2026 ranking
Best hospitals for Hip Replacement in 🇰🇷 Daegu
10 hospitals from the Medcasts database, ordered by centre-of-excellence status, patient rating and review count. Use it as a shortlist, not a verdict.
Methodology: how we rank · pricing
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01 Gold Kyungpook National University Chilgok HospitalWhy #1: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital runs from South Korea. Patients travel here primarily for cardiac surgery. It opened in 2011. Departments include cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology plus 6 more. If …
Est. 2011From$11,854all-in · case-specific -
02 Silver Keimyung University Dongsan HospitalWhy #2: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital — a hospital with cardiac surgery among its busier departments. Core clinical activity runs through cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Most international patients on the desk…
From$11,908all-in · case-specific -
03 Bronze Daegu Medical CenterWhy #3: Established 1914 — long institutional track record
Daegu Medical Center operates in Daegu, South Korea, a growing destination for Asian medical tourists. It handles a mix of domestic and international cases. It opened in 1914. On the clinical side, the hospital covers ca…
Est. 1914From$12,417all-in · case-specific -
04 Daegu Catholic University Medical CenterWhy #4: Established 1980 — long institutional track record
Based in Daegu, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center is a hospital working across 9 clinical specialties. It opened in 1980. The clinical footprint includes cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Ask for current…
Est. 1980From$12,663all-in · case-specific -
05 Daegu Veterans HospitalWhy #5: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
Daegu Veterans Hospital — a hospital with cardiac surgery among its busier departments. Core clinical activity runs through cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Most international patients on the desk arrive from …
From$13,037all-in · case-specific - 06 Kyungpook National University Hospital
Why #6: Established 1907 — long institutional track record
Kyungpook National University Hospital (Korean: 경북대학교병원) is located in Daegu, South Korea. It was derived from the DongIn Clinic which opened in 1908. It is the central hospital of Gyeongsangbuk-do. In 1952 Kyungpook Nat…
Est. 1907From$13,096all-in · case-specific -
07 Daegu Catholic University Chilgok Catholic HospitalWhy #7: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
Daegu Catholic University Chilgok Catholic Hospital runs from Daegu, South Korea. Patients travel here primarily for cardiac surgery. It opened in 2002. Departments include cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology plus…
Est. 2002From$13,555all-in · case-specific -
08 Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan HospitalWhy #8: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital is one of the hospitals international coordinators routinely shortlist for cardiac surgery. Core clinical activity runs through cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. On-th…
From$13,826all-in · case-specific -
09 Daegu Fatima HospitalWhy #9: Established 1917 — long institutional track record
In Daegu, Daegu Fatima Hospital is one of the hospitals international coordinators routinely shortlist for cardiac surgery. It opened in 1917. The clinical footprint includes cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. A…
Est. 1917From$13,975all-in · case-specific -
10 COMWEL Daegu HospitalWhy #10: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
COMWEL Daegu Hospital is a hospital working across 9 clinical specialties. It opened in 2012. Core clinical activity runs through cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. If you're planning treatment here, expect to s…
Est. 2012From$14,100all-in · case-specific
How this list is ordered
What decides the order
Hospitals are sorted by these database fields, in this order. Nothing else is weighted.
We do not score outcomes, surgeon case volume or publications. Ask each hospital for surgeon-level case numbers before you decide.
- 1Centre-of-excellence flag
Hospitals marked as a centre of excellence for this specialty come first.
- 2Patient rating
A higher average rating ranks higher.
- 3Number of reviews
Breaks ties between hospitals with the same rating.
- 4Lowest listed price
For a single procedure, a lower listed starting price breaks any remaining tie.
What this list isn't
Rating ≠ outcome
A hospital ranking is a qualifying filter, not a prediction of your outcome. Within any listed hospital, your outcome is shaped by your specific surgeon's volume, the program's protocol for your indication, and your own clinical baseline. Always ask for surgeon-level data — case volume per year, conversion rate, infection rate — before committing.
Next step · Hip Replacement
Ready when you are.
