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Hospital Punta Pacifica in Panama. A breast implant incurring a $12,000 fee in America is performed for $6,000 in Panama. Similarly, a dental implant averaging $3,500 in the U.S. and Canada is far less expensive in Panama – even with board and lodging, a personal tour guide and transportation factored in.
Medical tourism in Panama gives global travelers the opportunity to receive superior medical, dental and cosmetic surgery
atsignificantly lower costs. Administered by highly skilled surgeons at modern, state-of-the-art facilities, Panamanian health
care
provides often immediate availability for procedures that may take many months to undergo elsewhere. But don’t
equate low price and accessibility with reduced quality. Panama’s medical facilities are among the most advanced with
specific programs carefully designed to attract international travelers seeking exceptional health care.
Medical cost comparison
( in approximation )
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Procedure
|
Cost in Panama |
Cost in the USA |
|
|
|
Ecocardiogram |
$275.00 |
$500.00 - $1,000.00 |
|
Stress Ecocardiogram |
$475.00 |
$950.00 + |
|
Stress Test |
$200.00 |
$400.00 + |
|
Ecocardiogram |
$450.00 |
$900.00 + |
|
|
Liposuction (One Area) |
$2,500.00 |
$4,200.00 + |
|
Liposuction (Multiple Areas) |
$4,500.00 |
$6,700.00 + |
|
Face / Neck Lift |
$6,800.00 |
$12,000.00 + |
|
Dermabrasion |
$1,500.00 |
$3,100.00 |
|
Chemical Peel |
$550.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Botox |
$250.00 |
$650.00 + |
|
Rhinoplasty |
$2,900.00 |
$4,900.00 + |
|
Breast Reduction |
$5,600.00 |
$7,800.00 |
|
Breast Autmentation |
$3,900.00 |
$5,400.00 |
|
Breast Reconstruction |
$3,000.00 |
$7,000.00 |
|
Breast Lift |
$3,600.00 |
$5,500.00 |
|
Thigh Lift |
$3,900.00 |
$5,700.00 + |
|
Fat injections |
$325.00 |
$775.00 + |
|
Buttock Autmentation |
$3,700.00 |
$5,500.00 |
|
|
Gastro exam |
$50.00 |
$175.00 |
|
Esofagogastroduodenoscopy |
$325.00 |
$600.00 |
|
Colonoscopy |
$550.00 |
$950.00 + |
|
Colonoscopy + polypectomy |
$750.00 |
$1200.00 |
|
Capsule endoscopy |
$375.00 |
$625.00 + |
Gynecology and Obstetrics
|
|
General OBGYN exam |
$50.00 |
$175.00 + |
|
|
General Blood Work Up |
$17.00 - $50.00 |
$125.00 + |
|
Lab-Scan |
$125.00 |
$230.00 |
|
Kidney Function |
$65.00 |
$150.00 |
|
Liver Function |
$65.00 |
$140.00 |
|
Bone metabolism markers (osteoporosis) |
$95.00 |
$190.00 |
|
Heart function and coronary risk |
$60.00 |
$110.00 |
Dental Implants and Periodontics
|
|
Crown- Porcelain |
$500.00 |
$1,100.00 - $1,300.00 |
|
Crown-Porcelain fused to metal |
$500.00 |
$1,000.00 - $1,200.00 |
|
Root Canal |
$200.00 - $400.00 |
$750.00 - $1,000.00 |
|
Dental Implant |
$950.00 - $1,050.00 |
$2,500.00 - $3,500.00 |
|
Periodontal Surgery |
$450.00 |
$800.00 - $1,000.00 |
|
Periodontal Plastic Surgery |
$500.00 |
$850.00 - $1,200.00 |
|
Periodontal Regenerative procedure |
$600.00 |
$1,200.00 - $1,500.00 |
|
Free Gingival Graft |
$450.00 |
$1,000.00 - $1,300.00 |
|
Porcelain veneers |
$500.00 |
$1,200.00 - $2,000.00 |
|
Composite veneers |
$200.00 |
$400.00 - $500.00 |
Orthopedics & Traumatology
|
|
Carpal Tunnel Release |
$3,000.00 |
$6,500.00 |
|
Hip prosthesis |
$12,000.00 |
$21,000.00 |
|
Artroscopy |
$5,000.00 |
$10,000.00 |
|
Knee replacement |
$11,500.00 |
$20,000.00 |
|
Disc Hernia |
$6,300.00 |
$18,000.00 |
|
|
Glaucoma surgery |
$2,000.00 |
$5,000.00 - $6,000.00 |
|
Cataract surgery |
$2,500.00 |
$5,000.00 - $6,000.00 |
|
Blefaroplastic surgery (eyelids) |
$2,500.00 |
$6,000.00 |
|
Refractive surgery (Eximer Laser) |
$2,900.00 |
$4,800.00 + |
|
Refractive surgery with intraocular lens implant |
$2,700.00 |
$5,000.00 - $6,000.00
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The following are the legal national holidays in Panama (these are established in article 46 of the labor code):
1. January first (new year)
2. January ninth (memorial day)
3. Tuesday of Carnival (the day of this holiday is variable it normally take places during the last days of February).
4. Holy Friday (the day of this holiday is variable it normally
take place in March)
5. May First (labor day)
6. November third (separation from Colombia day)
7. November Fifth (commemorating the contribution of the
province of Colon to the separation from Colombia)
8. November tenth (commemorating the first shout of Independence)
9. November twenty eight (Independence from Spain)
10. December eight (mothers day)
11. December twenty Fifth (Christmas)
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