How much do healthcare and medical services cost in Nicaragua?
Mike Cobb - ECI Development
The cost of healthcare in Nicaragua is generally inexpensive. The Vivian Pellas Hospital (the newest and nicest hospital in Managua) is by far the most expensive here but, by US standards, the prices are so low as to seem fictitious. An Executive Physical, complete with stress tests, ultrasounds, scoping, etc. is less than US $600. Foot surgery on both feet with 2 nights in a private room was less than US $4,000. An X-ray in Nicaragua is US $35.
The cost of healthcare in Nicaragua is generally inexpensive. The Vivian Pellas Hospital (the newest and nicest hospital in Managua) is by far the most expensive here but, by US standards, the prices are so low as to seem fictitious. An Executive Physical, complete with stress tests, ultrasounds, scoping, etc. is less than US $600. Foot surgery on both feet with 2 nights in a private room was less than US $4,000. An X-ray in Nicaragua is US $35.
Posted January 19, 2014
Darrell Bushnell
A friend of mine just had twins via a C-section, and of course, she had to stay in the hospital here in Nicaragua for several days. I think that cost her around US $1,000. I had a colonoscopy and I paid around $300. These amounts are paid out of pocket with no insurance. Once again, comparing to Charlotte, North Carolina where I used to live, health care and medical services here in Nicaragua cost a lot less.
A friend of mine just had twins via a C-section, and of course, she had to stay in the hospital here in Nicaragua for several days. I think that cost her around US $1,000. I had a colonoscopy and I paid around $300. These amounts are paid out of pocket with no insurance. Once again, comparing to Charlotte, North Carolina where I used to live, health care and medical services here in Nicaragua cost a lot less.
Posted November 6, 2014
Frank Martínez
We have a couple of new hospitals here in Managua where they have state-of-the-art equipment, very well-trained doctors, and the cost to go to these hospitals is really cheap. We have two hospitals here in Managua that have started bringing in people from the USA for regular check ups here in Nicaragua. Many people come down here for medical attention and pay less money compared to what they would usually pay in the US. Many Americans come down to Managua because of the...
We have a couple of new hospitals here in Managua where they have state-of-the-art equipment, very well-trained doctors, and the cost to go to these hospitals is really cheap. We have two hospitals here in Managua that have started bringing in people from the USA for regular check ups here in Nicaragua. Many people come down here for medical attention and pay less money compared to what they would usually pay in the US. Many Americans come down to Managua because of the low cost of medical care and some of them can even use their health insurance down here, depending on the coverage of their insurance policies.
Posted December 3, 2014
Mario Robleto - SAENICSA Accounting and Tax Services
Healthcare and medical services in Nicaragua cost you a fraction of what you would pay anywhere else. The government of Nicaragua offers medical care, (which we call “Social Security”), which ends up being many times either free, at a reduced cost, or still, even if you were to pay full price, which a lot of foreigners do, it’s nothing like as if you would pay anywhere else.If you go to any private hospital and you want to see a specialist such as a...
Healthcare and medical services in Nicaragua cost you a fraction of what you would pay anywhere else. The government of Nicaragua offers medical care, (which we call “Social Security”), which ends up being many times either free, at a reduced cost, or still, even if you were to pay full price, which a lot of foreigners do, it’s nothing like as if you would pay anywhere else.If you go to any private hospital and you want to see a specialist such as a dermatologist, you can pay US $30 to $50 and immediately see the doctor or specialist, who would diagnose you, give you a prescription, and that’s it; you’re on your way.
If you use the publicly run healthcare system, you have to wait and be patient, but you would mostly likely end up getting your care for free, and the quality would be comparable to hospitals in the US or in Europe or anywhere else.
(Patient at Hospital Metropolitano Vivian Pellas, Nicaragua, pictured.)
Posted September 16, 2015
Carolyn Membreño - León Travel Bureau
There are not as many American-trained doctors in León as you would find in Managua, which is the capital of the country. But there are really good specialists here. Most of the top notch specialists graduated from our university. León is a university town and we have the top university in the country. Many of the people who graduated from the universities in Leon have gone to practice in places like Guatemala or Mexico. My ophthalmologist in...
There are not as many American-trained doctors in León as you would find in Managua, which is the capital of the country. But there are really good specialists here. Most of the top notch specialists graduated from our university. León is a university town and we have the top university in the country. Many of the people who graduated from the universities in Leon have gone to practice in places like Guatemala or Mexico. My ophthalmologist in León, whom I see to do checks for glaucoma, does a really thorough exam. His office is just as modern as the ones that I used to go to in New Jersey, where I come from. It has all the latest equipment. He charges me 400 córdobas, or around US $15 per visit. I spend around 90 minutes in his office as he does a thorough exam using a state-of-the-art computer system.
I know a good ultrasound radiologist in Leon whose office is equipped to do an ultrasound if you are having a baby or any type of ultrasound procedure. A visit to her office would run you about $30 or less depending on the type of ultrasound you get. These are highly-trained physicians. We have a public hospital in Leon and we have some private clinics as well.
Overall, the physicians here in León may not have been trained in the US but they had extensive training and practice from outside of the country. You will find the best of the best doctors in Managua. About 98% of the doctors there were trained in the US. The cost to go to a doctor in León is about on par with the cost to see a doctor in other parts of Nicaragua.
(A teaching course on the project of pastoral health ministry at Heodra Hospital , Leon, Nicaragua, pictured.)
Posted January 12, 2016