Total Hip Replacement Cost in Chennai, India

The cost of total hip replacement in Chennai typically ranges from $6,150 to $7,400 USD (about ₹5.83 lakh to ₹7.02 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for total hip replacement in Chennai is around $6,550 (about ₹6.21 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 $6,150 (about ₹5.83 lakh). It is likely to be nearer $7,400 (about ₹7.02 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 total 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 total hip replacement replaces both the ball and the socket of the hip joint with artificial parts, most frequently for severe arthritis pain and stiffness.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust records that approximately 19 in every 20 people are satisfied with the end result one year after surgery.

National Joint Registry figures quoted by the trust show approximately 96% of hip replacements lasting 10 years and approximately 92% lasting 18 years.

For every 1,000 people, the Hull leaflet reports approximately 10 infections and 7 dislocations within a year, approximately 10 with unequal leg length, and approximately 6 blood clots within three months.

Most patients leave hospital the same or the next day, pain generally eases within three to four weeks, driving is generally possible after approximately six weeks and full recovery takes 6 to 12 months.

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 total 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.
• Approach: standard or minimally invasive.
• Stay: same day to a few days.
• Physiotherapy: after surgery.

Ask each Chennai hospital for an itemised costing showing the implant, surgeon, theatre, stay and physiotherapy, so that 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.