Determining Your Costs

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Although medical tourism can often be substantially cheaper than domestic health care, it’s important that you understand all of the hidden costs associated with international travel.  In addition to paying for your procedure, you must also budget for:

• • Passports, visas, and supplementary paperwork
  • International flights and fees
  • Immigration and emigration fees
  • Airport pickup and travel within your medical tourism destination
  • Accommodations
  • Food
  • Internet usage and phone cards
  • Medical equipment (wheelchairs, crutches, bandages, etc.)
  • Medication
  • Travelers insurance
  • Post-operative treatment and recovery
  • Shopping, entertainment, and recreation
  • Contingency money

 
You'll also need to factor in rising oil prices (which touch every aspect of modern society).  And in most cases, medical tourists travel with a partner, family member, or friend, so you’ll need to factor in the extra costs of having one or two extra travelers with you.

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