Clinic Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taoyuan City
Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH) is a JCI accredited, multi-specialty hospital situated amidst the flourishing district of Linkou, Taiwan. Founded in 1978, CGMH has been listed among one of Taiwan's largest, most prestigious, medical and educational centers, containing nearly 4,000 beds and a total of 29 specialty centers. Up to date, the hospital has trained more than 1,700 practicing physicians from 75 different countries in the last decade. Furthermore, it is estimated that a third of the Taiwanese population have sought treatment at Chang Gung. Not only does the hospital account for almost 10,000 out-patients a day, but it also receives the highest number of international patients in Taiwan, treating over 10,000 patients a year. Today, CGMH has been recognized as a powerhouse and pioneer in remedial innovation, research and teaching. It is also the largest academic center ever accredited by the Joint Commission International [JCI (2014-2017)]. Having been featured in National Geographic Channel's documentary, "Taiwan's Medical Miracle," our hospital's medical achievements are both nationally and internationally acclaimed. At Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, we prioritize patient-centered care, offering domestic, as well as cross-border, patients with quality medical services, state-of-the-art technology, and superior values.
Cardiac surgery
- Alcohol septal ablation in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy — ≈ $8,099
- Angioplasty of the pulmonary artery — ≈ $8,176
- Arterial switch operation (ASO) — ≈ $22,077
- Atrial septal defect (ASD) repair — ≈ $20,137
- Atrial septal defect (ASD) repair in children — ≈ $24,355
- Atrioventricular canal defect surgery — ≈ $26,883
- Balloon angioplasty and stenting of aorta coarctation — ≈ $12,607
- Balloon valvuloplasty — ≈ $10,459
- Blalock-Taussig shunt — ≈ $15,313
- Cardiac catheterization — ≈ $3,574
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D) — ≈ $20,271
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy with pacemaker (CRT-P) — ≈ $18,637
- Catheter cardiac ablation — ≈ $13,569
- Catheter cryoablation — ≈ $25,346
- Change of defibrillator — ≈ $9,280
- Coarctectomy in children — ≈ $19,976
- Coil embolization of intracardiac shunts and fistulas — ≈ $9,351
- Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) — ≈ $23,990
- Dual chamber pacemaker insertion — ≈ $9,351
- Ebstein anomaly correction — ≈ $35,412
- Electrophysiology study (EPS) — ≈ $4,456
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) — $0
- Fontan procedure — ≈ $16,701
- Fractional flow reserve (FFR) — ≈ $1,825
- Glenn procedure — ≈ $19,905
- Heart transplantation — ≈ $49,026
- Heart tumor surgery — ≈ $14,808
- Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation (ICD) — $0
- Insertion of one electrode for implanted pacemaker or defibrillator — ≈ $15,215
- Insertion of two electrodes for implanted pacemaker or defibrillator — $0
- Intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) procedure — ≈ $3,578
- Leadless Pacemaker implantation Micra and Nanostim — ≈ $10,782
- Left atrial appendage occlusion — ≈ $17,666
- MAZE procedure — ≈ $15,017
- Management of ICD system — ≈ $1,349
- Management of pacemaker system — ≈ $856
- Minimally invasive valvular heart surgery with valve repair or replacement — $0
- Nikaidoh procedure — ≈ $31,036
- NobleStitch™ PFO closure procedure — $0
- Norwood procedure — ≈ $30,135
- Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery — ≈ $19,323
- Open commissurotomy — ≈ $16,310
- Open pulmonary valvotomy — ≈ $23,808
- Open-heart intracardiac foreign body removal — ≈ $22,645
- Pacemaker replacement — ≈ $5,645
- Partial anomalous pulmonary return (PAPVR) correction — $0
- Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) ligation in children — ≈ $13,689
- Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) open heart surgery in adults — ≈ $13,234
- Percutaneous ASD closure — ≈ $12,441
- Percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty (PBAV) — ≈ $10,347
- Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (PBMV) — ≈ $16,521
- Percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty (PBPV) — ≈ $10,221
- Percutaneous balloon tricuspid valvuloplasty (PBTV) — ≈ $8,783
- Percutaneous closure of ventricular septal defect (VSD) — ≈ $14,402
- Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with angioplasty — ≈ $7,726
- Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent insertion — ≈ $10,541
- Permanent pacemaker implantation — ≈ $10,117
- Pulmonary artery banding (PAB) — ≈ $7,163
- Pulmonary artery thromboendarterectomy — ≈ $21,704
- Radical correction of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) — ≈ $17,347
- Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) — ≈ $19,851
- Rashkind procedure — ≈ $10,603
- Rastelli procedure — ≈ $17,553
- Redo heart surgery — ≈ $12,695
- Removal of permanent pacemaker — ≈ $7,321
- Repair of the ruptured sinuses of Valsalva — ≈ $11,144
- Rotational atherectomy — ≈ $3,632
- Septal myectomy — ≈ $28,480
- Single chamber pacemaker insertion — ≈ $6,771
- Surgery for tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) in adults — ≈ $14,697
- Surgical ventricular restoration (SVR) — ≈ $20,898
- Temporary pacemaker implantation — ≈ $1,507
- Total anomalous pulmonary return (TAPVR) correction — ≈ $21,050
- Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in adults — ≈ $10,081
- Transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) with MITRACLIP — ≈ $27,305
- Truncus arteriosus repair — ≈ $25,836
- Ventricular assist device (LVAD, RVAD, BVAD) implantation — $0
- Ventricular septal defect (VSD) repair — ≈ $24,550
- Ventricular septal defect (VSD) repair in children — ≈ $16,844
Thoracic surgery
- Atypical resections of the lung — ≈ $8,744
- Bilobectomy — ≈ $8,920
- Bronchoplastic surgery — ≈ $6,517
- Chest wall deformity correction — ≈ $10,653
- Decortication — ≈ $9,783
- Diagnostic thoracoscopy — ≈ $3,481
- Diagnostic thoracotomy — ≈ $3,880
- Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) — ≈ $3,846
- Esophageal dilation — ≈ $1,749
- Esophageal stenting — ≈ $4,453
- Esophagocoloplasty — ≈ $6,796
- Extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) — ≈ $11,742
- Laparoscopic myotomy for achalasia — ≈ $5,142
- Lobectomy — ≈ $12,377
- Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) — $0
- Mediastinal cancer surgery — ≈ $8,965
- Mediastinoscopy — ≈ $8,838
- Mediastinotomy — $0
- Open chest surgery — ≈ $9,263
- Pancoast tumor surgery — ≈ $4,750
- Pneumonectomy — ≈ $9,095
- Repair of diaphragmatic hernia — ≈ $5,395
- Sleeve lobectomy — ≈ $7,811
- Surgery for chest trauma — $0
- Surgery for lung cancer — ≈ $6,975
- Surgical removal of lung cyst (including hydatid cyst) — ≈ $8,794
- Thoracentesis — ≈ $789
- Thoracoplasty including sternoplasty — ≈ $8,772
- Thoracoscopic lung resection — ≈ $7,820
- Thymectomy — ≈ $10,199
- Trachea and air passages surgery — ≈ $17,646
- Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) — ≈ $14,919
- Wedge resection — ≈ $10,418
- Windpipe cancer surgery — $0
Vascular surgery
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair — ≈ $17,931
- Abdominal endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) — ≈ $31,133
- Angioplasty and stenting of visceral arteries (celiac trunk, superior mesenteric artery) — ≈ $7,431
- Angioplasty of the arteries of the lower or upper limbs — ≈ $7,093
- Angioplasty of the brachiocephalic vessels — ≈ $7,119
- Aortic arch replacement — ≈ $25,325
- Aortic reconstruction — ≈ $16,136
- Aortobifemoral stent grafting — ≈ $16,679
- Aortography — ≈ $2,273
- Aortoiliac allografting — ≈ $31,236
- Arteriovenous (AV) fistula surgery — ≈ $3,271
- Arteriovenous (AV) graft surgery — ≈ $5,169
- Bentall surgery — ≈ $30,508
- Bilateral varicose veins surgery — ≈ $3,408
- Carotid and intracerebral thrombolysis — ≈ $29,689
- Carotid angioplasty and stenting — ≈ $12,107
- Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) — ≈ $8,552
- Catheter-directed sclerotherapy (CDS) (Bilateral) — ≈ $1,429
- Catheter-directed sclerotherapy (CDS) (Unilateral) — ≈ $876
- Chemodectoma surgery — ≈ $6,136
