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Medical Tourism Translation Services

You got dental work in Thailand, knee surgery in South Korea, or treatment in Turkey. Now your home doctor needs those records — in a format they can actually use, with the right codes, notation, and drug names for your country.

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The Problem with Medical Tourism Records

Word-for-word translation isn't enough. Your home doctor needs records in their system's codes and notation — not the foreign system's.

Clinically Useless Records

Your Thai dentist's records say "Zahn 36" — your US dentist has no idea what tooth that is. Even with translation, the codes and notation are meaningless without conversion.

Medication Continuity Risk

A drug prescribed in Korea may have a different name, different approved dosage, or different prescription status in the US. Missing this creates patient safety risk.

Insurance Claim Rejection

US insurers require ICD-10-CM codes and CPT/CDT procedure codes. Foreign records have neither — leading to rejected claims even for valid conditions.

Popular Medical Tourism Corridors

Each corridor has specific code system mappings, procedure crosswalks, and clinical terminology conversions built into TranslateMD's knowledge base.

TH → US Thailand → United States
Common procedures: Dental, cosmetic surgery, orthopedics
ICD-10-TM → ICD-10-CM, Thai DRG → CPT, FDI dental notation → Universal
MX → US Mexico → United States
Common procedures: Dental, bariatric surgery, fertility
ICD-10 WHO → ICD-10-CM, CETS procedure codes → CPT
KR → US South Korea → United States
Common procedures: Cosmetic surgery, orthopedics, cancer treatment
KCD → ICD-10-CM, HIRA codes → CPT, FDI dental → Universal
JP → US Japan → United States
Common procedures: Dental, fertility, oncology
ICD-10 WHO → ICD-10-CM, J-DPC → CPT, FDI → Universal, YJ drug codes
AE → US UAE → United States
Common procedures: Cardiac, orthopedic, dental
ICD-10 WHO → ICD-10-CM, DHA codes → CPT, FDI → Universal
TR → US Turkey → United States
Common procedures: Hair transplant, dental, ophthalmology
ICD-10 WHO → ICD-10-CM, SUT codes → CPT, FDI → Universal
BR → US Brazil → United States
Common procedures: Plastic surgery, dental, fertility
ICD-10 WHO → ICD-10-CM, TISS codes → CPT, Portuguese clinical terms

What TranslateMD Translates

Dental Treatment Plans
Tooth notation + BEMA/CDT/HIRA procedure codes → CDT for US dentists
Surgical Discharge Summaries
ICD-10 variant mapping + CPT equivalent procedure codes
Prescription & Medication Lists
Drug name mapping (brand ↔ generic across countries) + safety flags
Lab Results
Reference range normalization + unit conversion (mmol/L ↔ mg/dL)
Radiology Reports
Clinical terminology translation with anatomical context
Post-op Care Instructions
Medication names converted, follow-up protocols adapted to home system

Pricing

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  • 2 document translations
  • ICD-10 variant mapping
  • Dental notation conversion
  • Drug name mapping
  • PDF export
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Frequent travelers & expats
  • 50 documents/month
  • All corridor pairs
  • Priority processing
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$99/mo
Medical tourism agencies
  • 500 documents/month
  • Team workspace
  • Custom corridors
  • Bulk upload
  • SSO + audit log
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