2026 ranking

Best hospitals for Hip Replacement in 🇰🇷 Seoul

20 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

Hospitals ranked: 20Hospitals ranked
Average rating: 4.8Average rating

01 Gold

Center of excellence 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Gimpo Airport Wooridul Spine Hospital
Why #1: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in hip replacement

Gimpo Airport Wooridul Spine Hospital runs from Seoul, South Korea. Patients travel here primarily for orthopedics. Departments include orthopedics, neurology & neurosurgery, and cardiac surgery plus 6 more. If you're pl…

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$12,162

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02 Silver

🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Asan Medical Center
Why #2: Top patient-rated in this country (4.8/5 across 410 reviews)

Asan Medical Center (AMC) (서울아산병원) is a reference hospital and the teaching hospital of the University of Ulsan College of Medicine, located in Seoul, South Korea. With 2,432 beds for patients and a total floor area of a…

★ 4.8 · 410 reviews 2,700 beds Est. 1989

From

$5,241

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03 Bronze

🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Wooridul Hospital
Why #3: Established 1982 — long institutional track record

Wooridul Hospital — a Seoul hospital with cardiac surgery among its busier departments. It opened in 1982. Core clinical activity runs through cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Most international patients on th…

Est. 1982

From

$11,825

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04

🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University
Why #4: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University sits in Seoul's healthcare corridor. Patients on the international desk tend to travel in from China and beyond. It opened in 1995. Departments include cardiac surgery, orthop…

Est. 1995

From

$11,847

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05

🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Seoul Metropolitan Seobuk Hospital
Why #5: Established 1948 — long institutional track record

Seoul Metropolitan Seobuk Hospital runs from South Korea. Patients travel here primarily for cardiac surgery. It opened in 1948. Departments include cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology plus 6 more. If you're plann…

Est. 1948

From

$11,869

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06

🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Dr Youth Clinic
Why #6: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

Dr Youth Clinic sits in Seoul's healthcare corridor. Patients on the international desk tend to travel in from China and beyond. Departments include cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology plus 6 more. On-the-ground s…

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$11,911

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07

🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
The Catholic University of Korea, Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital
Why #7: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

Based in Seoul, The Catholic University of Korea, Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital is a hospital working across 9 clinical specialties. The clinical footprint includes cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Ask for cur…

From

$11,918

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08

🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Cham Podonamu Hospital
Why #8: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

Cham Podonamu Hospital sits in Seoul's healthcare corridor. Patients on the international desk tend to travel in from China and beyond. On the clinical side, the hospital covers cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology…

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$12,001

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09

🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Seoul Metropolitan Bukbu Hospital
Why #9: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

Seoul Metropolitan Bukbu Hospital — a hospital with cardiac surgery among its busier departments. It opened in 2006. The clinical footprint includes cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Ask for current accreditati…

Est. 2006

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$12,008

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10

🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Lucina Obstetrics & Gynecology Clinic
Why #10: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

Lucina Obstetrics & Gynecology Clinic operates in South Korea, a growing destination for Asian medical tourists. It handles a mix of domestic and international cases. On the clinical side, the hospital covers gynecology,…

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$12,047

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11

🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
Why #11: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong sits in South Korea's medical-travel market. Patients on the international desk tend to travel in from China and beyond. It opened in 2008. On the clinical side, the hospital cov…

Est. 2008

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$12,060

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12

🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital
Why #12: Established 1988 — long institutional track record

Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital — a Seoul hospital with cardiac surgery among its busier departments. It opened in 1988. The clinical footprint includes cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Ask for current a…

Est. 1988

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$12,099

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13

🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Sahmyook Medical Center
Why #13: Established 1908 — long institutional track record

Sahmyook Medical Center (Korean: 삼육서울병원; formerly Seoul Adventist Hospital) is a non-profit hospital located in Seoul, South Korea. It admits more than 30,000 patients per year. Sahmyook Medical Center also houses the Sa…

Est. 1908

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$12,106

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14

🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Why #14: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (Korean: 분당서울대학교병원) is located in Gumi-dong, Bundang, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is affiliated with Seoul National University College of Medicine and began cli…

Est. 2003

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$12,156

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15

🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Hyeminseo
Why #15: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

Hyeminseo (Korean: 혜민서; Hanja: 惠民署) was the medical authority of the Joseon Dynasty in Seoul (then "Hanseong"), Korea. The officers were in charge of the treatment of commoners and medicine. In 1392, the year of the foun…

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$12,191

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16

🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Sungae Hospital
Why #16: Established 1978 — long institutional track record

Sungae Hospital sits in Seoul's healthcare corridor. Patients on the international desk tend to travel in from China and beyond. It opened in 1978. On the clinical side, the hospital covers cardiac surgery, orthopedics, …

Est. 1978

From

$12,212

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17

🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
Why #17: Established 1980 — long institutional track record

The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (SSMH; Korean: 가톨릭대학교 서울성모병원) is the representative teaching and research hospital of the Catholic University of Korea's College of Medicine located in Seoul, S…

Est. 1980

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$12,258

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18

🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Gangnam Severance Hospital
Why #18: Established 1983 — long institutional track record

Gangnam Severance Hospital sits in Seoul's healthcare corridor. Patients on the international desk tend to travel in from China and beyond. It opened in 1983. On the clinical side, the hospital covers cardiac surgery, or…

Est. 1983

From

$12,288

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19

🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Central Veterans Hospital
Why #19: Established 1953 — long institutional track record

Based in Seoul, Central Veterans Hospital is a hospital working across 9 clinical specialties. It opened in 1953. Core clinical activity runs through cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. If you're planning treatme…

Est. 1953

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$12,318

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20

🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Hanyang University Medical Center
Why #20: Established 1972 — long institutional track record

In Seoul, Hanyang University Medical Center is one of the hospitals international coordinators routinely shortlist for cardiac surgery. It opened in 1972. The clinical footprint includes cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and…

Est. 1972

From

$12,393

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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.

1

Centre-of-excellence flag

Hospitals marked as a centre of excellence for this specialty come first.
2

Patient rating

A higher average rating ranks higher.
3

Number of reviews

Breaks ties between hospitals with the same rating.
4

Lowest 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.

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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.

Top medical hubs Seoul Busan Daegu Incheon

01

Gangnam-district plastic surgery has 500+ board-certified clinics within a 2 km radius — the consequence is hyper-specialisation that's hard to replicate.
02

Big Five academic hospitals run multidisciplinary review on every international referral; outcomes auditing is publicly reported.
03

K-Medical Hub coordination at Incheon Airport runs hospital-direct transfers, removing logistics friction.
04

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

200+ joint replacements/year Top-tier; revision rates typically 5-10% at 10 years

100–200/year Strong; experienced surgeons with consistent technique

50–100/year Moderate; ask for specific outcome data

Under 50/year Lower volume; revision rates measurably higher

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

01
How many of these implants have you placed in the last 12 months?
02
What's your revision rate at 5 years on this implant?
03
Why are you choosing this implant or approach for me specifically?
04
What's the rehab plan, and is physiotherapy included in the package?
05
What's your DVT prophylaxis protocol, and do you continue it after I fly home?

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