12 private hospitals published what they billed for this procedure over the reporting period 01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025, split 2 ways by surgical approach. The middle bill runs from HK$65,160 at the cheapest to HK$189,003 at the dearest, a difference of HK$123,843 for the same operation.
| Hospital | Stay | Doctor | Hospital | Total, median | Total, 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Hospital, upper limb | 2.3 days | HK$29,660 | HK$35,500 | HK$65,160 | HK$114,790 |
| Union Hospital, lower limb | 4.2 days | HK$32,060 | HK$36,500 | HK$68,560 | HK$134,130 |
| Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas), upper limb | 1.1 days | HK$28,535 | HK$40,955 | HK$69,490 | HK$90,958 |
| Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas), lower limb | 3.8 days | HK$36,135 | HK$46,065 | HK$82,200 | HK$111,804 |
| Evangel Hospital, lower limb | 1.6 days | HK$47,000 | HK$42,488 | HK$89,488 | HK$108,944 |
| Evangel Hospital, upper limb | 1.2 days | HK$52,400 | HK$40,415 | HK$92,815 | HK$117,250 |
| St. Teresa's Hospital, upper limb | 1.9 days | HK$65,700 | HK$31,615 | HK$97,315 | HK$136,121 |
| Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong, lower limb | 2.7 days | HK$49,700 | HK$56,149 | HK$105,849 | HK$146,881 |
| St. Teresa's Hospital, lower limb | 4.0 days | HK$58,720 | HK$49,235 | HK$107,955 | HK$156,284 |
| Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, upper limb | 2.0 days | HK$55,600 | HK$53,545 | HK$109,145 | HK$168,198 |
| Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, lower limb | 4.7 days | HK$63,800 | HK$46,662 | HK$110,462 | HK$221,825 |
| Hong Kong Adventist Hospital, Stubbs Road, upper limb | 1.7 days | HK$63,000 | HK$51,794 | HK$114,794 | HK$158,238 |
| Canossa Hospital (Caritas), upper limb | 1.3 days | HK$55,300 | HK$61,658 | HK$116,958 | HK$158,013 |
| St. Paul's Hospital, upper limb | 2.0 days | HK$62,677 | HK$57,056 | HK$119,733 | HK$164,306 |
| Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong, upper limb | 1.4 days | HK$48,700 | HK$74,000 | HK$122,700 | HK$159,445 |
| Canossa Hospital (Caritas), lower limb | 2.8 days | HK$63,000 | HK$67,035 | HK$130,035 | HK$164,855 |
| Hong Kong Adventist Hospital, Stubbs Road, lower limb | 3.4 days | HK$76,500 | HK$55,290 | HK$131,790 | HK$157,242 |
| Matilda International Hospital, upper limb | 1.2 days | HK$55,750 | HK$76,322 | HK$132,072 | HK$193,295 |
| CUHK Medical Centre, lower limb | 2.8 days | HK$60,500 | HK$72,669 | HK$133,169 | HK$149,218 |
| CUHK Medical Centre, upper limb | 1.8 days | HK$71,750 | HK$61,480 | HK$133,230 | HK$242,492 |
| Matilda International Hospital, lower limb | 2.0 days | HK$76,440 | HK$75,683 | HK$152,123 | HK$193,825 |
| Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, upper limb | 2.2 days | HK$84,000 | HK$77,727 | HK$161,727 | HK$221,059 |
| Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, lower limb | 5.7 days | HK$92,300 | HK$96,703 | HK$189,003 | HK$301,870 |
The doctor column is the doctor's fee, the hospital column is the hospital's charge, and they are billed separately. Nine in ten bills came in at or under the 90th percentile figure. Standard ward.
Three real certified plans, as examples, applied to the same published bills. The first two are the same plan bought with and without a deductible, which is the choice that decides most of what you pay. The third is a Standard Plan, which caps what it pays per item instead of covering the core benefits in full.
| Hospital | Bill | Plan pays | You pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Hospital, upper limb | HK$65,160 | HK$65,160 | HK$0 |
| Union Hospital, lower limb | HK$68,560 | HK$68,560 | HK$0 |
| Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas), upper limb | HK$69,490 | HK$69,490 | HK$0 |
| Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas), lower limb | HK$82,200 | HK$82,200 | HK$0 |
| Evangel Hospital, lower limb | HK$89,488 | HK$89,488 | HK$0 |
| Evangel Hospital, upper limb | HK$92,815 | HK$92,815 | HK$0 |
| St. Teresa's Hospital, upper limb | HK$97,315 | HK$97,315 | HK$0 |
| Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong, lower limb | HK$105,849 | HK$105,849 | HK$0 |
| St. Teresa's Hospital, lower limb | HK$107,955 | HK$107,955 | HK$0 |
| Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, upper limb | HK$109,145 | HK$109,145 | HK$0 |
| Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, lower limb | HK$110,462 | HK$110,462 | HK$0 |
| Hong Kong Adventist Hospital, Stubbs Road, upper limb | HK$114,794 | HK$114,794 | HK$0 |
| Canossa Hospital (Caritas), upper limb | HK$116,958 | HK$116,958 | HK$0 |
| St. Paul's Hospital, upper limb | HK$119,733 | HK$119,733 | HK$0 |
| Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong, upper limb | HK$122,700 | HK$122,700 | HK$0 |
| Canossa Hospital (Caritas), lower limb | HK$130,035 | HK$130,035 | HK$0 |
| Hong Kong Adventist Hospital, Stubbs Road, lower limb | HK$131,790 | HK$131,790 | HK$0 |
| Matilda International Hospital, upper limb | HK$132,072 | HK$132,072 | HK$0 |
| CUHK Medical Centre, lower limb | HK$133,169 | HK$133,169 | HK$0 |
| CUHK Medical Centre, upper limb | HK$133,230 | HK$133,230 | HK$0 |
