US vs China healthcare — price, quality and speed, compared.
There's an alternative to not getting care at all. Compare verified US prices with China cash estimates for the top 100 procedures Americans travel for — with sources and dates on every number.
29 of the first 30 procedures now have a verified US cash range (eye exam + glasses is the exception — no bundle price was found). Knee MRI and head CT have fully verified comparisons on both sides. The other 70 procedures show China estimates only, with US prices coming soon. We do not invent US prices.
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Formula: China total = China procedure estimate (low–high) + flights + hotel × nights + visa/other. Savings vs US = US price − China total — shown only where the US price is verified. All figures are estimates, not quotes.
Fully verified comparisons
United States
Knee MRI, no contrast (CPT 73721): median cash $1,855, middle 80% $584–$4,863.
Head CT, no contrast: median cash $1,200, range $442–$3,299. With contrast: $1,427.
China
Knee MRI, public, per body part: ¥400–700 (Shenzhen ¥505, Guangzhou ¥628.52).
Head CT, public: ¥250 (about $37), range ¥231–286. Private/international: ¥1,800–15,600.
Knee MRI, verified → Head CT, verified → Wait times, verified →
Sources on the procedure pages. Last checked Nov 6, 2026.
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Featured China estimates
China cash estimates from DeepSeek via Billy, Nov 6, 2026. Every card says so. US cash ranges are now shown on the first 30 procedure cards where verified.
Single dental implant
per tooth
Estimate only, not a quote · Last checked Nov 6, 2026 · DeepSeek estimate
US cash: $3,000 – $6,000 per tooth · CoveredUSA / FAIR Health · Last checked Nov 6, 2026
LASIK (femto-LASIK)
both eyes
Estimate only, not a quote · Last checked Nov 6, 2026 · DeepSeek estimate
US cash: $1,500 – $3,500 per eye · All About Vision · Last checked Nov 6, 2026
ACL reconstruction
Estimate only, not a quote · Last checked Nov 6, 2026 · DeepSeek estimate
US cash: $7,931 – $26,137 per knee · Surgery Center of Oklahoma · Last checked Nov 6, 2026
Coronary stent (PCI)
Estimate only, not a quote · Last checked Nov 6, 2026 · DeepSeek estimate
US price: not yet verified — coming soon
PET-CT cancer screening
per scan
Estimate only, not a quote · Last checked Nov 6, 2026 · DeepSeek estimate
US price: not yet verified — coming soon
MRI (brain / spine / joint) cash
per body part
Estimate only, not a quote · Last checked Nov 6, 2026 · DeepSeek estimate
US price: not yet verified — coming soon
Hospitals by city
We have verified 12 hospitals across 5 cities — see the list below. No hospital is quoted yet: no hospital publishes a per-procedure price list, and they quote per case after a records review.