Is Praram 9 really the top hospital for kidney transplants in Thailand?

It is the leading private hospital for kidney transplantation in Thailand by volume and has decades of programme experience. Public-sector Siriraj and Chulalongkorn also do high volumes but Praram 9 is the main private option for foreign patients.

Does Praram 9 take international insurance?

Yes — direct billing is available with most major global insurers including Cigna, Allianz, Aetna, AIA and BUPA. Get a guarantee-of-payment letter from your insurer before any planned admission.

Is the IVF clinic any good?

Yes — Praram 9's IVF centre is one of the longer-running fertility programmes in Bangkok and is popular with regional medical tourists, including same-sex couples seeking egg-donor consultations (note: commercial surrogacy for foreigners is restricted under Thai law).

Bangkok · Rama 9 / Bang Kapi

Praram 9 Hospital

Praram 9 Hospital is internationally known as Thailand's leading private centre for kidney transplantation and advanced nephrology — it has performed more kidney transplants than any other private hospital in the country. JCI-accredited and on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, it also runs strong cardiology, diabetes, fertility and health-screening programmes. The campus sits just off Rama 9 MRT, making it one of the more accessible international-tier hospitals in central Bangkok.

Tier

international

English Speaking

yes

Price Tier

₿₿₿

Address

99 Soi Praram 9 Hospital, Bang Kapi, Huai Khwang, Bangkok 10310

Phone

+66 2 202 9999

Website

Visit

Specialties

Kidney TransplantNephrologyCardiologyDiabetes & EndocrinologyIVFHealth Screening

Dental

IVF / Fertility

Mental Health

Addiction Treatment

Insurance Accepted

AllianzCignaAIAAprilPacific CrossBUPAAetna

Tips for Foreign Patients

Rama 9 MRT exit 1 is a 5-minute walk — much easier than driving in Rama 9 traffic.
For diabetes care, the dedicated Praram 9 Diabetes, Thyroid & Endocrine Centre is one of the best in Bangkok — ask for an English-speaking endocrinologist.
Kidney-transplant evaluations for foreign patients can begin remotely; send scans and labs to the international desk first.
Health-screening packages are competitively priced against BNH and Bumrungrad — the executive package is the most popular with expats.

Frequently Asked Questions

Accreditation

Praram 9 Hospital states on its own website that it holds the following. Read 2026-08-22; not independently confirmed with the accrediting bodies, so check directly if it is decisive for you.

JCIJoint Commission International — the main global hospital accreditation, and the one most international insurers look for

Chosen by shared specialty, city and tier — derived from the attributes on this page, not a recommendation.

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