Neck Dissection Cost in Gurgaon, India

The cost of neck dissection in Gurgaon typically ranges from $1,900 to $7,000 USD (about ₹1.80 lakh to ₹6.64 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for neck dissection in Gurgaon is around $3,500 (about ₹3.32 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 $1,900 (about ₹1.80 lakh). It is likely to be nearer $7,000 (about ₹6.64 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 neck dissection, 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 neck dissection takes away lymph nodes from the neck, normally to treat or stage head and neck cancer that has spread, or may spread, to the nodes.

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust says that head and neck cancers can spread to lymph nodes in the neck, and that removing the nodes treats cancer that has spread and helps plan further treatment.

A selective neck dissection takes away only certain groups of nodes and is the commonest type, whereas a radical dissection takes away more tissue.

The operation is done under general anaesthetic through one or two neck cuts with one or two drains, and the trust reports a typical stay of three to seven days.

Possible effects include shoulder stiffness if the nerve to the shoulder is taken out or bruised, neck numbness that may not fully return, bleeding, a fatty fluid leak needing a fat-free diet, lip weakness and swelling.

Flying home: cabin pressure changes can cause pain or trouble after ear, nose or sinus surgery, so the ENT surgeon checks you are fit to fly at the review appointment.

A Gurgaon quote for neck dissection 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.
• Extent: selective or radical.
• Sides: one or both of the neck.
• Stay: commonly three to seven days.
• Further treatment: including radiotherapy.

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

ENT surgery in Gurgaon is carried out in multi-speciality hospitals with endoscopes and operating microscopes, and head and neck cases can involve reconstructive and cancer teams.

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.