Shanghai Medical Tourism Guide 2026: Visa, Cost & Top Hospitals

Everything you need to plan medical travel to Shanghai: visa options (S2 & visa-free), transparent treatment costs at 40 JCI-accredited hospitals, 97 programs, and full coordination support in 10 languages.

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Shanghai Medical Tourism Guide 2026

Shanghai combines world-class medicine with dramatically lower costs — often 30–70% below US and European prices for the same procedures.

Why Shanghai?

40 partner hospitals (39 in Shanghai + Hangzhou), including JCI-accredited and Grade-3A institutions

97 medical programs: oncology, cardiology, orthopedics, fertility, dental, medical aesthetics, health checkups and more

Internationally trained doctors and multilingual international departments

Visa options

Russian citizens: 30-day visa-free entry

Other nationalities: medical (S2) visa with verifiable invitation from the hospital and our legal entity, usually processed in 1–2 weeks

Transparent costs

Medical fees are paid directly to the hospital. Our coordination service fee starts from 699 CNY — no markup. Reference price ranges for all 97 programs are published on our pricing page.

Full coordination support

Airport pickup, medical interpretation in 10 languages, hospital registration, in-clinic escort, remote pre-consultation, and nearby accommodation — everything coordinated by our team.

How to start

Submit your medical records online

Receive a specialist match within 24 hours

Optional remote video pre-consultation

Book your visa and travel

Arrive and receive full escort

Start planning your treatment in Shanghai today — contact us and get a response within 24 hours.