Healthcare
Malaysia — Healthcare: Average Costs
At government hospitals, citizens pay RM1 for outpatient visits and RM5 for specialist consultations, while non-citizens pay RM40 for outpatient visits and RM120 for specialist clinic visits (2026 rates). Government ward rates run RM3-230/day. In the private sector, GP consultations run RM80-180 and specialist consultations RM150-350; the average panel GP visit costs RM134 (roughly RM100 for medicines, RM34 for the consultation itself), while non-panel walk-in visits without insurance run RM50-100 for consultation alone (RM100-200 total with medicines). Private hospital procedures range widely: angiograms ~RM11,700, colonoscopies up to RM9,900, appendix removal RM20,700, gallbladder removal RM21,300; simple surgeries RM5,000-25,000, complicated surgeries above RM60,000. Private single-room daily rates in top KL/Penang hospitals run RM300-500.
Key facts
- Government hospital: citizens RM1 (outpatient)/RM5 (specialist); non-citizens RM40 (outpatient)/RM120 (specialist).
- Private GP consultation: RM80-180; specialist: RM150-350; average panel GP visit: RM134 total.
- Private surgery range: RM5,000-25,000 (simple) to RM60,000+ (complicated).
- Private single-room daily rate (top KL/Penang hospitals): RM300-500.
Costs
- Government outpatient visit (non-citizen): RM40
- Private GP consultation: RM80-180
- Private single-room daily rate (top hospital): RM300-500
Common mistakes
- Assuming non-citizens pay the same subsidized government hospital rates as citizens — non-citizen rates are 40x higher for outpatient visits (RM40 vs RM1).