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Home/South Africa/Cape Town

Healthcare Costs in Cape Town

🇿🇦 South Africa · Western Cape

40
Procedures
$20
Lowest Cost
$18,360
Highest Cost
14
Avg Wait (days)

Dental

ProcedureCost (USD)With InsuranceWait (days)
Braces$1,091$54613
Crown$238$11912
Dental cleaning$35$188
Extraction$47$2411
Filling$59$309
Root canal$199$10010

Diagnostic

ProcedureCost (USD)With InsuranceWait (days)
Allergy test$61$319
Blood test$39$209
CT scan$235$11812
Colonoscopy$562$28113
EKG$36$188
MRI$468$23411
Mammogram$55$287
Ultrasound$90$4513
X-ray$57$2910

Emergency

ProcedureCost (USD)With InsuranceWait (days)
Ambulance$214$1078
ER visit$387$1947
Hospital stay$706$3539
ICU day$1,368$68410

General

ProcedureCost (USD)With InsuranceWait (days)
Annual checkup$71$367
Doctor visit$50$257
Prescription drugs (monthly avg)$26$1310
Specialist visit$68$348
Vaccination$20$1011

Maternity

ProcedureCost (USD)With InsuranceWait (days)
C-section$3,564$1,78226
IVF$2,781$1,39127
Normal delivery$2,504$1,25225
Prenatal care$508$25424

Mental Health

ProcedureCost (USD)With InsuranceWait (days)
Psychiatrist$57$2912
Therapy session$39$2011

Surgery

ProcedureCost (USD)With InsuranceWait (days)
Appendectomy$6,296$3,14832
Cataract surgery$706$35322
Gallbladder removal$3,996$1,99823
Heart bypass$18,360$9,18021
Hip replacement$7,344$3,67234
Knee replacement$8,010$4,00533

Vision

ProcedureCost (USD)With InsuranceWait (days)
Contacts$50$2510
Eye exam$41$217
Glasses$61$318
LASIK$891$4469