Cancer Care in China: Hospitals, Access and Published Prices
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Which hospitals in China list cancer departments, how international patients can reach them, and what hospitals publish about prices — with a source for every fact. This page does not say which treatment suits which patient.
Written by ChinaMedMap Editorial TeamSources checked 2 October 2026Access and logistics information — not medically reviewed
Quick answer. International patients can reach cancer care in China through the international unit of a specialist cancer hospital or of a large general hospital with oncology departments. The hospital's doctors decide what they can offer after seeing your records. Some prices are published: the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital lists packaged prices for 67 operations, including several cancer operations.[1],[4]
Where cancer care is offered
There are two common settings. A specialist cancer hospital, such as Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center in Guangzhou, is organised around cancer care and lists departments such as haematologic oncology, paediatric oncology and radiation oncology. Large general hospitals run oncology departments alongside their other specialties: Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital lists medical oncology, radiation oncology, breast oncology and bone tumour departments, and Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital lists a cancer centre with medical and radiation oncology.
A listed department shows what a hospital offers in general. It does not mean a particular treatment is available to you: the treating team decides that after it has seen your records.
Reception of the International Medical Center at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou.
Compare hospitals in our directory
The table lists every hospital we profile whose official department directory includes cancer departments. The first number is how many such departments it lists; the full list, with its source, is on each hospital's profile.
Language and billing entries come from each hospital's international unit page or a government directory, as cited on its profile. "Not yet confirmed" means we have not found it on an official source — it does not mean the service is unavailable.
Hospitals in our directory with cancer departments — sources on each hospital's profile
Prices are in Chinese yuan (RMB), as the hospital or the government published them, with the date of the list. They are list prices, not quotes. International and special-needs departments of public hospitals are market-priced: each hospital sets and publishes its own prices for them.
The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital publishes a packaged price for each of 67 operations. The list gives one price per case and does not itemise what the package includes, so ask the hospital what is covered. We have not found an officially published price for proton or heavy-ion therapy or for CAR-T therapy at the hospitals we profile.
Cancer operations with a published packaged price — University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, list published 4 June 2025[4]
Operation as named on the list
Packaged price (RMB)
Bladder tumour — transurethral resection
¥16,510
Thyroid cancer — radical resection; extended radical resection
¥18,720; ¥21,210
Breast cancer — modified radical mastectomy; radical mastectomy (Halsted)
¥25,480; ¥28,430
Cervical cancer — laparoscopic radical hysterectomy
¥35,530
Laryngeal cancer — total laryngectomy
¥42,340
Rectal cancer — laparoscopic ultra-low anterior resection; Miles operation
¥63,740; ¥68,370
Stomach cancer — radical distal gastrectomy; radical total gastrectomy
¥75,900; ¥80,040
Lung cancer — thoracoscopic lobectomy; lobectomy
¥75,780; ¥81,790
Seeing a specialist first
Published consultation fees give a sense of scale. At Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center a special-needs consultation is listed at ¥100 to ¥600 per visit by doctor grade (May 2025); at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University an international medical consultation is listed at ¥500 to ¥1,200 (June 2026); and Peking University People's Hospital states ¥1,000 to ¥4,000 per expert consultation for international patients.
Start with the hospital's international unit rather than general registration: it is the part of the hospital set up for international patients, and it can tell you which oncology departments it works with. You can also send ChinaMedMap a request and a person on our team will contact the hospital for you.
Foreign patients seen in international departments pay by commercial insurance or out of pocket; China's public medical insurance does not apply. Ask whether your insurer has a direct-billing arrangement with the hospital.
Send your records before you travel, so the hospital can tell you whether it can see you and what it expects the visit to involve. See Preparing Medical Records and International Patient Planning for visas and longer stays.
Questions to ask the international unit before you book
Ask
Why it matters
Which records do you need before you can say whether you can see me?
The hospital needs your records to say whether it can see you.
Which department and doctor would see me, and in which language?
Language support is often confirmed for the international unit, not for each department.
Can you give a written estimate, and what does it include?
Published prices are list prices; an estimate is based on your own case.
How long should I plan to stay, and will I need to come back?
It affects your visa, accommodation and who travels with you.
Can you bill my insurer directly, and is a deposit required?
Direct billing depends on the insurer and the hospital's agreements.
Questions international patients ask
Which hospitals in China treat international cancer patients?
The directory on this page lists the hospitals we profile that list cancer departments and shows which have a confirmed international unit. Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center in Guangzhou is a specialist cancer hospital; the others are general hospitals with oncology departments.[1]
Are cancer treatment prices published?
Some are. The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital publishes packaged prices for 67 operations, including several cancer operations. We have not found published prices for proton or heavy-ion therapy or CAR-T therapy at the hospitals we profile.[4]
Do foreigners pay more than Chinese patients?
For standard services in a public hospital, Beijing's official guide says foreigners pay the same fees as residents. International and special-needs departments are market-priced, and each hospital publishes its own list.[6],[7]
Will my insurance pay?
China's public medical insurance does not cover foreign patients in international departments. Some hospitals settle directly with commercial insurers, so check with your insurer and the hospital's international unit before you travel.[8]
This page covers how to access care and what we could confirm from official sources. It does not say whether a treatment is right for you — only a qualified clinician who has reviewed your case can do that. ChinaMedMap is not an emergency service.
References
科室导航 · 临床科室 — 中山大学肿瘤防治中心Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center · Chinese · retrieved 24 September 2026
科室检索 — 广东省人民医院Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital · Chinese · retrieved 24 September 2026
科室导航 — 北京清华长庚医院Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital · Chinese · retrieved 24 September 2026
香港大学深圳医院67个手术病种打包收费价格公示表The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital · Chinese · dated 2025-06-04 · retrieved 2 October 2026
关于特需医疗服务项目收费标准的公示 — 中山大学肿瘤防治中心Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center · Chinese · dated 2025-05-09 · retrieved 2 October 2026
关于印发《深化医疗服务价格改革试点方案》的通知（医保发〔2021〕41号）National Healthcare Security Administration and seven other departments · Chinese · dated 2021-08-31 · retrieved 2 October 2026
关于特需医疗服务项目收费标准的公示 — 中山大学附属第一医院The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · Chinese · dated 2026-06-30 · retrieved 2 October 2026
Hospitals in our directory with cancer departments
Each of these hospitals lists at least one such department in its official department directory (sources on each profile). A listed department shows what the hospital offers in general; ask its international unit whether it arranges this care for international patients.
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