Endocrinology
Starting from
$2,000
Up to $8,000 depending on centre
Typical duration
5–10 days
Including pre-operative work-up
Partner hospitals
1
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Targeted parathyroidectomy and medical management for primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism, hypercalcemia, and hypocalcemia at specialized endocrine surgery units. Patients benefit from expert localization imaging, minimally invasive surgery, and significant cost savings compared to Western healthcare systems.
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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 | $3,000 | —chevron_right |
🇹🇷 Turkey Istanbul | $5,000 | +67%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.
The overactive or diseased parathyroid gland (or glands) is removed through a small neck incision, most often as a focused, minimally invasive operation once pre-operative imaging has pinpointed which gland is at fault — the standard cure for primary hyperparathyroidism.
Typical recovery · 1–2 weeks
Increasingly performed as day surgery or with a single overnight stay; intraoperative PTH monitoring confirms a successful cure before the patient leaves the operating room. Most people resume light activity within a few days and are back to normal daily life by 1–2 weeks, with calcium levels checked periodically in the days after surgery.
India
$2,500–$4,500
Turkey
$5,500–$9,000
Thailand
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
Not a treatment itself but a pre-operative diagnostic step: imaging such as a sestamibi (SPECT) scan, high-resolution ultrasound, or 4D-CT scan is used to identify exactly which parathyroid gland is abnormal, so the surgeon can plan a small, focused, minimally invasive parathyroidectomy rather than exploring all four glands.
Typical recovery · Same day
An outpatient scan with no recovery time needed; results are typically available within a day or two and are reviewed with the endocrine surgeon before the operation is scheduled. Bringing existing imaging from home can sometimes reduce the number of repeat scans required on arrival.
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
For patients who cannot or choose not to have surgery, hyperparathyroidism is managed with medication — such as a calcimimetic (e.g. cinacalcet) to lower calcium and PTH levels, or bisphosphonates to protect bone density — alongside regular blood monitoring. This is ongoing management rather than a cure, since the medication must be continued indefinitely.
Typical recovery · Ongoing
Not a one-time procedure: treatment involves periodic endocrinology follow-up visits and blood tests (calcium, PTH, kidney function) to adjust dosing, typically every few months once stable. There is no hospital stay or recovery period in the surgical sense.
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
Low blood calcium — whether from hypoparathyroidism, after parathyroid or thyroid surgery, or another cause — is corrected with oral calcium and vitamin D supplements for mild cases, or intravenous calcium under close cardiac monitoring in the hospital for severe, symptomatic cases such as muscle spasms or tetany.
Typical recovery · Days to weeks
Mild cases are managed with oral supplements over several weeks, with follow-up blood tests to confirm calcium has normalised. Severe or symptomatic hypocalcemia is treated urgently in hospital with IV calcium gluconate and ECG monitoring until stable, after which patients typically transition to oral therapy; some causes require ongoing calcium and vitamin D supplementation long-term.
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
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.
Gurugram, India
Medanta Hospital branch. Located in Delhi NCR, it serves Gurugram Sector 14 and surrounding areas. Established in 2022, it operates 250 beds with 100 doctors across cardiology, oncology, haematology, neurology, orthopaedics and fertility, holds NABH and NABL accreditation, and offers procedures including liver transplantation and living-donor liver transplant.
100+
Specialists
250+
Beds
Accurate localization is critical for minimally invasive parathyroid surgery. Partner centers use a combination of high-resolution ultrasound, sestamibi scintigraphy (SPECT), and 4D CT scanning to pinpoint the abnormal gland or glands before the operation. In over 80 percent of primary hyperparathyroidism cases, a single adenoma is responsible and can be removed through a small incision with a very short recovery time. During the operation, intraoperative PTH monitoring confirms that the PTH level drops by more than 50 percent after removal, indicating a successful cure. If you have previous imaging from home, sending these reports in advance allows the surgical team to plan efficiently and may reduce the number of scans needed on arrival.
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