "ivf-cycle", "name_en": "IVF cycle", "name_zh": "试管婴儿（IVF）周期", "category": "fertility", "us_reference": { "low": 12400, "high": 12400, "basis": "ASRM average cost of one IVF cycle in the US, as cited in a peer-reviewed review; excludes medication, which is typically extra.", "source_name": "Peer-reviewed review of US IVF insurance mandates (PMC9351254), citing ASRM", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9351254/", "source_type": "peer_reviewed" } }, { "slug": "health-checkup", "name_en": "Comprehensive health checkup package", "name_zh": "综合健康体检套餐", "category": "checkup_imaging", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "mri", "name_en": "MRI scan (one body part)", "name_zh": "磁共振检查（单部位）", "category": "checkup_imaging", "us_reference": { "low": 508, "high": 672, "basis": "Medicare national average approved amount for MRI brain without and with contrast (CPT 70553), 2026; low = ambulatory setting, high = hospital outpatient. Medicare rates are a floor; commercial prices are usually higher.", "source_name": "CMS Medicare Procedure Price Lookup, CPT 70553", "source_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/procedure-price-lookup/cost/70553/", "source_type": "cms" } }, { "slug": "ct", "name_en": "CT scan (one body part)", "name_zh": "CT检查（单部位）", "category": "checkup_imaging", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "pet-ct", "name_en": "PET/CT whole body", "name_zh": "PET/CT全身检查", "category": "checkup_imaging", "us_reference": { "low": 893, "high": 1569, "basis": "Medicare national average approved amount for PET/CT skull base to mid-thigh (CPT 78815), 2026; low = ambulatory setting, high = hospital outpatient. Medicare rates are a floor.", "source_name": "CMS Medicare Procedure Price Lookup, CPT 78815", "source_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/procedure-price-lookup/cost/78815/", "source_type": "cms" } }, { "slug": "gastroscopy", "name_en": "Gastroscopy (upper GI endoscopy)", "name_zh": "胃镜检查", "category": "checkup_imaging", "us_reference": { "low": 607, "high": 1036, "basis": "Medicare national average approved amount (doctor + facility), 2026 payments; low = ambulatory surgical center, high = hospital outpatient department. Medicare rates are a payment floor; commercial and cash prices are usually higher.", "source_name": "CMS Medicare Procedure Price Lookup, CPT 43235", "source_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/procedure-price-lookup/cost/43235/", "source_type": "cms" } }, { "slug": "colonoscopy", "name_en": "Colonoscopy", "name_zh": "结肠镜检查", "category": "checkup_imaging", "us_reference": { "low": 674, "high": 1114, "basis": "Medicare national average approved amount (doctor + facility), 2026 payments; low = ambulatory surgical center, high = hospital outpatient department. Medicare rates are a payment floor; commercial and cash prices are usually higher.", "source_name": "CMS Medicare Procedure Price Lookup, CPT 45378", "source_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/procedure-price-lookup/cost/45378/", "source_type": "cms" } }, { "slug": "vaginal-delivery", "name_en": "Vaginal delivery", "name_zh": "顺产", "category": "delivery", "us_reference": { "low": 15712, "high": 15712, "basis": "Average total cost of pregnancy, vaginal delivery and postpartum care, US employer health plans, 2021-2023 claims (wider scope than a delivery package).", "source_name": "Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker, 2025-09-09", "source_url": "https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/health-costs-associated-with-pregnancy-childbirth-and-postpartum-care", "source_type": "kff" } }, { "slug": "c-section", "name_en": "Cesarean section", "name_zh": "剖宫产", "category": "delivery", "us_reference": { "low": 28998, "high": 28998, "basis": "Average total cost of pregnancy, C-section delivery and postpartum care, US employer health plans, 2021-2023 claims (wider scope than a delivery package).", "source_name": "Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker, 2025-09-09", "source_url": "https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/health-costs-associated-with-pregnancy-childbirth-and-postpartum-care", "source_type": "kff" } }, { "slug": "lap-cholecystectomy", "name_en": "Laparoscopic gallbladder removal", "name_zh": "腹腔镜胆囊切除术", "category": "general_surgery", "us_reference": { "low": 3661, "high": 6807, "basis": "Medicare national average approved amount (doctor + facility), 2026 