Affordable Medical Tourism in Argentina

Medical Tourism in Argentina – Exceptional Patient Care and Recovery Centers

Medical Tourism in Argentina feels like booking a long weekend that happens to include a surgery. You land in Buenos Aires on a normal tourist visa, check into a renovated townhouse clinic, and pay 35–65 % less than the U.S. posted price. Recovery can unfold over coffee in Palermo, a tango show in San Telmo, or a weekend side-trip to Mendoza wine country, and that’s how you arrange a medical trip to Argentina.

Annually, 70,000–90,000 international medical tourists visit Argentina, generating an estimated $1–1.2 billion in annual medical-tourism revenue.

Argentina has quietly become Latin America’s go-to address for physician-led, elective healthcare travel. It combines European-trained specialists, modern private hospitals, and a deep cultural flair for aesthetic surgery, making it especially attractive to patients from

United States
Canada
Spain
Italy
Latin-American countries

Argentina skips the conveyor-belt feel of bigger medical hubs and instead offers boutique-level care, where the same Buenos Aires clinics that sculpt noses, lift faces, and refine waistlines also handle knee resurfacing, full-mouth smile reconstructions, fertility cycles, and same-day diagnostic scopes.

Every procedure is delivered under international accreditation standards, yet appointments end with enough daylight left for a Malbec and a midnight steak, which gives you a proof that world-class surgery and the city’s famous appetite for life can share the same itinerary.

Major Medical Tourism Hubs in Argentina

Argentina’s healthcare infrastructure is concentrated in well-connected cities, offering international patients easy access, quality care, and comfortable recovery options.

Buenos Aires

60% of foreign patients
45-min ride from Ezeiza Airport
English spoken in 90% of private clinics

Córdoba

20% of foreign patients
Lower hotel & recovery stay costs
Direct flights from Santiago & Lima

Rosario

10% of foreign patients
River-front recovery apartments
Quick access from Buenos Aires

Mendoza & Bariloche

10% of foreign patients
Ortho & cosmetic specialty clinics
Wine-country & lake-side recovery villas

Domestic flights connect all major hubs in under two hours, while budget airlines link wine and resort regions in under one hour.

Government-Facilitated Process for Medical Tourism in Argentina

Argentina issues a 90-day medical visa in three business days, if you hold a U.S., Canadian or E.U. passport. The National Migration Office lets your hospital upload the invitation letter, and most low-risk passports receive approval within 7 to 10 business days, so, no embassy queue, no second interview for you. Extensions are handled by the hospital visa desk, and VAT on hospital care is 0%, so the quote you sign is the amount you pay.

A Comparative Example Between Argentina and Other Major Countries

Prices shown are all-inclusive cash packages in U.S. dollars, covering hospital stay, surgeon fees, anesthesia, and standard medication.

Medical Procedure	Argentina	USA	U.K.	Canada
Rhinoplasty	$2,800	$9,500	$7,000	$6,500
Single Dental Implant (Straumann, porcelain crown)	$700	$4,500	$3,200	$2,800
Gastric Sleeve Surgery	$5,200	$25,000	$15,000	$12,000
Unilateral Knee Replacement (Ceramic-on-Poly)	$8,500	$45,000	$18,000	$16,000
IVF with Donor Eggs (Fresh Cycle)	$3,800	$15,000	$9,000	$7,000

Rhinoplasty

Argentina: $2,800
USA: $9,500
U.K.: $7,000
Canada: $6,500

Single Dental Implant

(Straumann, porcelain crown)

Argentina: $700
USA: $4,500
U.K.: $3,200
Canada: $2,800

Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Argentina: $5,200
USA: $25,000
U.K.: $15,000
Canada: $12,000

Knee Replacement

(Ceramic-on-Poly)

Argentina: $8,500
USA: $45,000
U.K.: $18,000
Canada: $16,000

IVF with Donor Eggs

(Fresh Cycle)

Argentina: $3,800
USA: $15,000
U.K.: $9,000
Canada: $7,000

Argentina consistently delivers high-quality medical care at a fraction of North American and European costs—making it one of the most value-driven medical tourism destinations globally.