Brain tumor surgery cost in China
脑肿瘤切除术
From hemispheric gliomas to skull-base and brainstem tumors, every open resection has a government-listed surgical fee — including the hardest operations in the catalog.
Official listed price — Glioma resection (hemispheric), surgical fee — official Guangxi catalog
¥3,120 (≈ US$440)
Deep-seated lesions are listed at ¥5,153.5, brainstem tumors at ¥5,265, and skull-base tumors at ¥6,022 — the most demanding open operations in the whole catalog carry fees in the hundreds of dollars.
Source: Guangxi Medical Service Price Catalog (2024), items 330201022 / 330201024 / 330201037 / 330201041 · Last verified: 2026-09
Official listed price — CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery — all-inclusive package price
¥28,000 first course (≈ US$3,900)
The listed package covers diagnosis, positioning, treatment and consumables; from the second session onward, ¥6,000 per session.
Source: Guangxi Medical Service Price Catalog (2024), item 240300018 · Last verified: 2026-09
Typical total cost
¥80,000–250,000 (≈ US$11,000–35,000)
Routine gliomas and meningiomas commonly total ¥80,000–150,000 all-in; high-grade, skull-base and brainstem cases with navigation and monitoring reach ¥150,000–250,000.
Plan your budget at the top of the range. Final costs depend on the treatment plan your doctor sets after seeing you.
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. -
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. -
Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH)
北京协和医院 · BeijingRanked #1 in China on the Fudan comprehensive hospital ranking for 14 consecutive years. The national referral center of last resort for difficult and undiagnosed cases.
Public Grade 3A International dept.