Before the implementation of universal health insurance, except for persons covered by civil service or labor insurance, doctors could charge patients individually. Surgical fees were very expensive, so surgeons ended up with the highest incomes.
全民健保尚未實施以前，除了公勞保病人外，醫院對自費病人採自由定價制度，外科開刀的費用較昂貴，收入自然居各科之冠。