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Chung Shan Medical University Hospital Health Management Center · Taichung · Medical center

Half-day Health Checkup

US$187
NT$6,000 · you pay the hospital in NT$

Without a Taiwan ID or NHI card: about US$280 (NT$9,000), 50% more by the hospital's own rules.

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

A standard-tier program with Abdominal ultrasound and Resting ECG and a 45-test panel, with a doctor's review at the end.

Fasting
8 hours before
English report
Ask the hospital (we ask for you in Book it for me)

What stands out

Abdominal ultrasound

Liver (fatty liver, tumors), gallbladder stones, pancreas, spleen and kidneys.

Resting ECG

Heart rhythm and signs of prior heart damage.

Every test, in English

45 tests listed, 41 of them on our shared test list, so they line up against other hospitals' packages.

Vitals5
Blood Count2
Liver Function9
Kidney & Electrolytes5
Lipids & Cardiometabolic4
Glucose2
Thyroid & Endocrine2
Tumor Markers2
Infection Serology2
Cardiac1
X-ray2
Ultrasound1
Eye2
ENT & Dental1
Consultation1
Show all 45 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.
Liver Function
AlbuminLiver function and nutrition status.
Alkaline phosphataseLiver, bile duct and bone conditions.
ALT (SGPT)Liver cell damage; the most common liver screening test.
AST (SGOT)Liver cell damage.
Direct bilirubinBile duct obstruction.
Gamma-GTBile duct and alcohol-related liver stress.
Globulin and A/G ratioImmune protein levels.
Total bilirubinJaundice, liver and bile problems.
Total proteinNutrition and liver/kidney protein handling.
Kidney & Electrolytes
Blood urea nitrogenKidney function.
CalciumBone, parathyroid and kidney conditions.
CreatinineKidney function.
Electrolytes (Na, K, Cl)Salt and fluid balance; kidney and hormone problems.
Uric acidGout risk and kidney stone risk.
Lipids & Cardiometabolic
HDL cholesterolProtective cholesterol level.
LDL cholesterolThe main cholesterol driving heart disease risk.
Total cholesterolCardiovascular risk.
TriglyceridesCardiovascular and pancreatitis risk.
Glucose
Fasting glucoseDiabetes and prediabetes.
Hemoglobin A1cAverage blood sugar over the past three months; diabetes.
Thyroid & Endocrine
Free T4Thyroid hormone level.
TSHThyroid function; the primary thyroid screening test.
Tumor Markers
AFPLiver cancer marker (also used with liver ultrasound in hepatitis B carriers).
CEAColorectal and other GI cancer marker.
Infection Serology
Hepatitis B surface antibodyImmunity to hepatitis B (from vaccine or past infection).
Hepatitis B surface antigenCurrent hepatitis B infection; very common in Taiwan.
Cardiac
Resting ECGHeart rhythm and signs of prior heart damage.
X-ray
Abdominal X-ray (KUB)Kidney stones and bowel abnormalities.
Chest X-rayLung, heart size and chest abnormalities.
Ultrasound
Abdominal ultrasoundLiver (fatty liver, tumors), gallbladder stones, pancreas, spleen and kidneys.
Eye
Color visionColor vision deficiency.
Visual acuityVision sharpness.
ENT & Dental
Hearing testHearing loss.
Consultation
Physician physical examinationA doctor's hands-on examination and history taking.
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.
Liver Function
Albumin
Liver function and nutrition status.
Alkaline phosphatase
Liver, bile duct and bone conditions.
ALT (SGPT)
Liver cell damage; the most common liver screening test.
AST (SGOT)
Liver cell damage.
Direct bilirubin
Bile duct obstruction.
Gamma-GT
Bile duct and alcohol-related liver stress.
Globulin and A/G ratio
Immune protein levels.
Total bilirubin
Jaundice, liver and bile problems.
Total protein
Nutrition and liver/kidney protein handling.
Kidney & Electrolytes
Blood urea nitrogen
Kidney function.
Calcium
Bone, parathyroid and kidney conditions.
Creatinine
Kidney function.
Electrolytes (Na, K, Cl)
Salt and fluid balance; kidney and hormone problems.
Uric acid
Gout risk and kidney stone risk.
Lipids & Cardiometabolic
HDL cholesterol
Protective cholesterol level.
LDL cholesterol
The main cholesterol driving heart disease risk.
Total cholesterol
Cardiovascular risk.
Triglycerides
Cardiovascular and pancreatitis risk.
Glucose
Fasting glucose
Diabetes and prediabetes.
Hemoglobin A1c
Average blood sugar over the past three months; diabetes.
Thyroid & Endocrine
Free T4
Thyroid hormone level.
TSH
Thyroid function; the primary thyroid screening test.
Tumor Markers
AFP
Liver cancer marker (also used with liver ultrasound in hepatitis B carriers).
CEA
Colorectal and other GI cancer marker.
Infection Serology
Hepatitis B surface antibody
Immunity to hepatitis B (from vaccine or past infection).
Hepatitis B surface antigen
Current hepatitis B infection; very common in Taiwan.
Cardiac
Resting ECG
Heart rhythm and signs of prior heart damage.
X-ray
Abdominal X-ray (KUB)
Kidney stones and bowel abnormalities.
Chest X-ray
Lung, heart size and chest abnormalities.
Ultrasound
Abdominal ultrasound
Liver (fatty liver, tumors), gallbladder stones, pancreas, spleen and kidneys.
Eye
Color vision
Color vision deficiency.
Visual acuity
Vision sharpness.
ENT & Dental
Hearing test
Hearing loss.
Consultation
Physician physical examination
A doctor's hands-on examination and history taking.
Also listed: Albumin/globulin ratio (A/G), Head and neck examination, Indirect bilirubin, Urinalysis with microscopic sediment exam (pH, glucose, protein, occult blood, ketones, bilirubin, WBC, RBC, etc.).

