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About KBSMC
Kangbuk Samsung Hospital
Total Healthcare Center
(Health Promotion Center)
Our Total Healthcare center provides a variety of health screening programs to help you understand your body and be prepared for a healthier life.
We provide an optimized program for each individual based on the assessment from our professionals and on your interest. All clients go through a consultation prior to the health screening to customize their examination program. Consultation can also take place (over the phone or on-line)before your visit to Korea in order to guide you through choosing your program.
During the examinations, a translator will be next to you for those who are uncomfortable speaking in languages other than your own. After the examination, clients can be directly referred to Kangbuk Samsung Hospital for an in-depth medical consultation or for more diagnostic tests, depending on the results of the health check up. For those leaving immediately after checkup, we will provide translated documents(including copy of your study images)to ensure your continued healthcare in your own country.
Appointments are made prior to visit.
For those who are unable to visit our center due to schedule, results can be delivered to you via registered mail. Approximately 21 days are required for you to receive your results.
For those who are unable to visit our center or receive registered mails due to frequent traveling, results can be delivered via E-mail in secured forms.
We offer a variety of programs to suit the purpose or interest of your health screening. The programs are mainly comprised of basic tests and intensified or organ/disese specified tests. Additional tests are available to provide meet the special needs.
If you have trouble choosing your program, we will be happy to arrange a consultation to help you select tests that will optimize your screening. The following are a list of programs you can choose from:
Type of test | Basic Tests |
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Program Design | The Global Dignity Program is designed to assess comprehensive health of adults. This includes assessment of one's health, screening for cancers, as well as evaluating the risk for cardiovascular diseases or potential gastrointestinal endocrinologic diseases. |
Test Items | Consultation - Medical Consultation, Nutritional Consultation, Biological Age Calculation Physical Examination - Height, Weight, Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index, Waist circumference, Muscle mass, Body Fat Distribution, Pulmonary Function Test , Hearing Test, Electrocardiogram, Eye Exam (Vision, Intraocular pressure, Funduscopy) Blood Test(67Items) - Anemia, Diabetes, Lipids, Liver function, Kidney function, Immunity, Tumor marker, Thyroid Function, Vitamin D, Electrolyte, Digestive Enzymes, Serology Urine & Stool Exam Imaging - Abdominal Ultrasonography, Chest X-ray Gastroduodenoscopy (or upper gastrointestinal series) Additional Tests - Man (Homocysteine, Pulse Wave Velocity) - Woman (Thyroid ultrasonography, Mammography, Rubella for single, Liquid Pap Smear & HPV DNA for married) |
Cost | Man 900,000 won / Woman 950,000 won |
Type of test | BASIC TESTS + INTENSIFIED TEST |
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Program Design | In addition to the basic tests in the Global Dignity Program, this program is designed to examine the health status more profoundly with intensified tests that can give more detailed information. |
Man | Global Dignity Program Test Items + - Bone Mineral Densitometry(Lumbar, Femoral) - Low Dose Chest MDCT - Transcranial Doppler - Colonoscopy (or Colonography CT -> additional costs may occur) - Echocardiography - Prostate Ultrasonography - Thyroid Ultrasonography |
Woman | Global Dignity Program Test Items + - Bone Mineral Densitometry(Lumbar, Femoral) - Low Dose Chest MDCT - Transcranial Doppler - Colonoscopy (or Colonography CT -> additional costs may occur) - Echocardiography - Breast Ultrasonography - Pelvic Ultrasonography |
Cost | Man 2,300,000 won / Woman 2,400,000 won |
Type of test | BASIC TESTS + INTENSIFIED + SPECIAL TESTS |
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Program Design | In addition to the basic in the Global In-Depth Program, this program focuses on early diagnosis of specific diseases or thorough examination of specific organ of interest. |
Brain | For those with a family history of cerebrovascular disease including stroke, or worried about vascular health of the brain. Global In-Depth Program Test Items+ - Brain MRI + MRA - Homocysteine ▶ Cost (KWN) : Man 3,400,000 / Woman 3,500,000 |
Heart | For those who are over 45 years old with a family history of cardiovascular disease, or having high blood pressure, diabetes, myocardial infarction, smoking etc. Global In-Depth Program Test Items+ - Treadmill(Exercise Tolerance Test) - Coronary Artery Calcium Score MDCT - Homocystein ▶ Cost (KWN) : Man 2,700,000 / Woman 2,800,000 |
Cancer | For those who has a family or past medical history cancer, or are interested in cancer screening and detecting relapse or metastasis of cancer Global In-Depth Program Test Items+ - PET-CT(Whole Body) or MRI((Whole Body) ▶ Cost (KWN) : Man 3,600,000 / Woman 3,700,000 |
