Quick Answer: Hong Kong's 14 licensed private hospitals charge roughly HK$650 to HK$2,020 a day for a standard ward bed in 2026, with deposits of HK$6,000 to HK$30,000 on admission, against HK$300 a day in a public Hospital Authority ward. Every private hospital publishes a fee schedule, budget estimates and historical bill sizes under a price transparency programme the Government plans to make law in 2026. This guide lists the published ward rates, package prices and 24-hour clinic fees hospital by hospital.
Hong Kong has 14 licensed private hospitals, and in 2026 a bed in a standard ward costs about HK$650 to HK$2,020 a day before doctors' fees, drugs, tests and theatre charges, with admission deposits of HK$6,000 to HK$30,000 for residents. A public Hospital Authority ward costs HK$300 a day. Fixed-price packages exist at a few hospitals, for example HK$13,250 for an all-inclusive diagnostic colonoscopy at CUHK Medical Centre, but most still work from a budget estimate. This guide covers the hospital list, the price transparency rules, published ward rates and packages, the 24-hour clinic fees, insurance and deposits, and how to complain. The hospitals are listed under private hospitals, hospitals and healthcare on Portal Hong Kong.
Which hospitals are licensed, and what must they publish?
The Department of Health's register of licensed private hospitals (dataset dated 17 December 2025) lists 14 hospital licences under the Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance (Cap. 633): Canossa (179 beds), Adventist Stubbs Road (110) and Tsuen Wan (331), Baptist (614), Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital (592), Matilda (94), Precious Blood (72), St Paul's (468), St Teresa's (1,081), Union (462), Evangel (57), Gleneagles (417), CUHK Medical Centre (306) and the HKSH Eastern Medical Centre (24). Since October 2016 all of them take part in the Government's Pilot Programme for Enhancing Price Transparency: each publishes a fee schedule for major chargeable items, gives written budget estimates for 30 common non-emergency procedures, and reports historical bill sizes. The Legislative Council's research brief of 2 March 2026 records that the Government tabled proposals in May 2025 to make these measures statutory, with a regulation expected in 2026 that would require standard-format fee schedules, itemised estimates and a written explanation when a final bill exceeds the estimate by 20% or more.
What do the hospitals charge in 2026?
Every figure below is from the hospital's own fee page or PDF, checked September 2026. Ward rates are per day for the lowest-priced standard or general ward for Hong Kong residents.
| Hospital | District | Standard ward per day | One package price | 24-hour clinic or urgent care fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital | Happy Valley | HK$1,400 to HK$2,020 (3 to 6 beds, from 1 Aug 2026); deposit HK$10,000 | Budget estimate; day care ward HK$660 first 5 hours | Not published as a flat fee |
| Gleneagles Hong Kong | Wong Chuk Hang | HK$1,000 to HK$1,200 (from 1 Jul 2026); deposit HK$30,000 | Colonoscopy, day case, hospital service only, HK$5,900 (17 Jul 2026) | Gleneagles Medical Clinic GP HK$550 |
| Adventist, Stubbs Road | Wan Chai | HK$900 (3 beds, from 1 May 2026) | Budget estimate | Urgent care HK$1,200 |
| Baptist | Kowloon Tong | HK$1,020 to HK$1,200 (3 to 5 beds, 1 Jul 2026); deposit HK$6,000 | Hepatitis B package HK$5,760 | 24-hour clinic, fee not published online |
| Matilda | The Peak | HK$1,100 | Colonoscopy total care, standard room, HK$19,880 | GP HK$590 day, HK$800 Sunday, up to HK$1,000 overnight |
| St Paul's | Causeway Bay | HK$760 to HK$900 (3 to 4 beds, 11 Dec 2025); deposit HK$10,000 | Budget estimate | HK$280 to HK$470; emergency specialist HK$1,000 |
| St Teresa's | Kowloon City | HK$650 to HK$730 (5 to 7 beds, 1 Jul 2026); deposit HK$10,000 | Budget estimate | Not published as a flat fee |
| CUHK Medical Centre | Sha Tin | HK$1,000 to HK$1,200 (4 beds); deposit HK$10,000 | Diagnostic colonoscopy, all-inclusive, HK$13,250 (1 Sep 2026) | Not published as a flat fee |
| Evangel | Kowloon City | HK$830 to HK$1,020 (3 to 5 beds, 2 Jan 2025); deposit HK$6,000 | Outpatient colonoscopy HK$4,100, doctor extra | HK$285 weekdays, HK$395 Sundays |
| Precious Blood | Sham Shui Po | HK$850 (4 to 6 beds, 1 Sep 2025); deposit HK$10,000 | Budget estimate | HK$280 weekdays, HK$390 nights and Sundays |
| Canossa | Mid-Levels | Not published as a flat rate | Budget estimate | HK$388 day, HK$500 evening, HK$800 overnight |
Union Hospital in Tai Wai publishes an in-ward emergency specialist consultation fee of HK$1,200 to HK$6,000 for urgent admissions but not a flat ward rate online. Room charges everywhere exclude doctors' fees, medicines, investigations and theatre, and are billed every few days; HKSH bills every five days, St Teresa's every four.
How do packaged prices work?
Three models exist. CUHK Medical Centre prices its CUMC Medical Packages as one fixed fee covering doctors' fees, room, theatre, standard drugs and consumables; its endoscopy list from 1 September 2026 puts a diagnostic colonoscopy under sedation at HK$13,250 and a simple colonoscopy with biopsy at HK$15,300. Gleneagles sells hospital-service-only packages, so the HK$5,900 colonoscopy covers the hospital side and the surgeon and anaesthetist quote separately. Most others, including HKSH, Adventist and St Paul's, give a written budget estimate under the pilot programme instead of a fixed price. Whichever you get, ask for the doctor's fee, the anaesthetist's fee and the hospital charge as three separate lines, because the LegCo brief notes that price disputes were 45.5% of Consumer Council complaints about private hospitals from 2021 to 2024.
