Do I need a visa to travel to China for treatment?

UK, EU, Canadian, Australian and many other passport holders enter visa-free for up to 30 days. U.S. passport holders need a visa or can use the 240-hour visa-free transit.

MedLantern · Get diagnosed in days, not months

Q: Why does a quote cost $9.90?

A real quote takes real work - we contact hospitals on your behalf. The $9.90 is refunded if we can't quote your procedure and credited in full toward any service you book.

Q: Is the quality of care in China actually good?

At top tier-1 hospitals - measurably yes: enormous case volumes, JCI accreditation, modern equipment. We only route you to a vetted shortlist.

Q: How do payments work?

Service fees by card via Stripe or PayPal. Hospital bills are paid by you directly - international Alipay linked to Visa or Mastercard works at public hospitals.

Fast

This week, not this quarter.

Same-week MRI, CT and endoscopy; surgery scheduled in days. The waitlist is not a law of nature.

World-class

Doctors trained at the world's best. Volumes the world can't match.

Senior physicians at tier-1 hospitals trained at Harvard, Hopkins, Mayo and the world's leading centers — then came home to patient volumes no Western hospital ever sees. Training + repetition is what quality is made of.

A tenth of the price

Prices frozen in time — by law.

China's medical service fees are set by national policy, not by market — and they've barely moved in over a decade. You pay roughly 2014 prices for 2026 medicine: same implant brands, same scanners, MRI ~$100.

Which one are you?

Four kinds of people use us. Differently.

Flying in for care no insurance

You want the full price gap.

Public-tier routing with a companion: MRI ~$100, surgery at the same local prices a Chinese patient pays. This is the deepest discount that exists.

Start with a $9.90 quote →

Flying in for care insured

You want speed — and direct billing.

International departments and JCI private hospitals bill 30-40+ global insurers directly. No reimbursement paperwork, no waitlist, world-class specialists.

See direct-billing hospitals →

Already visiting China no insurance

You're 60 seconds from a screening.

Add a same-week full-body check-up ($400-800, one day) or that scan you've been putting off — without breaking your itinerary. Companion optional.

Fit it into my trip →

Expat / frequent visitor insured

You want Western-grade, local-smart.

Executive screenings and specialist consults at international hospitals your insurer already direct-bills — plus a navigator who knows where public tier-1 is actually better.

Ask us anything →

Real numbers first

What it costs — there, and here.

ProcedureTypical U.S. cash price*China, guided route*

MRI (3.0T, one region)$1,000–3,000$100–250save ~90%

Colonoscopy + gastroscopy (sedated)$2,500–5,000$300–600save ~85%

Full-body executive screening$2,000–5,000$400–800save ~80%

Cataract surgery (per eye)$4,000–6,000$1,100–2,200save ~65%

Hernia repair (laparoscopic, day surgery)$8,000–15,000$2,500–4,500save ~65%

Hip or knee replacement$30,000–50,000$9,000–15,000save ~70%

* Prototype figures for illustration — ranges vary by hospital and route across our five cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu). Every published price on launch will carry its source and verification date. "Guided route" = the supply tier we match you to (see below).

What we do

From "how much would it cost?"
to being walked through the hospital door.

A cost plan document with passport and calculator

Service 01

Price Discovery$9.90

Tell us the scan, surgery or check-up you need. We ask the right hospitals in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen or Chengdu the right way, and send you real quotes across supply tiers — within 48 hours.

$9.90 — refunded if we can't quote you; credited toward any service

A bilingual companion guiding a patient through a Chinese hospital

Service 02

Bilingual Hospital Companion

A vetted, English-speaking companion meets you at the door: registration, consultations, payments, reports — you never face the system alone.

$109 half-day · $189 full day · vetted & review-scored partners

International department lobby of a modern Chinese hospital

Service 03

End-to-end Arrangement

Choose your scope: the medical process only — or the entire journey: hotel, airport pickup, transfers, meals, SIM & payments, a 24/7 on-trip line. One flat fee either way.

Medical $299–1,299 · Full Journey $1,299–2,999 · hospital bills paid by you directly, at local prices

A patient at home on a video call with a doctor in China

Service 04

Remote Aftercare

Back home, we keep the thread: follow-up scheduling with your Chinese doctor, translated results for your local physician, recovery check-ins.

$29/month · $199/year · first 30 days included with Surgery Care

Transparent pricing

Every fee on one screen.
No "contact us for pricing."

Hospital bills are always paid by you, directly, at local prices — we add nothing on top. These are our fees: flat, published, credited where shown.

