How KCODI works, and who pays for it
KCODI is run by Afformation Inc. in Gangnam, Seoul. We book clinics the way Korean patients do and send a medical interpreter with you. Clinics pay our fee, so patients pay nothing.
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Why clinics pay us, not you
Korean clinics spend heavily to reach overseas patients. When we bring a patient who is already informed and arrives with an interpreter, the clinic saves that cost and pays us a coordination fee. Your quote stays at the rate agreed with the clinic.
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What the interpreter does
She translates the consultation word for word, including the parts a sales coordinator might skip: risks, revision policy, what the price excludes. On surgery day she stays from check-in to discharge and sends your aftercare instructions in writing.
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What we don't do
We don't diagnose, recommend a surgery you didn't ask about, or take payment for treatment. The clinic treats and bills you. We never show before-and-after promises, because results differ by person.
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If something goes wrong
Your interpreter stays reachable after you fly home and relays your messages to the clinic. Korea also runs the Medical Korea Support Center (+82-1577-7129) and the K-MEDI mediation agency for foreign patients.
What you can hold us to
- A written, itemised quote before any deposit
- Your interpreter's name and photo before you fly
- No fee from you to KCODI, at any step
- A reply in your language within 10 minutes during 09:00–22:00 KST
From first message to flight home
Four steps. Stop at any of them and you owe nothing.
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Message us
Tell us what you want done and your travel dates. Photos help.
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Compare 2–3 written quotes
Each one itemised: surgeon, method, anesthesia, aftercare.
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We book, your interpreter is assigned
You get her name and photo before you fly.
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Clinic day and recovery
She meets you at the clinic. Your recovery plan is already on your phone.