payments; low = ambulatory surgical center, high = hospital outpatient department. Medicare rates are a payment floor; commercial and cash prices are usually higher.", "source_name": "CMS Medicare Procedure Price Lookup, CPT 47562", "source_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/procedure-price-lookup/cost/47562/", "source_type": "cms" } }, { "slug": "inguinal-hernia-repair", "name_en": "Inguinal hernia repair (one side)", "name_zh": "腹股沟疝修补术（单侧）", "category": "general_surgery", "us_reference": { "low": 2252, "high": 4165, "basis": "Medicare national average approved amount (doctor + facility), 2026 payments; low = ambulatory surgical center, high = hospital outpatient department. Medicare rates are a payment floor; commercial and cash prices are usually higher.", "source_name": "CMS Medicare Procedure Price Lookup, CPT 49505", "source_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/procedure-price-lookup/cost/49505/", "source_type": "cms" } }, { "slug": "appendectomy", "name_en": "Appendectomy (laparoscopic)", "name_zh": "阑尾切除术（腹腔镜）", "category": "general_surgery", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "hemorrhoidectomy", "name_en": "Hemorrhoid surgery", "name_zh": "痔疮手术", "category": "general_surgery", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "hysterectomy", "name_en": "Laparoscopic hysterectomy", "name_zh": "腹腔镜子宫切除术", "category": "general_surgery", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "colon-polypectomy", "name_en": "Colon polyp removal", "name_zh": "结肠息肉切除术", "category": "general_surgery", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "acupuncture", "name_en": "Acupuncture session", "name_zh": "针灸（单次）", "category": "tcm", "us_reference": null }, { "slug": "liver-transplant-pediatric", "name_en": "Pediatric living-donor liver transplant", "name_zh": "儿童活体肝移植", "category": "other", "us_reference": null } ], "records": [ { "id": "cpi26-001", "procedure_slug": "pci-stent", "procedure_en": "Coronary angioplasty with stent (PCI)", "procedure_zh": "冠脉介入治疗（支架植入）", "category": "cardiac", "tier": "a", "tier_label": "public_standard_or_official", "entity": "8 high-volume public hospitals led by Fuwai Hospital (national study)", "entity_type": "public", "city": "National", "province": "", "cny_low": 44000, "cny_high": 44000, "usd_low_approx": 6600, "usd_high_approx": 6600, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "average", "inclusions": "Average total hospitalization cost per PCI patient after national stent procurement (2022 cohort); procured stents now under CNY 1,000 each", "source_url": "https://www.nhsa.gov.cn/art/2026/5/19/art_14_20563.html", "source_title": "National Healthcare Security Administration: real-world study of procured coronary stents (Fuwai-led, 8 hospitals)", "source_type": "official", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "2026-05-19", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "high", "notes": "Before procurement the same hospitals averaged close to CNY 60,000. Insured patients pay less after reimbursement.", "us_ref_usd_low": null, "us_ref_usd_high": null, "us_ref_basis": "", "us_ref_source": "", "us_ref_source_url": "" }, { "id": "cpi26-002", "procedure_slug": "cabg", "procedure_en": "Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)", "procedure_zh": "冠状动脉旁路移植术（搭桥）", "category": "cardiac", "tier": "a", "tier_label": "public_standard_or_official", "entity": "Tertiary referral centre, southwest China (single centre)", "entity_type": "public", "city": "Southwest China", "province": "", "cny_low": 135100, "cny_high": 155600, "usd_low_approx": 20300, "usd_high_approx": 23300, "cny_converted_from_usd": true, "original_amount": "USD 20256-23334", "figure_kind": "average", "inclusions": "Direct in-hospital costs of isolated CABG, 2014-2016, reported in USD by risk group (USD 20,256 to 23,334 means)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30536072", "source_title": "Single-centre analysis of CABG in-hospital costs, southwest China (PubMed 30536072)", "source_type": "peer_reviewed", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "2018-12-07", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "low", "notes": "Old data (2014-2016) reported in USD; converted to CNY at the index rate for comparability only.", "us_ref_usd_low": 57240, "us_ref_usd_high": 57240, "us_ref_basis": "Median commercial negotiated price, DRG 236 (CABG without PCI, without major complications), 544 US hospitals, 