Shoulder Arthroscopy Cost in Gurgaon, India

The cost of shoulder arthroscopy 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 shoulder arthroscopy in Gurgaon is around $2,000 (about ₹1.90 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 $620 (about ₹58,800). It is likely to be nearer $6,000 (about ₹5.69 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 shoulder arthroscopy, 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

Shoulder arthroscopy is keyhole surgery in which a small camera inside the shoulder is used to diagnose and treat issues including impingement, a frozen shoulder or some tendon and cartilage tears.

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust names examination and manipulation of a stiff or frozen shoulder, subacromial decompression to shave a bone spur rubbing on the tendons, and repairs of tendons and the labrum.

There are normally three to five small wounds, and stitches come out at about two weeks.

A nerve block can leave the arm numb and weak for 12 to 24 hours, and the majority of people go home the same day.

The East Kent leaflet points out that physiotherapy normally begins about three to four weeks after surgery, and recovery is quicker after a simple procedure than after a repair, which needs longer without using the arm; this leaflet could not be re-checked for this batch.

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 shoulder arthroscopy 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.
• Procedure: decompression, release or repair.
• Anaesthesia: general with a nerve block.
• Stay: normally a day case.
• Physiotherapy: after surgery.

Ask each Gurgaon hospital for an itemised estimate showing any implant, surgeon, theatre, stay and physiotherapy, so offers can be compared fairly.

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.