Medical Tourism: Quick Wins or Long-Term Success?

Many organizations are looking for quick wins in medical tourism: put up a new website quickly; implement quick services for medical travel patients; launch a quick marketing campaign; and attract international payers quickly. The reality is that if you are only focused on quick wins, you’ll be quickly disappointed.  Long-term success in medical tourism requires a disciplined and proactive approach that is patient-centric, promotes continuous innovation, and leverages smart relationships and partnerships. 

Procedure
CABG
Knee Replacement
Hip Replacement
Hysterectomy
Gastric Bypass
USA
$80,000
$40,000
$35,000
$15,000
$35,000
Costa Rica
$25,000
$11,000
$12,000
$5,000
$11,500
India
$10,000
$8,000
$8,500
$4,500
$10,000
Mexico
$30,000
$12,000
$12,000
$5,500
$11,500
Thailand
$15,000
$8,600
$10,000
$4,500
$12,200
Procedure
CABG
Knee Replacement
Hip Replacement
Hysterectomy
Gastric Bypass
USA
$80,000
$40,000
$35,000
$15,000
$35,000
Procedure
CABG
Knee Replacement
Hip Replacement
Hysterectomy
Gastric Bypass
Costa Rica
$25,000
$11,000
$12,000
$5,000
$11,500
Procedure
CABG
Knee Replacement
Hip Replacement
Hysterectomy
Gastric Bypass
India
$10,000
$8,000
$8,500
$4,500
$10,000
Procedure
CABG
Knee Replacement
Hip Replacement
Hysterectomy
Gastric Bypass
Mexico
$30,000
$12,000
$12,000
$5,500
$11,500
Procedure
CABG
Knee Replacement
Hip Replacement
Hysterectomy
Gastric Bypass
Thailand
$15,000
$8,600
$10,000
$4,500
$12,200