Kuala Lampur, Feb. 13 -- KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 - Did you find the new online list of estimated prices for 26 common medical procedures at Malaysia's private hospitals useful to plan your budget, and to decide on your medical insurance and healthcare needs?

Malaysia's insurance and takaful industry last month released its first-ever list of expected prices for procedures such as cataract surgery (RM8,400), angiogram, colonoscopy, endoscopy, wrist and forearm fractures, total knee replacement (up to RM33,400), based on what private hospitals had billed insurers in 2024.

Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM) CEO Mark O'Dell said the insurance and takaful industry had included these 26 procedures in the price guide, as these were the...