- Complex aortic surgery — ≈ $35,703
- Crossectomy — ≈ $1,991
- Crossectomy + Saphenous vein ligation and stripping + Side vein surgery — ≈ $3,477
- Crossectomy and side vein surgery — ≈ $3,107
- Cryosurgery of varicose veins — ≈ $5,888
- Endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) — ≈ $249
- Endovascular thrombectomy — ≈ $7,578
- Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) for varicose vein (Bilateral) — ≈ $4,381
- Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) for varicose vein (Unilateral) — ≈ $3,035
- Femoral-popliteal bypass graft surgery — ≈ $11,934
- Foam sclerotherapy (Bilateral) — ≈ $1,215
- Foam sclerotherapy (Unilateral) — ≈ $1,028
- Hybrid varicose veins treatment (open+endovascular) — $0
- Internal or external carotid artery embolization — $0
- Laser treatment for spider veins — ≈ $1,256
- Ligation of incompetent perforator veins — ≈ $1,015
- Mechanochemical Ablation (MOCA) — ≈ $1,859
- Peripheral artery angioplasty and stent placement — ≈ $8,556
- Peripheral artery bypass — ≈ $15,238
- Phlebectomy (including mini-phleboctomy) — ≈ $2,142
- Portocaval anastomosis — $0
- Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for varicose veins (Bilateral) — ≈ $3,492
- Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for varicose veins (Unilateral) — ≈ $2,922
- Reconstructive surgery for peripheral artery disease (PAD) — ≈ $8,775
- Renal artery angioplasty and stenting — ≈ $7,299
- Renal artery bypass surgery — ≈ $8,983
- Ross operation — ≈ $34,287
- Secondary Cimino arteriovenous anastomosis surgery — ≈ $2,682
- Spider vein sclerotherapy — ≈ $496
- Surgical thrombectomy — ≈ $9,574
- Thoracic aortic aneurysm surgery — ≈ $27,084
- Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) — ≈ $27,220
- Unilateral varicose veins surgery — ≈ $2,879
- Valve sparing root replacement (VSRR) — ≈ $25,254
- Varicose vein stripping (Unilateral) — ≈ $3,849
- Varicose veins treatment — ≈ $5,617
- Venaseal glue therapy of varicose vein (Bilateral) — ≈ $7,936
- Venaseal glue therapy of varicose vein (Unilateral) — ≈ $5,686
Neurosurgery
- Aqueductoplasty — $0
- Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) resection — ≈ $14,121
- Brachial plexus surgery — ≈ $8,278
- Brain aneurysm clipping — ≈ $18,991
- Brain aneurysm repair — ≈ $15,631
- Brain biopsy — ≈ $4,308
- Brain shunt surgery — ≈ $10,341
- Brain tumor embolization — ≈ $19,359
- Brain tumors surgery — ≈ $15,410
- Burr hole surgery — ≈ $9,112
- Cavernous malformation treatment — ≈ $18,306
- Corpus callosotomy — ≈ $11,593
- Craniofacial surgery — ≈ $9,041
- Cranioplasty — ≈ $7,593
- Craniosynostosis surgery — ≈ $17,357
- Craniotomy — ≈ $12,257
- Decompressive craniectomy — ≈ $17,376
- Deep brain stimulation (DBS) — ≈ $52,691
- Elevation of depressed skull fracture — ≈ $10,265
- Embolization for cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) — ≈ $22,757
- Endoscopic pituitary surgery — ≈ $14,353
- Endoscopic septostomy — ≈ $10,097
- Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) — ≈ $7,027
- Endovascular coiling for brain aneurysms — ≈ $24,426
- Endovascular stenting of cerebral vessels — ≈ $15,834
- Epidural block — ≈ $832
- External ventricular drain (EVD) placement — $0
- Extra-intracranial arterial bypass (EIAB) — ≈ $35,399
- Extracranial CSF drainage — $0
- Facet joint injection — ≈ $914
- Focal resection — ≈ $7,887
- Functional hemispherectomy — ≈ $17,637
- Functional neurosurgery — ≈ $10,469
- Head injury surgery — ≈ $6,376
- Intracranial mechanical thrombectomy — ≈ $18,432
- Intrathecal pain pump — ≈ $3,960
- Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) — ≈ $18,977
- Lumbar puncture — ≈ $666
- Microvascular decompression (MVD) — ≈ $10,945
- Multiple subpial transection (MST) — ≈ $16,176
- Ommaya reservoir placement — ≈ $9,459
- Pallidotomy — ≈ $10,994
- Pipeline embolization procedure — $0
- Repair of congenital skull defects — ≈ $13,019
- Responsive neurostimulation (RNS) insertion — ≈ $28,546
- Shunt revision — ≈ $8,492
- Skull base surgery — ≈ $17,875
- Surgery for an acoustic neuroma — ≈ $14,470
- Surgical neurolysis — ≈ $2,710
- Temporal lobe resection — ≈ $21,648
