Lobectomy Cost in Gurgaon, India

The cost of lobectomy 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 lobectomy 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 lobectomy, check whether each quote includes:

• Surgeon and anaesthetist fees
• Operating theatre or procedure room
• Intensive care if needed
• Hospital stay and room category
• Medicines and consumables
• Follow-up visits before you fly home

A lobectomy takes away one lobe of a lung, most commonly to treat early-stage lung cancer limited to one part of the lung.

Cancer Research UK says lobectomy is the commonest operation for early-stage lung cancer limited to one part of one lung, with smaller operations or removal of the whole lung as alternatives in some cases.

It describes keyhole surgery (VATS) through one to three small cuts, robotic surgery and open thoracotomy, with fitness and breathing tests guiding the choice.

Chest drains are normally required for a few days, and breathing exercises and early walking help prevent chest infection.

Check with the surgeon how long you are likely to stay and when it will be safe to fly.

Flying home: UK Civil Aviation Authority medical guidance puts the usual wait after heart or chest surgery at 10 to 14 days, so expect to spend around three weeks in Gurgaon in total.

A Gurgaon quote for lobectomy 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.
• Keyhole, robotic or open: the approach.
• Lymph nodes: sampled or taken out.
• Fitness tests: breathing and heart checks.
• Length of stay: and chest drain time.

Cancer treatment costs depend on the stage, the extent of treatment and any further therapy, so complex cases in Gurgaon can cost more than the range above.

Digestive and abdominal operations in Gurgaon are carried out by surgical teams in multi-speciality hospitals with critical care and endoscopy on site.

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.

Haryana adopted the national Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010 in 2018, starting with larger private hospitals, so you can ask a Gurgaon hospital for its registration under the Act.