Oophorectomy Cost in Gurgaon, India

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

• Surgeon and anaesthetist fees
• Operating theatre or procedure room
• Laboratory tests on removed tissue
• Hospital stay and room category
• Medicines and consumables
• Follow-up visits before you fly home

An oophorectomy takes away one or both ovaries for reasons including cysts, endometriosis, a twisted ovary, cancer or reducing the risk of cancer.

Ovaries may be taken out for large or recurring cysts, endometriosis, ovarian torsion, cancer or to lower cancer risk in women with a BRCA gene change, and for risk reduction the tubes are normally taken out as well.

Removing one ovary normally leaves hormone levels and fertility largely unchanged.

The NHS says that removing both ovaries brings on the menopause immediately at any age, and that HRT should be offered.

Talk through the effects of an early menopause on bones and the heart ahead of surgery; keyhole surgery commonly allows recovery within one to two weeks, whereas open surgery takes longer.

Flying home: UK Civil Aviation Authority medical guidance recommends no flights for 10 days following open abdominal surgery, which usually means about a fortnight in Gurgaon.

A Gurgaon quote for oophorectomy 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.
• One ovary or both: the extent.
• Keyhole or open: the approach.
• Tubes taken out too: commonly for risk reduction.
• Lab tests: on taken out tissue.

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

Gynaecology services in Gurgaon are provided by multi-speciality and women's hospitals, with keyhole and hysteroscopic surgery widely available.

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.