Arthroplasty Cost in Gurgaon, India

The cost of arthroplasty 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 arthroplasty 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 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 including the thumb or wrist.

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

Taking knee replacement as an example, the NHS says the majority of people go home one to four days after surgery, use walking aids for up to about 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.

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 arthroplasty 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.
• Rehabilitation: physiotherapy on the ward and once you leave.
• Joint: knee, hip, shoulder or other.
• Extent: total or partial.
• Implant: type and brand.
• Physiotherapy: after surgery.

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

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.

Gurgaon sits on the south-western edge of Delhi, a short road transfer from Indira Gandhi International Airport, which is the usual arrival point for international patients.