Before you book

Fasting8 hours before
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.
Chung Shan Medical University Hospital Health Management Center building
Chung Shan Medical University Hospital Health Management Center
Medical center
Taichung · South

About 4 minutes' walk (285 m) from Daqing station

5 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

  • The health check-up center runs Monday to Friday, with checkups in the morning from 8:00 to 11:30 or in the afternoon from 13:30 to 16:30.

    Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20

  • Foreign nationals without a Taiwan NHI card are charged 1.5 times the hospital's self-pay price schedule.

    Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-22

  • An English-language certificate (diagnosis certificate, death certificate, or birth certificate) costs NT$300.

    Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-22

Before and on the day

  • Before the half-day checkup package, patients must fast for 8 hours.

    Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20

  • Women are advised to avoid scheduling the half-day checkup package during their period.

    Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20

Add to this package

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

TestPriceNote
EBV VCA-IgAas listed: Nasopharyngeal cancer screening (EBV-IgA)
US$37
NT$1,200
HIV screening
US$20
NT$640
H. pylori urea breath testas listed: H. pylori breath test
US$62
NT$2,000
Echocardiogram
US$125
NT$4,000
Carotid ultrasound
US$75
NT$2,400
Low-dose chest CTas listed: 1024-slice low-dose chest CT
US$218
NT$7,000
Coronary CT angiographyas listed: 1024-slice cardiac CT (coronary CTA)
US$685
NT$22,000
PET-CT (FDG)as listed: Whole-body PET-CT scan
US$1,137
NT$36,500
HPV DNA test
US$62
NT$2,000
For women

Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20

US price context

Bought one by one at US cash-pay marketplaces, the 41 of 41 tests we could price list at about US$1,539–2,226 (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 0.8 mSv from the tests we could identify, a typical adult dose for these exams: roughly 4 months of natural background radiation (about 3 mSv a year, US average).

This package also lists 4 items we have not matched to a test; if any of them is an X-ray, CT or PET scan, the total is higher.

