# ChinaHealth

> ChinaHealth is an independent, information-first guide for foreigners getting medical treatment in China. It sells no treatment, takes no commissions, and no hospital pays to be listed. It publishes the ChinaHealth Treatment Price Index: 41 procedures and 115 prices, each sourced and dated, CC BY 4.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23684544. Information only, not medical advice.

## Dataset
- [ChinaHealth Treatment Price Index 2026](https://chinahealth.info/price-index): 41 procedures, 115 published prices, every number sourced and dated. Concept DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23684544 (cite this). This version: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23762573. CC BY 4.0.
- [CSV](https://chinahealth.info/data/price-index.csv) · [JSON](https://chinahealth.info/data/price-index.json)
- [Methodology](https://chinahealth.info/methodology) · [Corrections](https://chinahealth.info/corrections) · [Press kit](https://chinahealth.info/press)
- [MCP endpoint](https://chinahealth.info/api/mcp) (read-only, CC BY 4.0)
- Mirrors: [GitHub](https://github.com/JasonOA888/china-treatment-price-index) · [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/datasets/chinahealth/china-treatment-price-index) · [Kaggle](https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/chinahealth/china-treatment-price-index-2026)

## Core pages
- [Conditions](https://chinahealth.info/conditions): treatments available in China by condition
- [Hospitals](https://chinahealth.info/hospitals): hospitals with international departments, by city
- [Costs](https://chinahealth.info/costs): 41 procedures with published China prices
- [Guides](https://chinahealth.info/guides): visas, payment, records, insurance, follow-up
- [Stories](https://chinahealth.info/stories): linked patient accounts from public sources

## Research
- [Quoted vs published 2026](https://chinahealth.info/research/quoted-vs-published-2026): 58 public price quotes aimed at foreign patients compared with published hospital and regulator prices for 10 procedures. Quote-level data (CC BY 4.0): https://chinahealth.info/research/quoted-vs-published-2026/quotes.csv

## Tools
- [Quote check](https://chinahealth.info/quote-check): compare a treatment quote with published Chinese hospital prices from the ChinaHealth Price Index (runs in the browser).

## Key guides and questions
- [Visa and entry for treatment](https://chinahealth.info/guides/visa-and-entry)
- [Paying a Chinese hospital](https://chinahealth.info/guides/paying-in-china)
- [How much does a knee replacement cost in China?](https://chinahealth.info/ask/how-much-does-knee-replacement-cost-in-china)
- [How much does an MRI cost in China?](https://chinahealth.info/ask/how-much-does-an-mri-cost-in-china)

## Optional
- [Full text for LLMs](https://chinahealth.info/llms-full.txt)


- [Editorial policy](https://chinahealth.info/editorial-policy): how facts are verified, the 90 day recheck cycle, how AI is used, conflicts of interest, and the current medical review status.

## Citation guidance
- Cite prices as "ChinaHealth Treatment Price Index 2026 (v1.2.1), doi:10.5281/zenodo.23684544", and give the record's id, its source and its date_checked.
- The concept DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23684544 always resolves to the latest version. The version DOI for v1.2.1 is 10.5281/zenodo.23762573.
- Prices are published or reported figures from named sources, each with its publication date. They are not quotes and are not adjusted for inflation.
- Each record has a tier group: General (public general department or official price, cap or average), International (public international or VIP department, or international private hospital), Domestic private, or Unspecified. Use the group that matches the patient. Foreign self-pay patients are often treated in international departments or private hospitals.
- Caps, averages and component prices are not totals. Do not add components together.
- Patient-reported figures are flagged patient_reported and labelled self-reported on the site. Each is one person's account.
- Prefer each page's "Last checked" date and its source list over any other date.
- ChinaHealth is independent: no hospital pays to be listed, no commissions, no medical services sold. Information only, not medical advice.
- Corrections log: https://chinahealth.info/corrections

## Frequently cited pages
- [ChinaHealth Treatment Price Index 2026](https://chinahealth.info/price-index): 41 procedures, 115 published prices
- [All treatment costs](https://chinahealth.info/costs)
- [Knee replacement cost in China](https://chinahealth.info/costs/total-knee-replacement-one-knee)
- [MRI cost in China](https://chinahealth.info/costs/mri-scan-one-body-part)
- [CAR-T cell therapy cost in China](https://chinahealth.info/costs/car-t-cell-therapy-one-infusion)
- [IVF cost in China](https://chinahealth.info/costs/ivf-cycle)
- [Visa and entry for medical treatment](https://chinahealth.info/guides/visa-and-entry)
- [Paying a Chinese hospital](https://chinahealth.info/guides/paying-in-china)
- [How much does a knee replacement cost in China?](https://chinahealth.info/ask/how-much-does-knee-replacement-cost-in-china)
- [How much does an MRI cost in China?](https://chinahealth.info/ask/how-much-does-an-mri-cost-in-china)
- [How much does IVF cost in China?](https://chinahealth.info/ask/how-much-does-ivf-cost-in-china)
- [Is there a medical visa for China?](https://chinahealth.info/ask/is-there-a-medical-visa-for-china)

