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PET Package

US$1,308
NT$42,000 · you pay the hospital in NT$
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As published by the hospital · checked 2026-09-20

A specialty-tier program with Abdominal ultrasound and a 20-test panel.

Takes
1 day
Fasting
6 hours before
Bowel prep
Not required
Deposit
US$312 (NT$10,000)
English report
Ask the hospital (we ask for you in Book it for me)

Every test, in English

20 tests listed, 19 of them on our shared test list, so they line up against other hospitals' packages.

Vitals5
Blood Count2
Tumor Markers7
Ultrasound1
Nuclear Medicine1
Eye2
ENT & Dental1
Show all 20 tests and what each screens for
TestScreens for
Vitals
Blood pressureScreens for hypertension, a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke.
Body composition analysisBody fat, muscle mass and water percentage.
Height, weight and BMIBasic body measurements used to assess weight-related health risk.
Basic vital signs (pulse, temperature, respiration)Basic pulse, temperature and breathing rate measurements taken during a checkup.
Waist circumferenceCentral obesity, a marker of metabolic risk.
Blood Count
Complete blood countAnemia, infection and blood cell disorders.
White blood cell differentialBreakdown of white cell types; infection, allergy and some blood cancers.
Tumor Markers
AFPLiver cancer marker (also used with liver ultrasound in hepatitis B carriers).
CA-125Ovarian cancer marker.
CA 15-3Breast cancer marker.
CA 19-9Pancreatic and biliary cancer marker.
CEAColorectal and other GI cancer marker.
Free PSA ratioRefines prostate cancer risk when PSA is borderline.
PSAProstate cancer marker.
Ultrasound
Abdominal ultrasoundLiver (fatty liver, tumors), gallbladder stones, pancreas, spleen and kidneys.
Nuclear Medicine
PET-CT (FDG)Metabolically active tumors anywhere in the body.
Eye
Color visionColor vision deficiency.
Visual acuityVision sharpness.
ENT & Dental
Hearing testHearing loss.
Vitals
Blood pressure
Screens for hypertension, a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke.
Body composition analysis
Body fat, muscle mass and water percentage.
Height, weight and BMI
Basic body measurements used to assess weight-related health risk.
Basic vital signs (pulse, temperature, respiration)
Basic pulse, temperature and breathing rate measurements taken during a checkup.
Waist circumference
Central obesity, a marker of metabolic risk.
Blood Count
Complete blood count
Anemia, infection and blood cell disorders.
White blood cell differential
Breakdown of white cell types; infection, allergy and some blood cancers.
Tumor Markers
AFP
Liver cancer marker (also used with liver ultrasound in hepatitis B carriers).
CA-125
Ovarian cancer marker.
CA 15-3
Breast cancer marker.
CA 19-9
Pancreatic and biliary cancer marker.
CEA
Colorectal and other GI cancer marker.
Free PSA ratio
Refines prostate cancer risk when PSA is borderline.
PSA
Prostate cancer marker.
Ultrasound
Abdominal ultrasound
Liver (fatty liver, tumors), gallbladder stones, pancreas, spleen and kidneys.
Nuclear Medicine
PET-CT (FDG)
Metabolically active tumors anywhere in the body.
Eye
Color vision
Color vision deficiency.
Visual acuity
Vision sharpness.
ENT & Dental
Hearing test
Hearing loss.
Also listed: Physician report review (by appointment).

Before you book

Fasting6 hours before
Bowel prepNot required
DepositUS$312 (NT$10,000)
ScheduleDay before exam: avoid vigorous exercise and caffeine-containing food/drink (coffee, tea, cola, chocolate); eat less starch/fermented food, high-protein food such as fish/meat is fine; fast 6 hours before the exam (plain water allowed); diabetic patients should not take blood-sugar-lowering medication that day. Contraindicated for: pregnancy, pre-meal blood glucose >150 (or >200 for diabetic patients). Body weight over 84kg (either sex) must be disclosed to the center in advance.
If something is foundAsk the hospital how any findings are explained, on the day or at a follow-up appointment; in Book it for me we ask for you and tell you before you book. Your own doctor decides what to do next; we do not arrange treatment.
Results and imagingAsk the hospital how long results take and how imaging is delivered; in Book it for me we ask for you and tell you before you book.
Chi Mei Medical Center Health Management Center
Medical center
Tainan · Yongkang

About 4 minutes' walk (277 m) from Daqiao station

On the OCAC i僑卡 partner list. Card holders can ask the center about a discount.

