Urology
Starting from
$3,000
Up to $20,000 depending on centre
Typical duration
10–21 days
Including pre-operative work-up
Partner hospitals
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Comprehensive management of bladder and prostate cancers combining endoscopic tumor resection (TURBT), radical cystectomy with neobladder creation, HIFU, and androgen deprivation therapy — all performed at internationally accredited centers offering cutting-edge oncological outcomes at significantly lower cost.
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Treatment approaches
Standard Approach
Open Radical Cystectomy
10–21 days
Robotic-Assisted Option
Robotic-Assisted Radical Cystectomy
8–16 days
| Standard | Robotic-Assisted | |
|---|---|---|
| Procedure | Open Radical Cystectomy | Robotic-Assisted Radical Cystectomy |
| Technology | Conventional surgical instruments | Robotic-assisted surgical system with surgeon oversight |
| Availability | Hospital-dependent | Selected hospitals with robotic capability |
| Specialist | Procedure specialist | Specialist with relevant robotic experience |
| Clinical suitability | Case-dependent | Case-dependent |
| Tariff | $3,000–$20,000 | $9,000–$18,000 |
| Duration | 10–21 days | 8–16 days |
Why can robotic-assisted procedures cost more?
Robotic-assisted procedures rely on additional technology and equipment beyond the standard operating platform and clinical team. This additional technology component is generally not included in standard case pricing.
Is robotic-assisted surgery always recommended?
No. Robotic-assisted surgery is not appropriate for every procedure or patient. Availability and suitability are determined by the treating specialist, based on your imaging, clinical condition, and the treating hospital's capabilities.
Average coordinated costs across our partner centres. Final pricing depends on clinical complexity and chosen hospital.
| Country | Avg. cost | vs. cheapest |
|---|---|---|
🇮🇳 India New Delhi · Chennai · Bengaluru · Hyderabad · Mumbai · Kochi | $4,500 | —chevron_right |
🇹🇷 Turkey Istanbul | $9,000 | +100%chevron_right |
Costs are indicative estimates and vary by procedure specifics, hospital, and clinical complexity. Request a personalised estimate for your specific case.
This treatment category covers several different operations with different levels of invasiveness, recovery times, and costs. The country averages above blend all of them together — use the breakdown below for a more realistic, procedure-specific estimate.
A thin scope is passed through the urethra to shave away visible bladder tumors and sample the underlying muscle layer, both removing the growth and staging how deep it has invaded — usually the first step for any newly diagnosed bladder tumor.
Typical recovery · 2–4 weeks
TURBT is typically a same-day, outpatient procedure done under general or spinal anesthesia, with no incisions and often no catheter needed afterward. Most patients rest for the first 5–7 days, with any mild burning or blood-tinged urine settling over that time, and are back to normal light activity within 2–4 weeks. Pathology results determine whether follow-up intravesical therapy (such as BCG) or a repeat resection is needed.
India
$2,500–$5,000
Turkey
$2,000–$4,000
Thailand
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
The entire bladder — and in men typically the prostate, in women sometimes the uterus and ovaries — is surgically removed, and a new way to store or pass urine is created using a segment of bowel (an ileal conduit with an external bag, or an internal neobladder). It is the standard treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer or high-risk disease that has not responded to BCG.
Typical recovery · 6–12 weeks
Hospital stay generally runs 5–10 days (4–5 days at centers using an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocol), with walking encouraged from the day after surgery to help bowel function return. Most patients resume light daily activities by 4–6 weeks and can return to work in that window, while more strenuous exertion is held off for about 6 weeks. Adapting fully to a neobladder or conduit — including night-time voiding routines or stoma care — typically continues over 3–6 months, with energy levels and quality of life still improving up to a year afterward. This entry reflects the standard (open or laparoscopic) approach, not the robotic-assisted version.
India
$7,000–$10,500
Turkey
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
Thailand
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
Focused ultrasound waves are aimed through a rectal probe to heat and destroy targeted areas of prostate tissue without any incision, radiation, or removal of the gland. It is generally considered for men with localized, low-to-intermediate risk disease confined within the prostate.
Typical recovery · 1–2 weeks
The procedure is done under anesthesia but typically involves only a 1-night hospital stay, with a urinary catheter left in place for roughly 1–2 weeks while the treated tissue heals. Most men return to normal light activity within 1–2 weeks. Note that major guideline bodies including the AUA and NCCN currently regard whole-gland and focal HIFU as investigational for primary prostate cancer treatment, citing a lack of long-term, randomized comparative data against surgery or radiation — it can offer a lower-invasiveness path with fewer urinary and sexual side effects for carefully selected patients, but is not yet an established substitute for standard therapy and eligibility should be confirmed by a specialist reviewing your MRI and biopsy results.
India
$4,000–$8,000
Turkey
$7,500–$10,000
Thailand
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
Rather than a one-time procedure, this is an ongoing hormonal treatment that lowers testosterone to slow or shrink prostate cancer that is advanced, recurrent, or being combined with radiation. It is most often delivered as a periodic depot injection (an LHRH/GnRH agonist or antagonist) rather than surgery.
Typical recovery · Ongoing therapy
There is no surgical recovery — injections are given in a clinic visit lasting a few minutes, typically on a monthly or 3-monthly schedule (sometimes stretched to 6-monthly later in treatment), and many patients travel home between doses to continue injections locally once the regimen and drug availability are confirmed with their home physician. Depending on the clinical picture, a course can run from several months (alongside radiation) to several years, or be continued indefinitely for advanced disease. Because ADT lowers testosterone body-wide, patients should be monitored for hot flashes, bone density loss, weight and metabolic changes, mood changes, and cardiovascular risk over the course of treatment.
India
$80–$150 per monthly injection (roughly $1,200–$3,000/year for an ongoing course)
Turkey
$1,500–$2,500 for an initial treatment course
Thailand
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
Cost ranges are indicative estimates for international patients and vary with implant choice, number of levels treated, surgeon, and hospital. Request a personalised quote for your specific case.
Clinical detail: AAOS OrthoInfo, Mayo Clinic Health System, Cleveland Clinic. Cost ranges cross-checked across multiple independent medical-tourism sources per country where marked; ranges flagged "pending verification" could not be independently confirmed at the time of writing.
Kochi, India
Amrita Hospital Kochi is a major teaching hospital in Kerala with extensive departments, advanced diagnostics and strong academic/research links. Established in 1998, it operates 1350 beds with 450 doctors across cardiology, oncology, haematology, neurology and orthopaedics, and holds NABH, NABL and ISO 9000:2015 accreditation, combining tertiary clinical care with medical education and research.
450+
Specialists
1,350+
Beds
TURBT (transurethral resection of bladder tumor) is an endoscopic procedure used to remove non-muscle-invasive bladder tumors and also to stage the disease. If the cancer has not invaded the bladder muscle wall, TURBT combined with intravesical BCG therapy is often curative. Radical cystectomy — surgical removal of the entire bladder — is recommended when cancer invades the muscle layer (stage T2 or higher) or is high-risk non-muscle-invasive disease that has not responded to BCG. Your overseas urologist will review your biopsy pathology and imaging to determine the appropriate treatment, and our coordinators can arrange a pre-travel virtual second opinion.
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