2021-2022 price-transparency data. Medicare rate in the same study: $28,398.", "us_ref_source": "Wei C et al., J Am Heart Assoc 2024;13(4):e031982", "us_ref_source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.123.031982" }, { "id": "cpi26-003", "procedure_slug": "cabg", "procedure_en": "Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)", "procedure_zh": "冠状动脉旁路移植术（搭桥）", "category": "cardiac", "tier": "a", "tier_label": "public_standard_or_official", "entity": "Cardiac surgeon, Nanfang Hospital (Guangzhou), general estimate", "entity_type": "public", "city": "Guangzhou", "province": "", "cny_low": 60000, "cny_high": 200000, "usd_low_approx": 9000, "usd_high_approx": 30000, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "expert_estimate", "inclusions": "Total CABG cost range quoted by a deputy chief physician; varies by grafts, complexity and city", "source_url": "https://m-mip.39.net/askar/mipso_i7uia5k.html", "source_title": "39 Health Q&A, cardiac surgeon (Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University): CABG total cost", "source_type": "news", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "2024-11-15", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "low", "notes": "", "us_ref_usd_low": 57240, "us_ref_usd_high": 57240, "us_ref_basis": "Median commercial negotiated price, DRG 236 (CABG without PCI, without major complications), 544 US hospitals, 2021-2022 price-transparency data. Medicare rate in the same study: $28,398.", "us_ref_source": "Wei C et al., J Am Heart Assoc 2024;13(4):e031982", "us_ref_source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.123.031982" }, { "id": "cpi26-004", "procedure_slug": "tavr", "procedure_en": "Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)", "procedure_zh": "经导管主动脉瓣置换术（TAVR）", "category": "cardiac", "tier": "a", "tier_label": "public_standard_or_official", "entity": "Gansu provincial procurement platform listings (via news)", "entity_type": "public", "city": "Gansu (national linkage)", "province": "", "cny_low": 131000, "cny_high": 199000, "usd_low_approx": 19600, "usd_high_approx": 29800, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "list_price_component", "inclusions": "TAVR valve system list price only (lowest MicroPort CardioFlow 131,000; highest Medtronic Evolut Pro+ 199,000) after the 2026-01-06 price adjustment; excludes procedure fee and hospital stay", "source_url": "https://finance.sina.com.cn/stock/relnews/hk/2026-03-13/doc-inhquwcs4229269.shtml", "source_title": "Sina Finance / MedTrend: TAVR system prices after Gansu price adjustment", "source_type": "news", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "2026-03-13", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "medium", "notes": "Device price only. The same report says total patient cost was often close to CNY 300,000 before the price cuts.", "us_ref_usd_low": null, "us_ref_usd_high": null, "us_ref_basis": "", "us_ref_source": "", "us_ref_source_url": "" }, { "id": "cpi26-005", "procedure_slug": "svt-ablation", "procedure_en": "Catheter ablation for SVT", "procedure_zh": "室上性心动过速射频消融术", "category": "cardiac", "tier": "a", "tier_label": "public_standard_or_official", "entity": "HKU-Shenzhen Hospital", "entity_type": "public", "city": "Shenzhen", "province": "Guangdong", "cny_low": 37230, "cny_high": 37230, "usd_low_approx": 5600, "usd_high_approx": 5600, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "package_price", "inclusions": "All-inclusive package: bed, tests, surgery, anesthesia, drugs and consumables", "source_url": "https://www.hku-szh.org/xgdxszyy/ftlstd/sfbz/content/post_1560205.html", "source_title": "The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, all-inclusive surgical package price list (67 packages)", "source_type": "hospital_page", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "2025-06-04", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "high", "notes": "", "us_ref_usd_low": null, "us_ref_usd_high": null, "us_ref_basis": "", "us_ref_source": "", "us_ref_source_url": "" }, { "id": "cpi26-006", "procedure_slug": "knee-replacement", "procedure_en": "Total knee replacement (one knee)", "procedure_zh": "全膝关节置换术（单侧）", "category": "orthopedic", "tier": "a", "tier_label": "public_standard_or_official", "entity": "First Hospital of Hebei Medical University", "entity_type": "public", "city": "Shijiazhuang", "province": "Hebei", "cny_low": 28000, "cny_high": 28000, "usd_low_approx": 4200, "usd_high_approx": 