Knee Arthroscopy Cost in Gurgaon, India

The cost of knee arthroscopy 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 knee arthroscopy 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 knee arthroscopy, 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

Knee arthroscopy is keyhole surgery in which a small camera inside the knee helps find the cause of symptoms including locking or giving way, and allows repair of some damage, including certain meniscus tears.

NHS 111 Wales describes arthroscopy as a way to find and repair the cause of pain, locking or giving way through cuts of only 2 to 3 mm, in an operation of about 30 minutes to two hours.

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges' Evidence-Based Interventions programme states that washing out a knee with wear-and-tear arthritis is clinically ineffective and should not be offered unless the knee is clearly locking.

Recovery can take from about a week to a number of months depending on what was done, and a repair needs longer protection than trimming.

Uncommon risks include infection, bleeding into the joint and blood clots.

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 knee arthroscopy 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.
• Implant choice: brand and type of joint, plate or screws.
• Rehabilitation: physiotherapy on the ward and once you leave.
• Problem treated: meniscus, ligament or loose bodies.
• Extent: repair or trimming.
• Stay: normally a day case.
• Physiotherapy: after surgery.

Ask each Gurgaon hospital for an itemised estimate showing any implants or devices, 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.