FESS - Functional Endoscopic Sinus Cost in Chennai, India

The cost of FESS in Chennai typically ranges from $1,550 to $5,750 USD (about ₹1.47 lakh to ₹5.45 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for FESS in Chennai is around $2,850 (about ₹2.70 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 $1,550 (about ₹1.47 lakh). It is likely to be nearer $5,750 (about ₹5.45 lakh) if you need open or robotic surgery, your condition is more complex, you stay longer or you choose a private room.

When comparing Chennai packages for FESS, check whether each quote includes:

• Surgeon and anaesthetist fees
• Operating theatre or procedure room
• Packing, splints or dressings
• Hospital stay and room category
• Medicines and consumables
• Follow-up visits before you fly home

FESS (functional endoscopic sinus surgery) uses small telescopes passed through the nose to widen the drainage openings of the sinuses, for long-term or repeated sinus infections.

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust makes clear that sinus surgery is generally considered for repeated sinus infections that have not responded to antibiotics and nasal sprays, aiming to widen the sinus openings so they drain better.

The operation is done through the nose under general anaesthetic, and while some people go home the same day you should be ready to stay one night; the trust's leaflet dates from 2006, so check current advice.

The trust suggests no less than two days off work, with most patients taking about a week, and salt-water rinses in the first month, and not everyone benefits.

A blocked nose from crusting and some bleeding are common in the first weeks, while rare risks include eye injury, spinal fluid leak and loss of smell.

Fitness to fly: pressure changes in the cabin can cause pain or problems after ear, nose or sinus surgery, so the ENT surgeon confirms you are fit to fly at the review.

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

• Tests beforehand: bloods, scans and a check by the anaesthetist.
• Operating theatre and anaesthetic: billed largely on time spent in theatre.
• Specialist fees: which are set by each hospital.
• Surgical approach: open, keyhole or robotic, where more than one is possible.
• Sinuses: how many are treated.
• Combined surgery: such as septoplasty.
• Stay: day case or overnight.
• Follow-up: nasal cleaning appointments.

Find out whether the Chennai costing covers the surgeon, theatre, stay, any lab tests and follow-up appointments.

ENT operations in Chennai take place in multi-speciality hospitals equipped with endoscopes and operating microscopes, with reconstructive and cancer teams joining for head and neck cases.

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.

Foreign patients can apply online for an Indian e-Medical visa, and family members who travel with them for an e-Medical Attendant visa; the official visa website lists the current conditions.