11 packages listed

About this hospital

What the center says

From the center's own pages, in English. Each statement links to its source.

Booking and payment

  • For the PET-CT package, the center requires a NT$10,000 booking deposit instead of the standard amount.

    Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20

  • Because the PET-CT tracer is expensive, the NT$10,000 deposit is forfeited in full toward the drug cost if the patient does not cancel at least 3 working days before the scan.

    Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20

  • The center requires a NT$5,000 booking deposit for a health check-up, or NT$10,000 for the PET program.

    Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20

  • The center accepts payment of the booking deposit by bank transfer.

    Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20

  • The center allows cancellation or rescheduling by phone at least 6 days before the exam; a cancellation refund is issued against the original receipt minus a NT$1,000 processing fee.

    Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20

Before and on the day

  • For the PET-CT package, patients must fast for 6 hours before the scan but may drink plain water.

    Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20

  • The center asks PET-CT patients to avoid vigorous exercise and caffeinated foods or drinks such as coffee, tea, cola and chocolate.

    Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20

  • The center asks diabetic patients not to take their blood-sugar-lowering medication on the day of the PET-CT scan.

    Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20

  • The center lists pregnancy as a contraindication for the PET-CT scan.

    Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20

  • The center will not perform the PET-CT scan if fasting blood glucose is above 150 mg/dL, or above 200 mg/dL for diabetic patients.

    Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20

  • Patients weighing more than 84kg, regardless of sex, must tell the center in advance before a PET-CT scan.

    Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20

Ask your own doctor before changing any medicine.

Results

  • For the PET-CT package, the physician's explanation of results is scheduled as a separate follow-up appointment, not given the same day.

    Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20

Add to this package

Tests this center prices separately that this package does not include.

TestPriceNote
Echocardiogramas listed: Echocardiography
US$100
NT$3,200
Low-dose chest CTas listed: Low-dose lung CT scan
US$187
NT$6,000
Abdomen and pelvis CTas listed: Abdomen CT scan (with contrast)
US$249
NT$8,000
Coronary CT angiographyas listed: CT coronary angiography
US$685
NT$22,000
Gastroscopy (upper GI endoscopy)as listed: Gastroscopy with intravenous sedation
US$220
NT$7,050
Sedated
Colonoscopyas listed: Colonoscopy with intravenous sedation, including low-fiber diet
US$266
NT$8,550
Sedated
Mammographyas listed: 3D breast mammography
US$112
NT$3,600
For women

Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20

US price context

Bought one by one at US cash-pay marketplaces, the tests we could price list at about US$3,608–4,198 for a woman (17 of 17 tests) and US$3,652–4,252 for a man (17 of 17 tests) (MDsave, Quest and others; checked 2026-10-11).

How we priced it

A panel counts once however many of its tests the package lists. A test for one sex only is counted only for that sex. Tests we could not price are left out, so this is not what a US checkup would cost. Prices marked "rough" come from a single reseller or are extrapolated from a similar test.

Radiation from this package's imaging

About 23 mSv from the tests we could identify, a typical adult dose for these exams: roughly 7.7 years of natural background radiation (about 3 mSv a year, US average).

This package also lists 1 item we have not matched to a test; if any of them is an X-ray, CT or PET scan, the total is higher.

  • PET-CT (FDG) · about 23 mSv

Typical doses from published references (RadiologyInfo.org ↗, Mettler et al. 2008 ↗); the actual dose depends on the scanner and protocol. Ask the center for its own figure.

What US screening guidelines say

The US Preventive Services Task Force is an independent US panel whose recommendations cover people without symptoms. Shown for comparison; it is not advice for you.

