The Cost Of Having A Baby Private Hospital?

[chazzer]

hi can anyone tell me how much it would cost to have baby in private hospital in thailand

[stoneman]

hi can anyone tell me how much it would cost to have baby in private hospital in thailand

4 years ago, our son was born in Bumrungrad Hospital and the doctor and hospital costs totaled about 70,000 baht and I am sure it has increased during the past 4 years..

Stoneman

[earlofwindermere]

WE had a c-section at Sri-pat hospital (Chiang Mai) 3 weeks ago. The price was 28 000 baht. This included ALL expenses including 3 nights in the hospital (package price). The only extra was a RhoGam injection because my wife's blood type was O- and baby was O+

Edited December 14, 2007 by earlofwindermere

[nidge]

6 months ago my baby was born in the Chaiyaphum Ram hospital. It is a brand new private hospital. The total cost including 3 nights in a private room was 22,000 baht. The service was fantastic.

[torrenova]

The famous hospitals all rip you off. They tried it with me by another 10k+ last July. There is no correlation between the care and the price but their is a great correlation between their price and their perception of how much you can pay.

[lodesafun]

I tottaly agree with torrenova....

My Unhappy tale can be found here.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=126933

Hope it goes better for you.

and your child is healthy and loved.

[Niranut]

My son was born at Chiang Mai Ram in April 2006. Total cost for 5 days & 4 nights was just under 20,000 baht. This was a natural birth. Stayed a few extra days cause he was jaundiced. If you are looking for a "modern birth" with pain medication, episiotomy, etc., I would recommend Chiang Mai Ram. If looking for something with less intervention, Lanna Hospital is more likely to meet those needs (their package was 12,000 baht at the time).

My daughter was just born at Samitivej in Bangkok this August. Total cost was 58,000 baht, also a natural birth. The advertised package price was 55,000 baht. And the additional 3,000 was for vaccines and other incidentals. I asked lots of questions and was well aware up front how much the extra costs were. An important note is that the package included 48 hours, from the time you check in. They are very strict about this, so if you will go over that 48 hour limit, be sure to check BEFORE and make sure they don't charge you. Since I checked in at 3:00 a.m., technically I needed to leave at 3:00 in the morning two days later. But after talking with the staff, they agreed to let me check out right away in the morning (around 7:00 a.m.) when the cashier arrived. If you are looking for a truly natural, no intervention birth (i.e. natural pain relief via counterpressure, massage, etc), I would recommend them.

[earlofwindermere]

I'm surprised by Niranuts response. We had our first child in 2005 at Chiang Mai Ram and they charged us nearly 50 000 baht which is why we explored other options. I'm glad to know that they've reduced their price to a more reasonable price.

[too true]

I'm surprised by Niranuts response. We had our first child in 2005 at Chiang Mai Ram and they charged us nearly 50 000 baht which is why we explored other options. I'm glad to know that they've reduced their price to a more reasonable price.

Mine was born in 2004 in Ram - c-section - and the total was 25000 even. they tried to charge us for extras, but the ob-gyn stuck up for us and said there was no need to.

[Rob W]

Hello not sure at the time whether to have our son born in Thailand or the Uk.

As it happened with the visa problems we didn't have any choice anyway but we used Rajaburana Hospital.

Top marks I couldn't fault it seriously, and a c-section including all the bills and putting me up on the couch for 3 nights came to £510.

They even got me a pizza bless em

Sorry can't remember the Baht price.

[bkk_mike]

Wife had a c-section at Synphaet hospital in Bangkok 5 years ago. Was about 27-30K (I just remember it being under £500)

She also had a c-section in London in 99 (Free, obviously). However, even I will admit we'd prefer to pay in Thailand rather than use the NHS again (and I was the one paying the bill, and wasn't the one being operated on).

[swain]

I'm surprised by Niranuts response. We had our first child in 2005 at Chiang Mai Ram and they charged us nearly 50 000 baht which is why we explored other options. I'm glad to know that they've reduced their price to a more reasonable price.

Mine was born in 2004 in Ram - c-section - and the total was 25000 even. they tried to charge us for extras, but the ob-gyn stuck up for us and said there was no need to.

Had my Daughter at Chiang Mai Ram... In June of this year.. 48,000 for C-section and three days stay. So... no they have not lowered the price... this was a no problem birth and it was still close to 50k.

[Niranut]

I'm surprised by Niranuts response. We had our first child in 2005 at Chiang Mai Ram and they charged us nearly 50 000 baht which is why we explored other options. I'm glad to know that they've reduced their price to a more reasonable price.

Mine was born in 2004 in Ram - c-section - and the total was 25000 even. they tried to charge us for extras, but the ob-gyn stuck up for us and said there was no need to.

Had my Daughter at Chiang Mai Ram... In June of this year.. 48,000 for C-section and three days stay. So... no they have not lowered the price... this was a no problem birth and it was still close to 50k.

Just to clarify, when I had my baby at Chiang Mai Ram it was natural (not a C-section), hence the lower cost.

Also, one other thing to keep in mind is pain relief. If you choose to have an epidural, you'll need to check the details of the package as this is not always included. In the event that you do choose the epidural and it's not included, it can add anywhere from 2,000 to 8,000 baht to the price depending on where you are.

Both of my quotes (20,000 at Ram & 58,000 at Samitivej) were for non-medicated natural births.

Hope that's helpful.

[Khutan]

I was told at Phiyathai 2 that it ranges from 50k to about 120k depending on the level of care. As this was the sort of answer I was expecting.

Nice to see the Insurance Company will pay for it all.

[torrenova]

Here's some tips to arm yourself with information.

1. Set up an email account at a Thai ISP and in a female name. Email the hospital asking about birth costs as the family wants to chip in and pay for a decent hospital if they can afford it. Don't be embarassed as they will have no idea it is you. Remember to write in Thai.

2. Do the same a few days apart, changing some details, asking in english from a bogus email account.

3. Get quotes for caesarian and normal delivery. In the english one, use the word caesarian whilst in the Thai one use "cut" or something. Ask in a follow up email whether that is totally inclusive or whether other costs could creep in.

4. Ask about additional nights. Get the room cost and the nursing charge for the mother and the baby. This will identify the daily charge and thus you can start to disect the package quotation. Caesarian is usually about 10k more expensive as a package but they may try and rip you off for additional fees (tried with me !).

5. Get to know the hospital. Doctors' charges are in two parts. First there is the amount the hospital wants to receive and then there is the amount the doctor charges. The doctor could charge zero or anything up to a maximum stipulated by the hospital. If you have to argue, they will always quote the maximums as the normal or only possible charge. You can if you wish, ask them how uch for the doctor, how much for theatre, anesthetist etc. beforehand.

6. If you are early enough in the pregnancy, ask about anti natal packages. They are often good value but check things like drugs, vitamins and scans are included or not.

7. Don't act Thai. Stand up for yourself. You are an equal to these doctors so don't let then dictate, rush you, start talking in Thai all the time etc. You need to both feel comfortable and let's face it, if there are problems then it is the man who is going to have to sort them out so he had better be prepared to get involved.

8. If you pay a deposit, say 50%, then have that it is 50% of the total package price written on the reecipt.

9. When the day comes, and she has been shaved and given a pre med, they will come with a form in Thai and very poor english which basically states that you will pay whatever if something happens. Get this paperwork out of the way before that time. Tell them that you do not want any paperwork left over for the delivery day. The way they did it with us I wanted to ram it down their throats.

In the end, what you get and what you pay for is largely dependent upon how much work you put into it beforehand.

Good luck.