Now in Seoul At dawn · Photo: Emanuel Ekström A morning in Seoul
What we do
We arrange thorough health checkups at accredited hospitals abroad, starting in Asia with Seoul, Tokyo and Shanghai, and introduce you to a licensed partner who looks after you there. We tell you what each one involves and what it costs. Then you decide.
Accredited hospitals
JCI or national accreditation, checked by us.
Guidelines first
Anything beyond US screening guidelines is marked optional.
One disclosed rate
Partners pay us the same rate in each country, so we gain nothing by steering you.
Your doctor decides
We never diagnose or interpret results.
Who looks after you
Who looks after you
Before you go
“For four years I measured what American health programs really cost. The same care can carry very different prices, and patients rarely see either the price or the reasons. East&Well exists to make both visible.”
Joe Yang, PhD, Economics · Founder
You write to me first. Tell me what you want from a checkup, when you can travel and what you would like to spend. I write back personally. I never give medical advice; your doctor does.
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We introduce one licensed partner, chosen for your goals and never for who pays us more. They plan your days and quote every item before you book.
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A coordinator meets you at the door and walks you through the day. Before you leave, a doctor explains your results in English.
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You come home with a signed English report and your scan files. If anything was found, you bring a written plan. We check in after you are home.
What the guidelines suggest
Which checks are due, and which to skip.
Our checkup guide follows US screening guidelines. It shows what is due on a trip, what can wait, and the extras often sold abroad that you can leave out.
Open the checkup guideTwo questions, no sign-up. Nothing you choose leaves the page.
If you are insured, many of these checks are free where you live, and we will tell you so.
Due on this trip
1Two short questionnairesMood, Drinking
2MammogramDue now
3Blood pressureDue now
4One blood drawHepatitis C, HIV
5Colon screeningDue now
6Cervical screeningDue now
Later
Bone density scanFrom 65, in 2033
Often sold · not for you
Carotid ultrasound
Thyroid ultrasound
ECG
Low-dose chest CT
Tumor-marker tests
Pancreas screening
Ovarian screening
Whole-body MRI
Where we begin
Three cities to begin with, chosen for care.
A checkup takes a day or two. The rest of the week is yours: a city you have wanted to see, or family you have been meaning to visit.
Seoul
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University-hospital checkup centers that complete many tests in a single day.
12–16 h from US hubs · No visa
A morning in Seoul
Tokyo
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The ningen dock: a full-day checkup, refined over decades.
10½–14½ h from US hubs · No visa
A day in Tokyo
Shanghai
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International departments at major hospitals, with English-speaking staff.
13–16 h from US hubs · Visa, or 240-hour transit
A morning in Shanghai
What it costs
Prices in plain sight.
Listed prices, as each provider publishes them. Packages differ and flights are extra. Sources and dates are in each guide.
| Severance, SeoulUniversity-hospital checkup packagesThird-party guide, July 2026 | from $610 |
|---|---|
| Tongji Hospital, ShanghaiBasic comprehensive checkupInternational department listing, 2026 | $377 |
| At home, for referenceCleveland Clinic, OhioExecutive checkup, core services (men)2024 self-pay schedule | $3,559 |
Questions
Will my insurance cover a checkup abroad?
Usually not. Most US plans and Medicare don’t pay for planned care abroad. If you are insured, guideline screenings are often free at home, and we will tell you plainly when staying home makes more sense.
Will my doctor accept results from abroad?
Share them with your doctor. Most will review a signed English report and your scan files; some repeat certain tests, which is their call.
What happens if something is found?
A doctor explains it before you leave, and every partner hospital follows a written plan for findings. You decide next steps with your own doctor.
Begin with a conversation.
Tell us what you would like from a checkup, and roughly when. We will write back personally.
Write to usWe ask only for your name, email, a city and when you would like to travel. No health questions.
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