Coronary artery disease

冠心病

Blocked heart arteries are treated with stents (PCI) or bypass surgery (CABG). China performs both at enormous volume in public hospitals, at government-regulated prices. Below are the official numbers, with sources.

Fuwai Hospital alone performs more cardiac surgeries per year than many entire countries. High volume matters: surgical teams that do an operation daily handle complications better than teams that do it monthly.

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.

Fuwai Hospital (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences)
中国医学科学院阜外医院 · Beijing
China's #1 hospital for cardiovascular disease on the Fudan specialty reputation ranking, and one of the largest cardiac surgery centers in the world by volume.

Public Grade 3A International dept.
Beijing Anzhen Hospital
北京安贞医院 · Beijing
Consistently among the top cardiovascular hospitals in China on the Fudan specialty ranking, with one of the country's largest cardiac and aortic surgery programs.

Public Grade 3A
First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
广西医科大学第一附属医院 · Nanning
The flagship Grade 3A hospital of Guangxi, the Chinese region closest to Vietnam. A modern, full-service teaching hospital 3.5 hours from Hanoi by direct train.

Public Grade 3A

Fuwai and Anzhen lead the Fudan cardiovascular reputation ranking. For northern Vietnam, Nanning's flagship hospital is the nearest full-service option for evaluation and less complex cases.

Heart bypass surgery (CABG)

Open-heart surgery that reroutes blood around blocked arteries. In Chinese public hospitals the surgeon's fee itself is set by provincial government price catalogs.

Official listed price — Surgical fee, per grafted vessel — official Guangxi catalog

¥4,680 (≈ US$660)

Government-set price at top-tier hospitals; each additional vessel +¥800. This is the surgery item only, not the total stay.

Source: Guangxi Medical Service Price Catalog (2024), item 330802003 · Last verified: 2026-09

Typical total cost

¥80,000–200,000 (≈ US$11,000–28,000)

Typical all-in hospital total in regular departments of Grade 3A hospitals: surgery, anesthesia, ICU, ward, medication, tests. Top-tier Beijing hospitals sit at the upper end.

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

Compared with	Typical total cost
Singapore (private, median actual bill) Source: Singapore Ministry of Health, transacted bills, code SD742H	S$112,977 (≈ US$84,000)
Singapore (public, unsubsidized A-ward) Source: Singapore MOH bill information	≈ S$43,600 (≈ US$33,000)
United States (uninsured)	US$100,000–200,000
Vietnam (public hospitals) If a standard bypass is all you need, having it at home is often the sensible choice. China's case is complex, high-risk and redo surgery — and zero waiting.	₫100–120 million (≈ US$4,000–4,800)

Heart bypass surgery (CABG)

Services

Coronary artery disease

Where this is treated best

Fuwai Hospital (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences)

Beijing Anzhen Hospital

First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University

Heart bypass surgery (CABG)