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Healthcare
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- ①Consultation and treatment prices (table)Check pending
- ②Local insurance: from about ฿20,000 a yearCheck pending
General information, not legal, financial or investment advice.
Prices and fees change often. Check with the hospital or the insurer before you act. This page is not medical or financial advice.
Hospitals, costs and insurance
Thai private healthcare is excellent, fast and cheap by EU standards. Your Bulgarian EHIC does not work here — there is no reciprocal agreement.
| Service | Public | Private |
|---|---|---|
| GP consultation① | ฿100–400 | ฿800–1,500 |
| Dental cleaning | ฿400 | ฿800–1,500 |
| MRI | ฿6–9k | ฿12–25k |
| Night in hospital | ฿1–3k | ฿4–12k |
| Uncomplicated birth | ฿15–30k | ฿80–180k |
- GP consultation①Public: ฿100–400Private: ฿800–1,500
- Dental cleaningPublic: ฿400Private: ฿800–1,500
- MRIPublic: ฿6–9kPrivate: ฿12–25k
- Night in hospitalPublic: ฿1–3kPrivate: ฿4–12k
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- Uncomplicated birthPublic: ฿15–30kPrivate: ฿80–180k
Internationally accredited private hospitals: Bumrungrad and Samitivej (Bangkok), Bangkok Hospital (nationwide), Chiang Mai Ram, Bangkok Hospital Phuket. English is standard; Bulgarian is not, but interpreters can be arranged.
Insurance: local Thai plans start around ฿20,000/year② for a healthy 35-year-old with inpatient cover; international expat policies with outpatient and evacuation run €900–2,500/year. Read the motorbike and adventure-sport exclusions carefully.
Pharmacies, vaccines and emergencies
Pharmacies sell most medication without a prescription, including antibiotics — which does not mean you should self-prescribe them. Bring your own supply of anything unusual, with the original box and prescription.
No vaccinations are required for entry from Bulgaria. Recommended: hepatitis A and B, typhoid, tetanus; rabies if you will be rural or cycling; Japanese encephalitis for long rural stays. Dengue has no vaccine you can rely on — use repellent.
Emergency numbers: 1669 ambulance · 191 police · 1155 Tourist Police (English). Save them now.