Arthroplasty Cost in Chennai, India

The cost of arthroplasty in Chennai typically ranges from $510 to $4,900 USD (about ₹48,400 to ₹4.65 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for arthroplasty in Chennai is around $1,650 (about ₹1.57 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 $510 (about ₹48,400). It is likely to be nearer $4,900 (about ₹4.65 lakh) if a specialised implant is used, both sides are treated, it is a repeat operation or you choose a private room.

When comparing Chennai packages for arthroplasty, 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

Arthroplasty is the general name for joint replacement or reconstruction surgery, covering total and partial knee and hip replacements, shoulder replacement and replacement of smaller joints.

Arthroplasty takes in total knee or hip replacement, partial knee replacement of one worn compartment, shoulder replacement and replacement of smaller joints such as the thumb or wrist.

Separate pages cover the individual operations, so check which one a Chennai costing refers to before comparing prices.

Taking knee replacement as an example, the NHS states most patients go home one to four days after surgery, use walking aids for up to approximately six weeks and return to work after 6 to 12 weeks.

How long an implant lasts depends on the joint, the implant, age and activity, and the UK National Joint Registry records outcomes for more than a million hip and knee people.

Fitness to fly: aviation guidance has no single figure for bone and joint surgery, but leg operations make clots on long flights more likely, so ask about prevention; the UK Civil Aviation Authority's medical guidance suggests 24 to 48 hours after a plaster cast.

In Chennai, the price of arthroplasty is generally built from these parts:

• Assessment before surgery: X-rays, scans and a fitness check.
• Theatre and anaesthetic: billed largely on operating time.
• Joint: knee, hip, shoulder or other.
• Extent: total or partial.
• Implant: type and brand.
• Physiotherapy: after surgery.

Ask each Chennai hospital for an itemised costing showing any implant, surgeon, theatre, stay and physiotherapy, so offers can be compared fairly.

Orthopaedic departments in Chennai handle joint replacement, arthroscopy and trauma, generally with physiotherapists on site so that you start moving soon after surgery.

Hospitals in Chennai can hold NABH accreditation, India's national quality standard set by a board of the Quality Council of India and itself accredited by ISQua, and the NABH website shows whether an accreditation is still valid.

Joint Commission International (JCI) accredits a number of Indian hospitals, and its public directory lets you check whether a Chennai hospital on your shortlist is currently included.

Chennai International Airport, at Meenambakkam on the south-western side of the city, handles direct international flights, and most hospitals are a road journey away, so check the transfer time when you book.