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Hospitals pay us a coordination fee (typically 5-15% of their gross invoice) when you proceed with treatment. Disclosed on every quote. You don't pay us anything directly. Second opinions, quote preparation, visa coordination, and pre-travel guidance are free to you whether or not you book.

This structure has an obvious bias: our revenue scales with what the hospital bills. We counter this with (a) an independent medical panel whose second-opinion compensation is flat per case — not tied to whether you proceed; (b) publishing the 28% of cases where we've recommended against the planned surgery. Our full model is in /terms.

This answer is general information, not medical advice. Your own doctor should confirm what applies to your case.

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Answers are written by the Medcasts editorial team and updated when prices, guidelines or visa rules change.

  1. Hospital data. Hospital details are compiled from public sources and hospital websites. Accreditation (JCI, NABH and others) is shown where we hold a record of it. Always ask the hospital for its current certificate.
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  3. Prices. Price ranges are indicative, compiled from hospital price lists and packages and shown with the date last updated. The hospital's written quote is what you pay against.
  4. Clinical text. Written by the Medcasts editorial team from published clinical sources. Unless a named reviewer is shown on the page, it has not been reviewed by a doctor.
  5. Independence. Hospitals cannot pay to change their position on our pages.