What US screening guidelines say about 8 of these tests
Hearing test
Insufficient evidence (grade I)The USPSTF says the evidence is insufficient to weigh the benefits and harms of screening for hearing loss in adults 50 years or older. (2021) · USPSTF ↗
Blood pressure
Recommended (grade A/B)The USPSTF recommends screening for hypertension in adults 18 years or older with office blood pressure measurement, confirmed with measurement outside the clinical setting before starting treatment. (2021) · USPSTF ↗
CA-125
Recommended against (grade D)The USPSTF recommends against screening for ovarian cancer in asymptomatic women, including with the CA-125 blood test. (2018) · USPSTF ↗ Note: Same D-grade recommendation covers CA-125 and transvaginal/pelvic ultrasound; see pelvic_ultrasound.
CA 19-9
Recommended against (grade D)The USPSTF recommends against screening for pancreatic cancer in asymptomatic average-risk adults. (2019) · USPSTF ↗ Note: The recommendation states there are currently no accurate, validated biomarkers for early detection of pancreatic cancer and that the USPSTF does not recommend screening the general population by any method; it does not name CA 19-9. The D grade applies to screening this population by any method, not to CA 19-9 as a separately graded test. It does not apply to people at high risk because of an inherited genetic syndrome or familial pancreatic cancer.
Free PSA ratio
Selective (grade C)The USPSTF says the decision to undergo periodic PSA-based screening for prostate cancer should be an individual one for men aged 55 to 69 years. (2018; an update is in progress) · USPSTF ↗ Note: The recommendation states evidence is insufficient that using a prebiopsy risk calculator, with or without free PSA, meaningfully changes the benefits and harms of screening; the USPSTF does not grade free PSA separately, so this file shows the PSA-screening grades. The USPSTF lists an update of this topic as in progress; the 2018 statement remains the current final recommendation as of 2026-09-25.
Recommended against (grade D)The USPSTF recommends against PSA-based screening for prostate cancer in men 70 years or older. (2018; an update is in progress) · USPSTF ↗ Note: The recommendation states evidence is insufficient that using a prebiopsy risk calculator, with or without free PSA, meaningfully changes the benefits and harms of screening; the USPSTF does not grade free PSA separately, so this file shows the PSA-screening grades. The USPSTF lists an update of this topic as in progress; the 2018 statement remains the current final recommendation as of 2026-09-25.
Height, weight and BMI
Recommended (grade A/B)The USPSTF recommends that clinicians offer or refer adults with a body mass index of 30 or higher to intensive, multicomponent behavioral weight-loss interventions. (2018; an update is in progress) · USPSTF ↗ Note: The grade applies to offering or referring adults with a BMI of 30 or higher to intensive behavioral weight-loss programs, not to measuring height, weight or BMI; the USPSTF says screening for obesity is now part of routine clinical practice and was not a focus of its review. The USPSTF lists an update in progress, folded into a combined topic on healthy diet, physical activity and weight loss to prevent cardiovascular disease; the 2018 statement remains the current final recommendation as of 2026-09-25.
PSA
Selective (grade C)The USPSTF says the decision to undergo periodic PSA-based screening for prostate cancer should be an individual one for men aged 55 to 69 years. (2018; an update is in progress) · USPSTF ↗ Note: The USPSTF lists an update of this topic as in progress; the 2018 statement remains the current final recommendation as of 2026-09-25.
Recommended against (grade D)The USPSTF recommends against PSA-based screening for prostate cancer in men 70 years or older. (2018; an update is in progress) · USPSTF ↗ Note: The USPSTF lists an update of this topic as in progress; the 2018 statement remains the current final recommendation as of 2026-09-25.
Visual acuity
Insufficient evidence (grade I)The USPSTF says the evidence is insufficient to weigh the benefits and harms of screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults. (2022) · USPSTF ↗
General preparation notes for 4 tests in this package

This is general information about how the exam is usually done, not medical advice for you or your family member. Requirements vary by center and by individual health history — always follow the center's own instructions and your own doctor's guidance, especially for any medicine change.

Body composition analysis

Mention when booking: Mention a pacemaker or implanted defibrillator: the test passes a weak electric current through the body and has traditionally not been recommended with these devices.

Abdominal ultrasound

Usually needs about 6 hours without food beforehand; clear fluids other than milk or fizzy drinks are commonly still allowed. Loose, comfortable clothing is easiest.

Mention when booking: Mention if you have type 1 diabetes, so the center can offer an early appointment time.

PET-CT (FDG)

Usually needs several hours without food and only water to drink beforehand, then 30 to 60 minutes resting quietly after the tracer injection. Leave jewelry, hairpins and other metal at home.

Mention when booking: Tell the center about diabetes (ask the prescribing doctor about timing diabetes medicine), any contrast or iodine allergy, kidney disease, and pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Afterwards: Drink plenty of water afterward to help clear the tracer; normal activities can usually resume right away.

Hearing test

Usually needs no special preparation; expect to listen for tones or words through headphones, and sometimes a small probe checks how the eardrum moves.

Sources
As published by the hospital · checked 2026-09-20

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US$ at 32.1 TWD, 23 Sep 2026; you pay in NT$.

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