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karen_s642
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 Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 6:02 am Post subject: MRI's / Physio in Korea |
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Hey everyone,
I injured my knee a while back and lately I've realized that I'm going to need to do something about it. I was wondering if anyone knows the cost of MRI's or X rays or whatever in Korea.. and whether or not any of it would be covered by my insurance.
Also curious about physio in Korea.. if it's available in English (I live in Daegu) and how much it might be, approximately.
Anyone know anything about this? Are these kind of things cheaper or more expensive in Korea?
Thanks for any help! |
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the ireland
Joined: 11 May 2008
Location: korea
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| Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:11 am Post subject: Re: MRI's / Physio in Korea |
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| karen_s642 wrote: |
Hey everyone,
I injured my knee a while back and lately I've realized that I'm going to need to do something about it. I was wondering if anyone knows the cost of MRI's or X rays or whatever in Korea.. and whether or not any of it would be covered by my insurance. It was made even cheaper because my boss gave me a 500,000 won bonus that month when he heard of my medical bill.
Also curious about physio in Korea.. if it's available in English (I live in Daegu) and how much it might be, approximately.
Anyone know anything about this? Are these kind of things cheaper or more expensive in Korea?
Thanks for any help! |
I got an MRI done on my left knee in March 2008, it was relatively inexpensive in comparison to Ireland. The cost of it was 350,000won, and your insurance does not cover the cost of it, however I think your insurance does cover the cost (%of it) of the operation if the MRI finds a fault.
Mine showed up a permenant inflammed patella tendon (from running) with only a 50-60% chance of successfully fixing the problem (as it wasn't a bone issue) I figured i would not get the surgery.
I did Physio for a few months (ultra sound and those electic pulse cups to build the knee up and also break down and build up that may have occured in the cartiledge area) each session cost me 2,200won, I think it would cost me about 30euro in Ireland, so �1.50 is a steal.
I ended up resting the leg for over a year and I am now okay, and just run with a small strap around the knee.
All this was in geoje |
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BobbyOrr
Joined: 01 Jun 2009
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| I had an MRI not too long ago on my neck. It cost 600 000 won. I also had physio for the problem. The physiotherapy was not the best. I'd make sure you were going to a modern physio clinic. |
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Captain Marlow
Joined: 23 Apr 2008
Location: darkness
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i'm in daegu also and was just in a scooter accident last week. i broke my right clavicle and ended up in hospital having to have surgery (where i'm typing this from now)...
i had an mri ~ 350,000W not covered by insurance as the previous poster said...
xrays are relatively cheap ~ 20,000-30,000
the hospital i'm in also has a physio floor with all the mod cons
i really recommend the hospital: park's orthopedic surgery hospital
it's near kyungbook national university north gate (kyung-day book-moon). my doctor was really knowledgable and explained each step/procedure in english... the staff also has been very professional and i even feel that i've been getting special treatment because i'm a foreigner:)
i've been in hospital for 10 days now, and the surgery was a success... going home xmas morn and then to holy grill!!! |
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smoggy
Joined: 31 Jul 2009
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| Dongsan Medical Center, off Seomun Market stop on the green line - Daegu offers physical therapy. I had frozen shoulder and partial tear in rotator cuff. They have Eng. speakers who can translate for you and the therapy is quite cheap. The physical med. doc. who writes the prescription, costs 20,000 and you pay 16,000 and the therapy costs 16,000 and you pay 11,000. If you have insurance back in the states, they pay the rest. You just need the bill translated and that is easily done by the translation dept. This hospital wants to be a Medical Tourism Hospital. They do the same as in the US, but in a cheaper way. |
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