4200, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "single_case", "inclusions": "One patient's total hospitalization bill for one knee after joint procurement (implant under CNY 5,000); her first knee before procurement cost 67,000+", "source_url": "https://www.nhsa.gov.cn/art/2024/5/14/art_14_12681.html", "source_title": "National Healthcare Security Administration: knee joint procurement patient case (Hebei)", "source_type": "official", "patient_reported": true, "date_published": "2024-05-14", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "medium", "notes": "Single patient case published by the NHSA; '28,000 余元' = just over 28,000.", "us_ref_usd_low": 19002, "us_ref_usd_high": 30249, "us_ref_basis": "Blue Cross Blue Shield Health of America report (2019, 2017 commercial claims): average price outpatient $19,002, inpatient $30,249.", "us_ref_source": "Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Health of America report, 2019-01-23", "us_ref_source_url": "https://www.bcbs.com/about-us/association-news/planned-orthopedic-surgery-spending-increased-44-percent-25-billion-2010-generation" }, { "id": "cpi26-007", "procedure_slug": "knee-replacement", "procedure_en": "Total knee replacement (one knee)", "procedure_zh": "全膝关节置换术（单侧）", "category": "orthopedic", "tier": "u", "tier_label": "unspecified_department", "entity": "Hospital not named (Shanghai government patient story)", "entity_type": "unspecified", "city": "Shanghai", "province": "", "cny_low": 60000, "cny_high": 60000, "usd_low_approx": 9000, "usd_high_approx": 9000, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "single_case", "inclusions": "Approximate knee replacement cost quoted in a foreign patient's story", "source_url": "https://english.shanghai.gov.cn/en-PatientStories/20260204/22f9cf20dd344f309eb638c391d0e381.html", "source_title": "Shanghai Municipal Government English portal, patient story", "source_type": "official", "patient_reported": true, "date_published": "2026-02-04", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "low", "notes": "", "us_ref_usd_low": 19002, "us_ref_usd_high": 30249, "us_ref_basis": "Blue Cross Blue Shield Health of America report (2019, 2017 commercial claims): average price outpatient $19,002, inpatient $30,249.", "us_ref_source": "Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Health of America report, 2019-01-23", "us_ref_source_url": "https://www.bcbs.com/about-us/association-news/planned-orthopedic-surgery-spending-increased-44-percent-25-billion-2010-generation" }, { "id": "cpi26-008", "procedure_slug": "knee-replacement", "procedure_en": "Total knee replacement (one knee)", "procedure_zh": "全膝关节置换术（单侧）", "category": "orthopedic", "tier": "c", "tier_label": "private", "entity": "Shanghai United Family Hospital", "entity_type": "private", "city": "Shanghai", "province": "", "cny_low": 250000, "cny_high": 250000, "usd_low_approx": 37500, "usd_high_approx": 37500, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "package_price", "inclusions": "Cash bundle, one knee: pre-op tests, surgery, anesthesia, stay, drugs, and treatment of related complications within 90 days", "source_url": "https://shanghai.ufh.com.cn/%e6%89%8b%e6%9c%af%e5%ae%89%e5%bf%83%e4%bb%b7", 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"us_ref_source": "Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Health of America report, 2019-01-23", "us_ref_source_url": "https://www.bcbs.com/about-us/association-news/planned-orthopedic-surgery-spending-increased-44-percent-25-billion-2010-generation" }, { "id": "cpi26-010", "procedure_slug": "hip-replacement", "procedure_en": "Total hip replacement (one hip)", "procedure_zh": "全髋关节置换术（单侧）", "category": "orthopedic", "tier": "c", "tier_label": "private", "entity": "Shanghai United Family Hospital", "entity_type": "private", "city": "Shanghai", "province": "", "cny_low": 250000, "cny_high": 250000, "usd_low_approx": 37500, "usd_high_approx": 37500, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "package_price", "inclusions": "Cash bundle, one hip, 90-day episode incl. related complications", "source_url": "https://shanghai.ufh.com.cn/%e6%89%8b%e6%9c%af%e5%ae%89%e5%bf%83%e4%bb%b7", "source_title": "Shanghai United Family Hospital, 'Surgery bundle prices' page (手术安心价, 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180000, "cny_high": 200000, "usd_low_approx": 27000, "usd_high_approx": 30000, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "package_price", "inclusions": "Cash