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Un implante de senos que incurriría en honorarios de $12,000 en América se puede realizar por $6,000 en Panamá. De igual forma un implante dental que en promedio cuesta $3,500 en los Estados Unidos y Canadá es menos caro en Panamá – aun con hospedaje y comida, un guía de turismo y transporte incluído.
El turismo médico en Panamá brinda a los viajeros globales la oportunidad de recibir cirugías médicas, dentales y cosméticas a costos significatívamente menores. Administrada por cirujanos altamente calificados en modernas facilidades, las clínicas de salud panameñas muchas veces tienen disponibilidad inmediata para procedimientos que pueden tomar meses para ser programados en otros países. Sin embargo no asocie bajos costos con baja calidad. Las facilidades médicas en Panamá son de las más avanzadas con programas específicos, cuidadosamente diseñados para atraer viajeros internacionales buscando atención médica excepcional.
Medical cost comparison
( in approximation )
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Procedure
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Cost in Panama |
Cost in the USA |
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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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