Partial Hip Replacement Surgery Cost in New Delhi, India

The cost of partial hip replacement in New Delhi typically ranges from $4,900 to $7,500 USD (about ₹4.65 lakh to ₹7.11 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for partial hip replacement in New Delhi is around $5,500 (about ₹5.22 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 $4,900 (about ₹4.65 lakh). It is likely to be nearer $7,500 (about ₹7.11 lakh) if a specialised implant is used, both sides are treated, it is a repeat operation or you choose a private room.

When comparing New Delhi 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 often after a hip fracture.

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust explains that it is usually done after a hip fracture has cut off the blood supply to the ball of the hip, and fitter, more active patients may 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 at least six weeks because of a small risk of dislocation.

Swelling may last up to three months, driving is usually possible after about six weeks, and rehabilitation may continue at home or in a rehabilitation unit.

Fit-to-fly window: no single aviation figure covers bone and joint surgery, but leg operations raise clot risk on long flights, so ask about clot prevention; UK Civil Aviation Authority guidance for health professionals advises 24 to 48 hours after a plaster cast.

A Delhi estimate for partial hip replacement is usually built from these parts:

• Tests before surgery: X-rays, scans and fitness checks.
• Operating theatre and anaesthesia: billed largely by time in theatre.
• Implants: type and brand of joint, plates or screws.
• Implant: cemented or uncemented.
• Admission: often an emergency after a fracture.
• Stay: and rehabilitation.
• Physiotherapy: after surgery.

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

Delhi NCR has a wide base of orthopaedic departments covering joint replacement, arthroscopy and trauma, usually with physiotherapy on site for early mobilisation.

India's national hospital standard is set by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH), a constituent board of the Quality Council of India whose standards are accredited by ISQua; you can check a Delhi hospital's current NABH status on the NABH website.

Delhi has a long record with international accreditation: India's first hospital to receive Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation, in July 2005, is in New Delhi, and JCI keeps a public list of accredited organisations.

Ask the hospital's international patient desk, where one exists, whether it provides the hospital letter for the e-Medical visa application, airport pickup, interpreters and help with nearby accommodation.