Prestige Class Health Checkup
Prefer to book it yourself? Call Pojen General Hospital on (02)25709966 or use its website ↗. It's free; most hospitals take bookings in Chinese.
We book it with the hospital for you, from US$149, paid only after the hospital confirms. We reply by email with available dates, the confirmed price, and whether an English report is available.
Paying from a US account? HSA and FSA notes.
A premium-tier program with Brain MR angiography, Coronary artery calcium score, Low-dose chest CT, Abdominal ultrasound and Breast ultrasound and a 55-test panel.
What stands out
Aneurysms and narrowed brain arteries.
Calcified plaque in heart arteries; refines heart attack risk.
Early lung cancer; the USPSTF recommends it yearly for some adults 50 to 80 with a heavy smoking history.
Liver (fatty liver, tumors), gallbladder stones, pancreas, spleen and kidneys.
Every test, in English
55 tests listed, 46 of them on our shared test list, so they line up against other hospitals' packages.
Show all 55 tests and what each screens for
| Test | Screens for | Add-on? |
|---|---|---|
| Vitals | ||
| Blood pressure | Screens for hypertension, a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. | Incl. |
| Body composition analysis | Body fat, muscle mass and water percentage. | Incl. |
| Height, weight and BMI | Basic body measurements used to assess weight-related health risk. | Incl. |
| Basic vital signs (pulse, temperature, respiration) | Basic pulse, temperature and breathing rate measurements taken during a checkup. | Incl. |
| Waist circumference | Central obesity, a marker of metabolic risk. | Incl. |
| Blood Count | ||
| Complete blood count | Anemia, infection and blood cell disorders. | Incl. |
| White blood cell differential | Breakdown of white cell types; infection, allergy and some blood cancers. | Incl. |
| Liver Function | ||
| Albumin | Liver function and nutrition status. | Incl. |
| Alkaline phosphatase | Liver, bile duct and bone conditions. | Incl. |
| ALT (SGPT) | Liver cell damage; the most common liver screening test. | Incl. |
| AST (SGOT) | Liver cell damage. | Incl. |
| Direct bilirubin | Bile duct obstruction. | Incl. |
| Gamma-GT | Bile duct and alcohol-related liver stress. | Incl. |
| Globulin and A/G ratio | Immune protein levels. | Incl. |
| Total bilirubin | Jaundice, liver and bile problems. | Incl. |
| Total protein | Nutrition and liver/kidney protein handling. | Incl. |
| Kidney & Electrolytes | ||
| Estimated GFR | Kidney filtering capacity; stages chronic kidney disease. | Incl. |
| Uric acid | Gout risk and kidney stone risk. | Incl. |
| Lipids & Cardiometabolic | ||
| HDL cholesterol | Protective cholesterol level. | Incl. |
| LDL cholesterol | The main cholesterol driving heart disease risk. | Incl. |
| Total cholesterol | Cardiovascular risk. | Incl. |
| Triglycerides | Cardiovascular and pancreatitis risk. | Incl. |
| Glucose | ||
| Fasting glucose | Diabetes and prediabetes. | Incl. |
| Hemoglobin A1c | Average blood sugar over the past three months; diabetes. | Incl. |
| Tumor Markers | ||
| AFP | Liver cancer marker (also used with liver ultrasound in hepatitis B carriers). | Incl. |
| CA-125 | Ovarian cancer marker. | Incl. |
| CA 19-9 | Pancreatic and biliary cancer marker. | Incl. |
| CEA | Colorectal and other GI cancer marker. | Incl. |
| EBV VCA-IgA | Nasopharyngeal cancer risk (common in Taiwan and southern China). | Incl. |
| Urine & Stool | ||
| Stool occult blood (FIT) | Colorectal cancer and polyps; the standard non-invasive colon screen. | Incl. |
| Cardiac | ||
| Arterial stiffness (ABI / PWV) | Peripheral artery disease and arterial stiffness. | Incl. |
| Resting ECG | Heart rhythm and signs of prior heart damage. | Incl. |
| X-ray | ||
| Chest X-ray | Lung, heart size and chest abnormalities. | Incl. |
| Ultrasound | ||
| Abdominal ultrasound | Liver (fatty liver, tumors), gallbladder stones, pancreas, spleen and kidneys. | Incl. |
| Breast ultrasound | Breast lumps; complements mammography, especially in dense breasts. | Add-on |
| Carotid ultrasound | Plaque in the neck arteries; stroke risk. | Incl. |
