The three questions that make every screening price comparable
Screening prices in Singapore are not hard to find. They are hard to compare — because the packages are not the same shape, and three things move the real cost around without ever appearing in the headline figure.
Is the doctor's consultation included? DTAP is the clearest case: Essential Health Screening is $217, and the consultation is a separate $48. That is $265 to actually walk out with your results explained. ATA, SATA and Healthway build doctor consultation and physical examination into the package price.
Is GST already in? ATA quotes nett. Minmed, SATA and Healthway state "includes GST" on their sheets. Where a provider does not say, assume it is not and add 9% before you compare.
What do the add-ons cost? This is the one that bites at the premium end. Healthway's higher tiers let you choose two, three or four extra tests — but a treadmill stress test, abdominal ultrasound or transvaginal pelvic ultrasound each add S$65 even when picked as one of your choices.
Put those three questions to any quote and the market resolves into something sane: roughly $76-$140 for a bloods-and-physical screening, $216-$430 for one that adds a chest X-ray, ECG and broader panels, $600-$1,700 for imaging and tumour markers, and $2,000 upwards for executive screening with specialist review.
Before you pay: Screen for Life is now Healthier SG Screening
The national programme did not go away — it was renamed. Healthier SG Screening, run by the Health Promotion Board, subsidises screening for diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, plus cervical, colorectal and breast cancer screening.
| Who you are | What you pay |
|---|---|
| Pioneer Generation cardholder | $0 |
| Merdeka Generation cardholder | $2 |
| CHAS Blue / Orange cardholder | $2 |
| CHAS Green cardholder | $5 |
| Other eligible Singapore Citizens | $5 |
Eligibility generally starts at 40 for chronic disease screening, 25 for cervical cancer screening, and 50 for colorectal and breast cancer screening. You go to a participating CHAS GP clinic or a polyclinic — several providers on this list, including ATA Medical and Minmed, are participating clinics — and appointments can be booked on the Health Appointment System at book.health.gov.sg.
One limitation worth knowing before you plan around it: Permanent Residents can get subsidised rates at polyclinics, but not at private GP clinics.
Home screening vs clinic screening
Home-based screening has quietly become a real category rather than a novelty, and the trade-off is simple: you get the bloodwork, you lose the equipment.
- Doctor Anywhere prices the convenience openly — a flat $43 to $45 more than the in-clinic price at every single tier, from Core $86/$129 up to Prestige $358/$402.
- Minmed runs home-based screening as its own six-package range from Anna $105 to Faye $550, with a mobile team, results in one working day and a complimentary post-screening teleconsult. If you miss your slot and want another home visit rather than a clinic appointment, there is a $20 transportation charge.
What a home visit cannot do: chest X-ray, ultrasound, mammogram, Dexa bone scan or treadmill stress test. If your package needs any of those, you are going to a centre — and that is exactly why the home ranges stop where they do.
Who each provider is actually for
- Lowest verified price, no fasting: ATA Medical — Ace $76, and Noble $226 / Crown $381 / Royal $667 need no fasting unless you add an abdominal or liver ultrasound.
- Screening at home: Minmed from $105, or Doctor Anywhere from $129.
- Book everything by app: Doctor Anywhere.
- Hospital group with specialist follow-up: Raffles Medical, from Raffles Classic $138.
- Sexual health, hormones, one specific concern: DTAP Clinic — and remember the $48 consultation on top.
- Heartland access and a charity you are funding: SATA CommHealth, Lite $316 to Platinum Female $1,598.
- Executive experience and imaging depth: Healthway Screening, Core S$428 to Ivory S$4,688.
