Mastectomy Cost in Chennai, India

The cost of mastectomy in Chennai typically ranges from $510 to $4,900 USD (about ₹48,400 to ₹4.65 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for mastectomy in Chennai is around $1,650 (about ₹1.57 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 $510 (about ₹48,400). It is likely to be nearer $4,900 (about ₹4.65 lakh) if you need open or robotic surgery, your condition is more complex, you stay longer or you choose a private room.

When comparing Chennai packages for mastectomy, 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 mastectomy removes the whole breast, generally to treat breast cancer or to lower risk in women with a high inherited risk.

Breast Cancer Now outlines simple, skin-sparing (generally with reconstruction) and nipple-sparing mastectomy, and the lymph nodes under the arm are checked, with a sentinel node biopsy if there are no signs of spread.

Cancer Research UK observes that mastectomy and breast-conserving surgery with radiotherapy work equally well for suitable people, and mastectomy might be recommended for large or multiple tumours.

Breast Cancer Now observes that some people go home the same day or within 23 hours if there is no reconstruction.

Drains, wound care and arm exercises follow, and reconstruction lengthens recovery.

Fitness to fly: there is no aviation figure specific to this procedure, so fly after the surgeon has reviewed you and ask how to reduce clot risk on a long journey.

In Chennai, the price of mastectomy is generally built from these parts:

• Tests beforehand: bloods, scans and a check by the anaesthetist.
• Operating theatre and anaesthetic: billed largely on time spent in theatre.
• Specialist fees: which are set by each hospital.
• Surgical approach: open, keyhole or robotic, where more than one is possible.
• Type of mastectomy: simple, skin- or nipple-sparing.
• Lymph node surgery: sentinel biopsy or clearance.
• Reconstruction: at the same time or later.
• Further treatment: chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

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

Abdominal and digestive surgery in Chennai is done by surgical teams in multi-speciality hospitals that have critical care and endoscopy on site.

Hospitals in Chennai can hold NABH accreditation, India's national quality standard set by a board of the Quality Council of India and itself accredited by ISQua, and the NABH website shows whether an accreditation is still valid.

Joint Commission International (JCI) accredits a number of Indian hospitals, and its public directory lets you check whether a Chennai hospital on your shortlist is currently included.

If a Chennai hospital runs an international patient service, ask whether it can provide the invitation letter for your e-Medical visa and arrange airport collection, interpreters and nearby accommodation.