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Lung cancer in China

肺癌

China treats more lung cancer than any country on earth, and its top thoracic centers operate almost entirely thoracoscopically. Surgery fees are government-listed; the numbers below are sourced.

Shanghai Chest Hospital — China's first specialized chest hospital — runs one of the country's largest lung cancer surgery programs; the National Center for Respiratory Medicine sits at Guangzhou Medical University's First Affiliated Hospital, a direct flight from Hanoi or Jakarta.

Where this is treated best

Hospital standing per the Fudan Hospital Rankings, China's most cited specialty reputation survey. We report the rankings; we do not make medical recommendations.

All three sit at the top of the national thoracic and respiratory rankings; Guangzhou is the closest option for Southeast Asian patients.

Lung cancer surgery (lobectomy)

Removal of the lung lobe containing the tumor, today usually via keyhole (thoracoscopic) surgery. The listed fee below is the open-surgery item; thoracoscopic variants price on top of it with instruments.

Official listed price — Lobectomy, surgical fee (one side) — official Guangxi catalog

¥2,972 (≈ US$420)

Sleeve lobectomy is listed at ¥3,785.6.

Source: Guangxi Medical Service Price Catalog (2024), item 330702006 · Last verified: 2026-09

Typical total cost

¥50,000–150,000 (≈ US$7,000–21,000)

Early-stage thoracoscopic cases commonly total ¥50,000–80,000; complex cases at flagship centers reach the top of the band. Post-surgery targeted or immunotherapy drugs are separate and plan-dependent.

Plan your budget at the top of the range. Final costs depend on the treatment plan your doctor sets after seeing you.

Lung cancer surgery (lobectomy)

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