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China Dental Price Index
At Chinese public hospitals, the medical-service fee for one dental implant is capped at a median of CNY 4,300 (≈ A$934) across 30 of 31 provinces, according to provincial price documents and secondary reports verified on 1 November 2026; the implant system (national procurement average CNY 900+) and the crown (average CNY 327 in the Sichuan-led 2023 crown listing, which other provinces adopted) are charged on top. Clinic prices in China are not published yet; the first edition is planned for December 2026. A$ figures use the ECB reference rate of 10 November 2026.
- Provinces checked
- 31/31
- Cap figures
- 70
- Caps verified
- First edition
- December 2026 (planned)
- Method
- v0.1
01Key facts
What we can say today
Fee cap · median
¥4,300≈ A$934
Median provincial headline cap on the medical-service fee for one implant at public hospitals, 30 of 31 provinces.
Implant system
¥900+≈ A$195
Average winning price in national volume-based procurement. Charged on top of the fee.
Crown
¥327≈ A$71
All-ceramic crown for one implant: average listed price in the Sichuan-led 2023 crown listing, which other provinces adopted. Charged on top of the fee.
Clinic panel
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Providers in 7 Chinese cities on our clinic panel.
02Figures
What an implant costs, part by part
Figures 02 to 04 come from official documents and secondary reports; Fig. 05 comes from providers' public price pages.
Fig. 02 · Caps by province
We found a cap figure for 30 of the 31 provinces; the highest is in Beijing
Headline cap per implant at public hospitals, CNY. The 31 mainland provincial-level regions, placed roughly by location: a grid, not a map. Every figure and source: the province table.
- under 3,900
- 3,900–4,199
- 4,200–4,399
- 4,400–4,599
- 4,600+
- no figure
Fig. 03 · Caps ranked
Caps cluster around the median; only Beijing is above the national guide
Headline cap per province, CNY, ranked. Solid line: median, 4,300; dashed: national guide for tertiary hospitals, 4,500. Every figure and source: the province table.
- official document
- secondary report
Fig. 04 · Implant cost parts
The service fee is the largest of the three separate charges for an implant at a public hospital
CNY. Bar: central figure. Whiskers: range across provinces (fee cap), procurement results (implant system) or listed prices (crown). Billed separately; our method does not add them up.
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| Charge | Figure (CNY) | Range (CNY) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service fee, provincial cap, median | 4,300 | 3,584–5,000 | Provincial caps, all sources |
| Implant system, procurement average | 900+ | 548–1,855 | Inter-provincial alliance volume-based procurement of dental implant systems (LM-OI-2022-1) |
| Crown, average listed price | 327 | 100–656 | Sichuan competitive-bidding listing of dental crowns |
Fig. 05 · Other countries
What one implant costs in Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Thailand and Turkey
Price of one implant including the crown, AUD at ECB rates of 10 November 2026, plus the Vietcombank transfer rate for VND. Bar: lowest to highest; tick: median; n: providers.
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| Country | n | Low (AUD) | Median (AUD) | High (AUD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia (system not stated) | 6 | 3,000 | 4,600 | 7,500 |
| New Zealand (system not stated) | 3 | 4,080 | 4,280 | 6,520 |
| Vietnam (budget) | 2 | 1,150 | 1,480 | 1,720 |
| Vietnam (mid) | 3 | 1,720 | 1,940 | 2,290 |
| Vietnam (premium) | 3 | 2,090 | 2,440 | 2,640 |
| Thailand (budget) | 5 | 1,260 | 1,690 | 2,810 |
| Thailand (mid) | 4 | 1,950 | 2,850 | 3,460 |
| Thailand (premium) | 5 | 2,810 | 3,250 | 4,760 |
| Turkey (premium) | 4 | 1,100 | 1,480 | 1,960 |
| Turkey (system not stated) | 3 | 442 | 1,090 | 1,240 |
03Explore
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Fresh and shared
Medians use only prices verified in the last 90 days, and only where at least two providers gave a price.
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Official documents
Official caps and procurement prices come from government documents, archived with a checksum. Where we found only a media report or reprint, the figure is labelled as a secondary report.
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Who asked
Prices quoted to us as researchers may differ from prices quoted to patients; we record which is which.
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No advice, no rankings
Not medical advice. We do not rank or recommend providers.
How to cite
Source: Travel Labs, China Dental Price Index, https://travel-labs.nl/china-dental-price-index, data verified 10 November 2026
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