Parotidectomy Cost in Gurgaon, India

The cost of parotidectomy 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 parotidectomy 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 parotidectomy, 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

Parotidectomy takes away part or all of the parotid gland, the large salivary gland in front of the ear, normally to take out a lump.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says that most parotid lumps are benign, but some continue to grow and rarely turn malignant, so surgeons normally advise removing them while small.

A scan and needle biopsy usually come first to plan the operation.

The facial nerve runs through the parotid gland. Weakness of part of the face can last a few weeks, whereas permanent weakness is rare when the lump is benign, and numbness of the earlobe and around the scar is common.

Other risks include bleeding, a collection of saliva and Frey's syndrome, in which the cheek sweats during meals.

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 parotidectomy 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: superficial or total.
• Kind of lump: benign or cancerous.
• Nerve monitoring: during surgery.
• Length of stay: normally 36 to 48 hours.

Ask the Gurgaon hospital whether the quote includes the anaesthetist, the hearing or pathology tests and the post-operative clinic appointments.

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.