Revision Hip Replacement Cost in Gurgaon, India

The cost of revision hip replacement in Gurgaon 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 revision hip replacement in Gurgaon 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 Gurgaon packages for revision 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

Revision hip replacement takes away and replaces some or all parts of an earlier hip replacement, normally because of loosening, wear, infection or repeated dislocation.

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust says that revision is normally required for loosening or infection, that delay can make bone loss more difficult to repair, and that the operation is larger and more complex than a first replacement, sometimes needing bone to be rebuilt.

When infection is present, the first stage takes away the implant and antibiotics follow, and a new hip is fitted about six weeks to six months later.

The trust states that more than a third of people have a complication, mainly minor, with dislocation in about 5%, infection in about 2% and a blood transfusion in about half.

Hip precautions apply for six to eight weeks, and crutches may be required for up to three months.

Flying home: aviation guidance sets no single wait for bone and joint operations, but leg surgery makes clots on long flights more likely, so ask how to prevent them; UK Civil Aviation Authority medical guidance suggests 24 to 48 hours after a plaster cast.

A Gurgaon quote for revision hip replacement is normally made up of these items:

• Tests before the operation: X-rays, other scans and an anaesthetic check.
• Theatre and anaesthetic: charged mainly by operating time.
• Implant choice: brand and type of joint, plate or screws.
• Rehabilitation: physiotherapy on the ward and once you leave.
• Reason: loosening or infection.
• Stages: one or two for infection.
• Bone grafts and special implants: if required.
• Stay: longer than a first hip.

Revision joint surgery ranges widely in complexity, and two-stage operations for infection in Gurgaon can cost more than the range above.

Orthopaedic departments in Gurgaon cover joint replacement, arthroscopy and trauma, usually with in-house physiotherapy so that patients start moving soon after surgery.

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.