Getting a health check-up

If you are enrolled in health insurance you can have the national health check-up. The Service sends a notice when you are due.

Who this covers

• Workplace subscribers and their dependants
• Regional subscribers (by household criteria)
• Eligibility and frequency depend on age and enrolment type — check with 1577-1000

What is included

• Height, weight, blood pressure
• Blood tests (anaemia, diabetes, cholesterol, liver)
• Urine test
• Chest X-ray
• Oral examination
• Cancer screening by age (stomach, colon, liver, breast, cervical, lung)

Steps

1. Check the notice. It comes by post or text — keep your address current.
2. Find a screening centre. www.nhis.or.kr or 1577-1000.
3. Book an appointment.
4. Follow the preparation rules, such as fasting the night before.
5. Attend the check-up. ID is required.
6. Check the results. If anything is abnormal, go to a hospital.

What you need

• Alien Registration Card
• The notice (you can be looked up without it)
• Fasting and other preparation

Where to go

• 1577-1000 National Health Insurance Service · www.nhis.or.kr
• A designated screening centre
• Your nearest public health centre
• 1345 · 1577-1366 interpretation

Questions people ask

I never got a notice. Call 1577-1000 and they will tell you whether you are due. Update your address at the same time.

Can I do it without Korean? Yes. If you need interpretation, ask the centre in advance or get help from 1577-1366.

I have no time because of work. Taking time for a health check-up is legitimate. Some centres offer Saturday appointments.

My results came back abnormal. Do not panic — go to a hospital and get it checked properly. The earlier it is found, the easier it is to treat.

Take care

The check-up is free, but follow-up tests and treatment cost money. Ask in advance. Keep your results — do not throw them away.

Related

nhis-foreigners-overview · how-to-see-doctor · hospital-system-overview

Source

National Health Insurance Service www.nhis.or.kr / As of 2026-08