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 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 U.S.A. / U.K (in months)
Open heart Surgery	4,500/- to 8000/-	18,000 to 25000/-	9 - 12
Cranio-facial Surgery and skull base	4,250/- to 6000/-	13,000 to 18000/-	6 - 9
Neuro-surgery with Hypothermia	6,500	> 21,000	12 - 15
Complex spine surgery with implants	4,500/- to 6000/-	> 13,000	9 - 12
Simple Spine surgery	2,000/- to 3000/-	> 6,500	9 - 12
Simple Brain Tumour -Biopsy -Surgery	1,000 - 4,500	> 4,300 > 10,000	6 - 8
Parkinson's -Lesion -DBS	2,100 - 17,000	> 6,500 > 26,000	9 - 12
Hip Replacement	4,300	> 13,000	9 - 12
Procedure Charges in India & US (US $):

Procedure	Cost (US$)
	United States	India
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

Here's a brief comparison of the cost of the Dental treatment procedures between US and India

Dental procedures	Cost in US ($)*		Cost in India ($)*
	General Dentist	Top End Dentist	Top End Dentist
Smile designing	-	8,000	1000
Metal Free Bridge	-	5,500	500
Dental Implants	-	3,500	800
Porcelain Mental Bridge	1,800	3,000	300
Porcelain Mental Crown	600	1,000	80
Tooth impaction	500	2,000	100
Root canal Treatment	600	1,000	100
Tooth whitening	350	800	110
Tooth colored composite filling	200	500	25
Tooth cleaning	100	300

* These costs are an average and may not be the actual cost to be incurred.

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 UK Pound 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 of Bangalore where surgeons at the Wockhardt hospital and heart institute took a piece of vein from his arm to repair the thinning arteries of his heart. The cost was L 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 hospitals-blue pajamas. "I'd have no problem coming again."

The 73-year-old found the hospital in Bangalore after a few hours surfing the Internet. Mr. Marshall decided to come after an email conversation with Wockhardt's vice-president and a chat with other "medical tourist" from Britain who had undergone surgery in the hospital.

"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 is still more expensive than here. And the staff speaks English fluently in India.


Cost Comparison - India Vs United States of America (USA)

Significance cost difference exists between U.K. and India when it comes to medical treatment. 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.

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