CABG (bypass surgery) in China

Indicative band¥90k–150kindicative

Drawn from provincial schedules and institutions' published lists. Not a quote.

Typical stay10–14 nights

Your case can differ; the treating team sets the real schedule.

Decided byThe treating institution

Eligibility, technique and price are theirs to state. We translate and coordinate.

1. What CABG is

Open surgery that routes blood around blocked coronary arteries using the patient's own vessels. It is the durable option for certain multi-vessel disease patterns.

Durability is the argument: for certain multi-vessel patterns, grafts outlast stents. The price of that durability is a bigger operation and a longer recovery.

2. Who it is typically considered for

The heart team weighs anatomy, diabetes status and surgical risk against PCI. Ask for that reasoning, not just a recommendation.

3. How the process usually runs

01Step 1Full cardiac work-up and anaesthetic review 02SurgerySurgery, typically several hours 03ICUICU, then ward recovery 04Step 2Structured follow-up and rehabilitation plan

4. What sits inside, and outside, the institution's bill

Typically inside the bill

The procedure, theatre or suite time, and the treating team
Standard ward stay for the listed nights
Routine drugs and consumables during the admission
The institution's own scheduled follow-up visit

Usually billed separately

Flights, hotel and daily costs
Our translation, interpretation and coordination fees, published separately
Treatment of complications beyond the routine course
A companion's costs

What moves the total

Graft count and technique
ICU days
Complication management, the true variable

You contract with the institution directly and pay it directly. We add nothing to its bill and never handle payments owed to it.

5. Recovery and follow-up

01Step 1ICU monitoring for the first day or two, then a ward week 02Step 2Breathing exercises and early walking start almost immediately 03Step 3Sternal precautions run for weeks; flying home is typically cleared after review

6. Common questions

How long before I can fly home?

Commonly two to three weeks after an uncomplicated operation, at the surgeon's clearance.

Will I need rehabilitation?

Yes, structured cardiac rehab matters. It can continue at home; we translate the discharge plan for your local team.

On-pump or off-pump?

Both are practised; the team chooses by anatomy and their own results. Ask them to explain the choice for you.

What drives complications?

Age, diabetes, kidney and lung function. The pre-operative work-up exists to price that risk honestly.

7. What to ask the institution

Why bypass rather than stenting, for my anatomy?
On-pump or off-pump, and why?
What is the expected ICU and ward stay?

Our part, and its limits

We translate your records in full, correspond with institutions in Chinese, and interpret on site, at the rates published on the fees page. We do not give medical advice, do not recommend one institution over another, and never handle payments owed to any hospital. Whether this procedure is right for you is a question only the treating physicians can answer. Nothing on this page is medical advice, and no outcome is implied or promised.

Before any of this, the records

A rehabilitation plan can only be written by an institution that has read your case accurately. That is where the work starts.

Read: preparing your records →