bundle: ACL + one meniscus 180,000; ACL + two menisci 200,000", "source_url": "https://shanghai.ufh.com.cn/%e6%89%8b%e6%9c%af%e5%ae%89%e5%bf%83%e4%bb%b7", "source_title": "Shanghai United Family Hospital, 'Surgery bundle prices' page (手术安心价, cash only, 90-day episode)", "source_type": "hospital_page", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "2019-06", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "medium", "notes": "2019-06 upload; may be stale.", "us_ref_usd_low": null, "us_ref_usd_high": null, "us_ref_basis": "", "us_ref_source": "", "us_ref_source_url": "" }, { "id": "cpi26-012", "procedure_slug": "knee-arthroscopy", "procedure_en": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus surgery", "procedure_zh": "膝关节镜手术 / 半月板手术", "category": "orthopedic", "tier": "a", "tier_label": "public_standard_or_official", "entity": "Liaoning public hospitals (day surgery reference cost)", "entity_type": "public", "city": "Liaoning (province)", "province": "", "cny_low": 10000, "cny_high": 12600, "usd_low_approx": 1500, "usd_high_approx": 1900, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "reference_cost", "inclusions": "Day-surgery reference cost, arthroscopic knee lesion resection (primary bilateral knee osteoarthritis)", "source_url": "https://ybj.ln.gov.cn/ybj/zwgk/zcwjyjd/2025110609134442443/2025110609134455677.pdf", "source_title": "Liaoning Healthcare Security Bureau, day-ward treatment payment pilot (辽医保发〔2022〕7号), Annex: day-surgery and day-chemotherapy reference costs", "source_type": "official", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "2022-05-05", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "medium", "notes": "", "us_ref_usd_low": null, "us_ref_usd_high": null, "us_ref_basis": "", "us_ref_source": "", "us_ref_source_url": "" }, { "id": "cpi26-013", "procedure_slug": "knee-arthroscopy", "procedure_en": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus surgery", "procedure_zh": "膝关节镜手术 / 半月板手术", "category": "orthopedic", "tier": "c", "tier_label": "private", "entity": "Shanghai United Family Hospital", "entity_type": "private", "city": "Shanghai", "province": "", "cny_low": 80000, "cny_high": 100000, "usd_low_approx": 12000, "usd_high_approx": 15000, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "package_price", "inclusions": "Cash bundle, meniscus surgery: one meniscus 80,000; two 100,000", "source_url": "https://shanghai.ufh.com.cn/%e6%89%8b%e6%9c%af%e5%ae%89%e5%bf%83%e4%bb%b7", "source_title": "Shanghai United Family Hospital, 'Surgery bundle prices' page (手术安心价, cash only, 90-day episode)", "source_type": "hospital_page", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "2019-06", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "medium", "notes": "2019-06 upload; may be stale.", "us_ref_usd_low": null, "us_ref_usd_high": null, "us_ref_basis": "", "us_ref_source": "", "us_ref_source_url": "" }, { "id": "cpi26-014", "procedure_slug": "endoscopic-lumbar-discectomy", "procedure_en": "Endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD)", "procedure_zh": "经皮内镜下腰椎间盘切除术（PELD）", "category": "orthopedic", "tier": "a", "tier_label": "public_standard_or_official", "entity": "Binzhou Medical University Hospital", "entity_type": "public", "city": "Binzhou", "province": "Shandong", "cny_low": 11461, "cny_high": 11461, "usd_low_approx": 1700, "usd_high_approx": 1700, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "median", "inclusions": "Median total hospitalization cost per PELD patient after spinal device procurement (May 2023 to Jun 2024)", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1715856", "source_title": "Wu X et al., Front Public Health 2026;13:1715856 (Binzhou Medical University Hospital)", "source_type": "peer_reviewed", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "2026-01-21", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "high", "notes": "Pre-procurement median was 18,288.", "us_ref_usd_low": null, "us_ref_usd_high": null, "us_ref_basis": "", "us_ref_source": "", "us_ref_source_url": "" }, { "id": "cpi26-015", "procedure_slug": "car-t", "procedure_en": "CAR-T cell therapy (one infusion)", "procedure_zh": "CAR-T细胞治疗（单次输注）", "category": "cancer", "tier": "a", "tier_label": "public_standard_or_official", "entity": "National list prices of CAR-T products approved in China", "entity_type": "public", "city": "National", "province": "", "cny_low": 999000, "cny_high": 1290000, "usd_low_approx": 