  • Abdominal X-ray (KUB) · about 0.7 mSv
  • Chest X-ray · about 0.1 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 12 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 ↗
Fasting glucose
Recommended (grade A/B)The USPSTF recommends screening for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, including with a fasting plasma glucose test, in adults aged 35 to 70 years who have overweight or obesity. (2021) · USPSTF ↗ Note: Same recommendation names fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c and the oral glucose tolerance test as acceptable screening tests. The USPSTF suggests clinicians consider screening at an earlier age in groups with higher diabetes prevalence, including Asian American persons, and at a lower BMI (23 or higher) in Asian American persons.
Free T4
Insufficient evidence (grade I)The USPSTF says the evidence is insufficient to weigh the benefits and harms of screening for thyroid dysfunction in nonpregnant, asymptomatic adults. (2015) · USPSTF ↗ Note: The I statement concerns screening for thyroid dysfunction, for which the USPSTF names serum TSH as the primary screening test; T4 is described as follow-up testing after a persistently abnormal TSH.
Hemoglobin A1c
Recommended (grade A/B)The USPSTF recommends screening for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, including with a hemoglobin A1c test, in adults aged 35 to 70 years who have overweight or obesity. (2021) · USPSTF ↗ Note: Same recommendation names fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c and the oral glucose tolerance test as acceptable screening tests. The USPSTF suggests clinicians consider screening at an earlier age in groups with higher diabetes prevalence, including Asian American persons, and at a lower BMI (23 or higher) in Asian American persons.
Hepatitis B surface antigen
Recommended (grade A/B)The USPSTF recommends screening for hepatitis B virus infection, with an HBsAg test followed by confirmatory testing, in adolescents and adults at increased risk for infection. (2020) · USPSTF ↗ Note: Risk groups include people born in a country with HBV prevalence of 2% or more, US-born people not vaccinated as infants whose parents were born in regions with very high HBV prevalence (8% or more), people with HIV, people who inject drugs, men who have sex with men, and household or sexual contacts of someone with HBV. The recommendation names regions by prevalence, not countries.
HDL cholesterol
Recommended (grade A/B)The USPSTF recommends that clinicians prescribe a statin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease for adults aged 40 to 75 years who have 1 or more cardiovascular risk factors and an estimated 10-year cardiovascular risk of 10% or greater. (2022) · USPSTF ↗ Note: This grade is for starting a statin, not for the cholesterol test; the USPSTF does not grade cholesterol testing on its own. The USPSTF says the ACC/AHA Pooled Cohort Equations may be used to estimate 10-year risk; per the 2013 ACC/AHA risk-assessment guideline, those equations use total and HDL cholesterol as inputs. The statement does not apply to adults with LDL cholesterol above 190 mg/dL or known familial hypercholesterolemia.
Selective (grade C)The USPSTF recommends that clinicians selectively offer a statin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease for adults aged 40 to 75 years who have 1 or more cardiovascular risk factors and an estimated 10-year cardiovascular risk of 7.5% to less than 10%. (2022) · USPSTF ↗ Note: This grade is for starting a statin, not for the cholesterol test; the USPSTF does not grade cholesterol testing on its own. The USPSTF says the ACC/AHA Pooled Cohort Equations may be used to estimate 10-year risk; per the 2013 ACC/AHA risk-assessment guideline, those equations use total and HDL cholesterol as inputs. The statement does not apply to adults with LDL cholesterol above 190 mg/dL or known familial hypercholesterolemia.
Insufficient evidence (grade I)The USPSTF says the evidence is insufficient to weigh the benefits and harms of starting a statin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults 76 years or older. (2022) · USPSTF ↗ Note: This grade is for starting a statin, not for the cholesterol test; the USPSTF does not grade cholesterol testing on its own. The USPSTF says the ACC/AHA Pooled Cohort Equations may be used to estimate 10-year risk; per the 2013 ACC/AHA risk-assessment guideline, those equations use total and HDL cholesterol as inputs. The statement does not apply to adults with LDL cholesterol above 190 mg/dL or known familial hypercholesterolemia.
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.
Resting ECG
