New Dawn Health books health screening in Taipei for visitors and expats. Seven packages, priced in US dollars, run from $299 for the Convenient package, a 1.5-hour clinical check-up, to $3,499 for the Advanced package, which pairs a full-body MRI with a complete clinical check-up. Every figure on this page is the current price on our packages page; this article is the price list, not a medical guide.
What do Taiwan health screening packages cost in 2026?
The packages fall into two families. A Holistic Exam is a clinic-led check-up: physician examination, blood and urine analysis, ECG, then ultrasounds and CT as the tier rises. A Full-Body Scan is imaging-led: a whole-body MRI plus a low-dose lung CT, with the clinical tests added as the tier rises. Time at clinic is the booked slot for the visit.
| Package | Type | Price (USD) | Time at clinic | Included |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convenient | Holistic Exam | $299 | 1.5 hours | Biometrics, physical examination, blood analysis with organ-function and tumor markers, urine analysis, ECG, hearing and eye exams, chest X-ray, body composition. Wednesdays and Thursdays only. |
| Essential | Holistic Exam | $699 | 3.5 hours | The Convenient exam with a 43-marker blood panel and OCT eye screening, plus five ultrasounds (thyroid, carotid, heart, upper abdomen, ovaries and uterus), vitamin D, bone mineral density, and cardiovascular risk tests (heart rate variability, pulse wave velocity, 10-year CVD risk score). |
| Light | Full-Body Scan | $1,399 | 2 hours | Full-body MRI (head, neck, abdomen, pelvis, whole spine; arms and legs excluded), low-dose lung CT, thyroid ultrasound, abdomen ultrasound, doctor's debrief. |
| Complete | Full-Body Scan | $1,699 | 2.5 hours | Everything in Light, plus DEXA (body composition and bone density) and a heart calcium score CT. |
| Premium | Holistic Exam | $1,699 | 5 hours | The Convenient exam plus five ultrasounds (thyroid, carotid, abdomen, ovaries and uterus, prostate), low-dose lung CT and heart calcium score. |
| Plus | Full-Body Scan | $3,099 | 3.5 hours | Everything in Complete, plus brain MR angiogram, coronary CT angiogram and carotid ultrasound. |
| Advanced | Holistic Exam | $3,499 | 6 hours | The Premium clinical exam, five ultrasounds, low-dose lung CT and heart calcium score, plus a full-body MRI, vitamin D and anti-aging tests (heart rate variability, DEXA). |
Premium and Complete cost the same, $1,699, and answer different questions: Premium is the doctor-led check-up with CT added, Complete is the MRI-led scan with DEXA and calcium score added. Pick by what you want examined, not by price.
How much do single scans and add-ons cost?
Every package accepts add-ons at the a-la-carte price, and the same items can be booked on their own from the packages page.
| Item | Price (USD) |
|---|---|
| DEXA scan (body composition and bone density) | $109 |
| Heart calcium score CT | $209 |
| Comprehensive blood work panel (45 markers) | $249 |
| Single region MRI, no contrast | $310 |
| Upper endoscopy and colonoscopy | $499 |
| Comprehensive breast imaging (breast MRI with contrast, mammogram, breast ultrasound) | $619 |
| Brain MRA | $699 |
| Coronary CT angiogram | $899 |
Upper endoscopy and colonoscopy runs on Wednesdays and Thursdays only and carries a 7-day flight restriction afterwards, so it belongs early in a trip.
Does Taiwan's public health check cover visitors?
Taiwan's Health Promotion Administration funds a basic Adult Health Checkup: once every five years at ages 30 to 39, once every three years at 40 to 64, and every year from 65. It consists of a health-behaviour survey, physical examination, blood tests, urine tests and a consultation, aimed at six indicators: blood pressure, blood sugar, blood lipids, kidney function, liver function and body weight. It served 2.66 million people in 2025.
The HPA's cancer screening is age-banded in the same way. From 2025 the free stool test (FIT) for colorectal cancer runs once every two years at ages 45 to 74, or 40 to 44 with a family history, and mammography every two years covers women aged 40 to 75.
These services are claimed with an NHI card at a contracted institution. None of them is a full-body scan, and a visitor without NHI enrolment pays privately for all of it, which is the gap the packages above fill.
What should you confirm before paying?
- The date: Convenient and the endoscopy add-on are Wednesday and Thursday bookings.
- The scope: the full-body MRI covers head, neck, abdomen, pelvis and whole spine; arms and legs are a single-region MRI add-on.
- The clinical questions (protocol, clinician, report language, follow-up after you fly home) are covered in our safety checklist for U.S. travelers, not here.
Sources
- New Dawn Health — Packages (prices read 2026-09-08)
- Health Promotion Administration, MOHW — Adult Health Checkups (accessed 2026-09-08)
- Health Promotion Administration, MOHW — Healthy Taiwan: Expanding Colorectal Cancer Screening for Better Protection (accessed 2026-09-08)
- Health Promotion Administration, MOHW — Raise Awareness on Breast Cancer and Mammograms in the Pink October (accessed 2026-09-08)
US / UK terms and the closest Taiwan context
Read this first: These are comparison aids, not claims that coverage, credentials, or care pathways are equivalent. Europe is not one health system; UK examples below refer specifically to NHS England.
Annual Wellness Visit (AWV), annual physical, health checkup
- What it means there
- Medicare describes the AWV as a prevention-planning conversation and explicitly says it is not a routine physical exam.
- Closest Taiwan context
- Taiwan HPA adult preventive services (成人預防保健) include defined history, measurements, examinations, laboratory items, and counselling for eligible age groups. Private self-pay checkups are a separate service whose contents vary.
- Do not treat as equivalent
- AWV, a US routine physical, Taiwan government-funded preventive care, and an executive self-pay package are not interchangeable names or benefit sets.
- What to ask
- Request the exact item list, eligibility rule, physician consultation, follow-up plan, and whether each item is NHI-funded or self-pay.
Screening vs diagnostic work-up
- What it means there
- Screening generally concerns people without recognized signs or symptoms. A symptom, abnormal examination, or positive screen can require a separate diagnostic assessment.
- Closest Taiwan context
- Taiwan uses 篩檢 for defined screening programs and 診斷／進一步檢查 for evaluation of symptoms or abnormal findings.
- Do not treat as equivalent
- Calling a scan a “screening” test does not establish that it is recommended for every asymptomatic person, covered by insurance, or sufficient to diagnose or exclude disease.
- What to ask
- Tell the clinic about symptoms and risk factors, then ask whether the proposed test is screening or diagnostic and what follow-up is planned for normal, unclear, and abnormal results.
Frequently asked
Does everyone need a comprehensive screening package?
No. Begin with current preventive-care eligibility and individual risk. Optional tests should answer a defined question and have a clear follow-up plan.
Does a normal screening result mean I am healthy?
No. Screening has false-negative and false-positive results and does not evaluate every condition. New or concerning symptoms still require clinical assessment.
