Hospital directory · 2026
Chinese hospitals,
by clinical specialty.
Twelve specialty directories built on the NHC’s reference-centre framework and real international-patient demand. Each page lists national reference centres, Class A teaching hospitals, JCI status, annual volume, and starting prices.
12
Specialties covered
NHC reference + Class A teaching
This directory
NHC
Reference centre tag
国家临床医学研究中心 / 国家医学中心
NHC designation
Class A
Teaching hospital tier
三级甲等 — top tier in 3-tier system
NHC tiering
JCI
Where applicable
International accreditation flagged per centre
JCI registry
Specialties index
Twelve directories,
NHC-grounded.
Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery
Flagship: Fuwai Hospital, NCCD
Bypass · Valve · TAVI · ICD/CRT · ECMO
$8,500–22,000
Hepatology & Liver Transplant
Flagship: Beijing 302 · Renji · West China
Hep B antiviral · Cirrhosis · LDLT/DDLT · ERCP
$2,500–95,000
Reproductive Medicine & IVF
Flagship: PKU Third · CITIC-Xiangya
IVF · ICSI · PGT · egg freezing · donor
$3,500–9,500
Orthopedics & Spine
Flagship: Jishuitan 积水潭
Hip · Knee · Spine fusion · Sports · Trauma
$8,000–18,000
Ophthalmology
Flagship: Zhongshan Ophthalmic 中山眼科
LASIK · ICL · cataract · vitreoretinal
$1,200–3,500
Dentistry
Flagship: PKU Stomatology 北大口腔
Implants · all-on-4 · ortho · veneers
$650–22,000
Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery
Flagship: Shanghai 6th 上海六院
Sleeve · RYGB · SADI-S · revisional
$9,500–19,000
Dermatology & Aesthetic
Flagship: Shanghai 9th 上海九院
Hair · vitiligo · acne · laser · surgical aesthetic
$280–8,500
Nephrology & Kidney Transplant
Flagship: Tongji · Zhongshan
CKD · dialysis · transplant · roxadustat
$2,500–55,000
Neurology & Neurosurgery
Flagship: Tiantan 天坛 · Huashan
Stroke · epilepsy · neurovascular · DBS
$3,500–35,000
Executive Physical & Checkup
Flagship: PUMC · MJ Health
Full-body · advanced imaging · biomarkers
$650–3,800
TCM & Integrative
Flagship: Guang’anmen 广安门
Pattern Dx · acupuncture · herbal · integrative
$80–650
FAQ
Hospital directory — answered.
- How are these specialties chosen?
- Two filters: (1) the National Health Commission’s designation framework — National Clinical Research Centre (国家临床医学研究中心), National Medical Centre (国家医学中心), and National Clinical Key Specialty (国家临床重点专科) — which identifies the centres China itself recognises as reference for a given specialty; (2) inbound search demand from international patients (English-language search volume for ‘[specialty] hospital china’ and procedure-level long-tails). The intersection gives 12 specialties where China has both genuine clinical depth and meaningful international-patient interest.
- What does ‘Class A teaching hospital’ mean?
- China’s 3-tier hospital classification (三级 / 二级 / 一级) is graded A / B / C within each tier. 三级甲等 (Class A teaching hospital, often abbreviated ‘3A’ or ‘Class A’) is the top tier — large multi-specialty academic medical centres with full subspecialty depth, residency / fellowship programs, and research output. There are roughly 1,500 Class A teaching hospitals in China; for international patients we focus on the subset with established international medical departments and English-language clinical workflow.
- Is JCI accreditation required?
- No — JCI is a useful signal for international patients (it indicates the centre has been audited against US-style patient-safety, infection-control and clinical-pathway standards) but it is not the only marker of quality, and many of China’s top reference centres have chosen not to seek JCI for cost reasons. Where applicable we flag JCI status on each specialty page; absence of JCI does not imply lower clinical quality at NHC-designated reference centres.
- What about cost transparency?
- Each specialty page lists indicative all-in international-patient starting prices for the most common procedures, with clear scope notes. Final pricing is always quoted in writing after pre-arrival case review. We avoid ‘from $X’ teasers without scope — every figure on this directory is a realistic estimate including inpatient stay, anaesthesia, implants, and bilingual report where applicable.
- How does this overlap with your treatment pages?
- Different angle. Treatment pages (e.g., ‘Bariatric Surgery in China’) are organised by the procedure or condition — ideal when you know what you need. Specialty pages are organised by the department and the medical centres themselves — ideal when you want to compare hospitals for a clinical question that may involve multiple procedures, or when you want to understand who’s the national reference for a given subspecialty. Each specialty page links out to the relevant treatment pages.
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