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2026 China Care Atlas. Independent healthcare planning information for China.

Government statistics, not crowdsourced prices

Transparent Treatment Costs in China

Start with published national statistics to understand the scale of public-hospital care. These are CNY reference figures, not quotes for a procedure, an international department, or an individual patient.

Primary public authorities
National Health Commission
National Healthcare Security Administration

2024 data year · original CNY values · source links below

Answer first

National averages help compare the setting of care. For a usable treatment budget, obtain a hospital estimate based on the diagnosis, planned tests, admission assumption, medicines, devices, and payment route.

Check the sources
Published reference points

Read the care setting before the number

The first two figures describe all hospitals nationally. The next two come from a separate resident-medical-insurance series. They should be compared as context, not combined into one patient price list.

CNY is the published source value
Hospital outpatient visit
¥361
All hospitals · average per visit · 2024
Source: NHC
Hospital admission
¥9,870
All hospitals · average per admission · 2024
Source: NHC
Resident-insurance admission
¥7,408
Resident medical insurance · average per admission · 2024
Source: NHSA
Tertiary admission
¥11,956
Resident medical insurance · tertiary facilities · 2024
Source: NHSA

Resident-insurance inpatient context by level

This NHSA series is useful for comparing institution levels, but it is not a tariff or an international-patient bill.

Institution levelAverage admissionHow to use it
Tertiary medical institution
¥11,956
Resident medical insurance average
Specialist and complex inpatient care
Secondary medical institution
¥5,852
Resident medical insurance average
Regional general inpatient care
Primary or unclassified institution
¥2,730
Resident medical insurance average
Local primary inpatient care
Read the number correctly

A benchmark is not a quote

  • It is not treatment-specific.
  • It excludes travel, accommodation and translation.
  • It may not reflect medicines, devices or complications.
  • International services and payment routes can differ.
What a patient bill can include

A visit price is only one part of the budget

A treatment estimate can involve registration, consultation, tests, imaging, medicines, consumables, surgery or anesthesia, bed charges, and follow-up. International departments may also have a different service and payment arrangement.

How to request a useful estimate

Give the hospital the clinical scope

Share a short diagnosis summary, relevant reports, the city and hospital type, the planned treatment, expected admission if known, and whether you will self-pay, use direct billing, or seek reimbursement.

Official source register

Every figure is traceable

Open the original publication to check the reporting population, definition, year and CNY value. China Care Atlas does not present a foreign-currency conversion as an official hospital price.

National Health Commission
2024 Health Statistics Bulletin
Published December 2025 · hospital outpatient and inpatient averages
Open official source
National Healthcare Security Administration
2024 National Healthcare Security Bulletin
Published July 2025 · resident-insurance inpatient averages by level
Open official source
Next decision

Need a treatment-specific starting point?

Compare the clinical scope first, then request a hospital estimate and choose the care setting.

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