Mastoidectomy Cost in Chennai, India

The cost of mastoidectomy 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 mastoidectomy 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 mastoidectomy, 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

A mastoidectomy removes infected or diseased bone from the mastoid, the honeycomb-like bone behind the ear, frequently for chronic infection or cholesteatoma.

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust makes clear that mastoid surgery treats chronic ear infection that has spread into the mastoid, and cholesteatoma, a skin growth in the ear for which surgery is the only effective treatment.

Surgery lasts one to three hours under general anaesthetic, and many people go home the same day or the next.

The trust's leaflet sets out bleeding, infection, dizziness, ringing in the ear, a change in taste and hearing loss, with facial weakness being rare.

A dressing might stay in the ear for weeks, the ear must be kept dry and approximately two weeks off work is recommended.

Fitness to fly: pressure changes in the cabin can cause pain or problems after ear, nose or sinus surgery, so the ENT surgeon confirms you are fit to fly at the review.

In Chennai, the price of mastoidectomy 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.
• Kind of mastoidectomy: and extent of surgery.
• Hearing reconstruction: if combined.
• Length of stay: same day or overnight.
• Follow-up: ear checks and cleaning.

Ask the Chennai hospital whether the price estimate covers the anaesthetist, the hearing or pathology tests and the post-operative clinic appointments.

ENT operations in Chennai take place in multi-speciality hospitals equipped with endoscopes and operating microscopes, with reconstructive and cancer teams joining for head and neck cases.

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.

Foreign patients can apply online for an Indian e-Medical visa, and family members who travel with them for an e-Medical Attendant visa; the official visa website lists the current conditions.