Comparing stem cell treatment for autism There is more to compare than the price
Nobody chooses a car on price alone. Stem cell programmes differ in the cells they use, the dose, how the cells are given, how long treatment lasts and what is done to help the cells work. This page compares Beike and 15 other providers on each of these. Beike's figures are for its programme in Bangkok, Thailand.
Beike's figures as supplied by Beike in October 2026. Other providers' prices as published on 26 October 2026, from clinic websites and medical travel listings. Prices change often. Every figure is linked to its source at the end of the page.
Five things to compare before you look at the price
Most providers cover the first four in some form. The fifth is the one most plans leave out.
The right cells type, quality and dose
Beike's protocol starts with the cells. In Bangkok it uses mesenchymal stem cells from donated umbilical cords [1], prepared to published laboratory standards [12].
Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells [1]. No embryonic or fetal cells [2]. Most of the other providers also use mesenchymal cells from cord or cord tissue.
The total dose over the stay, in 6 to 8 packets [1]. The other four clinics that publish a count give 40 to 500 million.
Beike's site lists USP, CLIA, CDRH, CBER and AATB standards, and reports more than 22,500 patients treated with no serious adverse reaction reported [12].
- Beike Cell Therapy 120 to 160
- Immunotherapy Regenerative Medicine 500
- Stem Solutions 100 to 175
- Stem Cell Institute 40 to 80
- Giostar 70
Bars show the top of each range. Swiss Medica sets its dose by weight and does not publish a count. No trial has established the right dose for autism.
Two routes, 15 to 18 days how the cells are given, and for how long
IV drip and intrathecal injection by lumbar puncture. The intrathecal route places cells in the fluid around the brain and spinal cord [1]. The other five providers list IV only.
The dose is divided and spread over the stay [1]. Stem Cell Institute lists 4 infusions. The others do not publish a number.
Two to three weeks, with therapy alongside the injections [1]. The other clinics that publish a stay treat over two to six days.
- Beike Cell Therapy 15 to 18
- Stem Cell Institute 6
- Stem Solutions 3 to 5
- Giostar 5
- Immunotherapy Regenerative Medicine 5
The missing piece therapy alongside the injections
Beike's site states that "stimulation through various therapies is necessary to enhance stem cell regenerative response" [2, 12]. Of the six providers that publish their programme, one other includes any therapy.
- Beike Cell Therapy Physical and occupational therapyBrain stimulation (TMS)Hyperbaric oxygen (HBOT)AcupunctureNerve growth factor (NGF) All five in the price of the Bangkok programme
- Swiss Medica Physical and occupational therapy Occupational therapy
- Immunotherapy Regenerative Medicine Plasmapheresis
- Stem Solutions None listed
- Stem Cell Institute None listed
- Giostar None listed
Six therapies in Beike's Bangkok programme
What each one involves, why it is part of the plan, and how strong the evidence is.
Movement training for strength, balance and coordination [13]
Builds motor skills during the weeks the cells are given
Supportive carePractice of fine motor skills, speech and self-care
To turn "cellular repair into the everyday function patients actually want back" [13]
Well established in autismPainless magnetic pulses from a coil held near the scalp
Activates brain regions linked to "movement, mood and language" [13]
Small studies, still investigationalBreathing pure oxygen in a pressurised chamber [15]
Beike's site says it extends the life of the injected cells [15]
Not shown to improve autism symptoms on its own [23]Thin needles at set points, about 30 minutes a session [24]
Intended to calm and improve circulation [13]
Supportive careFour to six injections into the muscle [16]
Supports the survival and repair of nerve cells [16]
Not established for autismAlso on Beike's therapy list, not in the price of the Bangkok programme
- Microbiome therapy (FMT) Not needed by every autistic child, and the doctors decide case by case. Two 2025 reviews found gains in gut and behaviour symptoms, mostly from small studies [14, 21, 22]
- Nutrition programme A diet plan set by the medical team [13]
- Aquatherapy Warm water sessions that make movement easier [13]
From $6,000 to $30,000 what the extra money buys
Autism programmes are priced from about $6,000 to $30,000. The price follows the number of cells, how they are given, the days of treatment and whether therapy is part of the plan.
