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Everything worth knowing
before your checkup in China

Practical guides, honest pricing breakdowns, and hospital-level detail — written for international travelers considering a premium health checkup in China. New guides are published regularly.

Pricing

How Much Does a Health Checkup in China Cost in 2026?

Line-item pricing for whole-body MRI, PET-CT, endoscopy, and executive physicals — by procedure, by package, and by city, vs US, UK, and Singapore private-pay rates.

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Safety

Is a Health Checkup in China Safe? What Foreigners Should Know

How Grade IIIA and JCI hospitals work, English-language care, equipment quality, and the real risks to manage as an international patient.

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How It Works

China Health Check for Foreigners: How It Works (2026)

Step by step — choosing a hospital, visas and visa-free transit, booking, the checkup day, and getting your results home in English.

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Packages

Executive Physical in China: Cost & What’s Included

The full test menu — imaging, labs, cardiac review, cancer screening — what a package costs, and how to choose the depth that fits your history.

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Imaging

Whole-Body MRI Cost in China: $500–800 Explained

What the scan covers, what drives the price, and how China’s $500–800 whole-body MRI compares with US, UK, and Singapore private rates.

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Cities

Health Checkup in Shanghai for Foreigners: From $250 (2026)

What it costs, which hospitals have international departments, and how to plan an English-language checkup in China’s flagship medical city.

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Cities

Health Checkup in Beijing for Foreigners: 2026 Cost & Guide

Costs, the specialist-depth hospitals that make Beijing distinct, English results, and how to plan a checkup in China’s capital.

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Cities

Health Checkup in Guangzhou for Foreigners: From $230 (2026)

The best-value base with the easiest access from Southeast Asia, the Gulf, and Hong Kong — costs, hospitals, and English results.

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Cost

Guangzhou Health Checkup Packages: ¥157–8,121 (2026)

Every package shares the same cheap base panel — the price spread is all add-ons. What's inside each tier, the add-on price list, and which extras change the answer.

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Cities

English-Speaking Hospitals in Guangzhou: From $230 (2026)

English is a service tier, not a building. The named Guangzhou places it's reliably available — with addresses, phone numbers, and what the tier costs.

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Cities

Health Checkup in Hainan

Hainan is a province, not a city: Grade 3A depth sits in Haikou, Sanya is where you stay. The hospitals, the split, and an honest note on price.

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Cities

Health Checkup in Chengdu for Foreigners: 2026 Cost & Guide

Home to West China Hospital, one of China's top hospitals — national-flagship care at inland-city prices, in a relaxed city to recover in.

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Imaging

PET-CT Scan Cost in China: $600–1,200 Explained

What a whole-body PET-CT costs, what it detects, what drives the price, and when it belongs in a checkup versus a whole-body MRI.

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Imaging

PET-CT Tracers: FDG, PSMA, DOTATATE & NaF

The tracer, not the scanner, sets the price. Which one you actually need, why gallium-68 studies cost more and book out weeks ahead, and where China’s discount compresses.

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Imaging

MRI Cost in China: From $55 a Scan

What one MRI region really costs by body part, 1.5T vs 3T, contrast, and public Grade IIIA versus private international — plus how to get the order and the DICOM files.

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Imaging

CT Scan Cost in China: From $30

Prices by scan type including low-dose lung screening, contrast studies and coronary CTA — with the radiation-dose numbers and when CT beats MRI.

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Pricing

Blood Test Cost in China: From $2 a Panel

Line-item lab prices — blood count, liver, kidney, lipids, HbA1c, thyroid, tumour markers — plus how to read Chinese SI units back home.

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Cost

Heart Screening Cost in China: Echo, CTA & Calcium Score 2026

What every cardiac test actually costs — ECG ¥20–60, echocardiogram ¥200–450, coronary CTA ¥1,000–2,600 — public vs private, and where the China saving stops.

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Comparison

Health Checkup: China vs Japan Ningen Dock (2026)

Two serious screening destinations compared honestly on price, imaging, endoscopy depth, lead time and language — including what Japan genuinely does better.

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Packages

Cancer Screening in China for Foreigners: Cost & Packages 2026

What a comprehensive screen costs ($1,500–3,000), what it tests, how reliable it is, and how to leave with results your home doctor can use.

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Pricing

Colonoscopy & Gastroscopy Cost in China: $300–550 (Save 70–85%)

About $300–550 together ($450–750 sedated) — 70–85% below US and UK rates. What "painless" endoscopy adds and how to fold it into a checkup.

