Medical Tourism Cost Comparison between India and US

The cost difference between India and US in terms of Medical procedures is one of the driving forces that have led to the sharp growth of medical tourism industry in India. The biggest advantage for any medical tourists coming to India for Medical Tourism is cost effective and efficient treatment. The cheap and high quality treatment attracts medical tourists from US to visit India for surgeries or other alternative therapies.

Costs comparison of various medical procedures in India and US

Medical Procedure                          USA                       India

Heart Valve                                        $170,000              $3,000

Knee Replacement                         $50,000                 $9,000

Angioplasty                                        $57,000                 $10,000

Heart Bypass                                      $144,000              $10,000

Special Fusion                                    $100,000              $14,000

Face Lift                                               $15,000 $9,000

Hip Resurfacing                                 $30,000+              $10,000

Lap Band/Bariatric                           $30,000 $9,500

Hip Replacement                             $43,000 $10,000

Breast Implants                                $10,000                 $6,500

Rhinoplasty                                        $8,000                   $5,500

Hysterectomy                                   $15,000                 $7,500

Dental Implant                                  $2,000-10,000    $1,000

Bone Marrow Transplant              $2,50,000             $69,000

Liver Transplant                                $3,00,000             $69,000

Heart Surgery                                    $30,000 $8,000

Orthopaedic Surgery                      $20,000 $6,000

Cataract Surgery                               $2,000                   $1,250

Tooth impactions                             $2,000                   $100

Root canal Treatment                    $1,000                   $100

Tooth whitening                               $800                       $110

Tooth cleaning                                  $300                       $75

These rates are only indicative of approx costs and actual rates may vary from one case to other.

India can boast of the availability of many Hospitals and Clinics in every region including urban, semi-urban, or rural parts of the country. Moreover, most places in India have 24 Hours medical facilities and medical staff is also well trained which avoid any prolonged waiting period as seen in US hospitals. Indian hospitals are also famous for their personalised health care services where patients are treated one on one. The availability of professionally trained nurses and 24 hour health care adds to the convenience of patients who come from US for medical procedures.

A knee replacement surgery is a medical procedure related to joints and it can cost approx fifty thousand dollars in hospital in USA. However, the same treatment can be availed at much cheaper costs at nine thousand dollars in India. Medical Tourism offers a good alternative for anyone who would like to make good savings on medical procedures. It is especially helpful for those individuals who are looking for cheap costs for their health care treatments.