Data Sources & Citations
Every price point on Wellness Vision is backed by at least two independent sources. This page lists every institution, dataset, and publication we use — so you can verify our work yourself.
Editorial Independence
Wellness Vision receives zero revenue from hospital referrals, procedure bookings, or clinic sponsorships. No source below has paid to be included. Our data serves patient interests — not commercial ones.
How We Use These Sources
For each procedure, we collect price data from a minimum of two independent sources, then calculate the median across all available data points. We exclude outliers beyond two standard deviations and re-verify any price that cannot be confirmed by a second source. All prices reflect the procedure cost only — they do not include travel, accommodation, or ancillary fees unless stated.
Government & Regulatory Bodies
Official government databases form the backbone of US cost benchmarks.
Primary source for US hospital billing data, procedure cost benchmarks, and insured vs. uninsured payment differentials. We use CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) data.
Used for procedure prevalence statistics, surgery outcome data, and healthcare-associated infection (HAI) rates at international facilities. CDC travel health guidelines inform our destination safety assessments.
Medical Consumer Price Index (CPI) data used to adjust historical price series and validate year-over-year cost trends. BLS Producer Price Index for medical care services used to cross-check CMS figures.
International Organizations
Cross-border comparability requires standardised data from international bodies.
WHO Global Health Expenditure Database provides country-level healthcare cost data for Turkey, Thailand, India, Mexico, Costa Rica, Greece, and South Korea. Used to validate abroad cost benchmarks and assess healthcare system quality indicators.
OECD Health Statistics provides the most comprehensive cross-national comparable healthcare cost data available. Used for all OECD member country price comparisons (Turkey, Mexico, South Korea, Greece). The OECD pharmaceutical price comparison dataset is our primary source for Ozempic/GLP-1 pricing.
Academic & Medical Literature
Peer-reviewed research provides procedure outcome data and validates cost claims.
PubMed Central (PMC) provides open-access peer-reviewed research on medical tourism cost comparisons, procedure outcomes, and patient safety. All academic citations in our articles are sourced from PMC/PubMed-indexed journals.
KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) Health System Tracker is used for US healthcare cost context, insurance coverage statistics, and international drug price comparisons. Specifically used for Ozempic/GLP-1 pricing and the broader US healthcare cost landscape.
Hospital Accreditation Bodies
Only internationally accredited facilities are included in our cost benchmarks.
JCI accreditation is the global gold standard for hospital quality and patient safety, equivalent to The Joint Commission (TJC) standards used in the US. We only benchmark facilities that are JCI-accredited or nationally accredited by an equivalent body. JCI-accredited hospitals exist in Turkey, Thailand, India, Mexico, and other destinations.
AI Assistance Disclosure
Wellness Vision content is produced with AI assistance (Azure Neural TTS, DALL-E image generation, Grok Imagine for visual assets). All factual claims, price data, and source citations are independently verified by our editorial team against the primary sources listed above. AI is used for content production — not for data collection or source validation.
Corrections Policy
If you believe any data point on Wellness Vision is incorrect, we want to know. Email us at info@wellnessvision.health with the relevant source. We review all corrections within 7 business days and publish updates transparently.
All prices last verified: Q1 2026 (March 2026). Next scheduled review: Q2 2026.