Knee Replacement in Gurgaon: 2026 Prices and Hospitals for U.S. Patients

Knee replacement in Gurgaon: what you get and who goes

In a total knee replacement, the damaged ends of the thigh bone and shin bone are replaced with an artificial joint. The operation usually takes 1 to 2 hours under general anesthesia or a spinal anesthetic, with you awake but numb from the waist down (NHS). The hospital stay is typically 1 to 3 days (AAOS).

The one hospital on xcuro's list in Gurgaon (Gurugram on the hospital's address) is Medanta, an xcuro partner in Sector 38 with NABH, JCI and NABL accreditation in xcuro's records. Medanta says its orthopedic surgeons were among the first in India to do both knees in one operation and minimally invasive knee replacement (Medanta). Its orthopedics chairman, Dr. Ashok Rajgopal, is credited by the hospital with more than 39,000 total knee replacements and with work on the design team of Zimmer's Persona knee (Medanta). Ask who will actually operate on you, since a large department has many surgeons.

Getting to Gurgaon from the U.S.

You fly into Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) in Delhi. New York is the one U.S. city in our check with daily nonstops, on Air India, United and American, averaging 15h 12m (Kayak). From elsewhere you connect: the shortest one-stop trips take about 20h 12m from San Francisco, 20h 27m from Chicago and 22h 01m from Dallas/Fort Worth. Medanta says it is about 17 km (11 miles) from the airport and offers free pick-up and drop-off for international patients (Medanta).

U.S. citizens can apply online for an e-Medical visa, valid for one year from arrival, with a letter from the Indian hospital that gives your admission date; a companion applies for the e-Medical Attendant visa. Every foreign visitor must also file an online e-Arrival card within 72 hours before landing (e-Visa portal). Medanta says it helps with the invitation letter and with visa extensions (Medanta).

How long you stay for a knee replacement

This is where knee replacement abroad differs most from cosmetic surgery. The risk of blood clots stays raised for four to six weeks after surgery, and long flights add to it, so your doctor should pick a blood thinner with the flight in mind (HSS). There is no agreed rule on when to fly: a 2023 survey of UK joint surgeons found advice ranging from 14 to 180 days, and some airlines want a doctor's certificate after joint replacement (Cureus). Stitches or clips usually come out after about 10 days (NHS). Plan on at least two to three weeks in Gurgaon, and agree the flight date with your surgeon before you book.

Medanta says it can arrange an affordable guest house for patients and companions (Medanta). Ask how far it is from the hospital and whether physiotherapy comes to you there.

What is included, and the implant question

Ask for an itemized estimate covering surgeon, anesthesia, room, implant, physiotherapy sessions, blood thinners and the follow-up visits before you fly. The implant is the line to watch. Ask which brand and model you are getting, and leave with its name and lot number in your discharge papers, because a U.S. surgeon will need it for any future revision. Most knee replacements last about 25 years (NHS).

Is Gurgaon safe?

The State Department rates India Level 2, “Exercise increased caution”, due to crime and terrorism, in its advisory dated June 16, 2025. Its higher-risk areas include Jammu and Kashmir, the India-Pakistan border and parts of central and eastern India (State Department, archived copy); the state of Haryana, where Gurgaon is, is not among them. The advisory also tells women not to travel alone in India, which is one more reason to bring a companion on the attendant visa.

How to check the surgeon and hospital

• Licence: search the doctor in the National Medical Commission's Indian Medical Register (NMC).
• Hospital accreditation: look the hospital up in NABH's directory of accredited organizations (NABH).
• The operation: ask how many knee replacements the named surgeon does a year, the infection rate, and whether you will have a one-knee or both-knees operation.

Our list of questions to ask a clinic abroad covers the rest.

Recovery once you are home

The NHS advises wearing compression stockings for at least 6 weeks, walking with crutches or sticks at first, and waiting at least 6 weeks to drive (NHS). Line up a U.S. physical therapist before you travel, because the home exercises matter for months. Call a doctor at once for calf pain or swelling, chest pain or shortness of breath, which can signal a clot (AAOS). Medanta says it schedules follow-ups, including by telemedicine (Medanta). Medicare usually doesn't pay for care outside the U.S. (Medicare).