Hair transplant cost in Korea
In Korean: 모발이식 (mobal isik)
For hair transplants, 1,000 to 1,999 hairs has a median price of ₩4,500,000 at Korean hospitals (about US$3,394). That is the middle of the prices reported by 15 hospitals, 4 of them in Seoul, to HIRA, the government’s Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service, as of 23 October 2026.
Median
₩4,500,000
US$3,394
Average
₩5,306,162
US$4,002
Lowest
₩1,101,000
US$830
Highest
₩15,000,000
US$11,312
Median: half of hospitals charge less, half more. Lowest and highest are single hospitals and can include unusual cases.
Hair transplant prices by type
| Type | Median | Average | Range | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 500 hairs500모 미만 | ₩1,000,000 | ₩1,373,494 | ₩200,000 – ₩4,000,000 | 14 |
| 500 to 999 hairs500~1,000모 미만 | ₩3,680,000 | ₩4,244,950 | ₩1,191,490 – ₩10,000,000 | 11 |
| 1,000 to 1,999 hairs1,000~2,000모 미만 | ₩4,500,000 | ₩5,306,162 | ₩1,101,000 – ₩15,000,000 | 15 |
| 2,000 hairs or more2,000모 이상 | ₩6,000,000 | ₩6,026,429 | ₩2,202,000 – ₩10,000,000 | 15 |
| Price per hair1모당 | ₩15,000 | ₩17,438 | ₩2,500 – ₩38,000 | 5 |
Hospitals: how many hospitals reported a price for that type. Prices as reported.
1,000 to 1,999 hairs by kind of hospital
| Kind of hospital | Median | Average | Range | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tertiary (university) hospitals상급종합 | ₩5,750,000 | ₩6,662,573 | ₩2,383,000 – ₩15,000,000 | 6 |
| General hospitals종합병원 | ₩4,200,000 | ₩4,367,364 | ₩1,101,000 – ₩10,000,000 | 7 |
| Hospitals병원 | ₩3,687,500 | ₩3,687,500 | ₩2,500,000 – ₩4,875,000 | 2 |
University (tertiary) hospitals are the large teaching hospitals such as those of Seoul National, Yonsei and Korea universities. Small clinics (의원) are not in this data — see how to check a clinic’s price.
1,000 to 1,999 hairs by region
| Region | Median | Average | Range | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul서울 | ₩4,000,000 | ₩3,775,000 | ₩2,500,000 – ₩4,875,000 | 4 |
| Gyeonggi경기 | ₩4,730,000 | ₩5,488,571 | ₩3,000,000 – ₩10,000,000 | 4 |
| Incheon인천 | ₩7,242,730 | ₩7,242,730 | ₩7,242,730 – ₩7,242,730 | 1 |
| Daegu대구 | ₩6,000,000 | ₩9,000,000 | ₩5,500,000 – ₩15,000,000 | 2 |
| Daejeon대전 | ₩1,520,000 | ₩1,520,000 | ₩1,520,000 – ₩1,520,000 | 1 |
| Sejong세종시 | ₩1,101,000 | ₩1,101,000 | ₩1,101,000 – ₩1,101,000 | 1 |
| Chungnam충남 | ₩3,750,000 | ₩3,750,000 | ₩3,500,000 – ₩4,000,000 | 1 |
| Jeonnam-Gwangju전남광주 | ₩2,383,000 | ₩2,383,000 | ₩2,383,000 – ₩2,383,000 | 1 |
Regions with no reporting hospital are left out. Jeonnam-Gwangju is the merged Gwangju–South Jeolla region (since 1 July 2026).
What it is
Hair transplantation moves hair follicles from the back of the head to thinning areas. Korean hospitals price it by the number of hairs (모, mo) moved; note that clinics abroad usually count grafts, and one graft carries one to three hairs, often about two.
What the price includes
The figure is the hospital’s fee for the stated number of hairs. Medication, scalp treatments and follow-up visits are often extra.
Health insurance
Hair transplants for hair loss are cosmetic and non-covered.
Ask at the hospital
모발이식 가격이 얼마예요?
How much does it cost? — mobal isik gagyeogi eolmayeyo?
Questions
How do I compare a Korean quote with a quote in grafts?
Ask the clinic how many grafts and how many hairs the quote covers. Dividing the number of hairs by about two gives a rough graft count, but the real ratio depends on your hair.
Why is the per-hair price so high?
Only a few hospitals report a per-hair price, usually for small touch-ups, so that row is less typical than the package rows by number of hairs.
About these numbers
- Source: HIRA non-covered medical fees open data (건강보험심사평가원 비급여진료비정보), items 1Z9230001, 1Z9230002, 1Z9230003, 1Z9230004, 1Z9231001, updated 23 October 2026.
- Covers hospitals (병원급: university, general, dental, Korean medicine and other hospitals). Small clinics (의원) report to HIRA too but are not in the open data; their prices can be lower or higher.
- Median, average, lowest and highest are HIRA’s own figures. Hospital counts are the number of hospitals listed for each item.
- US$ amounts are rough conversions at ₩1,326 = US$1 (22 Oct 2026). Your card or exchange rate will differ.
- Prices are what hospitals report, not quotes. Always ask the hospital for a written estimate.