Example journey, not a real patient
Heart bypass surgery, from the US
How a typical 28-day trip comes together, and what it costs from start to finish. Your own plan will have its own dates and prices.
- Treatment package$6,250
- Pre-op tests$400
- Return flight from New York$1,950
- 18 nights, serviced apartment$1,080
- Food, 28 days$560
- Visa, transfers, SIM and medicines$251
- Medical travel insurance$275
- Krinav Essential fee$500
US cash price: about $125,000
Mid-point estimates for one traveller. Hospital prices are confirmed only in a written quote.
Before the trip
- 01
First message
A short form, then a call with a case manager about what's needed.
- 02
Quotes compared
Written opinions and fixed prices from more than one accredited hospital.
- 03
Video call with the surgeon
Questions answered before anything is booked.
- 04
Visa, flight and stay
e-Medical visa, a flexible flight from New York and an accessible apartment near the hospital.
In India
28 days in Delhi
About 10 days in hospital, then recovery nearby until the surgeon signs off for the flight home.
Arrive, tests, meet your surgeonDays 1–2
Admission, an angiogram if needed, scans and a planning talk with the surgeon.
SurgeryDay 3
Then straight to heart intensive care.
Intensive careDays 4–6
Breathing tube and drains come out. Sitting in a chair.
Heart wardDays 7–12
A private room. Walking the corridor, trying stairs. Home on around day 10–12.
Recover where you're stayingDays 13–24
Weekly clinic visits, wound checks and medicine changes.
Final check and fly homeDays 25–28
A final heart scan and chest check, your fit-to-fly letter and the airline's medical form.
Back home
After you get home
Records in English
Discharge summary and imaging to share with the doctor at home.
Video follow-ups
Check-ins with the surgeon after returning home.
This is an illustrated example built from typical prices and treatment timelines published on this site. It does not describe a real person, and individual results, timelines and costs vary.
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