Cardiology
Starting from
$4,000
Up to $15,000 depending on centre
Typical duration
5–10 days
Including pre-operative work-up
Partner hospitals
2
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Pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation corrects life-threatening bradycardias, heart blocks, and malignant arrhythmias by delivering precisely timed electrical impulses or shocks through leads placed in the heart. International patients choose destinations like India, Turkey, and Thailand to access the latest Medtronic and Abbott devices at device-inclusive package prices well below European or North American hospital billing.
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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 | $5,000 | —chevron_right |
🇹🇷 Turkey Istanbul | $9,000 | +80%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 single lead is placed in one heart chamber (usually the right ventricle) to pace it directly, correcting a slow heart rhythm when only one chamber needs support — for example, sinus node dysfunction with a normal atrioventricular connection.
Typical recovery · 4–6 weeks
The implant procedure takes about an hour under local anaesthesia and sedation, and most patients go home the same day or after one overnight stay for monitoring. Some soreness and bruising at the site settle within days; heavy lifting and raising the arm on the device side is restricted for 4–6 weeks while the lead settles, with a device check at around four weeks.
India
$3,000–$5,000
Turkey
$6,000–$9,500
Thailand
$7,000–$11,000
Two leads — one in the right atrium and one in the right ventricle — allow the device to coordinate timing between the upper and lower chambers, closely mimicking the heart's natural conduction. This is the standard choice for complete heart block and sick sinus syndrome where atrial-ventricular synchrony matters.
Typical recovery · 4–6 weeks
Implantation typically takes slightly longer than a single-chamber device, with an overnight hospital stay for rhythm monitoring being common. Return to normal daily activity generally takes 4–6 weeks, with the same arm-lifting precautions on the device side and a wound check plus device programming review before discharge.
India
$4,000–$6,500
Turkey
$7,000–$10,000
Thailand
$9,000–$14,000
An ICD continuously monitors the heart's rhythm and automatically delivers pacing pulses or a stronger electrical shock to stop life-threatening fast rhythms such as ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation. It is implanted in patients considered at high risk of sudden cardiac arrest, either as a single-chamber or dual-chamber device depending on the underlying condition.
Typical recovery · 3–4 weeks
Hospital stay is usually 1–3 days so the device and wound can be checked before discharge. Most people resume light daily activities within a few days, but full healing of the pocket site and clearance for normal arm use and driving takes about 3–4 weeks; strenuous lifting and contact activity should be avoided during this time.
India
$9,000–$15,000
Turkey
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
Thailand
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy adds a third lead, threaded through the coronary sinus to the outside of the left ventricle, so both ventricles are paced together to correct dyssynchronous contraction in heart failure with electrical conduction delay (such as left bundle branch block). CRT-D pairs this with defibrillator protection; CRT-P provides resynchronisation pacing alone.
Typical recovery · 4–6 weeks
Because placing the third lead is more technically demanding, hospital stay commonly runs 1–5 days depending on how straightforward lead placement is and whether monitoring in a step-down unit is needed. Most patients return to their normal routine within a few weeks, with device-side arm restrictions and wound-care precautions continuing for 4–6 weeks and heart-failure symptom improvement assessed over the following months.
India
$15,000–$22,000
Turkey
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
Thailand
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
A leadless pacemaker is a capsule-sized device delivered by catheter through a vein in the groin and implanted directly inside the right ventricle, with no chest incision, pocket, or leads. It provides single-chamber pacing and suits select patients who need ventricular pacing but want to avoid the infection and lead-related complications possible with a conventional device.
Typical recovery · 1 week
Patients lie flat with the leg kept straight for a few hours after the procedure to let the groin access site seal, and many are discharged the same day or after a single overnight observation. Without a chest incision or pocket to heal, return to normal light activity is faster than with a traditional pacemaker — typically about a week — though driving is restricted for one week and a device check follows shortly after discharge.
India
$8,000–$12,000
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
New Delhi, India
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Sarita Vihar, New Delhi is one of India's foremost multi-specialty tertiary care centres, part of the Apollo Hospitals network established by Dr. Prathap C Reddy in 1983. The 710-bed facility records 1,600+ daily OPD visits, 1,000+ international patient consultations monthly, and receives 5,000+ international patients per year from over 120 countries. Its Centres of Excellence span cardiac sciences, oncology, neurosciences, organ transplantation, nephrology, orthopaedics, gastroenterology, and bariatric surgery. The hospital is equipped with Da Vinci XI robotic systems, CyberKnife radiosurgery, 3 Tesla MRI, LINAC, ECMO, and a 3D neuro-navigation system.
700+
Specialists
710+
Beds
Most modern devices from Medtronic, Abbott, Biotronik, and Boston Scientific support universal remote monitoring platforms. The implanting centre can enrol you before discharge and transfer monitoring to your home cardiologist's clinic. You should also receive a physical device ID card and full implant data sheet to hand to any emergency physician worldwide.
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