FESS - Functional Endoscopic Sinus Cost in New Delhi, India

The cost of FESS in New Delhi 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 New Delhi 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 New Delhi 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 explains that sinus surgery is usually 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 at least two days off work, with most 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, while rare risks include eye injury, spinal fluid leak and loss of smell.

Fit-to-fly window: after ear, nose or sinus surgery, cabin pressure changes can cause pain or problems, so the ENT surgeon confirms fitness to fly at the post-operative review.

A Delhi estimate for FESS is usually built from these parts:

• Tests before surgery: blood tests, imaging and an anaesthetic check.
• Operating theatre and anaesthesia: billed largely by time in theatre.
• Surgeon grade: consultant fees vary between hospitals.
• Surgical approach: open, keyhole or robotic, where options exist.
• Sinuses: how many are treated.
• Combined surgery: such as septoplasty.
• Stay: day case or overnight.
• Follow-up: nasal cleaning visits.

Check whether the Delhi quote covers the surgeon, theatre, stay, any laboratory tests and follow-up visits.

ENT surgery in Delhi NCR is offered in multi-speciality hospitals with endoscopic and microscope equipment, and head and neck cases can be planned with reconstructive and oncology teams.

India's national hospital standard is set by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH), a constituent board of the Quality Council of India whose standards are accredited by ISQua; you can check a Delhi hospital's current NABH status on the NABH website.

Delhi has a long record with international accreditation: India's first hospital to receive Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation, in July 2005, is in New Delhi, and JCI keeps a public list of accredited organisations.

Ask the hospital's international patient desk, where one exists, whether it provides the hospital letter for the e-Medical visa application, airport pickup, interpreters and help with nearby accommodation.