| Pelvic (gynecologic) ultrasound | Uterus and ovary abnormalities (fibroids, cysts). | Add-on |
| Prostate ultrasound | Prostate size and abnormalities. | Add-on |
| Thyroid ultrasound | Thyroid nodules. | Add-on |
| CT Imaging | ||
| Coronary artery calcium score | Calcified plaque in heart arteries; refines heart attack risk. | Incl. |
| Low-dose chest CT | Early lung cancer; the USPSTF recommends it yearly for some adults 50 to 80 with a heavy smoking history. | Incl. |
| MRI Imaging | ||
| Brain MR angiography | Aneurysms and narrowed brain arteries. | Incl. |
| Eye | ||
| Color vision | Color vision deficiency. | Incl. |
| Intraocular pressure | Glaucoma. | Incl. |
| Visual acuity | Vision sharpness. | Incl. |
| ENT & Dental | ||
| Hearing test | Hearing loss. | Incl. |
Before you book
About 7 minutes' walk (558 m) from Taipei Arena station
On the OCAC i僑卡 partner list. Card holders can ask the center about a discount.
15 packages listed
About this hospitalWhat the center says
From the center's own pages, in English. Each statement links to its source.
For patients with a sit-down toilet, the center advises turning to sit facing backward or sitting as far forward as possible, lining the bowl with tissue before passing stool, then using the sampling stick to collect a peanut-sized piece of stool that has not touched water into the specimen box.
Before the chest X-ray, patients are asked to remove their bra.
Patients who are pregnant, planning pregnancy, or unsure whether they are pregnant are asked to defer radiological and invasive exams.
The center asks patients to try to avoid scheduling the checkup during menstruation.
For patients having a Pap smear or cervical high-risk screening, the day before the exam they are asked to avoid vaginal douching, vaginal suppositories, and sexual intercourse.
Patients without prior sexual experience are advised against internal exams such as a Pap smear or cervical-cancer high-risk screening.
Patients who take medication regularly are asked to avoid taking it on the morning of the checkup, bring the medication along, and take it after finishing the fasting parts of the exam.
Diabetic patients are asked to take their medication according to its instructions, either with or after a meal.
Ask your own doctor before changing any medicine.
The physician reviews and summarizes each patient's exam results on the same day as part of the checkup.
Bought one by one at US cash-pay marketplaces, the tests we could price list at about US$2,615–3,705 for a woman (41 of 42 tests) and US$2,581–3,671 for a man (40 of 41 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.
- Abdominal ultrasound: US$150–375, MDsave, ultrasound one body area
- Arterial stiffness (ABI / PWV): US$228, MDsave Ankle-Brachial Index Test
- AFP: US$50, shayahealth.com (reseller), rough
- Hearing test: US$100–250, CoveredUSA (median ~$150, independent audiologist $100-250, ENT $150-350); HearingAidCostGuide ($150-350 diagnostic)
- Body composition analysis: US$40–55, BodySpec ($40-55 per DEXA); BodySpec guide ($40-200 wellness providers; InBody $15-30)
- CA-125 (women only): US$34, shayahealth.com (reseller), rough
- CA 19-9: US$43, shayahealth.com (reseller), rough
- Carotid ultrasound: US$250–412, MDsave
- Complete blood count and 1 related test, priced as one panel: US$29, Quest direct
- CEA: US$28, shayahealth.com (reseller), rough
- Chest X-ray: US$100–150, careroute.ai; khealth.com
- Coronary artery calcium score: US$100–150, MDsave; GoodRx; Healthline/AHA
- Creatinine and 9 related tests, priced as one panel: US$49, Quest direct comprehensive metabolic panel
- Direct bilirubin: US$29–39, Walk-In Lab direct bilirubin $29; total + direct $39 (plus $6 physician fee); not sold standalone by Quest or Labcorp, rough
- Gamma-GT: US$29–59, Labcorp OnDemand GGT $59; Walk-In Lab $29 (reseller, plus $6 physician fee)
- Hemoglobin A1c: US$39, Quest direct
- Low-dose chest CT: US$99–250, Memorial Healthcare System ($99); AARP (up to $250)
- Brain MR angiography: US$616, MDsave MR Angiogram without contrast (head or neck)