How does this compare with a public hospital?
Under the Hospital Authority's fee schedule effective 1 January 2026, Eligible Persons pay HK$300 a day in an acute general ward, HK$400 per A&E attendance (free for critical and emergency triage categories) and HK$250 per specialist visit, with a HK$10,000 annual cap on public charges. Non-eligible persons pay HK$7,400 a day and HK$2,100 at A&E, and HA's own private first-class beds are HK$6,960 a day. The public ward fee includes consultation, standard drugs and meals, which is why a private stay that looks cheap per night costs many times more once doctors, drugs and theatre are added. For a private doctor outside hospital, see the guide to private doctors and clinics.
Who pays: insurance, VHIS and deposits?
Employer group plans and individual hospital policies pay most private bills, usually through a pre-authorisation and direct billing agreement; Gleneagles, for example, waives the deposit for clients of its contracted insurers. VHIS certified plans are the Government-regulated version and carry a salaries tax deduction of up to HK$8,000 per insured person a year. Without cover, the deposit is due on admission: HK$10,000 for a standard bed at most hospitals, HK$30,000 at Gleneagles, and HK$50,000 to HK$80,000 or a share of the budget estimate for non-Hong Kong residents.
Where do you complain?
Start with the hospital's patient relations office and the itemised bill. Escalate to the Department of Health's Office for Regulation of Private Healthcare Facilities, which licenses every hospital above and can investigate breaches of the Ordinance and its Code of Practice, or to the Consumer Council for billing disputes. Hospital profiles on Portal Hong Kong include Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong, Hong Kong Adventist Hospital and Matilda International Hospital.
Frequently asked questions
- How many private hospitals are there in Hong Kong?
- Fourteen facilities hold a hospital licence under the Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance according to the Department of Health's register dataset dated 17 December 2025: Canossa, Hong Kong Adventist (Stubbs Road and Tsuen Wan), Hong Kong Baptist, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Matilda, Precious Blood, St Paul's, St Teresa's, Union, Evangel, Gleneagles Hong Kong, CUHK Medical Centre and the 24-bed HKSH Eastern Medical Centre. St Teresa's is the largest with 1,081 licensed beds.
- How much does a private hospital room cost per night in Hong Kong?
- Published 2026 standard ward rates run from HK$650 to HK$730 a night in a 5 to 7 bed ward at St Teresa's, HK$760 to HK$900 at St Paul's, HK$900 at Adventist Stubbs Road, HK$1,000 to HK$1,200 at Gleneagles and CUHK Medical Centre, and HK$1,400 to HK$2,020 at Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital. Private rooms cost HK$2,100 to HK$6,950. Room charges exclude doctors' fees, medicines, tests and theatre, which usually make up most of the bill.
- Do Hong Kong private hospitals offer fixed-price packages?
- Some do. CUHK Medical Centre prices most procedures as all-inclusive packages: a diagnostic colonoscopy under sedation is HK$13,250 from 1 September 2026, doctors' fees included. Gleneagles publishes hospital-service-only packages, for example HK$5,900 for a day-case colonoscopy without polypectomy from 17 July 2026, with the doctor billed separately. Evangel's outpatient colonoscopy package is HK$4,100 excluding surgeon and anaesthetist. Matilda's total care colonoscopy in a standard room is HK$19,880. Elsewhere you get a budget estimate rather than a fixed price.
- How do private hospital fees compare with public hospitals?
- A public acute ward costs Eligible Persons HK$300 a day from 1 January 2026, including consultation, standard drugs and meals, with an annual cap of HK$10,000 on public charges. Non-eligible persons pay HK$7,400 a day. A standard private ward bed starts at about HK$650 a day before doctors' fees, drugs, tests and theatre, so a private stay with surgery typically costs tens of thousands of dollars. Private hospitals are chosen for speed, choice of doctor and room, not price.
- Do private hospitals in Hong Kong have A&E departments?
- Most run 24-hour outpatient or urgent care clinics rather than public-style emergency departments. Published consultation fees are HK$280 to HK$470 at St Paul's, HK$285 to HK$395 at Evangel, HK$388 to HK$800 at Canossa, HK$590 to HK$1,000 at Matilda and HK$1,200 at Adventist Stubbs Road's urgent care service, before tests, drugs or procedures. Union Hospital charges an in-ward emergency specialist fee of HK$1,200 to HK$6,000 on urgent admission. Life-threatening cases should still call 999 for a public A&E.
- How much deposit do private hospitals ask on admission?
- Deposits scale with room class and residency. Hong Kong residents pay HK$6,000 at Baptist, HK$10,000 at Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, St Paul's, St Teresa's, Precious Blood and CUHK Medical Centre, and HK$30,000 at Gleneagles for a standard bed; non-Hong Kong residents pay HK$50,000 to HK$80,000 or a percentage of the budget estimate. Gleneagles and others waive the deposit for patients with an accepted insurer or company guarantee.
- How do I complain about a private hospital bill in Hong Kong?
- Ask the hospital for the itemised bill and the written budget estimate first; under the price transparency programme every private hospital provides estimates for 30 common procedures. If the dispute is unresolved, complain to the Department of Health's Office for Regulation of Private Healthcare Facilities, which licenses hospitals under the Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance, or to the Consumer Council, which recorded 191 complaints about private hospitals and day procedure centres from 2021 to 2024, nearly half about price.