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Safety

English-Speaking Hospitals in China: Checkup from $250

Yes, you can have a fully English-language checkup — through international and VIP departments and private international hospitals. Where, how, and what it costs.

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Comparison

Health Checkup: China vs Thailand — 2026 Prices Compared

Cost, quality, English service, and access side by side — Thailand's turnkey polish versus China's advanced-imaging value. How to pick the right one.

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Comparison

Health Checkup: China vs Singapore (2026 Cost & Quality)

The same Western-standard screening for 50–75% less — how China compares with Singapore's English-native, JCI-accredited hospitals on cost, quality, and access.

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Results & Records

China Health Checkup With English Results: What to Request (2026)

How to leave with a physician-reviewed English report and downloadable imaging your home doctor can use — what to request, and how records translation works.

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Preparation

How to Prepare for a Health Checkup in China: Full Checklist

Fasting window, water and medication rules, what to bring, and a simple day-before checklist so the checkup day runs smoothly — written for international patients.

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Preparation

How Many Days for a Health Checkup in China? (2026)

How long the checkup itself takes by package tier, what adds time, and how many days to plan for the whole trip including collecting a physician-reviewed English report.

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Safety

JCI-Accredited Hospitals in China: 2026 List & Checkup Guide

Which hospitals in China hold JCI accreditation, what it actually means, and why Grade IIIA (三甲) status and an international department matter just as much when you choose.

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Safety

What Is a Grade IIIA (三甲) Hospital in China? (2026)

China's top hospital tier decoded — how the three-level, A/B/C rating works, why 三甲 signals the best equipment and doctors, and how it compares with JCI for a checkup.

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Logistics

Do You Need a Visa for a Health Checkup in China? (2026)

No special medical visa exists. How to enter in 2026 — 30-day visa-free (77 countries), 240-hour transit, or an L tourist visa — and what to carry.

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Cities

Health Checkup in Shenzhen for Foreigners (2026 Costs)

Guangzhou-level prices ($230–3,000), modern Grade IIIA hospitals, the HK-standard HKU–Shenzhen Hospital, and a border that puts you minutes from Hong Kong.

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Results & Records

Chinese Immunization Record Translation

Certified translation of a 预防接种证 runs $20–60 a page. The vaccine name table (卡介苗 → BCG), China's 2026 schedule, what USCIS Form I-693 and schools require, and how to reprint a lost booklet.

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Results & Records

Chinese Medical Translation: $15–60 a Page

Certified translation costs ($15–60/page), certified vs notarized, why DICOM imaging needs no translation, and the cheaper route — English results issued at the source.

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Pricing

Full-Body Checkup Packages: Shanghai & Beijing

Both cities price in the same band — basic $250–550, executive $650–1,100, comprehensive $1,600–3,200 — so the real lever is the booking route. The affordable path, explained.

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Logistics

China Visa Medical Exam (Z Visa), Explained

The mandatory residence-permit medical: ¥300–600 in most cities (more in Shanghai/Guangzhou) at an International Travel Healthcare Center, the 体检表 form, and the 3–5 day turnaround.

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Pricing

United Family Checkup Cost: From $550 (2026 Guide)

What China's best-known JCI private network charges — standard ¥4,000–8,000, comprehensive ¥8,000–15,000 — and when a public Grade IIIA VIP centre is the smarter-value route.

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Logistics

How to Book a Hospital Appointment in China (2026)

The four routes for foreigners — international departments in English, WeChat mini-programs, city platforms, and same-day walk-in registration (挂号) — plus what each one needs.

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City Guide

Health Checkup in Chongqing

Two Army Medical University flagships — Southwest and Xinqiao hospitals — at inland prices ($200–2,700 by tier), an hour from Chengdu by rail. What to expect and how to plan.

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Pricing

Dental Care in China: Cost for Foreigners (2026)

Cleaning from ¥85, fillings ¥100–500, root canal ¥580–1,500 — and a ¥4,500 public-hospital cap per implant. Why the saving is huge on labour and small on hardware.

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Pricing

Annual Physical in China: From $150 for Expats (2026)

A $150–450 package at a Grade IIIA centre buys imaging and labs a Western physical never bundles. Employer 体检 vs topping up, insurance wellness benefits, and every route priced.

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Pricing

Parkway Health Shanghai Checkup

What the IHH-run expat clinic network charges — basic ¥3,500–7,000, comprehensive ¥4,100–8,100 — how it compares with United Family, and when public Grade IIIA is the value play.

