What a Medical Tourism Agency Should Cost You

Prices on this page are MedMatch Global's own published figures, checked against our partner clinics' current written price lists on August 11, 2026. Comparison figures for the U.S. and Canada are published private-pay averages, sourced separately. This page is general information, not medical advice.

How agencies actually get paid

There are three models in this industry, and only one of them is visible to you by default.

The problem with commission is not that someone gets paid — everybody has to get paid. It is that the size of the payment moves with the size of your treatment. An agency earning 20% earns four times as much if you have four implants instead of one, and earns nothing at all if the honest answer is "you don't need this". That is a conflict of interest sitting inside the advice you are being given.

What MedMatch charges, and why it is a flat number

A single $300 Patient Care & Coordination Fee. The same $300 whether your treatment costs $550 or $8,000. Your treatment is paid directly to the clinic or hospital at the clinic's own price, and we take no percentage of it.

The reason is straightforward: if our income does not grow when your treatment grows, we have nothing to gain by talking you into more treatment. It is the only fee structure where we can tell you that you need fewer implants, or that a case is too small to be worth the flights, without it costing us anything.

Should you just book directly with the clinic?

Often, yes — and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling. Booking directly works well when you can verify the clinic yourself, you speak enough of the language or the clinic's international desk is genuinely good, your case is straightforward, and you are comfortable being your own advocate if something goes wrong.

Where a facilitator earns their fee is narrower than the marketing suggests:

• Comparing clinics that will not compare themselves. Clinics quote in different formats, with different inclusions and different brands, deliberately.
• Having the awkward conversation. Pushing back on an inflated graft count or an unnecessary crowning plan is easier for someone who does it weekly.
• Being reachable at 2am your time when something is wrong and the clinic's inbox is closed.
• Holding the clinic to a written policy after you have flown home and lost your leverage.

If none of that is worth $300 to you, book directly. That is a reasonable decision and we will say so.

How to find out what you are really paying

Four questions, in writing, to any agency. The answers matter less than the willingness to answer.

1. "Are you paid a commission by the clinic, and how much is it?" A flat-fee agency answers instantly. A commission agency will often reframe the question.
2. "Is the treatment price I pay the same one the clinic charges a walk-in patient?" This catches markup.
3. "Do I pay you, or the clinic, and what exactly is each payment for?" Two separate invoices is a good sign.
4. "What would I pay if I booked this clinic directly?" An honest agency knows the answer and will tell you.

And one structural test: does the agency publish prices at all? Most do not — the enquiry form exists so a number can be quoted after they know how motivated you are. Published, fixed prices remove that entirely.

What a fee should never buy

No fee, flat or commission, entitles anyone to take a deposit before you have spoken to the surgeon who will operate on you, to hold your passport or medical records, to withhold the clinic's name until after payment, or to answer "what is your complication policy" with anything other than a written document. If a fee is being used to obscure any of those, the size of it is not the problem.

Frequently asked questions

What is a fair coordination fee for a medical tourism agency?+

A disclosed flat fee in the $150–$500 range is fair and lets you see exactly what you are buying. The industry norm is instead an undisclosed clinic commission of 7.5% to 30% of your treatment price. MedMatch charges a flat $300 and takes no commission from the clinic.

How do medical tourism agencies make money?+

Three ways: a commission paid by the clinic out of your treatment price (most common, usually undisclosed), a markup added to the clinic's price before you ever see it, or a flat fee paid by you as a separate visible line. Only the third one is transparent by construction.

Do agencies mark up the clinic price?+

Many do, and you have no way to detect it from the invoice because you never see what the clinic charges directly. The test question is: "is the treatment price I pay the same one the clinic charges a walk-in patient?" Ask it in writing.

Should I book directly with the clinic instead?+

Often yes, and any honest agency will say so. Direct booking works when you can verify the clinic yourself and your case is straightforward. A facilitator earns their fee on clinic comparison, pushing back on over-treatment, being reachable when something goes wrong, and holding a clinic to its written policy after you have flown home. If that is not worth $300 to you, book direct.

Why does a flat fee matter?+

Because a percentage grows with your treatment. An agency on 20% earns four times more if you have four implants than one, and earns nothing for telling you that you need fewer. A flat fee removes that incentive from the advice entirely.

Which agencies publish their prices upfront?+

Very few — the enquiry form exists so the number can be set after the agency knows how motivated you are. MedMatch publishes one fixed price per procedure on its own site, along with a calculator that includes the second trip and a revision scenario.

This page is general information, not medical advice. Always consult a licensed dentist or physician about your individual case before making treatment decisions. Prices are estimates and depend on your clinical assessment.