Radical Prostatectomy Cost in Chennai, India

The cost of radical prostatectomy in Chennai typically ranges from $510 to $4,900 USD (about ₹48,400 to ₹4.65 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for radical prostatectomy in Chennai is around $1,650 (about ₹1.57 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 $510 (about ₹48,400). It is likely to be nearer $4,900 (about ₹4.65 lakh) if you need open or robotic surgery, your condition is more complex, you stay longer or you choose a private room.

When comparing Chennai packages for radical prostatectomy, check whether each quote includes:

• Surgeon and anaesthetist fees
• Operating theatre or procedure room
• Stents or catheters
• Hospital stay and room category
• Medicines and consumables
• Follow-up visits before you fly home

A radical prostatectomy removes the whole prostate gland and the seminal vesicles to treat prostate cancer that has not spread beyond the prostate, or only just outside it.

A radical prostatectomy is generally offered to men whose cancer has not spread beyond the prostate or has spread only just outside it, and other options might include active surveillance and radiotherapy.

Prostate Cancer UK makes clear that open, keyhole and robotic approaches give similar results in controlling cancer.

Prostate Cancer UK reports a inpatient stay of one to five days, a catheter for one to two weeks and no heavy lifting for approximately eight weeks after a radical prostatectomy.

Prostate Cancer UK sets out leaking urine, which generally improves over one to six months, erection difficulties, and infertility with dry orgasm, while a blood transfusion is needed in fewer than 1 in 100.

Fitness to fly: the UK Civil Aviation Authority's medical guidance advises waiting 10 days after open surgery on the abdomen, so allow roughly two weeks in Chennai.

In Chennai, the price of radical prostatectomy is generally built from these parts:

• Tests beforehand: bloods, scans and a check by the anaesthetist.
• Operating theatre and anaesthetic: billed largely on time spent in theatre.
• Specialist fees: which are set by each hospital.
• Surgical approach: open, keyhole or robotic, where more than one is possible.
• Approach: open, keyhole or robotic.
• Lymph nodes: removed if needed.
• Catheter: for one to two weeks.
• Follow-up: PSA blood tests.

Cancer surgery costs depend on the stage, the approach (open, keyhole or robotic) and any further treatment, so complex cases in Chennai can cost more than the range above.

Urology departments in Chennai's bigger hospitals routinely treat stones endoscopically and carry out keyhole operations, and some also offer robotic 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.