149800, "usd_high_approx": 193500, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "list_price_component", "inclusions": "Drug list price per infusion; excludes procedure, hospitalization and facility costs", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11365067/", "source_title": "Int J Health Policy Manag 2024 (PMC11365067), CAR-T pricing in China", "source_type": "peer_reviewed", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "2024", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "high", "notes": "", "us_ref_usd_low": 373000, "us_ref_usd_high": 475000, "us_ref_basis": "US list prices per one-time infusion of FDA-approved CAR-T products (drug only, excludes hospital care).", "us_ref_source": "EBMT/EHA CAR-T Cell Handbook, ch. 46 (Springer, 2022), NCBI Bookshelf NBK584170", "us_ref_source_url": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK584170" }, { "id": "cpi26-016", "procedure_slug": "car-t", "procedure_en": "CAR-T cell therapy (one infusion)", "procedure_zh": "CAR-T细胞治疗（单次输注）", "category": "cancer", "tier": "a", "tier_label": "public_standard_or_official", "entity": "Axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yikaida), domestic list price", "entity_type": "public", "city": "National", "province": "", "cny_low": 1200000, "cny_high": 1200000, "usd_low_approx": 180000, "usd_high_approx": 180000, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": 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"甲状腺癌根治术", "category": "cancer", "tier": "a", "tier_label": "public_standard_or_official", "entity": "HKU-Shenzhen Hospital", "entity_type": "public", "city": "Shenzhen", "province": "Guangdong", "cny_low": 18720, "cny_high": 18720, "usd_low_approx": 2800, "usd_high_approx": 2800, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "package_price", "inclusions": "All-inclusive package", "source_url": "https://www.hku-szh.org/xgdxszyy/ftlstd/sfbz/content/post_1560205.html", "source_title": "The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, all-inclusive surgical package price list (67 packages)", "source_type": "hospital_page", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "2025-06-04", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "high", "notes": "", "us_ref_usd_low": null, "us_ref_usd_high": null, "us_ref_basis": "", "us_ref_source": "", "us_ref_source_url": "" }, { "id": "cpi26-027", "procedure_slug": "chemo-cycle-breast", "procedure_en": "Chemotherapy, one day-ward cycle (breast cancer)", "procedure_zh": "乳腺癌日间化疗（单周期）", "category": "cancer", "tier": "a", "tier_label": "public_standard_or_official", "entity": "Liaoning public hospitals (day-ward chemotherapy reference cost)", "entity_type": "public", "city": "Liaoning (province)", "province": "", "cny_low": 3500, "cny_high": 11500, "usd_low_approx": 520, "usd_high_approx": 1700, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "reference_cost", "inclusions": "Reference cost per day-ward chemotherapy admission: AC regimen minimum 3,500 (average 7,500); TAC regimen average 11,500", "source_url": "https://ybj.ln.gov.cn/ybj/zwgk/zcwjyjd/2025110609134442443/2025110609134455677.pdf", "source_title": "Liaoning Healthcare Security Bureau, day-ward treatment payment pilot (辽医保发〔2022〕7号), Annex: day-surgery and day-chemotherapy reference costs", "source_type": "official", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "2022-05-05", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "medium", "notes": "Range spans regimens; targeted drugs and immunotherapy not included.", "us_ref_usd_low": null, "us_ref_usd_high": null, "us_ref_basis": "", "us_ref_source": "", "us_ref_source_url": "" }, { "id": "cpi26-028", "procedure_slug": "dental-implant", "procedure_en": "Single dental implant", "procedure_zh": "单颗种植牙", "category": "dental", "tier": "a", "tier_label": "public_standard_or_official", "entity": "Shanghai public hospitals (service fee ceiling)", "entity_type": "public", "city": "Shanghai", "province": "", "cny_low": 4500, "cny_high": 5130, "usd_low_approx": 670, "usd_high_approx": 770, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "cap", "inclusions": "Medical service fee only for one standard implant (consults, imaging, placement, crown fitting); excludes implant system and crown", "source_url": "https://ybj.sh.gov.cn/qtwj/20230406/ad675d991c5847629d2b9e6f2d586610.html", "source_title": "Shanghai Healthcare Security Bureau: dental implant medical 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"source_title": "National