- Traumatic cerebrospinal fluid leaks surgical repair — ≈ $1,169
- Vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) implantation — ≈ $4,694
Oncology
- Abdominoperineal resection (APR) — ≈ $13,493
- Brachytherapy — $0
- Cervical lymphadenectomy — ≈ $4,924
- Chemotherapy for bladder cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for bone cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for brain cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for colorectal cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for endometrial cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for eye cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for gallbladder cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for head and neck cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for kidney cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for leukemia — $0
- Chemotherapy for liver cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for lung cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for lymphoma — $0
- Chemotherapy for melanoma — $0
- Chemotherapy for myeloma — $0
- Chemotherapy for neuroblastoma — $0
- Chemotherapy for neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) — $0
- Chemotherapy for non-melanoma skin cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for ovarian cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for prostate cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for soft tissue sarcoma — $0
- Chemotherapy for stomach cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for testicular cancer — $0
- Chemotherapy for vaginal cancer — $0
- Cholecystectomy — ≈ $4,355
- Colon polypectomy — ≈ $1,410
- Colorectal endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) — ≈ $2,658
- Cordectomy — ≈ $2,592
- Da Vinci XI robotic system for cancer treatment — $0
- Distal gastric resection — ≈ $5,310
- Distal pancreatectomy — ≈ $11,312
- Duodenectomy — ≈ $5,079
- Endolaryngeal surgery — ≈ $4,495
- Esophagogastrectomy — ≈ $9,830
- Extended cholecystectomy — ≈ $16,504
- External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) — $0
- Floor of mouth cancer resection — ≈ $1,433
- Gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) — ≈ $3,085
- Hartmann's operation — ≈ $5,960
- Hemicolectomy — ≈ $10,844
- Hemiglossectomy — ≈ $3,847
- Hemilaryngectomy — ≈ $2,343
- Hemithyroidectomy — ≈ $6,098
- Hormone therapy for breast cancer — $0
- Hormone therapy for ovarian cancer — $0
- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) — $0
- Intersphincteric resection (ISR) — ≈ $6,911
- Interstitial chemotherapy for brain tumors — $0
- Intraoperative radiotherapy — $0
- Jejunostomy — ≈ $4,398
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy — ≈ $5,088
- Laproscopic total gastrectomy — ≈ $14,004
- Lip resection — ≈ $3,767
- Liver transplantation — $0
- Low anterior resection (LAR) — ≈ $8,145
- Major liver resection — ≈ $18,449
- Mandibular resection — ≈ $13,256
- Mandibular resection + Reconstruction — ≈ $15,610
- Minor liver resection — ≈ $7,391
- Nasal cavity cancer surgery — ≈ $9,899
- Non-anatomic liver resection (NAR) — ≈ $13,936
- Omentectomy — ≈ $1,888
- Oral cancer surgery — ≈ $11,606
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy — ≈ $21,125
- Paranasal sinus cancer surgery — ≈ $4,011
- Parathyroidectomy — ≈ $5,863
- Parotidectomy — ≈ $4,056
- Pharyngeal cancer surgery — ≈ $5,507
- Proctocolectomy — ≈ $9,713
- Proton therapy — $0
- Proximal gastric resection — ≈ $9,528
- Rectum anterior resection — ≈ $11,330
- Retroperitoneal tumor resection — ≈ $13,101
- Sigmoidectomy — ≈ $9,021
- Small bowel resection — ≈ $9,038
- Stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) — $0
- Submandibular gland resection — ≈ $3,311
- Subtotal gastrectomy — ≈ $10,684
- Subtotal thyroidectomy — ≈ $5,856
- Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D CRT) — $0
- Total colectomy — ≈ $9,636
- Total esophagectomy — ≈ $14,711
- Total gastrectomy — ≈ $12,007
- Total glossectomy — ≈ $4,215
- Total glossectomy + Reconstruction — $0
- Total laryngectomy — ≈ $9,452
