Treatment in Korea
A quotation is only useful if you know what it includes.
The cost of breast cancer treatment depends on the specific plan, and a single quoted figure may not include every part of care.
Before comparing costs, ask for a written explanation of what a quotation does and does not cover.
Ask for a written explanation of the cost
A quotation should make clear whether it includes each of the following:
- Diagnostic review
- Additional imaging
- Pathology review
- Cancer surgery
- Lymph-node surgery
- Reconstruction
- Implants or other devices
- Anesthesia
- Hospital admission
- Medication
- Complication management
- Revision surgery
- Outpatient follow-up
- Translation and coordination services
Do not choose on price alone
Questions to ask about cost
- What exactly does this quotation include and exclude?
- How are complications or a longer stay charged?
- Could the final cost change after surgery or final pathology?
- How and when is payment made?