Which Taiwan health check package covers what you want checked?

Hospitals in Taiwan sell health checks as fixed packages, and the main differences are whether an endoscopy is included, whether it is done under sedation, and how much imaging comes with it. This page sorts the published packages by what people most often want checked. Which tests you need is for a doctor to say, so use this to prepare your questions.

A general full-body check

• Standard full-body check, NT$17,500 / 19,500 (about US$533 / 594): full-body exam with blood and urine tests, chest and abdominal X-rays, ECG, abdominal ultrasound, specialist consults, and a standard endoscopy without sedation.
• Comfort full-body check, NT$24,500 / 26,500 (about US$746 / 807): everything in the standard check, with the endoscopy done under sedation.
• Comfort Deluxe check, NT$32,000 / 34,000 (about US$975 / 1,035): the comfort check plus a wider cancer-marker screen, bowel-prep meals and a rest room.

A full-body check without an endoscopy

• Elite check, no endoscopy, NT$22,500 / 24,500 (about US$685 / 746): full-body exam plus low-dose lung CT, kidney ultrasound, breast ultrasound for women and cancer markers.
• Advanced Elite check, no endoscopy, NT$37,500 / 40,500 (about US$1,142 / 1,233): the elite check plus heart and carotid ultrasound, an artery stiffness test, a breath test for stomach bacteria and a bone density scan.

Heart

• Heart check, NT$24,000 (about US$731): a cardiovascular exam. Offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• Heart check with coronary CT, NT$46,900 (about US$1,428): the heart check plus a CT scan of the coronary arteries. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The widest imaging

• PET/CT check, NT$54,500 / 57,500 (about US$1,660 / 1,751): full-body exam plus a whole-body PET/CT scan.
• Premier one-day check, NT$74,500 / 77,500 (about US$2,269 / 2,360): full-body exam plus brain and neck vessel MRI, low-dose lung CT, endoscopy under sedation, heart ultrasound, a wider cancer-marker screen and a personal guide.

The packages above are one-day packages at the Chang Gung health examination centre in Taoyuan, next to Taipei. Where two prices are shown, the lower is for men and the higher is for women.

At National Taiwan University Hospital

The Health Management Center in central Taipei works differently: every guest takes a standard package, at NT$23,000 for men and NT$25,000 for women, and adds packages to it.

• Digestive endoscopy package, NT$13,700 (about US$417): endoscopy of the oesophagus, stomach, duodenum and large intestine.
• Cardiovascular package, Premium, NT$47,600 (about US$1,450): vessel imaging to assess narrowing of the coronary arteries and stroke risk.
• Cardiovascular package, Advanced, NT$60,600 (about US$1,846): the higher tier of the cardiovascular package.
• Brain vessel and cognitive function package, NT$38,000 (about US$1,157): blood tests or brain imaging, with cognitive assessments.
• Vascular elasticity package, Premium, NT$13,100 (about US$399): non-invasive tests of artery stiffness and vessel-lining function.
• Vascular elasticity package, Advanced, NT$16,600 (about US$506): the higher tier of the vascular elasticity package.
• Bone health package, NT$8,200 (about US$250): bone health and fracture-risk assessment.

Visitors without Taiwan's national health insurance are charged under a separate hospital scheme, and the booking calendar opens about six months ahead. Full price tables for both hospitals are in our price guide.

Three questions to bring to your own doctor

• Given my age and family history, which of these tests are worth doing, and which are not?
• Is there any reason I should avoid sedation, contrast dye or radiation?
• Which earlier results should I bring so the doctors in Taiwan can compare?