- Total pancreatectomy — ≈ $8,138
- Total parietal peritonectomy — $0
- Total skin electron therapy (TSET) — $0
- Total thyroidectomy — ≈ $5,896
- Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) — ≈ $4,442
- Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy — $0
Spine surgery
- Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) — ≈ $11,892
- Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) — ≈ $11,621
- Atlantoaxial fixation — ≈ $10,501
- Cervical fusion — ≈ $9,164
- Cervical laminectomy — ≈ $8,398
- Corpectomy + Spinal stabilisation — ≈ $10,585
- Device for intervertebral assisted motion (DIAM) — $0
- Discectomy — ≈ $8,056
- Extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) — $0
- Foraminotomy — ≈ $5,555
- Instrumented spine stabilization — ≈ $16,031
- Interspinous fixation with implant — ≈ $11,885
- Kyphoplasty — ≈ $7,739
- Laminectomy — ≈ $9,243
- Laminoplasty — ≈ $11,777
- Lateral access lumbar fusion — $0
- Lumbar fixation — ≈ $13,217
- Lumbar laminectomy — ≈ $8,532
- Lumbosacral plexus surgery — ≈ $16,940
- Microdiscectomy — ≈ $9,654
- Microscopic decompression laminectomy — ≈ $9,898
- Microsurgical extraforaminal decompression — ≈ $7,165
- Minimally invasive cervical laminoforaminotomy — $0
- Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) — ≈ $15,474
- Nucleoplasty — ≈ $5,312
- Occipitocervical fusion surgery — ≈ $15,775
- Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) — ≈ $12,810
- Percutaneous pedicle screw fixation — ≈ $6,894
- Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) — ≈ $11,532
- Spinal cord herniation surgery — $0
- Spinal deformity correction — ≈ $21,549
- Spinal synovial cyst removal — ≈ $472
- Spine biopsy — ≈ $3,259
- Spine dynamic stabilization — ≈ $8,541
- Spine fractures surgical treatment — ≈ $10,715
- Spine tumor surgery — ≈ $13,693
- Surgery for spondylolisthesis — ≈ $26,036
- Surgical spine procedures — ≈ $19,600
- Tailbone removal — $0
- Thoracic discectomy — $0
- Thoracic laminectomy — ≈ $7,933
- Thoracic spine fixation — ≈ $10,477
- Total en bloc spondylectomy (TES) — ≈ $15,807
- Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) — ≈ $14,323
- Vertebroplasty — ≈ $5,713
Orthopedic surgery
- Arthrocentesis — ≈ $682
- Arthroscopic adhesiolysis of the knee joint — $0
- Arthroscopic arthrolysis — ≈ $3,403
- Arthroscopic loose bodies removal — ≈ $2,784
- Athletic pubalgia surgery — ≈ $6,238
- Bow legs surgery — ≈ $3,870
- Carpal tunnel surgery — ≈ $1,615
- De Quervain's tendon release — ≈ $2,121
- Delayed osteosynthesis — ≈ $10,317
- Diagnostic arthroscopy — ≈ $3,050
- Dupuytren's contracture surgery — ≈ $2,512
- External fixation — ≈ $1,345
- Finger reconstruction — ≈ $3,295
- Forearm fracture surgery — ≈ $3,120
- Guyon's canal release — ≈ $2,121
- Haglund's deformity surgery — ≈ $3,765
- Hand ganglion cyst removal — ≈ $2,046
- Hand rejuvenation with structural fat grafting — ≈ $4,046
- Hand surgery — ≈ $5,183
- Hand tendon surgery — ≈ $2,324
- Interphalangeal joint arthrodesis — ≈ $6,415
- Intramedullary nailing — ≈ $4,871
- Joint dislocation reduction — ≈ $5,979
- Mallet finger surgery — ≈ $2,252
- Muscle transfer — $0
- Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) — ≈ $5,458
- Orthopedic surgery for cerebral palsy — $0
- Osteosynthesis — ≈ $5,829
- Pediatric arthroscopy — $0
- Percutaneous pinning — ≈ $3,820
- Polydactyly surgery — ≈ $3,433
- Removal of external fixator — ≈ $756
- Removal of osteosynthetic material — $0
- Scaphoid pseudarthrosis reconstruction — ≈ $4,133
- Sternal fracture treatment — ≈ $4,550
- Surgical Treatments for Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease — ≈ $4,926
- Surgical treatment of congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia — ≈ $11,043
- Surgical treatment of hip dysplasia — ≈ $5,475
- Surgical treatment of non-unions — ≈ $7,218
- Syndactyly surgery — ≈ $8,610
- Tendon repair — ≈ $3,173
- Tendon transfer — ≈ $3,725
- Tenotomy — ≈ $2,103
- Trapeziectomy — ≈ $4,091
- Trigger finger release — ≈ $1,602
- Wrist arthroscopy — ≈ $4,015
- Wrist fracture surgery — ≈ $4,535
- Wrist ligament repair — ≈ $6,414
- Wrist synovectomy — ≈ $1,005