Swiss Medica charges €7,700 to €25,000 depending on the programme and includes rehabilitation therapy [6]. Beike's price is for its autism programme in Bangkok, Thailand [1]. Treatment in China is planned and priced differently and will have its own page.
Six providers line by line
These six publish enough detail to compare. Each one is shown from what the programme contains down to what it costs.
| Beike Cell Therapy Bangkok, Thailand | Stem Solutions Monterrey, Mexico | Swiss Medica Belgrade, Serbia | Giostar Cancún, Mexico | Stem Cell Institute Panama City, Panama | Immunotherapy Regenerative Medicine Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What the programme contains | ||||||
| Total cells | 120 to 160 million In 6 to 8 packets [1] | 100 to 175 million | Not published Dose set by weight | 70 million | 40 to 80 million | 500 million |
| Cell types | Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UCMSC) [1] | Cord mesenchymal cells [25] | Mesenchymal cells | Cord mesenchymal cells [8] | Cord tissue mesenchymal cells [3] | Mesenchymal cells |
| Delivery | IVIntrathecal | IV | IV | IV | IV | IV Under sedation |
| Injections or infusions | 6 to 8 packets [1] | Not published | Not published | Not published | 4 [5] | Not published |
| Days of treatment | 15 to 18 [1] | 3 to 5 | Varies by programme | 5 | 6 nights [5] | 5 |
| Supportive therapies in the price | Physical and occupational therapy, HBOT, TMS, acupuncture, NGF [1] | None listed | Occupational therapy [6] | None listed | None listed | Plasmapheresis |
| Add-on products | None listed | Exosomes, take-home neuropeptides | Exosome or macrophage options | Exosomes | Intranasal exosome product | Exosomes |
| What it costs | ||||||
| Published price | $25,300 to $30,000 [1] Bangkok programme, as quoted by Beike in October 2026. | $6,800 to $11,000 [25] $6,800 for 100 million cells over 3 days. $11,000 for the full package with 4 hotel nights. | €7,700 to €25,000 [6] Priced in euros. | $8,000 to $15,600 [8] Booking platform listing. About $10,700 typical. | $13,000 to $18,000 [3, 4] By weight (2019). Now "from $15,825" for children. | $25,000 to $30,000 [8] A second listing shows $6,000 to $10,000. |
| Cost per million cells | $160 to $250 | $48 to $68 | No cell count | $115 to $225 | $225 to $325 | $50 to $60 |
| Cost per day of treatment | $1,400 to $2,000 | $2,200 to $2,300 | No fixed stay | $1,600 to $3,100 | $2,200 to $3,000 | $5,000 to $6,000 |
Beike Cell Therapy
Bangkok, Thailand
- Total cells
- 120 to 160 million
- Cell types
- Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UCMSC) [1]
- Delivery
- IV and Intrathecal
- Injections
- 6 to 8 packets [1]
- Days
- 15 to 18 [1]
- Therapies
- Physical and occupational therapy, HBOT, TMS, acupuncture, NGF [1]
- Add-ons
- None listed
- Per million cells
- $160 to $250
- Per day of treatment
- $1,400 to $2,000
Stem Solutions
Monterrey, Mexico
- Total cells
- 100 to 175 million
- Cell types
- Cord mesenchymal cells [25]
- Delivery
- IV
- Injections
- Not published
- Days
- 3 to 5
- Therapies
- None listed
- Add-ons
- Exosomes, take-home neuropeptides
Published price
$6,800 to $11,000 [25]
$6,800 for 100 million cells over 3 days. $11,000 for the full package with 4 hotel nights.
