Nissen fundoplication Cost in Gurgaon, India

The cost of Nissen fundoplication in Gurgaon typically ranges from $1,900 to $5,000 USD (about ₹1.80 lakh to ₹4.74 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for Nissen fundoplication in Gurgaon is around $2,800 (about ₹2.66 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 $5,000 (about ₹4.74 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 Nissen fundoplication, 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

Nissen fundoplication is keyhole surgery for long-standing acid reflux in which the upper part of the stomach is wrapped around the lower gullet to strengthen the valve between them.

Surgery is normally offered when reflux continues despite tablets, or when someone prefers not to take medicine for life, once endoscopy and pH monitoring have confirmed that acid reflux is the cause.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust describes the operation through about five small cuts, with repair of any hiatus hernia, and a stay of one to two nights.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust states that reflux stops in about 5 in 6 people, with complications in about 1 in 20 and serious ones in about 1 in 200, whereas difficulty belching or vomiting is uncommon.

Swallowing difficulty, wind and bloating can last up to three months, so a soft diet is advised until the six-week review, and the majority of people are back at work in about four weeks.

Flying home: UK Civil Aviation Authority medical guidance treats 24 hours after keyhole surgery as the earliest point, because gas used in the abdomen needs to clear, but wait until the wounds have been checked.

A Gurgaon quote for Nissen fundoplication 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 or open: most are keyhole.
• Hiatus hernia repair: if required at the same time.
• Tests beforehand: including pH study and endoscopy.
• Length of stay: normally one to two nights.

Ask whether the Gurgaon quote includes the surgeon, theatre, anaesthetist, room, medicines and review appointments, as these are commonly billed separately.

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.

Where a Gurgaon hospital has an international patient desk, ask whether it can issue the letter for your e-Medical visa and help with airport pickup, interpreters and a place to stay nearby.