Musculo Skeletal | For those with backache, shoulder pain and interested in diagnosis of herniated disk or degenerative disorders Global In-Depth Program Test Items+ - Spine(Lumbosacral) x-ray & MRI - Cervical x-ray & MRI ▶ Cost (KWN) : Man 3,300,000 / Woman 3,400,000 |
Type of test | BASIC TESTS + INTENSIFIED + SPECIAL TESTS |
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Program Design | For those interested in thorough head-to-toe physical examinations, prevention and early detection of cancer or adult disease, tuned into healthy lifestyles |
COURSE 1 | Global In-Depth Program Test Items+ - Brain MRI & MRA - Homocystein - Coronary Artery Calcium Score MDCT - PET-CT(Whole Body) or MRI((Whole Body) ▶ Cost (KWN) : Man 5,000,000 / Woman 5,100,000 |
COURSE 2 | Global In-Depth Program Test Items+ - Brain MRI & MRA - Homocystein - Coronary Artery Calcium Score MDCT - PET-CT(Whole Body) or MRI((Whole Body) - Spine(Lumbosacral) x-ray & MRI - Cervical x-ray & MRI ▶ Cost (KWN) : Man 6,300,000 / Woman 6,400,000 |
Type of test | SINGLE TEST ITEM | |
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Program Design | Clients can also choose from our list of tests to add to the basic tests. This allows for clients to generate a more individualized program depending on their areas of interest. | |
CT | ||
PET-CT | PET-CT is an innovative medical imaging device. The highly sensitive PET scan detects the metabolic signal of actively growing cancer cells over the whole body, and provides a general picture of the internal anatomy that reveals the location, size, and shape of abnormal cancerous growths. | 1,300,000 |
Brain | Assesses brain tumors and other brain diseases. CT scanning combines special x-ray equipment with sophisticated computers to produce multiple images or pictures of the inside of the body. | 230,000 |
Colon | Evaluates the entire colon for polyps, colitis, and early sign of cancer. | 260,000 |
Chest | Assesses for early detecting of lung cancer. | 200,000 |
MRI | ||
Whole Body MRI | A single image from head to toe which is useful when locating bone structures and clinical stages or various tumors such as multiple myeloma. | 1,400,000 |
Brain | MRI is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to visualize internal structures of the body especially useful in imaging brain tissues, blood vessels in detail by using computer reconstruction. Brain tumors, stroke, hemorrhage, etc. is diagnosed in this test. | 715,000 |
Brain MRA | Without using contrast, this test uses the feature of blood flow. The patient can find out the stenosis, vascular malformations through blood vessel screening. | 390,000 |
Shoulder MRI | This test is the most accurate and specific examination to diagnose tendinitis, my fascial pain syndrome, shoulder impingement syndrome, rotator cuff syndrome and ligaments of the internal shoulder, and tendon. | 715,000 |
Knee MRI | This test is the most accurate and specific examination to diagnose cartilage damage, ligament damage, arthritis and to check ligament, tendon and other conditions of the knee. | 715,000 |
Lumbar MRI | (Spine X -Ray including in the test) X -ray detects the body changes or changes in the alignment of the spine. The MRI can find detailed information on the spinal spinal including soft tissues and the nerves around the spine | 715,000 |
Cervical MRI | 715,000 | |
Ultrasonography | ||
Echocardiography | The reflected wave of the high-frequency ultrasound wave from heart is imaged for the detection of functional and morphologic abnormality in heart (diagnosing the functional and congenital heart disease) | 210,000 |
Pelvic | Pelvic ultrasonography is the ultrasound-aided test for women’s uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes. Test cannot take place during menstruation. *Please consult with doctor prior to this test if you do not have experience of sexual intercourse |
150,000 |
Thyroid | Thyroid sonogram evaluates the size and shape of thyroid gland and may detect nodule, cyst, calcification and cancer of thyroid. | 130,000 |
Breas | Ultrasound imaging can be helpful to detect where there is palpated lump, cyst, benign or malignant tumor (breast cancer) | 210,000 |
Prostate | Prostate Ultrasonography evaluates the size of prostate, prostatitis, prostate benign lesion and malignant lesion (prostate cancer). | 170,000 |
Transcranial Doppler |
Tran Cranial Doppler (TCD) is a test that measures the velocity of blood flow through the brain's blood vessels to detect blocked or reduced blood flow in the arteries of the neck that may cause a stroke. | 240,000 |
Endoscopy | ||
Colonoscopy | Sigmoidscopy visualize only 1/3 of intestines, but Colonoscopy allows your doctor to directly visualize the state of your whole colorectum. If some diseases such as polyp, inflammation or cancer are detected, treatment (biopsy) can be performed immediately during colonoscopy. | 90,000 |
Menopause Screening |
Menopause screening test helps to find out menopausal symptoms, osteoporosis, breast cancer, and other aging process which is associated with lack of female hormone. It is helpful to early detect and prevent and treat a variety of illnesses are associated with menopause. | 260,000 |
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