Laser Lithotripsy Cost in Gurgaon, India

The cost of laser lithotripsy 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 laser lithotripsy 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 laser lithotripsy, 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

Laser lithotripsy breaks up kidney or ureter stones with a laser passed through a thin telescope (ureteroscope) inserted through the urethra, with no cuts in the skin.

The NHS says that small kidney stones commonly pass by themselves, and that treatment may be required when a stone is too big to pass, causes severe pain or infection, or blocks the flow of urine.

The telescope passes through the urethra and bladder into the ureter or kidney, and a laser fibre breaks the stone into fragments that are taken out or passed in the urine.

University Hospitals Sussex states that many people are back at work within 7 to 10 days and can normally drive after about two weeks.

A stent can cause discomfort, a frequent need to pass urine and some blood in the urine until it is taken out, and infection, bleeding and injury to the ureter are possible complications.

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 laser lithotripsy 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 position, kidney or ureter.
• Stent: commonly placed afterwards.
• Anaesthesia: general.
• Stay: day case or overnight.

Confirm whether the Gurgaon estimate includes the surgeon, theatre, any stent and its later removal, the stay and follow-up scans.

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.

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.