- Per million cells
- $48 to $68
- Per day of treatment
- $2,200 to $2,300
Swiss Medica
Belgrade, Serbia
- Total cells
- Not published
- Cell types
- Mesenchymal cells
- Delivery
- IV
- Injections
- Not published
- Days
- Varies by programme
- Therapies
- Occupational therapy [6]
- Add-ons
- Exosome or macrophage options
- Per million cells
- No cell count
- Per day of treatment
- No fixed stay
Giostar
Cancún, Mexico
- Total cells
- 70 million
- Cell types
- Cord mesenchymal cells [8]
- Delivery
- IV
- Injections
- Not published
- Days
- 5
- Therapies
- None listed
- Add-ons
- Exosomes
- Per million cells
- $115 to $225
- Per day of treatment
- $1,600 to $3,100
Stem Cell Institute
Panama City, Panama
- Total cells
- 40 to 80 million
- Cell types
- Cord tissue mesenchymal cells [3]
- Delivery
- IV
- Injections
- 4 [5]
- Days
- 6 nights [5]
- Therapies
- None listed
- Add-ons
- Intranasal exosome product
- Per million cells
- $225 to $325
- Per day of treatment
- $2,200 to $3,000
Immunotherapy Regenerative Medicine
Mexico
- Total cells
- 500 million
- Cell types
- Mesenchymal cells
- Delivery
- IV
- Injections
- Not published
- Days
- 5
- Therapies
- Plasmapheresis
- Add-ons
- Exosomes
- Per million cells
- $50 to $60
- Per day of treatment
- $5,000 to $6,000
Bars in a row share one scale. Cost per million cells is the published price divided by the published cell count, and cost per day is the price divided by the published stay. Beike's figures are for the Bangkok programme [1].
$1,400 to $2,000 a day at the low end of the clinics that publish a stay
Spread over 15 to 18 days, Beike's price comes to $1,400 to $2,000 for each day of treatment. The four clinics with a stay of three to six days work out at $1,600 to $6,000 a day.
- Beike Cell Therapy $1,400 to $2,000
- Stem Solutions $2,200 to $2,300
- Stem Cell Institute $2,200 to $3,000
- Giostar $1,600 to $3,100
- Immunotherapy Regenerative Medicine $5,000 to $6,000
Beike works out at $160 to $250, with six therapies and two delivery routes in the price. Giostar is at $115 to $225 and Stem Cell Institute at $225 to $325. Two Mexican clinics are lower, at $48 to $68, with IV delivery only and no therapy programme.
15 to 18 days of treatment also means about three weeks away from home and work, with meals and local transport to pay for. The next sections cover those costs and the rest of the market.
Ten more providers that publish a price and little else
-
EmCell
Kyiv, Ukraine
$6,000 to $12,000 [7]
2 day stay. No therapies listed.
-
Memorial hospitals
Istanbul and Antalya, Turkey
$8,500 to $36,000 [9]
Up to four sessions. No therapies listed.
-
EDNA Wellness
Bangkok, Thailand
$9,850 [9]
Spread over six months. No therapies listed.
-
Vega Clinic
Bangkok, Thailand
$10,780 [9]
Cord mesenchymal cells by IV, 3 days. No therapies listed.
-
Reju Stem Cell Clinic
Medellín, Colombia
$11,900 to $14,200 [9]
Nothing else published.
-
Mardaleishvili Medical Centre
Tbilisi, Georgia
About $12,000 plus VAT [7]
The child's own bone marrow or stored cord blood.
-
Cell Malaysia
Malaysia
About $15,000 [10]
Wharton's jelly mesenchymal cells.
-
World Stem Cells Clinic
Mexico
$15,000 to $25,000 [10]
Own and donor cells, dose not published.
-
United States clinics (typical)
USA
$15,000 to $30,000 [11]
A series of treatments spaced out over time.
-
Unique Access Medical
Thailand
About $18,000 [10]
Cord mesenchymal cells.
What else to budget a short programme against 15 to 18 days at Beike
What families report 108 autism patients, 214 follow-up forms
- reported better quality of life
- 62%
- reported better eye contact
- 77%
- reported better response to commands
- 74%
- reported better sleep
- 59%
Beike follows patients from one month to one year after treatment [2] and publishes the answers in its own register [17]. The figures are parent reported and there is no comparison group. Few competitors publish this much.
A published clinical trial of its own protocol, and a six night trip.
Shows its prices on its own site. Accommodation, meals, transport and a translator are included.
Far cheaper, and closer for North American families.
Beike has no public price list. Each family gets a quote for the child's weight and plan.
Experimental treatment no regulator has approved it
No stem cell treatment for autism is approved by the FDA or any major regulator. Beike's site states "Our treatments are not currently FDA approved" and that treatment "remains experimental for all age groups" [2].