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Deciding

Is Medical Tourism to China Worth It? (2026 Analysis)

The honest break-even math: 50–80% savings on imaging-heavy screening vs a $1,200–2,200 trip cost — who should make the trip, and who genuinely shouldn't.

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Logistics

Shanghai International Travel Healthcare Center

Where Shanghai's visa medical happens: the Jinbang Road site, WeChat booking two weeks ahead, age-tiered fees (¥1,446–2,096), documents, and the 4-day certificate.

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Logistics

Guangzhou International Travel Healthcare Center

Guangzhou's ITHC in detail: the Longkou West Road and Zhujiang New Town sites, ~¥1,100–1,700 fees, WeChat booking, and how not to waste the fasting morning.

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Logistics

US Immigrant Visa Medical Exam in China

Only four clinics in mainland China can do it — Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Fuzhou. Published fees, what the exam covers, vaccinations, and the validity clock.

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Logistics

Pre-Employment Health Check (入职体检)

The ¥100–400 onboarding physical decoded — what HR needs, the standard panel, report validity, and why it's a different exam from the ITHC work-permit medical.

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Pricing

Raffles Medical Beijing Checkup

The Singapore-run private hospital's screening lineup — Basic to Comprehensive, Ladies Premium, endoscopy — how it stacks up against United Family and public Grade IIIA.

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Hospital guide

Peking University Third Hospital Checkup

Book ten working days ahead or don't bother: the orthopaedic and reproductive-medicine flagship, its Saturday slot, and the separate English door.

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Results & Records

Using China Results With Your Home Doctor

The five things to collect before you fly — English report, lab values with units, DICOM imaging, pathology — plus the mmol/L→mg/dL conversions that confuse everyone.

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Comparisons

Best Country for a Checkup in Asia

China, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Korea, India and Malaysia compared on price, imaging depth and English service — with honest verdicts by traveler type.

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Pricing

West China Hospital (华西) Checkup

A top-2 national flagship at inland prices — the health-management centre, $200–2,800 package tiers, booking routes for foreigners, and the English reality.

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Logistics

Beijing International Travel Healthcare Center

Beijing's visa medical decoded: the Dezheng Road entry-exam site, the surprise ¥430 statutory fee — free for qualifying Z-visa holders and students — and exam-day steps.

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Cities

Health Checkup in Suzhou for Foreigners

The cheapest Yangtze Delta base, 25 minutes from Shanghai — Soochow University's flagship, Suzhou Industrial Park's English-language clinics, and where the visa medical is done.

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Cities

Health Checkup in Hangzhou

Mainland China's first JCI hospital — Sir Run Run Shaw — plus Zhejiang University's flagships, at prices 10–30% below Shanghai, 45 minutes away by rail.

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Records

Chinese Medical Report in English

AI vs professional vs certified ($20–60/page): which route your doctor, insurer or visa office accepts — Simplified, Traditional, Mandarin or Cantonese, plus a glossary of every 体检报告 heading.

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Hospitals

HKU–Shenzhen Hospital Checkup

The Hong Kong-run public hospital in Futian that pioneered flat package pricing — ¥200 a family-medicine visit, ¥100 a specialist consultation, two checkup routes, and HK healthcare vouchers accepted.

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Cities

Best Hospitals in Shanghai for a Checkup

Zhongshan, Huashan and Ruijin VIP centers from ~$250, or United Family, Jiahui and Parkway from ~$650 — the two routes compared, and how to pick yours.

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Logistics

Shenzhen International Travel Healthcare Center

The Huanggang Port exam site, the ~¥480 basic fee — largely waived for first-time year-plus X1 students — required documents, and exam-day steps.

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Cities

Best Hospitals in Beijing for a Checkup

PUMCH, China-Japan Friendship and PKU Third international tracks from ~$250, or United Family, Raffles and Oasis from ~$650 — the capital's shortlist compared.

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Packages

Executive Physical in Shanghai

The executive tier priced for Shanghai: ~$600–1,050 at public VIP centers, $1,600–3,200 at private internationals — what's inside, timing, and where to book.

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Packages

Executive Physical in Beijing

The executive tier priced for the capital: ~$650–1,100 at public international/VIP centers, $1,600–3,200 at private internationals — what's inside, timing, and where to book.

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Pricing

Jiahui International Hospital Checkup

Shanghai's newest JCI-accredited private hospital: ¥4,000–18,000 ($550–2,500) by tier, US-collaboration clinical programs, and same-site follow-up if a finding needs it.

