Partial Hip Replacement Surgery Cost in Chennai, India

The cost of partial hip replacement in Chennai typically ranges from $4,100 to $6,150 USD (about ₹3.89 lakh to ₹5.83 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for partial hip replacement in Chennai is around $4,500 (about ₹4.27 lakh). What you pay depends mainly on your own case. If a standard implant is used and you stay in a shared room, your bill is likely to be closer to $4,100 (about ₹3.89 lakh). It is likely to be nearer $6,150 (about ₹5.83 lakh) if a specialised implant is used, both sides are treated, it is a repeat operation or you choose a private room.

When comparing Chennai packages for partial hip replacement, check whether each quote includes:

• Surgeon and anaesthetist fees
• Operating theatre or procedure room
• Implants, plates or screws
• Physiotherapy
• Hospital stay and room category
• Medicines and consumables
• Follow-up visits before you fly home

A partial hip replacement (hemiarthroplasty) replaces only the ball of the hip joint and leaves the socket as it is, most frequently after a hip fracture.

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust makes clear that it is generally done after a hip fracture has cut off the blood supply to the ball of the hip, and fitter, more active people might be offered a total hip replacement instead.

Because a hip fracture needs prompt surgery, a partial hip replacement is seldom a planned medical trip.

The Royal Berkshire leaflet advises putting as much weight on the leg as is comfortable, beginning with a walking frame, and not crossing the legs for no less than six weeks because of a small risk of dislocation.

Swelling might last up to three months, driving is generally possible after approximately six weeks, and rehabilitation might continue at home or in a rehabilitation unit.

Fitness to fly: aviation guidance has no single figure for bone and joint surgery, but leg operations make clots on long flights more likely, so ask about prevention; the UK Civil Aviation Authority's medical guidance suggests 24 to 48 hours after a plaster cast.

In Chennai, the price of partial hip replacement is generally built from these parts:

• Assessment before surgery: X-rays, scans and a fitness check.
• Theatre and anaesthetic: billed largely on operating time.
• Implant: cemented or uncemented.
• Admission: frequently an emergency after a fracture.
• Stay: and rehabilitation.
• Physiotherapy: after surgery.

Ask each Chennai hospital for an itemised costing showing the implant, surgeon, theatre, stay and physiotherapy, so offers can be compared fairly.

Orthopaedic departments in Chennai handle joint replacement, arthroscopy and trauma, generally with physiotherapists on site so that you start moving soon after surgery.

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.

Chennai International Airport, at Meenambakkam on the south-western side of the city, handles direct international flights, and most hospitals are a road journey away, so check the transfer time when you book.