Medical treatment in India for UK patients

Start with the treatment and the complete trip

Compare the complete India trip in pounds with your UK private quote, including follow-up at home. Choose the guide below for published sources and the questions to include in a written estimate.

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If you're in the UK and looking at India, you're usually self-funding: an implant the NHS won't cover, a knee or hip operation you'd rather not wait for, or IVF your area won't fund. These guides put India's published 2026 prices in pounds and set them next to UK private fees, without pretending the NHS has vanished.

Guides for UK patients

Dental · GBP

Dental implants cost in India

Implant and All-on-4 bands in pounds, compared with UK private fees and Turkey.

Read the dental guide → Knee · GBP

Knee replacement cost in India

NHS waits, UK self-pay prices and India packages side by side.

Read the knee guide → Hip · GBP

Hip replacement cost in India

NHS waiting data, a UK fixed price and India bands in pounds.

Read the hip guide → IVF · GBP

IVF cost in India

NHS eligibility, London clinic prices, HFEA advice and India's law.

Read the IVF guide →

Costs at a glance in GBP

Published source ranges, not current clinic offers. Source dates and included components vary; check the treatment guide before comparing totals. Converted at the rates noted on each guide.

India vs home: published price bands (2026)
Treatment	India (published, ≈ GBP)	UK reference
Dental implant reference (inclusions vary by source)	£150–£670 ($200–$900)^{1, 2}	£2,400–£4,800 private³
All-on-4, one arch	£2,220–£5,180 ($3,000–$7,000)^{1, 2, 4}	Quoted per case
One knee replacement	£2,740–£5,400 ($3,700–$7,300)^{5, 6}	£13,799 fixed price at one private provider⁷; free on the NHS after the wait
One hip replacement	£3,950–£7,680 ($5,200–$10,100)^{8, 9}	£13,344 at one private provider¹⁰
One IVF cycle	£1,900–£3,800 plus drugs^{11, 12}	£4,090 before extras at one London clinic¹³

Before you plan from the UK

Know what the NHS covers. NHS dental Band 3 (£332.10) covers crowns, bridges and dentures, but implants aren't on the list, so most people pay privately for them.¹⁴
Read the NHS guidance on treatment abroad. If you go privately to India, you pay yourself, and you should plan follow-up care with your GP or dentist before you fly.¹⁵
Turkey is the obvious comparison for dentistry: shorter flights and aggressive packages. India tends to make more sense for bigger or hospital-based cases.
Plan aftercare before you go. Ask your UK dentist whether they'll review implant work done abroad, and what they'd charge. After knee surgery, line up physiotherapy for the week you land, privately if NHS rehab would mean another wait.
Check the travel advice. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office publishes current advice for India, including entry requirements.¹⁶

Visa and documents

British passport holders need a visa for India. The official e-Visa portal offers an e-Medical visa, plus e-Medical Attendant visas for up to two companions. Apply at least four days before travel. Direct flights link London with Delhi and Mumbai.¹⁷ Our India medical visa guide covers the hospital letter and dates.

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Sources (17) — checked 25 Sep 2026

Figures are quoted as each source published them. Aggregators and clinic sites are marketing sources; hospital pages are published bands, not invoices.