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For Employers

Corporate Health Screening in China

The HR guide: ¥300–800 a head at volume, which exam is legally mandatory and which is a benefit, how to check a provider is filed for occupational exams, fapiao, and what HR may and may not see.

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Comparison

Health Checkup: China vs Hong Kong

Entry-level is a wash. The gap opens at imaging — whole-body MRI, PET-CT and endoscopy run four to fifteen times more in Hong Kong, and Shenzhen is thirty minutes away.

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Screening

Women's Health Checkup in China

A women's checkup runs ¥1,400–4,500 at a public Grade IIIA centre — but the HPV, TCT and breast items are add-ons, not defaults. What to ask for, and when to book.

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Logistics

How to Pay for a Health Checkup in China

Alipay and WeChat Pay cap a foreign card at about ¥6,000 a transaction — less than one international-department checkup. Every payment route, plus the fapiao your insurer will demand.

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Hospital guide

Huashan Hospital Shanghai Checkup

Fudan's flagship in Jing'an: a basic package reported at about ¥1,950 for 15 items, and an international centre that has been receiving foreign patients since 1989.

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Hospital guide

Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Checkup

The specialty-matched choice: ¥1,000–3,500 at the checkup centre, VIP packages reported from ~¥5,650, and a three-week report wait nobody warns travellers about.

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Hospital guide

Zhongshan Hospital Shanghai Checkup

¥1,000–3,500 standard at Fudan's cardio-and-liver flagship — plus the three separate checkup doors, one of which opens at weekends.

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Visa & permits

Health Check Certificate for a Work Permit

Valid six months, ¥430–2,100 depending on the city — and free in Beijing if you already hold a Z visa. Plus how to get an exam done at home accepted instead.

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Cost

Checkup Cost by Hospital Type

The same test list runs ¥400–1,500 at a screening chain and ¥8,000–25,000 at a private international hospital. Five routes priced, and what the extra money actually buys.

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Results

Abnormal Results: What Happens Next

Follow-up is in no package at any price. What C-TIRADS and BI-RADS grades mean, what a repeat scan costs, and whether to resolve it in China or take it home.

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Hospitals

Peking Union Hospital Checkup

China's top-tier hospital on the Fudan ranking. How to book International Medical Services in English, the inpatient checkup option, and what to budget when no price list is published.

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Hospital guide

China-Japan Friendship Hospital Checkup

¥500–5,000 at a 3,000 m² checkup centre, an international department working in English and Japanese since 1984, and direct insurance billing.

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Visas & paperwork

Suzhou International Travel Healthcare Center

Suzhou’s visa medical is a customs office at 738 Changjiang Road, not a hospital — WeChat-only booking five days ahead, ~¥430, or ~¥60 to certify an exam you had at home.

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Hospital guide

Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital Checkup

Mainland China’s first JCI-accredited hospital, in Hangzhou: packages listed from ~¥1,408, an English international clinic since 2009, and public-hospital pricing.

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Planning & money

Does Insurance Cover a Checkup?

Three products get called “health insurance in China” and they sit tenfold apart. Why screening is excluded from most core cover — and when self-paying simply wins.

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Hospital guide

Southwest Hospital, Chongqing

Army Medical University’s Chongqing flagship, and the only checkup centre on this site open seven days a week — plus why the ¥206 headline price is not a checkup.

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Hospital guide

Xinqiao Hospital, Chongqing

The city’s second Army Medical University flagship. Published packages ¥752–4,280 — and a 7–14 working-day report that decides whether the trip works at all.

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Hospital guide

Soochow University First Hospital

Suzhou’s 1883 flagship has the highest entry price on this site — ¥1,774 — and that turns out to be the good news. Two campuses, and a PET-CT tier to skip.

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Cost guide

Chest X-Ray Costs in China

¥35–50 per region under the new provincial ceilings — film is no longer in the price, an AI reading costs nothing extra, and this is the one imaging line getting cheaper.

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Cost guide

Ultrasound Costs in China

¥100–300 per body region, not per scan — and if only one side was examined, the charge is meant to be halved. Plus the 彩超 upgrade every cheap tier leaves out.

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Hospital guide

Peking University Shenzhen Hospital

Shenzhen’s largest checkup centre publishes 38 tiers, ¥715–11,343. A tick-box on the form, not a clinician, decides which pelvic scan a woman gets.

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