Cardiac

Arterial stiffness (ABI / PWV) in Taiwan

動脈硬化檢測

Peripheral artery disease and arterial stiffness.

About this test

Blood pressure cuffs on the arms and ankles, sometimes with sensors over the pulse points, record pulse signals while the person lies still. The test is painless and uses no needles.

It compares blood pressure at the ankles and arms and times how fast the pulse wave travels along the arteries. Doctors use the results to assess peripheral artery disease and stiffening of the artery walls.

How much does Arterial stiffness (ABI / PWV) cost in Taiwan?

In Taiwan, Arterial stiffness (ABI / PWV) is listed on its own from US$25, typically US$39 at 6 hospitals. In the United States a typical cash price is US$228 (MDsave Ankle-Brachial Index Test, checked 2026-10-11).

Price on its own

From US$25; typical US$39 across 6 hospitals.

Hospital	City	As listed	Price	Note
Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital Health Management Center	Chiayi	Arterial stiffness test (non-invasive ABI / baPWV device)	US$25 NT$800	Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20
Mennonite Christian Hospital	Hualien	Limb Blood Flow and Pressure Measurement	US$26 NT$850	Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20
Tainan Sin-Lau Hospital	Tainan	Resting non-invasive arteriosclerosis screening (ABI / PWV)	US$31 NT$1,000	Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-22
National Taiwan University Cancer Center	Taipei	Arterial stiffness analysis (ABI/PWV)	US$47 NT$1,521	The add-on price list is marked as available only with the anti-cancer standard package base package. Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20
Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Health Examination Center	Taoyuan	Non-invasive arterial stiffness test	US$53 NT$1,710	Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20
Taipei City Hospital	Taipei	Non-invasive arterial stiffness test	US$59 NT$1,895	Source ↗ · checked 2026-09-20

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

Packages that include it

Package	Hospital	Price
Youthful Vitality Health Checkup	Pojen General Hospital, Taipei	US$109 NT$3,500
Vitality Checkup	Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital Health Management Center, Chiayi	US$140 NT$4,500
Lohas Life Health Checkup	Pojen General Hospital, Taipei	US$150 NT$4,800
Cardiac Care Checkup Package	Pingtung Christian Hospital, Pingtung	US$202 NT$6,500
Vitality Half-Day Checkup	St. Mary's Hospital Luodong, Yilan	US$202 NT$6,500
Vigor Checkup	Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital Health Management Center, Chiayi	US$206 NT$6,600
Female Hormone Health Checkup	Pojen General Hospital, Taipei	US$218 NT$7,000
Cancer Screening Health Checkup	Pojen General Hospital, Taipei	US$249 NT$8,000

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.

Arterial stiffness (ABI / PWV)

Insufficient evidence (grade I)The USPSTF says the evidence is insufficient to weigh the benefits and harms of adding the ankle-brachial index to traditional risk assessment for cardiovascular disease in asymptomatic adults. (2018) · USPSTF ↗ Note: Same recommendation covers ABI, high-sensitivity CRP and coronary artery calcium score together; see the other two test rows. The USPSTF lists an update in progress for this statement that is limited to coronary artery calcium scoring; its September 2024 research plan excludes the ABI, which it says will be evaluated as a screening test in a separate future topic on peripheral artery disease.

Insufficient evidence (grade I)The USPSTF says the evidence is insufficient to weigh the benefits and harms of screening for peripheral artery disease and cardiovascular disease risk with the ankle-brachial index in asymptomatic adults. (2018) · USPSTF ↗ Note: A separate statement from the nontraditional-risk-factor one; see the other abi_pwv row. Neither USPSTF statement mapped here addresses pulse wave velocity (arterial stiffness).

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