A 2022 pooled analysis found stem cell therapy "might be safe and effective" and called the evidence insufficient because studies were small and inconsistent [18]. Duke University's controlled trial of a single cord blood infusion in 180 children found no significant improvement in its main social communication measure [19].
In early 2026 India's Supreme Court ruled that offering stem cells for autism outside an approved clinical trial is malpractice [20].
Intrathecal injection carries more risk than IV. It involves a lumbar puncture, usually with sedation in young children. Headache and fever are the common short term effects. No clinic can promise a result, and a provider that guarantees improvement should be avoided.
Eight questions to ask any provider
- 1 How many cells in total, of which types, and how is that verified?
- 2 Which delivery routes, how many injections, over how many days?
- 3 Exactly which supportive therapies are in the price, and how many sessions of each?
- 4 What is not included (hotel, meals, tests, sedation, repeat visits)?
- 5 Who are the treating doctors and what are their qualifications?
- 6 What are your results, how were they measured, and can I see the data?
- 7 What happens, and who pays, if there is a complication?
- 8 What follow-up do we get once we are home?
Sources
- 1 Beike Cell Therapy, Bangkok autism programme: stay, cells, delivery, therapies and price, as supplied by Beike (21 October 2026).
- 2 Beike, autism treatment page. beikecelltherapy.com
- 3 Parent's Guide to Cord Blood, Stem Cell Institute autism programme (May 2019). parentsguidecordblood.org
- 4 Stem Cell Institute, cost page. cellmedicine.com
- 5 Stem Cell Institute, autism protocol. cellmedicine.com
- 6 Swiss Medica, autism treatment, safety, cost and results. startstemcells.com
- 7 Clinic and listing pages for Giostar Mexico (giostarmexico.com/stem-cell-therapy-cost/), Mardaleishvili Medical Centre (autism-mmc.com/cost-of-stem-cell-therapy-for-autism-3/) and Ukraine programmes on Bookimed. bookimed.com
- 8 Bookimed, autism stem cell therapy in Mexico. bookimed.com
- 9 Bookimed, autism stem cell therapy worldwide. bookimed.com
- 10 Medical Tourism Magazine, top clinics and cost. medicaltourism.com
- 11 Stemcellmia, cost of stem cell therapy for autism. stemcellmia.com
- 12 Beike, our approach to stem cell treatment. beikecelltherapy.com
- 13 Beike, supportive therapies. beikecelltherapy.com
- 14 Beike, fecal microbiota transplant. beikecelltherapy.com
- 15 Beike, hyperbaric oxygen therapy. beikecelltherapy.com
- 16 Beike, nerve growth factors. beikecelltherapy.com
- 17 Beike, autism results register. beikecelltherapy.com
- 18 Systematic review and meta-analysis, stem cell therapy in children with autism (2022). PMC9114801
- 19 The Transmitter, Duke cord blood trial report. thetransmitter.org
- 20 The Week, India Supreme Court ruling on stem cell therapy for autism (February 2026). theweek.in
- 21 Hassib L, Kanashiro A, Pedrazzi JFC, et al. Microbiota-based therapies as novel targets for autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2025;139:111385. PMID 40348275
- 22 Liber A, Więch M. The impact of fecal microbiota transplantation on gastrointestinal and behavioral symptoms in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review. Nutrients. 2025;17(13):2250. PMC12252074
- 23 Xiong T, Chen H, Luo R, Mu D. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016;10:CD010922. PMID 27737490
- 24 Beike, acupuncture therapy. beikecelltherapy.com
- 25 Bookimed, Stem Solutions clinic page, autism (price update 29 March 2025). bookimed.com
This page provides general information and is not a substitute for individual medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Decisions about healthcare should be made in consultation with appropriately qualified healthcare professionals who understand the person's individual circumstances.
Speak with a patient representative
No obligation. We’ll review your situation and respond within 48 hours.
- Response within 48 hours from a patient representative.
- Confidential — your information stays with us.
- No cost, no obligation. We review your case and respond.
Answering patient inquiries since 2005. A medical evaluation follows once we have your completed medical questionnaire.
