The Medical Tourism prides itself on having
on board of some of the finest doctors, supported by high calibre nursing
professionals and paramedical staff.
Cost Comparison - India vs United Kingdom
(UK)
Significant cost differences exist between U.K. and India when it comes to
medical treatment. Accompanied with the cost are waiting times which exist
in U.K. for patients which range from 3 months to over months.
India is not only cheaper but the waiting time is almost nil. This is due
to the outburst of the private sector which comprises of hospitals and clinics
with the latest technology and best practitioners.
| Nature of Treatment |
Approximate Cost in India ($) * |
Cost in other Major Healthcare Destination
($) * |
Approximate Waiting Periods in USA / UK (in
months) |
| Open heart Surgery |
4,500 |
> 18,000 |
9 - 11 |
| Cranio-facial Surgery and skull base |
4,300 |
> 13,000 |
6 - 8 |
| Neuro-surgery with Hypothermia |
6,500 |
> 21,000 |
12 - 14 |
| Complex spine surgery with implants |
4,300 |
> 13,000 |
9 - 11 |
| Simple Spine surgery |
2,100 |
> 6,500 |
9 - 11 |
Simple Brain Tumor
-Biopsy
-Surgery |
1,000
4,300 |
> 4,300
> 10,000 |
6 - 8 |
Parkinsons
-Lesion
-DBS |
2,100
17,000 |
> 6,500
> 26,000 |
9 - 11 |
| Hip Replacement |
4,300 |
> 13,000 |
9 - 11 |
* These costs are an average and may not be the
actual cost to be incurred.
| Treatment |
India |
US |
| Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting |
$6,000 |
$60,000 |
| Knee Replacement (Single Knee) |
$6,500 |
$22,000 |
| Rhinoplasty (nose job) |
$2,000 |
$10,000 |
| Bone Marrow Transplant |
$26,000 |
$2,50,000 |
| Root Canal Treatment |
$100 |
$1000 |
An article from 'The Guardian' dtd Feb 1,
2005
This UK patient avoided the NHS list and flew to India for a heart bypass.
Is health tourism the future?
Three months ago George Marshall fretted about the choice offered by his doctor
in Britain. Diagnosed with coronary heart disease, the violin repairer from
Bradford was told he could either wait up to six months for a heart bypass
operation on the National Health Service or pay £19,000 to go under the scalpel
immediately.
In the end, Mr Marshall chose to outsource his operation to India. Last month
he flew 5,000 miles to the southern Indian city where surgeons took a piece
of vein from his arm to repair the thinning arteries of his heart. The cost
was £4,800, including the flight.
"Everyone's been really great here. I have been in the NHS and gone private
in Britain in the past, but I can say that the care and facilities in India
are easily comparable," says Mr Marshall, sitting in hospital-blue pyjamas.
"I'd have no problem coming again."
The 73-year-old found the hospital in India after a few hours surfing the
internet.
"Once I knew others had come I thought, why not? In Europe hospitals in Germany
and Belgium would do the operation for less than doctors in Britain. But Europe
was still more expensive than here. And the staff speak English in India."
With patients such as Mr Marshall willing to travel across the globe to get
treatment sooner or more cheaply than they could at home, Indian hospital
groups see a huge market for their services.