Amputation - Above Knee Cost in Gurgaon, India

The cost of an above-knee amputation in Gurgaon typically ranges from $620 to $6,000 USD (about ₹58,800 to ₹5.69 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for an above-knee amputation in Gurgaon is around $2,000 (about ₹1.90 lakh). What you pay depends mainly on your own case. If a standard implant is used and you stay in a shared room, your bill is likely to be closer to $620 (about ₹58,800). It is likely to be nearer $6,000 (about ₹5.69 lakh) if a specialised implant is used, both sides are treated, it is a repeat operation or you choose a private room.

When comparing Gurgaon packages for an above-knee amputation, check whether each quote includes:

• Surgeon and anaesthetist fees
• Operating theatre or procedure room
• Implants, plates or screws
• Physiotherapy
• Hospital stay and room category
• Medicines and consumables
• Follow-up visits before you fly home

An above-knee amputation takes away the leg through the thigh bone when the limb cannot be saved because of infection, poor blood supply, severe injury or cancer.

The NHS says that amputation may be required for severe infection that cannot be controlled, poor blood supply, commonly linked to diabetes or artery disease, serious injury or cancer.

Before surgery an assessment looks at general health, mobility, the home situation and psychological support, and rehabilitation begins soon after the operation.

A prosthetist normally becomes involved after a number of weeks once the wound has healed, and walking with a prosthesis after an above-knee amputation takes more energy than after a below-knee amputation.

The NHS points out that phantom limb pain is common, and other complications include wound infection or slow healing, blood clots and stump pain.

Flying home: aviation guidance sets no single wait for bone and joint operations, but leg surgery makes clots on long flights more likely, so ask how to prevent them; UK Civil Aviation Authority medical guidance suggests 24 to 48 hours after a plaster cast.

A Gurgaon quote for an above-knee amputation is normally made up of these items:

• Tests before the operation: X-rays, other scans and an anaesthetic check.
• Theatre and anaesthetic: charged mainly by operating time.
• Implant choice: brand and type of joint, plate or screws.
• Reason: and urgency.
• Stay: and wound healing.
• Rehabilitation: physiotherapy and training.
• Prosthesis: normally priced separately.

Amputation costs depend on the reason, the stay and rehabilitation, and a prosthesis is normally priced separately, so it is worth asking what the Gurgaon estimate includes.

Orthopaedic departments in Gurgaon cover joint replacement, arthroscopy and trauma, usually with in-house physiotherapy so that patients start moving soon after surgery.

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.