QuoteReal prices from 2–3 hospitals, 48h$9.90Refunded if we can't quote you · credited toward any service

Bilingual CompanionAt your side inside the hospital$109 half-day · $189 dayVetted & review-scored partners · −20% from day 2

Medical ArrangementThe medical process, orchestrated$299 diagnostics · $1,299 surgeryBookings, tier routing, companion day(s), records & English report pack

Full JourneyMedical + the entire trip, door to door$1,299 diagnostics · $2,999 surgeryEverything in Medical + hotel & flights guidance, airport pickup, transfers, curated food/shopping/sights program, SIM & payment setup, 24/7 on-trip support

VIP ConciergeWhite-glove, bespokefrom $5,900Dedicated coordinator at your side throughout · family arrangements · private transfers · custom recovery program — by consultation

Remote AftercareBack home, still connected$29/mo · $199/yrFollow-ups with your Chinese doctor, report translations, recovery check-ins · first 30 days included with surgery

Travel costs (hotel, flights, meals) are pass-through at cost — you see every receipt. Our fee never scales with your medical bill. Founding 20 cases: launch pricing (up to 35% off the fees above) in exchange for an honest review. Not included in any fee: hospital bills, flights, hotels and meals — always paid by you, at cost, receipts visible.

Why our prices look impossible

Four supply tiers. We route you to the right one.

China's healthcare has four price layers for the same medicine. Foreigners usually only ever see the most expensive one. With a companion at your side, the cheaper tiers open up — that's the whole trick. We work in five cities: Beijing · Shanghai · Guangzhou · Shenzhen · Chengdu.

Tier 1Public hospital, standard

Full price gap (MRI ~$100). Chinese-only — our companion bridges it. Best for scans & labs.

Tier 2Public VIP clinic (特需)

¥200–800 registration, list-price tests, more doctor time. Best for consults & endoscopy.

Tier 3International department

English end-to-end, insurance-grade paperwork. Best for surgery.

Tier 4Foreign-invested hospital

Western-style service, thin savings. Only when comfort outranks cost.

More than medicine

Your recovery days become discovery days.

China isn't just where care is fast and affordable — food, shopping and sights run on the same impossible prices. Full Journey clients get a curated program around their treatment schedule:

Food you'll talk about for years — $3 street feasts to banquet dinners, cleared against your pre-op requirements
Shopping runs (electronics, tailoring, tea) with a companion who knows where locals go
Sights paced to your recovery — gardens and museums on rest days, day trips when you're cleared
The math that surprises everyone: the entire vacation often costs less than your deductible at home

Western travelers enjoying street food and sights in a Chinese city

How it works

Four steps, one flat fee, zero surprises.

1
Ask — $9.90
Send us what you need and what you've been quoted at home. Real quotes back within 48h, fee credited to any booking.
2
Get your plan
Route, hospital, itinerary, visa notes, payment how-to — everything booked and sequenced for you.
3
Travel, accompanied
Your bilingual companion handles the system; you handle getting better. Hospital bills: you pay directly, at local prices.
4
Fly home, stay connected
English report package for your local doctor, plus remote follow-ups with your Chinese physician.

A bilingual companion guiding a Western patient in a Chinese hospital

Where we take you

The hospitals on our routes.

Five cities. Public giants for the price gap, international private hospitals for direct billing — each listed with what it's genuinely famous for.

All cities Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Shenzhen Chengdu

Beijing the national referral summit

Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Complex diagnosisRare diseaseEndocrinologyOB-GYN

Ranked the #1 hospital in China for 14 consecutive years (Fudan national ranking). The referral center of last resort: its multi-disciplinary rare-disease clinic takes the cases no one else can solve, and its endocrinology, rheumatology and obstetrics programs set the national standard.

Why it matters to you: if your diagnosis is uncertain, this is where uncertainty ends.

This week, not this quarter.

Doctors trained at the world's best. Volumes the world can't match.

Prices frozen in time — by law.

Four kinds of people use us. Differently.

You want the full price gap.

You want speed — and direct billing.

You're 60 seconds from a screening.

You want Western-grade, local-smart.

What it costs — there, and here.

From "how much would it cost?"to being walked through the hospital door.

Price Discovery$9.90

Bilingual Hospital Companion

End-to-end Arrangement

Remote Aftercare

Every fee on one screen.No "contact us for pricing."

Four supply tiers. We route you to the right one.

Your recovery days become discovery days.

Four steps, one flat fee, zero surprises.

Ask — $9.90

Get your plan

Travel, accompanied

Fly home, stay connected

The hospitals on our routes.

Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Jishuitan Hospital

Beijing Tiantan Hospital

Beijing Anzhen Hospital

Beijing Tongren Hospital

Beijing United Family Hospital

Ruijin Hospital

Zhongshan Hospital

Huashan Hospital

Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital

Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center

Jiahui International Hospital

Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital

First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center

Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center

Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center

HKU-Shenzhen Hospital

Shenzhen United Family Hospital

Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (Shenzhen)

West China Hospital, Sichuan University

West China Hospital of Stomatology

Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital

Not discount medicine.The same medicine, priced differently.

Capacity you can feel

World-trained, volume-hardened

The price gap is written into policy

Film your trip.Win everything back.

Two people who've spent their careers inside medicine.

Co-founder · Strategy

Co-founder · Medical Lead, M.D.

What would yours cost?

What we are — and what we're not.

The questions everyone asks.

The waitlist won't miss you.

From "how much would it cost?"
to being walked through the hospital door.

Every fee on one screen.
No "contact us for pricing."

Not discount medicine.
The same medicine, priced differently.

Film your trip.
Win everything back.