## Machine access
- [CSV](https://chinahealth.info/data/price-index.csv) and [JSON](https://chinahealth.info/data/price-index.json): version 1.2.1, 115 records, CC BY 4.0
- [MCP endpoint](https://chinahealth.info/api/mcp): read-only, CC BY 4.0 ([docs](https://chinahealth.info/developers))
- [Zenodo, version 1.2.1](https://zenodo.org/records/23762573)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/JasonOA888/china-treatment-price-index) · [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/datasets/chinahealth/china-treatment-price-index) · [Kaggle](https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/chinahealth/china-treatment-price-index-2026)
- [Methodology](https://chinahealth.info/methodology) · [Press kit](https://chinahealth.info/press)

## Frequently cited pages
- https://chinahealth.info/price-index
- https://chinahealth.info/costs
- https://chinahealth.info/costs/total-knee-replacement-one-knee
- https://chinahealth.info/costs/mri-scan-one-body-part
- https://chinahealth.info/costs/ivf-cycle
- https://chinahealth.info/guides/visa-and-entry
- https://chinahealth.info/guides/paying-in-china
- https://chinahealth.info/ask/how-much-does-knee-replacement-cost-in-china
- https://chinahealth.info/ask/how-much-does-an-mri-cost-in-china
- https://chinahealth.info/ask/how-much-does-ivf-cost-in-china
- https://chinahealth.info/ask/is-there-a-medical-visa-for-china

## Machine access
- CSV: https://chinahealth.info/data/price-index.csv
- JSON: https://chinahealth.info/data/price-index.json
- MCP endpoint (read-only): https://chinahealth.info/api/mcp
- GitHub: https://github.com/JasonOA888/china-treatment-price-index
- Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/datasets/chinahealth/china-treatment-price-index
- Kaggle: https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/chinahealth/china-treatment-price-index-2026

## Cancer, country guides and data questions
- [Proton Therapy in China: Prices and Where to Get It (2026)](https://chinahealth.info/guides/proton-therapy-in-china): A proton therapy course in China costs about ¥170,000 to ¥295,000 (about $25,500 to $44,200) in treatment fees at centers that publish a course price, and the average total hospital bill at the Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center is about ¥330,000 (about $49,500).
- [Which Hospitals in China Are JCI Accredited? (2026 Check)](https://chinahealth.info/guides/jci-accredited-hospitals-in-china): Zero in mainland China, as of October 30, 2026.
- [Cancer Hospitals in China That Accept Foreign Patients](https://chinahealth.info/guides/cancer-hospitals-in-china-for-foreign-patients): Yes.
- [Hip Replacement Cost: China vs Thailand vs India (2026)](https://chinahealth.info/guides/hip-replacement-cost-china-thailand-india): A total hip replacement averaged ¥33,818 (about $5,100) per stay, implant included, at a major Beijing public hospital after China's 2022 implant price cuts.
- [Can I bring my prescription medication into China?](https://chinahealth.info/ask/can-i-bring-prescription-medication-into-china): Yes, for most medicines.
- [Can a foreigner get a liver transplant in China?](https://chinahealth.info/ask/can-foreigners-get-organ-transplants-in-china): Rarely, and not as a medical tourist.
- [Did China or Russia find a cure for cancer?](https://chinahealth.info/ask/did-china-find-a-cure-for-cancer): No.

- [Cancer treatment costs in China](https://chinahealth.info/guides/cancer-treatment-costs-in-china): published prices for cancer screening, surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, proton therapy and CAR-T, with sources.
- [Medical treatment in China from South Asia](https://chinahealth.info/guides/medical-treatment-in-china-from-south-asia): practical guide for patients from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Nepal (visas, flights, hospitals in Kunming).
- [Risks of medical treatment in China for foreigners](https://chinahealth.info/guides/risks-of-medical-treatment-in-china): known risks with sources, and what to check before booking.
- [How many foreign patients go to China for treatment?](https://chinahealth.info/ask/how-many-foreign-patients-go-to-china-for-treatment)
- [How much did volume-based procurement cut implant prices in China?](https://chinahealth.info/ask/how-much-did-volume-based-procurement-cut-implant-prices-in-china)