Parkinson's disease in China
帕金森病
For drug-refractory Parkinson's, deep brain stimulation (DBS) gives movement back. China implants DBS at high volume — and now manufactures the full system domestically, which cuts the device bill roughly in half compared with import-only countries.
Where this is treated best
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Beijing Tiantan Hospital
北京天坛医院 · Beijing#1 in China for neurosurgery on the Fudan specialty reputation ranking, and among the highest-volume brain surgery centers in the world.
Public Grade 3A International dept. -
Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University
首都医科大学宣武医院 · BeijingTop-3 in China for both neurosurgery and neurology on the Fudan specialty rankings — a national center for cerebrovascular and functional neurosurgery.
Public Grade 3A -
Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
复旦大学附属华山医院 · ShanghaiTop-3 in China for neurosurgery and a national leader in neurology, infectious disease and hand surgery (Fudan rankings).
Public Grade 3A International dept.
Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
Stereotactic implantation of electrodes and a pacemaker-like stimulator. The surgery fee is small; the device is the bill — and China's domestic systems changed that math.
Official listed price — Deep-brain electrode implantation, surgical fee — official Guangxi catalog
¥2,366 (≈ US$330)
The stimulator system is billed separately: domestic systems run about ¥100,000–200,000, imported ones ¥250,000–300,000.
Source: Guangxi Medical Service Price Catalog (2024), item 330201035; device pricing per Chinese medical press · Last verified: 2026-09
Typical total cost
¥150,000–300,000 (≈ US$21,000–42,000)
Domestic-system cases sit at the lower half of the band, imported-system cases at the top. Rechargeable stimulators cost more but last many years longer.
Plan your budget at the top of the range. Final costs depend on the treatment plan your doctor sets after seeing you.