Four separate payment streams
| Stream | Paid to | Receipt from | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical fees | Treating hospital cashier | Hospital | Consultation, therapy sessions, herbal prescriptions, diagnostics, bed and nursing |
| Facilitation fee | MedBridge Shanghai | MedBridge Shanghai | Case coordination, appointment arrangement, visa invitation support, interpretation |
| Travel & stay | Airline, hotel, insurer | Those providers | Flights, accommodation, travel insurance |
| Optional add-ons | Provider of the service | That provider | Sightseeing, extra caregiver hours, private car |
What we never do with money
- We do not add a mark-up to medical fees. You pay the hospital’s own published rate at the hospital’s own cashier.
- We do not accept commission, rebate or referral fees from hospitals, clinics or practitioners. This is written into every supplier agreement.
- We do not take a margin on herbal prescriptions dispensed by the hospital pharmacy.
- We do not bundle hidden items into a programme price; the quotation lists what is included and what is not.
Reference prices (per session, indicative)
| Service | Reference price |
|---|---|
| Acupuncture | USD 45 / session |
| Cupping | USD 30 / session |
| Tuina (medical massage) | USD 40 / session |
| Moxibustion | USD 35 / session |
| Qigong-based rehabilitation | USD 38 / session |
| Herbal prescription | Charged by the hospital pharmacy per formula and weight |
Quote us a comparable private practice in your country and we will show the difference line by line. A physician-administered session in a Grade III-A public TCM hospital is a clinical act, not a spa treatment, and the price reflects that.
Programme packages
The 7-day wellness camp, 14-day pain-management camp and 21-day conditioning programme each carry a written quotation listing accommodation, daily therapy sessions, physician reviews, herbal medicine and airport transfers. Anything outside that list — additional imaging, dental work, extended stay — is quoted separately before it is performed.
Ask for a written quotation before you commit to anything. If a figure on this site differs from your written quotation, the written quotation governs.