Neonatology
Starting from
$300
Up to $2,000 depending on centre
Typical duration
3–21 days
Including pre-operative work-up
Partner hospitals
1
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Expert management of neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia using phototherapy and exchange transfusion, alongside targeted antibiotic protocols for neonatal sepsis — conditions that, left untreated, risk brain damage or death. Families travel where tertiary neonatal units provide intensive monitoring, rapid diagnostic capability, and around-the-clock neonatologist oversight at a fraction of Western private hospital costs.
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Neonatal Jaundice & Infection Treatment
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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 | $500 | —chevron_right |
🇹🇷 Turkey Istanbul | $1,000 | +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.
Continuous blue-spectrum light converts excess bilirubin in the skin into a water-soluble form the baby's body can pass in urine and stool. The baby wears only a diaper and protective eye patches, and this is the standard first-line treatment for most jaundiced newborns.
Typical recovery · 2–5 days
Most babies respond within 24–48 hours of continuous phototherapy, with treatment and monitoring typically continuing for 2–5 days until bilirubin falls to a safe level. The large majority need no further intervention and are discharged with a routine follow-up blood check.
India
$150–$350
Turkey
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
Thailand
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
Reserved for the small minority of cases where phototherapy alone cannot control critically high or rapidly rising bilirubin. A catheter placed in the umbilical vein is used to withdraw the baby's blood in small increments and replace it with donor blood, diluting the bilirubin and any circulating antibodies.
Typical recovery · 5–7 days
Performed in the NICU under continuous monitoring. Because it is used only for the most severe cases, babies typically remain in intensive care for roughly 5–7 days afterward to confirm bilirubin has stabilised and to watch for transfusion-related complications, before stepping down to routine newborn monitoring.
India
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
Turkey
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
Thailand
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
Suspected bloodstream infection in a newborn is treated with empirical broad-spectrum IV antibiotics started immediately, before blood culture results are back, then narrowed once the organism and sensitivities are known. This is a materially more serious condition than jaundice, with a longer, more intensive course.
Typical recovery · 7–14 days
If blood cultures return negative, antibiotics are often stopped within 24–48 hours. Confirmed bacterial sepsis requires a full 7–14 day IV antibiotic course with continuous NICU monitoring for feeding, breathing, and organ function — substantially longer and more intensive than an uncomplicated jaundice admission.
India
$450–$1,600
Turkey
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
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.
Faridabad, India
Asia's largest private hospital — 2,600 beds, 64 operation theatres, 81 specialties on a 130-acre campus in Delhi NCR. NABH & NABL accredited. Centres of excellence in oncology, cardiac surgery, BMT, organ transplantation, neurosciences, and IVF.
800+
Specialists
2,600+
Beds
Jaundice requiring admission is determined by bilirubin levels plotted on age-specific nomograms (such as the Bhutani chart), presence of haemolysis (e.g. ABO or Rh incompatibility), gestation below 35 weeks, or poor feeding. Our partner neonatologists assess every case individually — phototherapy typically suffices, but exchange transfusion is available immediately if bilirubin rises critically despite treatment.
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