- Physician physical examination and 4 related tests, priced as one panel: US$250–400, CVS ($99-150); CoveredUSA median ~$250; Sidecar ($353-502)
- Resting ECG: US$102, CarePriceGuide national average
- Stool occult blood (FIT): US$49–89, Everlywell FIT $49; Quest FIT home kit $79; Labcorp ColoFIT $89 list; Walk-In Lab $95 reseller
- Total cholesterol and 3 related tests, priced as one panel: US$59, Quest direct lipid panel
- Uric acid: US$42–49, Quest $42 (gout uric acid test); Labcorp OnDemand $49; Walk-In Lab $29 reseller
- General eye exam and 3 related tests, priced as one panel: US$100–150, Warby Parker ($85); America's Best ($80); CoveredUSA median ~$150; VisionTestCost 1280-store median $95
Radiation from this package's imaging
About 3.3 mSv from the tests we could identify, a typical adult dose for these exams: roughly 1.1 years of natural background radiation (about 3 mSv a year, US average).
This package also lists 9 items we have not matched to a test; if any of them is an X-ray, CT or PET scan, the total is higher.
- Chest X-ray · about 0.1 mSv
- Coronary artery calcium score · about 1.7 mSv
- Low-dose chest CT · about 1.5 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 20 of these tests
General preparation notes for 13 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Guaiac-based kits usually ask you to avoid red meat, NSAIDs and more than 250mg of vitamin C for a few days beforehand; FIT kits usually need no diet change.
Mention when booking: Tell the center which kit you were given, and ask the prescribing doctor before stopping aspirin taken for the heart.
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.
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.
For a transabdominal scan, drinking water beforehand to fill the bladder is common; for a transvaginal scan, an empty bladder is usual instead.
Mention when booking: Tell the center which type of scan you expect, and mention if you are, or might be, pregnant.
Usually needs little or no preparation; an enema and antibiotics are mainly for a planned biopsy. A scan through the lower belly instead may need a full bladder.
Mention when booking: Mention aspirin or other blood thinners; if a biopsy is planned, the center may ask about pausing them, so ask the prescribing doctor before changing any medicine.
Usually needs about 4 hours without food, caffeine or smoking beforehand; no contrast injection is used for this scan.
Mention when booking: Tell the center if pregnancy is possible.
Afterwards: No recovery time is needed; normal activities can usually resume right away.
Usually needs no fasting and no contrast injection; loose clothing with no metal is easiest.
Mention when booking: Tell the center if you are, or might be, pregnant.
Guidelines on eating and drinking vary by center, so ask when booking. Remove jewelry and metal before the scan.
Mention when booking: Mention a pacemaker, aneurysm clip, cochlear implant or other implanted device, metal fragments, pregnancy, kidney disease, or claustrophobia.
Afterwards: If you take a sedative for claustrophobia or anxiety, you'll need someone to take you home; arrange this before the scan.
Usually needs no special preparation; expect to listen for tones or words through headphones, and sometimes a small probe checks how the eardrum moves.
How we collect and check these prices: see who we are and where the data comes from.
If this isn't quite right
Other packages at Pojen General Hospital
| Package | Tests | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Youthful Vitality Health Checkup | 43 | US$109 NT$3,500 |
| Lohas Life Health Checkup | 50 | US$150 NT$4,800 |
| Female Hormone Health Checkup | 58 | US$218 NT$7,000 |
| Cancer Screening Health Checkup | 49 | US$249 NT$8,000 |
| Cardiovascular Care Health Checkup | 45 | US$280 NT$9,000 |
| Cerebrovascular Care Health Checkup | 42 | US$280 NT$9,000 |
| Basic Class Health Checkup | 62 | US$312 NT$10,000 |
| Liver Care Health Checkup | 51 | US$312 NT$10,000 |
| Elite Class Health Checkup | 48 | US$405 NT$13,000 |
| Premium Class Health Checkup | 59 | US$498 NT$16,000 |
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