Healthcare Security Administration: dental implant price governance announcement", "source_type": "official", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "2024-01-12", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "high", "notes": "", "us_ref_usd_low": null, "us_ref_usd_high": null, "us_ref_basis": "", "us_ref_source": "", "us_ref_source_url": "" }, { "id": "cpi26-030", "procedure_slug": "implant-crown", "procedure_en": "Implant crown (product price)", "procedure_zh": "种植牙冠（耗材价格）", "category": "dental", "tier": "a", "tier_label": "public_standard_or_official", "entity": "National crown price listing", "entity_type": "public", "city": "National", "province": "", "cny_low": 100, "cny_high": 656, "usd_low_approx": 10, "usd_high_approx": 100, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "list_price_component", "inclusions": "Crown product price range (average a little over 300)", "source_url": "https://www.nhsa.gov.cn/art/2024/1/12/art_109_11954.html", "source_title": "National Healthcare Security Administration: dental implant price governance announcement", "source_type": "official", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "2024-01-12", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "high", "notes": "", "us_ref_usd_low": null, "us_ref_usd_high": null, "us_ref_basis": "", "us_ref_source": "", "us_ref_source_url": "" }, { "id": "cpi26-031", "procedure_slug": "lasik", "procedure_en": "LASIK / FS-LASIK (both eyes)", "procedure_zh": "LASIK / 半飞秒（双眼）", "category": "eye", "tier": "c", "tier_label": "private", "entity": "Xiamen Eye Center", "entity_type": "private_domestic", "city": "Xiamen", "province": "Fujian", "cny_low": 5300, "cny_high": 7700, "usd_low_approx": 790, "usd_high_approx": 1200, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "list_price", "inclusions": "Both eyes: LASIK 5,300; personalized LASEK 7,200; personalized LASIK 7,700", "source_url": "https://www.xiameneye.org.cn/ysxm/qfm/", "source_title": "Xiamen Eye Center, refractive surgery price page", "source_type": "hospital_page", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "medium", "notes": "", "us_ref_usd_low": null, "us_ref_usd_high": null, "us_ref_basis": "", "us_ref_source": "", "us_ref_source_url": "" }, { "id": "cpi26-032", "procedure_slug": "smile", "procedure_en": "SMILE laser eye surgery (both eyes)", "procedure_zh": "全飞秒SMILE（双眼）", "category": "eye", "tier": "a", "tier_label": "public_standard_or_official", "entity": "Tongji Hospital (Wuhan)", "entity_type": "public", "city": "Wuhan", "province": "Hubei", "cny_low": 19000, "cny_high": 19000, "usd_low_approx": 2800, "usd_high_approx": 2800, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "list_price", "inclusions": "9,500 per eye (shown as both eyes = 2 x 9,500), price set 2018-07-17 per provincial price bureau rules", "source_url": "https://www.tjh.com.cn/channels/440.html", "source_title": "Tongji Hospital (Wuhan), Refractive Surgery Center page", "source_type": "hospital_page", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "medium", "notes": "Page states the price is CNY 9,500 per eye; doubled here for both eyes.", "us_ref_usd_low": null, "us_ref_usd_high": null, "us_ref_basis": "", "us_ref_source": "", "us_ref_source_url": "" }, { "id": "cpi26-033", "procedure_slug": "smile", "procedure_en": "SMILE laser eye surgery (both eyes)", "procedure_zh": "全飞秒SMILE（双眼）", "category": "eye", "tier": "c", "tier_label": "private", "entity": "Xiamen Eye Center", "entity_type": "private_domestic", "city": "Xiamen", "province": "Fujian", "cny_low": 23600, "cny_high": 23800, "usd_low_approx": 3500, "usd_high_approx": 3600, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "list_price", "inclusions": "Both eyes: SMILE 23,600; CCL-SMILE 23,800", "source_url": "https://www.xiameneye.org.cn/ysxm/qfm/", "source_title": "Xiamen Eye Center, refractive surgery price page", "source_type": "hospital_page", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "medium", "notes": "", "us_ref_usd_low": null, "us_ref_usd_high": null, "us_ref_basis": "", "us_ref_source": "", "us_ref_source_url": "" }, { "id": "cpi26-034", "procedure_slug": "icl", "procedure_en": "ICL implantable lens", "procedure_zh": "ICL晶体植入", "category": "eye", "tier": "c", "tier_label": "private", "entity": "Xiamen Eye Center", "entity_type": "private_domestic", "city": "Xiamen", "province": "Fujian", "cny_low": 18000, "cny_high": 18000, "usd_low_approx": 