| Matilda International Hospital, lower limb | HK$152,123 | HK$152,123 | HK$0 |
| Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, upper limb | HK$161,727 | HK$161,727 | HK$0 |
| Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, lower limb | HK$189,003 | HK$189,003 | HK$0 |
| Hospital | Bill | Plan pays | You pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Hospital, upper limb | HK$65,160 | HK$0 | HK$65,160 |
| Union Hospital, lower limb | HK$68,560 | HK$0 | HK$68,560 |
| Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas), upper limb | HK$69,490 | HK$0 | HK$69,490 |
| Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas), lower limb | HK$82,200 | HK$0 | HK$82,200 |
| Evangel Hospital, lower limb | HK$89,488 | HK$0 | HK$89,488 |
| Evangel Hospital, upper limb | HK$92,815 | HK$0 | HK$92,815 |
| St. Teresa's Hospital, upper limb | HK$97,315 | HK$0 | HK$97,315 |
| Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong, lower limb | HK$105,849 | HK$0 | HK$105,849 |
| St. Teresa's Hospital, lower limb | HK$107,955 | HK$0 | HK$107,955 |
| Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, upper limb | HK$109,145 | HK$0 | HK$109,145 |
| Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, lower limb | HK$110,462 | HK$0 | HK$110,462 |
| Hong Kong Adventist Hospital, Stubbs Road, upper limb | HK$114,794 | HK$0 | HK$114,794 |
| Canossa Hospital (Caritas), upper limb | HK$116,958 | HK$0 | HK$116,958 |
| St. Paul's Hospital, upper limb | HK$119,733 | HK$0 | HK$119,733 |
| Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong, upper limb | HK$122,700 | HK$0 | HK$122,700 |
| Canossa Hospital (Caritas), lower limb | HK$130,035 | HK$0 | HK$130,035 |
| Hong Kong Adventist Hospital, Stubbs Road, lower limb | HK$131,790 | HK$0 | HK$131,790 |
| Matilda International Hospital, upper limb | HK$132,072 | HK$0 | HK$132,072 |
| CUHK Medical Centre, lower limb | HK$133,169 | HK$0 | HK$133,169 |
| CUHK Medical Centre, upper limb | HK$133,230 | HK$0 | HK$133,230 |
| Matilda International Hospital, lower limb | HK$152,123 | HK$0 | HK$152,123 |
| Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, upper limb | HK$161,727 | HK$0 | HK$161,727 |
| Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, lower limb | HK$189,003 | HK$0 | HK$189,003 |
| Hospital | Bill | Plan pays | You pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Hospital, upper limb | HK$65,160 | HK$52,160 | HK$13,000 |
| Union Hospital, lower limb | HK$68,560 | HK$63,060 | HK$5,500 |
| Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas), upper limb | HK$69,490 | HK$46,785 | HK$22,705 |
| Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas), lower limb | HK$82,200 | HK$67,135 | HK$15,065 |
| Evangel Hospital, lower limb | HK$89,488 | HK$69,500 | HK$19,988 |
| Evangel Hospital, upper limb | HK$92,815 | HK$70,650 | HK$22,165 |
| St. Teresa's Hospital, upper limb | HK$97,315 | HK$82,600 | HK$14,715 |
| Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong, lower limb | HK$105,849 | HK$76,450 | HK$29,399 |
| St. Teresa's Hospital, lower limb | HK$107,955 | HK$89,720 | HK$18,235 |
| Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, upper limb | HK$109,145 | HK$78,100 | HK$31,045 |
| Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, lower limb | HK$110,462 | HK$99,050 | HK$11,412 |
| Hong Kong Adventist Hospital, Stubbs Road, upper limb | HK$114,794 | HK$82,600 | HK$32,194 |
| Canossa Hospital (Caritas), upper limb | HK$116,958 | HK$73,300 | HK$43,658 |
| St. Paul's Hospital, upper limb | HK$119,733 | HK$82,600 | HK$37,133 |
| Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong, upper limb | HK$122,700 | HK$66,950 | HK$55,750 |
| Canossa Hospital (Caritas), lower limb | HK$130,035 | HK$89,750 | HK$40,285 |
| Hong Kong Adventist Hospital, Stubbs Road, lower limb | HK$131,790 | HK$91,900 | HK$39,890 |
| Matilda International Hospital, upper limb | HK$132,072 | HK$73,300 | HK$58,772 |
| CUHK Medical Centre, lower limb | HK$133,169 | HK$87,250 | HK$45,919 |
| CUHK Medical Centre, upper limb | HK$133,230 | HK$82,600 | HK$50,630 |
| Matilda International Hospital, lower limb | HK$152,123 | HK$82,600 | HK$69,523 |
| Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, upper limb | HK$161,727 | HK$82,600 | HK$79,127 |
| Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, lower limb | HK$189,003 | HK$119,800 | HK$69,203 |
This plan states anaesthetist, theatre in words rather than a figure, so those items are left out of what the plan pays. The real figure is therefore no lower than the one shown.
The bill is what the hospital published: no averaging across hospitals and no estimate. What a plan pays applies that plan's own filed limits to the two halves of the bill, a surgeon's fee being capped per surgery and room and board per day, then takes off any deductible. It is arithmetic on filed figures, not a quotation. A real claim depends on the case, on what the insurer accepts as eligible, and on the room you actually occupy.
Bills from the Pilot Programme for Enhancing Price Transparency for Private Hospitals, run by the Office for Regulation of Private Healthcare Facilities. Plan limits from each plan's certified Benefit Schedule.