FESS - Functional Endoscopic Sinus Cost in Gurgaon, India

The cost of FESS in Gurgaon typically ranges from $1,900 to $7,000 USD (about ₹1.80 lakh to ₹6.64 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for FESS in Gurgaon is around $3,500 (about ₹3.32 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 $1,900 (about ₹1.80 lakh). It is likely to be nearer $7,000 (about ₹6.64 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 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 says that sinus surgery is normally 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 a minimum of two days off work, with the majority of people 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, whereas rare risks include eye injury, spinal fluid leak and loss of smell.

Flying home: cabin pressure changes can cause pain or trouble after ear, nose or sinus surgery, so the ENT surgeon checks you are fit to fly at the review appointment.

A Gurgaon quote for FESS 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.
• Sinuses: how many are treated.
• Combined surgery: including septoplasty.
• Stay: day case or overnight.
• Follow-up: nasal cleaning appointments.

Confirm whether the Gurgaon estimate includes the surgeon, theatre, stay, any lab tests and follow-up appointments.

ENT surgery in Gurgaon is carried out in multi-speciality hospitals with endoscopes and operating microscopes, and head and neck cases can involve reconstructive and cancer teams.

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.