Recommended against (grade D)The USPSTF recommends against screening with resting or exercise ECG to prevent cardiovascular disease events in asymptomatic adults at low risk of CVD events. (2018) · USPSTF ↗
Insufficient evidence (grade I)The USPSTF says the evidence is insufficient to weigh the benefits and harms of screening with resting or exercise ECG to prevent cardiovascular disease events in adults at intermediate or high risk of CVD events. (2018) · USPSTF ↗
Insufficient evidence (grade I)The USPSTF says the evidence is insufficient to weigh the benefits and harms of screening for atrial fibrillation with ECG in adults 50 years or older. (2022) · USPSTF ↗
Total cholesterol
Recommended (grade A/B)The USPSTF recommends that clinicians prescribe a statin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease for adults aged 40 to 75 years who have 1 or more cardiovascular risk factors and an estimated 10-year cardiovascular risk of 10% or greater. (2022) · USPSTF ↗ Note: This grade is for starting a statin, not for the cholesterol test; the USPSTF does not grade cholesterol testing on its own. The USPSTF says the ACC/AHA Pooled Cohort Equations may be used to estimate 10-year risk; per the 2013 ACC/AHA risk-assessment guideline, those equations use total and HDL cholesterol as inputs. The statement does not apply to adults with LDL cholesterol above 190 mg/dL or known familial hypercholesterolemia.
Selective (grade C)The USPSTF recommends that clinicians selectively offer a statin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease for adults aged 40 to 75 years who have 1 or more cardiovascular risk factors and an estimated 10-year cardiovascular risk of 7.5% to less than 10%. (2022) · USPSTF ↗ Note: This grade is for starting a statin, not for the cholesterol test; the USPSTF does not grade cholesterol testing on its own. The USPSTF says the ACC/AHA Pooled Cohort Equations may be used to estimate 10-year risk; per the 2013 ACC/AHA risk-assessment guideline, those equations use total and HDL cholesterol as inputs. The statement does not apply to adults with LDL cholesterol above 190 mg/dL or known familial hypercholesterolemia.
Insufficient evidence (grade I)The USPSTF says the evidence is insufficient to weigh the benefits and harms of starting a statin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults 76 years or older. (2022) · USPSTF ↗ Note: This grade is for starting a statin, not for the cholesterol test; the USPSTF does not grade cholesterol testing on its own. The USPSTF says the ACC/AHA Pooled Cohort Equations may be used to estimate 10-year risk; per the 2013 ACC/AHA risk-assessment guideline, those equations use total and HDL cholesterol as inputs. The statement does not apply to adults with LDL cholesterol above 190 mg/dL or known familial hypercholesterolemia.
TSH
Insufficient evidence (grade I)The USPSTF says the evidence is insufficient to weigh the benefits and harms of screening for thyroid dysfunction in nonpregnant, asymptomatic adults. (2015) · USPSTF ↗ Note: The I statement concerns screening for thyroid dysfunction, for which the USPSTF names serum TSH as the primary screening test; T4 is described as follow-up testing after a persistently abnormal TSH.
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 7 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.

Total cholesterol

Fasting for 9 to 12 hours (no food or drink except plain water) is often requested, so the test is often done in the morning.

Mention when booking: Confirm with the center whether your test needs fasting; if you take insulin or other diabetes medicine, ask the prescribing doctor how to manage it while fasting.

Triglycerides

Fasting for 9 to 12 hours (no food or drink except plain water) is often requested.

Mention when booking: Confirm with the center whether your test needs fasting; if you take insulin or other diabetes medicine, ask the prescribing doctor how to manage it while fasting.

Fasting glucose

Usually needs at least 8 hours without food or drink except water beforehand.

Mention when booking: If you take insulin or other diabetes medicine, ask the prescribing doctor how to manage it while fasting, and mention it to the center.

Chest X-ray

Usually needs no fasting; you remove jewelry, metal objects and sometimes clothing above the waist for a hospital gown.

Mention when booking: Tell the center if you are, or might be, pregnant.

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.

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$.
Package name translated by us from the hospital's Chinese name.
Half-day Health Checkup
US$187
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