Adhesion Cost in Gurgaon, India

The cost of adhesion surgery in Gurgaon typically ranges from $1,900 to $7,000 USD (about ₹1.80 lakh to ₹6.64 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for adhesion surgery in Gurgaon is around $3,500 (about ₹3.32 lakh). What you pay depends mainly on your own case. If your operation is planned, done by keyhole or a standard method, and you go home after a short stay, your bill is likely to be closer to $1,900 (about ₹1.80 lakh). It is likely to be nearer $7,000 (about ₹6.64 lakh) if you need open or robotic surgery, your condition is more complex, you stay longer or you choose a private room.

When comparing Gurgaon packages for adhesion surgery, check whether each quote includes:

• Surgeon and anaesthetist fees
• Operating theatre or procedure room
• Laboratory tests on removed tissue
• Hospital stay and room category
• Medicines and consumables
• Follow-up visits before you fly home

Adhesion surgery (adhesiolysis) divides bands of scar tissue inside the abdomen that join organs together and can cause pain, bowel blockage or fertility issues.

Guts UK says that adhesions develop in almost everyone after abdominal surgery, though only some people have issues, and endometriosis, pelvic infection and inflammatory bowel disease can also cause them.

No blood test shows adhesions, and a CT scan is commonly used when a blockage is suspected.

Guts UK points out that a blocked bowel is commonly treated first with fluids and a stomach tube, with surgery if it does not settle in about three days or the bowel is at risk.

New adhesions can form after surgery and no medicine currently prevents them, so some people need further operations.

Flying home: UK Civil Aviation Authority medical guidance recommends no flights for 10 days following open abdominal surgery, which usually means about a fortnight in Gurgaon.

A Gurgaon quote for adhesion surgery is normally made up of these items:

• Pre-operative tests: blood work, imaging and an anaesthetic assessment.
• Theatre and anaesthesia charges: mostly set by time in the operating room.
• Consultant fees: which differ from one hospital to the next.
• Type of operation: open, keyhole or robotic where there is a choice.
• Keyhole or open: depending on the adhesions.
• Reason for surgery: blockage, pain or fertility.
• Emergency or planned: the type of admission.
• Length of stay: varies widely.

Ask whether the Gurgaon quote includes the surgeon, theatre, anaesthetist, room, medicines and review appointments, as these are commonly billed separately.

Gynaecology services in Gurgaon are provided by multi-speciality and women's hospitals, with keyhole and hysteroscopic surgery widely available.

NABH, the hospital accreditation board of the Quality Council of India whose standards carry ISQua accreditation, sets the national benchmark for hospitals, and its online directory shows whether a Gurgaon hospital's accreditation is still current.

Gurgaon is part of Delhi NCR, where India's first hospital to gain Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation did so in 2005, and JCI publishes a searchable list of the organisations it currently accredits.

Where a Gurgaon hospital has an international patient desk, ask whether it can issue the letter for your e-Medical visa and help with airport pickup, interpreters and a place to stay nearby.