Health check-ups & scans
Check-ups and scans in one morning
- Time in Guangzhou
- 2–4 nights
- Est. total
- £1,800 for a check-upIncludes return flights from the UK and a hotel
China Health Access
Your gateway to private healthcare in China.
We get you an estimated price from a top hospital in Guangzhou and book your appointment.The hospital's international department looks after you when you arrive.
- Close links with top hospitals
- Prices estimated by the hospital's specialists
- Contact us by chat, WhatsApp or WeChat
Key figures on China's hospitals
About 1 in 20
Chinese hospitals rated Grade 3A, the top grade
National Health Commission, end of 2025
About 50
Grade 3A hospitals in Guangzhou
Guangzhou Daily, August 2026
17
Guangzhou hospitals in Guangdong's pilot scheme for international patients
Yangcheng Evening News, May 2026
10,000+
Foreign visitors who sought medical care in Guangzhou in 2025
Yangcheng Evening News, May 2026
Why China
Strong hospitals, lower prices
Public hospitals handle more than 8 in 10 hospital visits in China.
Hospitals graded by the state
China has three levels of hospital, and Level 3 is the highest. Grade 3A means Level 3 with the top grade, A. The state reviews these hospitals against national standards, updated in 2025.
1,975
Grade 3A hospitals in China, end of 2025
Focused on complex cases
National standards from 2025 steer Level 3 hospitals towards emergencies and serious illness.
164 million
Admissions to Level 3 hospitals in 2025
More scanners and surgical robots
China's 2021–2025 plan made room for 559 more surgical robots. Proton therapy has been available in Guangzhou since December 2024.
860
More PET-CT scanners allowed in the same plan
Prices cut by bulk buying
National bulk buying cut the price of artificial hips and knees. A separate campaign more than halved the typical cost of a dental implant. These are standard public prices, and international departments set their own.
82%
Average cut in hip and knee implant prices, 2021
Nasopharyngeal cancer
A cancer of the upper throat, behind the nose. It's far more common in southern China than elsewhere in the country. Researchers in Guangzhou led a 480-patient trial on treating it, published in 2019.
About 4 in 10
Share of the world's cases that are in China, 2024
Traditional Chinese medicine
TCM is part of everyday care in China. Almost every community health centre offers it.
More than 5,300
TCM hospitals in China, end of 2025
Sources: National Health Commission, National Healthcare Security Administration, IARC (WHO), medical journals, Xinhua and Chinese media. Figures from 2013 to 2026.
Treatments
What Guangzhou's hospitals specialise in
From a one-day health check to major surgery. Prices are estimates from October 2026.
Cancer care
Specialists review your case before anything is booked
- Time in Guangzhou
- Depends on your plan
- Cost
- Priced after a specialist review
Heart care
Stents, bypass and valve surgery in Guangzhou
- Time in Guangzhou
- 4 nights to 5 weeks
- Est. total
- £9,200 for a stentIncludes return flights from the UK and a hotel
Joints & spine
Knee, hip and spine surgery in Guangzhou
- Time in Guangzhou
- 3–6 weeks
- Est. total
- £14,800 for a kneeIncludes return flights from the UK and a hotel
Dental care
Implants and full-jaw bridges, over two trips
- Time in Guangzhou
- Two trips: 5–10 nights, then 4–7
- Est. total
- £9,200 for a full jawIncludes return flights from the UK and a hotel
Eye surgery
Laser eye and cataract surgery in Guangzhou
- Time in Guangzhou
- 3–10 nights
- Est. total
- £3,300 for laser surgeryIncludes return flights from the UK and a hotel
Fertility & IVF
IVF for married couples, under Chinese rules
- Time in Guangzhou
- 14–24 nights
- Est. total
- £8,200 for a cycleIncludes return flights from the UK for you both and a hotel
Traditional Chinese medicine
Acupuncture and herbal medicine, alongside your usual care
- Time in Guangzhou
- Added to a trip, or 2 weeks
- Est. total
- £2,600 for a 2-week programmeIncludes return flights from the UK and a hotel
Another treatment
Tell us what you need, and we'll ask the hospital for an estimated price.
Prices
Compare the whole cost
Pick a treatment and where you live. Guangzhou totals include return flights, a hotel, food and local transport.
Treatment
Where you live
Est. save
With travelUS$14,400
54% less than at home
EstimateConfidence: lowPrices from 16 October 2026
At home, UK
US$26,700
Typical price · Range US$16,000–40,000
In Guangzhou
US$12,300
Est. total, with travel · Range US$9,300–17,300
| Treatment | US$9,000 |
|---|---|
| Return flights2 × US$870 | US$1,740 |
| Stay12 nights in Guangzhou | US$1,560 |
| Est. total | US$12,300 |
All figures are estimates, checked in October 2026. Your quote is based on the estimated price the hospital's specialists give.
- We convert yuan at about 6.7 to the dollar. Rates move, so converted figures are estimates.
- If the totals are within 15% of each other, we call it about the same.
- Travel insurance, most visa fees and a companion's costs aren't included.
How it works
Four steps to your appointment
Nothing is booked until you decide to go ahead.
Contact us
Use the form, the chat, WhatsApp or WeChat. Tell us what treatment you need.
Get an estimated price
Specialists at the hospital review what you've told us and give an estimated price.
We book your appointment
We book it for you and let the hospital know you're coming.
Go to the international department
At the hospital, give your appointment details at the international department. They look after you from there.
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Guangzhou
Why Guangzhou
Guangzhou's hospitals had more than 110,000 beds at the end of 2025. Its home province, Guangdong, reported 12.4 million inpatient operations in 2024, more than any other.
It's easy to reach, with daily nonstop flights from London, Dubai and Sydney. We have close links with top hospitals across the city.
Time in Guangzhou now
Guangzhou time: --:--:--
UTC+8
19.1 million
People live in Guangzhou
Guangzhou Statistics Bureau, end of 2025
100+
International and regional destinations from the airport
Xinhua, October 2026
About 47 min
From Hong Kong West Kowloon on the fastest trains
Hong Kong government
71
Foreign consulates-general in the city
China News Service, June 2026
Sources: Guangzhou Statistics Bureau (2025), National Bureau of Statistics (2024), flight booking sites (October 2026).
Patient guide
What to bring
Our patient guide covers paperwork, money, phones and hospital visits in China. These five things come first.
Before you fly
0 of 5 ready
You'll need a visa for treatment. Your passport needs at least 6 months left and 2 blank pages.
Ask for them in DICOM format, the file type hospitals use. Get two copies, plus the written reports.
Bring your latest doctor's letter, test results and pathology reports.
Type it up with generic names and doses. Add a letter from your doctor.
Some brands aren't sold in China. Bring enough for your stay plus a few spare days, in the original boxes.
Don't pack pathology slides or tissue blocks. They may need customs approval to enter China. Bring the reports instead.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Short answers to the common ones. Ask us anything else.
Find out what it would cost
Tell us what treatment you need. Specialists at the hospital review it and give an estimated price. If you go ahead, we book your appointment.
Prices are estimates from the hospital. You don't have to go ahead.