2700, "usd_high_approx": 2700, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "list_price", "inclusions": "ICL as listed", "source_url": "https://www.xiameneye.org.cn/ysxm/qfm/", "source_title": "Xiamen Eye Center, refractive surgery price page", "source_type": "hospital_page", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "medium", "notes": "", "us_ref_usd_low": null, "us_ref_usd_high": null, "us_ref_basis": "", "us_ref_source": "", "us_ref_source_url": "" }, { "id": "cpi26-035", "procedure_slug": "cataract", "procedure_en": "Cataract surgery with IOL (one eye)", "procedure_zh": "白内障超声乳化+人工晶体植入（单眼）", "category": "eye", "tier": "a", "tier_label": "public_standard_or_official", "entity": "Liaoning public hospitals (day surgery reference cost)", "entity_type": "public", "city": "Liaoning (province)", "province": "", "cny_low": 7100, "cny_high": 7300, "usd_low_approx": 1100, "usd_high_approx": 1100, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "reference_cost", "inclusions": "Day-surgery reference cost, phaco + IOL, senile cataract", "source_url": "https://ybj.ln.gov.cn/ybj/zwgk/zcwjyjd/2025110609134442443/2025110609134455677.pdf", "source_title": "Liaoning Healthcare Security Bureau, day-ward treatment payment pilot (辽医保发〔2022〕7号), Annex: day-surgery and day-chemotherapy reference costs", "source_type": "official", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "2022-05-05", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "medium", "notes": "", "us_ref_usd_low": 1717, "us_ref_usd_high": 2819, "us_ref_basis": "Medicare national average approved amount (doctor + facility), 2026 payments; low = ambulatory surgical center, high = hospital outpatient department. Medicare rates are a payment floor; commercial and cash prices are usually higher.", "us_ref_source": "CMS Medicare Procedure Price Lookup, CPT 66984", "us_ref_source_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/procedure-price-lookup/cost/66984/" }, { "id": "cpi26-036", "procedure_slug": "cataract", "procedure_en": "Cataract surgery with IOL (one eye)", "procedure_zh": "白内障超声乳化+人工晶体植入（单眼）", "category": "eye", "tier": "b", "tier_label": "public_international_vip", "entity": "Shenzhen Eye Hospital, VIP (特需) service", "entity_type": "public", "city": "Shenzhen", "province": "Guangdong", "cny_low": 15000, "cny_high": 30000, "usd_low_approx": 2200, "usd_high_approx": 4500, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "package_price", "inclusions": "Femtosecond-laser-assisted phaco + IOL, flat VIP price by lens grade (A to E)", "source_url": "https://www.sz-eyes.com.cn/attachment/0/72/72489/1152540.pdf", "source_title": "Shenzhen Eye Hospital, VIP (特需) service price notice", "source_type": "hospital_page", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "2024-06-18", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "high", "notes": "", "us_ref_usd_low": 1717, "us_ref_usd_high": 2819, "us_ref_basis": "Medicare national average approved amount (doctor + facility), 2026 payments; low = ambulatory surgical center, high = hospital outpatient department. Medicare rates are a payment floor; commercial and cash prices are usually higher.", "us_ref_source": "CMS Medicare Procedure Price Lookup, CPT 66984", "us_ref_source_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/procedure-price-lookup/cost/66984/" }, { "id": "cpi26-037", "procedure_slug": "ivf-cycle", "procedure_en": "IVF cycle", "procedure_zh": "试管婴儿（IVF）周期", "category": "fertility", "tier": "a", "tier_label": "public_standard_or_official", "entity": "Guangxi tertiary public hospital (posted price)", "entity_type": "public", "city": "Guangxi", "province": "", "cny_low": 11900, "cny_high": 17600, "usd_low_approx": 1800, "usd_high_approx": 2600, "cny_converted_from_usd": false, "original_amount": "", "figure_kind": "list_price", "inclusions": "Basic items excluding drugs: IVF-ET 11,900; ICSI 17,600 (PGT about 19,900)", "source_url": "https://www.nhsa.gov.cn/art/2024/5/31/art_14_12835.html", "source_title": "National Healthcare Security Administration: 10 provinces cover assisted reproduction (Guangxi price examples)", "source_type": "official", "patient_reported": false, "date_published": "2024-05-31", "date_checked": "2026-10-27", "confidence": "high", "notes": "", "us_ref_usd_low": 12400, "us_ref_usd_high": 12400, "us_ref_basis": "ASRM average cost of one IVF cycle in the US, as cited in a peer-reviewed review; 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