Ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy in the Republic of Korea typically costs from AUD $8,500. The final price depends on the hospital tier, stone complexity, and city. In Australia, this procedure averages AUD $13,900. Travelling to Korea offers Australians savings of approximately 39%. Pricing usually includes diagnostic imaging, the procedure, and a short inpatient stay.
Bookimed Expert Insight: Choosing a multi-specialty centre in Incheon offers a strategic cost advantage. These clinics are just 40 minutes from the airport. They often provide international patient services without the Seoul price markup. Specialist urologists like Dr. Sohn Dong-wan offer advanced options. These include both laser stone removal and percutaneous nephrolithotomy for complex cases. Many facilities hold KOIHA accreditation, ensuring they meet strict national healthcare standards.
| Republic of Korea | Thailand | Turkey | |
| Ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy (kidney stone removal) | from AUD $8,500 | ≈ AUD $4,000 | from AUD $12,700 |
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Dr. Son Dong-wan specializes in urologic oncology, urinary incontinence, and sexual dysfunction. He performs laser prostate surgery. He provides robotic and laparoscopic treatment for cancers of the prostate, bladder, ureter, and kidney. He also treats ureteropelvic junction obstruction.
His minimally invasive practice includes laparoscopic nephrectomy and prostatectomy. He performs cystoscopic TURBT and TURP. He offers ureteroscopic laser stone removal and percutaneous nephrolithotomy. He treats BPH, prostatitis, urinary stones, testicular cancer, stress urinary incontinence (SUI), overactive bladder (OAB), and male infertility.
Dr. Ryu Kyung-ho is a board-certified urologist and the Representative Director of Goldman Urology Clinic, Gangnam Branch. He earned his medical degree from Catholic Kwandong University. He previously worked as a urologist at VHS Medical Center in Seoul.
He serves as Insurance Director for the Korean Urological Association of Practitioners. He previously served as PR Director for the Gangnam-gu Medical Association. He also served on the information committee of the Korean Prostate Society.
He presented at the 3rd Korean Society of Urological Endoscopy and Robotics Meeting (2025). He also presented at the Korean Prostate Society BPH Technical Summit (2025). He is a member of the Korean Urological Association, Korean Prostate Society, Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology, Korean Society of Urological Ultrasound, Korean Association of Urogenital Tract Infection and Inflammation, and the Korean Continence Society.
Dr Jo Jeong-ho is a board-certified urologist who previously led the UN medical support team in East Timor. He currently serves as CEO of Goldman Consulting and treats patients at the Goldman Urology Clinic in Gangnam.
Dr Lee Min-jong is an adjunct professor at Yonsei University College of Medicine – one of South Korea's most prestigious medical institutions. He serves as a leading urologist at Goldman Urology Clinic in Gangnam.