ESWL Cost in Gurgaon, India

The cost of ESWL 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 ESWL in Gurgaon is around $2,000 (about ₹1.90 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 $620 (about ₹58,800). It is likely to be nearer $6,000 (about ₹5.69 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 ESWL, check whether each quote includes:

• Surgeon and anaesthetist fees
• Operating theatre or procedure room
• Stents or catheters
• Hospital stay and room category
• Medicines and consumables
• Follow-up visits before you fly home

ESWL (extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy) breaks kidney or upper ureter stones with shock waves focused through the skin, so the fragments can pass in the urine.

The NHS names shockwave lithotripsy as one of the main treatments for kidney stones too large to pass, normally smaller stones in the kidney or upper ureter, whereas very hard or large stones might need ureteroscopy or PCNL.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says that treatment lasts about 45 minutes, that the stone is located with X-ray or ultrasound, and that the majority of people go home the same day.

Blood in the urine for up to 72 hours and bruising of the skin are common, and fragments pass over the following days or weeks.

Oxford reports fragments getting stuck in between 1 in 10 and 1 in 50 and severe infection in between 1 in 50 and 1 in 250, and blood thinners normally need stopping beforehand.

Flying home: there is no aviation figure for this procedure, so book after the surgeon's review and ask how to lower clot risk on a long flight.

A Gurgaon quote for ESWL 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.
• Stone: size and hardness.
• Sessions: commonly more than one.
• Imaging: X-ray or ultrasound.
• Pain relief: during treatment.

Confirm whether the Gurgaon estimate includes the surgeon, theatre, any catheter or stent and its removal, the stay and follow-up tests.

Urology departments in Gurgaon's larger hospitals routinely provide endoscopic stone treatment and keyhole operations, and some offer robotic 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.

International patients apply online for India's e-Medical visa, and up to two family members can usually travel on e-Medical Attendant visas; confirm the current rules on the official Indian visa portal.