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건강검진 · Health check-up

Health checkup: treatment options in Korea

The most valuable parts of a checkup in Korea are the experience with digestive endoscopy and early cancer screening: Korea runs a national gastroscopy screening every two years from age 40, and its 5-year survival for stomach and colorectal cancer is among the best in the world. The SNUH Gangnam Healthcare Center publishes a US-dollar price list for foreign clients: basic package USD 980–1,140, precision package USD 1,920–2,970, premium package USD 5,210–6,500, with a Chinese phone line, WeChat booking and Chinese diagnosis reports.

Why consider Korea

Treatments

Basic health check-up package Screening / tests

Aimed at checking overall health and finding common diseases early. The basic package at the SNUH Gangnam Healthcare Center includes: medical consultation, body measurements, blood pressure, ECG, lung function, chest X-ray, gastroscopy, abdominal ultrasound, blood tests (glucose, lipids, liver and kidney function, anemia, thyroid function, hepatitis A/B/C, tumor markers, H. pylori), urine test, vision and eye pressure; women also get a gynecologic exam and cervical cancer screening, with a mammogram added from age 35, and men aged 35 and over get a prostate tumor marker.
Cost in Korea: USD 980–1,140official price

Focused precision check-up package Screening / tests

On top of everything in the basic package, focused tests are added according to family history or the areas you are concerned about, plus detailed medical consultation, a dental exam, and vitamin D and nutrition counseling. The SNUH Gangnam Healthcare Center divides these into 7 directions: cancer, brain, cardiovascular, digestive, respiratory, women's and men's. For example, the cancer direction adds sedated colonoscopy, abdominal and pelvic CT, low-dose chest CT and thyroid ultrasound; the cardiovascular direction adds coronary CT with calcium score, exercise stress ECG, echocardiography and carotid ultrasound.
Cost in Korea: USD 1,920–2,970official price

Premium comprehensive check-up package Screening / tests

CT and MRI are added to the basic package for a thorough one-time screening for major cancers and heart and brain disease. The premium package at the SNUH Gangnam Healthcare Center includes: pre-consultation, premium medical consultation, nutrition assessment, dental, hearing, detailed blood tests such as 108 allergens, brain MRI/MRA (including carotid arteries), carotid ultrasound, echocardiography, exercise stress ECG, arteriosclerosis testing, thyroid ultrasound, ENT endoscopy, low-dose chest CT, abdominal and pelvic CT, sedated colonoscopy, and by age group prostate MRI, breast MRI, bone density and more.
Cost in Korea: USD 5,210–6,500official price

Low-dose CT lung cancer screening Screening / tests

A chest CT with a lower radiation dose than ordinary CT, used to look for small lung nodules. Since 2019 Korea has included it in national cancer screening for high-risk people aged 54–74 with a smoking history of 30 pack-years or more, once every two years.
Cost in Korea: USD 207official price

Hospitals

Seoul National University Hospital 서울대학교병원

Gangnam Healthcare Center; publishes a US-dollar price list; Chinese phone line and WeChat booking; Chinese diagnosis reports

Samsung Medical Center 삼성서울병원

Health Medicine Center; began health checkups in 1994, one of the earliest hospital checkup centers in Korea

Asan Medical Center, Seoul 서울아산병원

Health promotion center, backed by the hospital with the largest surgical volume in Korea

Severance Hospital, Yonsei University 세브란스병원

Severance Check-up; has an international center

Coming to Korea for treatment

Documents to prepare: Passport (the SNUH Gangnam center asks you to bring it on the day of the checkup), Previous checkup reports and medical records (if any), List of medicines you are taking, If there is a family history, say which disease and which relative

Time in Korea: about 2~4 daysestimate

After returning home: At the SNUH Gangnam center a specialist explains the results 7–10 days after the checkup, and you can check them by phone or on the website; an English results report and a Chinese diagnosis report are provided; any major abnormality is notified urgently, and you can be referred to the main SNUH hospital when needed.

FAQ

How much does a checkup cost in Korea?
Taking the 2026 official international price list of the SNUH Gangnam Healthcare Center as an example: the basic package costs USD 980–1,140, the precision package USD 1,920–2,970 and the premium package USD 5,210–6,500; adding low-dose chest CT costs USD 207, sedated colonoscopy USD 449 and brain MRI/MRA USD 1,222. Prices at Samsung and Asan must be confirmed with each hospital's international center.[4]
How long do results take? Is there a Chinese report?
At the SNUH Gangnam center a specialist explains the results 7–10 days after the checkup; an English results report and a Chinese diagnosis report are provided, and imaging can be copied to a disc to take away. Chinese booking line +82-2-2112-5858; WeChat snuhgc.[4]
Do I need gastroscopy and colonoscopy if I have no symptoms?
Korea runs a national gastroscopy screening every two years from age 40, and a fecal occult blood test every year from age 50 with colonoscopy if abnormal. The 5-year survival of stomach and colorectal cancer found at a localized stage is about 95%. Whether you need it and how often can be discussed with a doctor at the checkup consultation.[6][3]