Best 10 Urology Hospitals in Singapore 2026: referral routes and outcomes

Urology is one of the specialties where Singapore’s public hospitals publish the most bill data, because its procedures — stone removal, prostate surgery, cystoscopy — are common, planned and well defined. This entry lists the ten units that do most of the work, what each is documented to concentrate on, and what the frequent procedures cost by ward class.

What decides the outcome

Stone or cancer. Kidney stones are managed by every unit here and the nearest is usually right. Prostate, bladder and kidney cancers benefit from a high-volume unit with robotic surgery and a tumour board; the two university hospitals and SGH hold most of that volume.

Urgency. Obstructing stones with fever, urinary retention and testicular torsion are emergencies through 995 or the nearest emergency department. Elevated PSA, blood in the urine without pain, and chronic symptoms are routine referrals with weeks of wait on the subsidised route.

Ward class for surgery. The same procedure in the same unit costs several times more in an A ward than in a subsidised B2 ward, because the surgeon’s fee and every other line move to the private schedule.

Singapore General Hospital — Department of Urology

SGH runs the largest urology department in Singapore with subspecialty teams in uro-oncology, stones, andrology, reconstructive and female urology, and the largest robotic prostatectomy volume in the public sector. It is the SingHealth referral centre for complex urological cancer.

National University Hospital — Department of Urology

NUH’s department covers the west with a documented emphasis on prostate and kidney cancer surgery, minimally invasive stone treatment and paediatric urology through the children’s hospital. It runs its own robotic programme.

Tan Tock Seng Hospital — Department of Urology

TTSH holds the central region’s urology work with strong stone and benign prostate services and a uro-oncology team; complex cancers may be referred to SGH under the National Healthcare Group’s arrangements.

Changi General Hospital, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and Sengkang General Hospital

Each general hospital runs a urology department handling stones, benign prostate disease, cystoscopy and standard cancer surgery, referring robotic and complex oncology to the larger centres. For stones and benign disease these are the shorter subsidised queues.

KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital — Paediatric Urology

Paediatric urology — undescended testes, hypospadias, reflux, paediatric stones — is provided at KKH for SingHealth and at NUH for the west.

Mount Elizabeth Hospitals (Orchard and Novena)

The Parkway campuses host the largest concentration of private urologists, with robotic surgery available at both, laser stone treatment and outpatient cystoscopy in the specialist centres. Fees are per surgeon within Ministry of Health benchmarks.

Gleneagles Hospital

Gleneagles’ urology practices cover the same scope with the hospital’s robotic and laser facilities; choice between Parkway campuses is usually by surgeon.

Raffles Urology Centre

Raffles Hospital’s in-house urology service with published fees and same-system referral from any Raffles clinic; scope covers stones, prostate, andrology and standard uro-oncology.

Public versus private, in practice

Indicative total bills for uncomplicated cases, rounded from the Ministry of Health’s published bill sizes and private price guides.

Procedure	Public, subsidised B2	Public, A ward	Private hospital
Cystoscopy, day procedure	S$300–700	S$1,500–2,500	S$2,000–4,000
Shock-wave lithotripsy, day	S$500–1,200	S$2,500–4,000	S$4,000–7,000
Ureteroscopy with laser, stone	S$1,500–3,500	S$7,000–11,000	S$10,000–18,000
Prostate resection (TURP)	S$2,500–5,000	S$9,000–14,000	S$14,000–24,000
Robotic prostatectomy	S$8,000–14,000	S$25,000–35,000	S$40,000–60,000

Bands cover the stay, surgeon, anaesthetist, theatre and standard consumables and exclude pre-admission consultation and scans. Confirm with the hospital’s financial counselling estimate.

What a referral actually looks like

A polyclinic or CHAS GP referral gives the subsidised rate at the regional hospital’s urology clinic. Raised PSA and painless blood in the urine are usually marked for fast-track review. Private GP referral or self-referral gives a private-rate appointment with a named consultant. Private hospital practices book directly.

Benign prostate disease and the medication-first rule

Most men referred for urinary symptoms are treated with medication for months or years before any surgery is discussed, and the polyclinic can start that treatment. A specialist referral is for symptoms that fail medication, retention, recurrent infection or stones, or a raised PSA. Ask the referring doctor which of these applies; it decides whether the appointment is routine or fast-tracked.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a referral for a vasectomy or circumcision?

No for private practice, which does both as day procedures at published prices. Public hospitals do them on referral at the subsidised rate, with a wait of several weeks, and circumcision for medical indications only.

Which hospital is best for prostate cancer in Singapore?

SGH and NUH do the most robotic prostatectomies and run tumour boards. For surveillance and hormone treatment, any public urology department follows the same protocols.

How long is the wait for kidney stone treatment?

Emergencies are treated at once. Routine subsidised lithotripsy or ureteroscopy waits two to eight weeks; private hospitals operate within days.

Does MediSave cover prostate surgery?

Yes, within the surgical withdrawal limit for the procedure code, plus the daily inpatient limit. MediShield Life and Integrated Shield Plans cover the rest according to ward class.

Is a PSA test part of routine screening?

Not in the national screening guidelines for men without symptoms or family history, because of the false-positive rate. It is offered on request and included in many private screening packages; discuss the trade-off with a doctor before testing.

Check also

• Nephrology hospitals in Singapore — the medical side of kidney disease
• Oncology hospitals in Singapore — where prostate, bladder and kidney cancers are treated beyond surgery
• Ward class and subsidy explained — why the same operation has three prices

Where this index comes from

Department scopes are from each hospital’s published service pages. Bill bands are rounded from the Ministry of Health’s bill size publications by procedure and ward class and from private hospital price guides. Screening guidance is from the Ministry’s screening recommendations.