Three ways forward. Pick the one that fits where you are right now.
Destination · South Korea
Why patients choose South Korea for hip replacement (orthopedics)
South Korea is Asia's leader in cosmetic, plastic, and dental surgery, with parallel strengths in spinal, orthopedic, and stem-cell programs. The country's Big Five hospitals (Asan, Samsung, Severance, Seoul National, Catholic) run JCI-accredited international wings with dedicated translators, recovery suites, and multilingual aftercare. For hip replacement, Korea attracts patients from China, Japan, Russia, Mongolia, the GCC, and increasingly the US — drawn by surgical refinement, post-op aesthetics, and recovery hospitality that sets the global benchmark.
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Gangnam-district plastic surgery has 500+ board-certified clinics within a 2 km radius — the consequence is hyper-specialisation that's hard to replicate.
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Big Five academic hospitals run multidisciplinary review on every international referral; outcomes auditing is publicly reported.
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K-Medical Hub coordination at Incheon Airport runs hospital-direct transfers, removing logistics friction.
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Stem-cell and regenerative therapy programs are uniquely permissive and well-regulated under the MFDS — Korea is a destination of last resort for some advanced cell-therapy indications.
Cost note. Korean medical-tourism pricing is supported by the won's softness and a deep clinical workforce; aesthetic procedures are 30-60% below US/EU list with measurably better aesthetic outcomes per peer-reviewed comparisons.
How to use this list
What to look for
- Surgeon's annual case volume on your specific procedure.
- Implant brand and revision-rate data (10-year and 20-year).
- Sub-specialty match (sports medicine surgeon for sports injury, joint reconstruction for replacement).
- Pre-hab program (4-6 weeks of supervised PT before surgery measurably improves outcomes).
- Inpatient PT integration during admission.
- Outpatient PT continuity for first 12 weeks post-op.
- DVT prophylaxis protocol that extends after discharge.
Volume benchmarks
Surgeon volume benchmarks
Travel timing
When to travel to South Korea
Peak window: April, May, June, September, October
Avoid: July, August
Spring and fall are most pleasant. Summer (July–August) is hot and humid. Winter is cold and snowy — uncomfortable for some recoveries but indoor infrastructure is excellent.
Questions
What to ask each program on this list
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How many of these implants have you placed in the last 12 months?
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What's your revision rate at 5 years on this implant?
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Why are you choosing this implant or approach for me specifically?
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What's the rehab plan, and is physiotherapy included in the package?
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What's your DVT prophylaxis protocol, and do you continue it after I fly home?
Adjacent rankings
Other ways to slice Hip Replacement in Daegu
Best-of lists are one cut. These hubs let you re-rank by destination, by city, by surgeon volume, or by procedure.
- Procedure Hip Replacement overview All hip replacement programs across all destinations.
- Procedure cost Hip Replacement cost in South Korea Hospital-reported pricing, stay, recovery for South Korea programs.
- Best of Best Hip Replacement in South Korea Step up from Daegu to the full South Korea ranking.
- City Daegu hospital hub All hospitals and pricing benchmarks in Daegu.
- Destination South Korea hospital hub Featured programs and pricing benchmarks for South Korea.
- Surgeons Orthopedics surgeons Volume-ranked physician directory across all destinations.
- Surgeons Orthopedics surgeons in South Korea Filtered to South Korea-based programs only.
- Hospitals All South Korea hospitals Filter by city, specialty, accreditation, beds.
- Hospitals Hospitals filtered by Orthopedics Programs credentialed for orthopedics across all destinations.
- Browse Other best-of rankings All specialty × country ranking combinations.
- Compare Hospital comparison Side-by-side accreditations, ratings, beds, and pricing for up to 4 hospitals.
- Compare Doctor comparison Surgeons compared on volume, fees, languages, video-consult availability.
- Tool Cost calculator Hospital-reported pricing for orthopedics procedures across destinations.
- Tool Match-me triage Three questions, get a specialty + destination + 3-hospital shortlist.
- Trust Editorial policy Methodology behind ranking, AI disclosure, corrections SLA.