Published comparisons put coronary bypass in India at about USD 5,200, angioplasty at about USD 3,300 and valve replacement at about USD 5,500. The same procedures are quoted at USD 144,000, USD 57,000 and USD 170,000 in the United States. Travel for cardiac care makes sense only after a surgeon has reviewed your case.
Published heart surgery prices
| Procedure | India | United States | Thailand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coronary bypass graft | USD 5,200 | USD 144,000 | USD 15,121 |
| Angioplasty | USD 3,300 | USD 57,000 | USD 3,788 |
| Heart valve replacement | USD 5,500 | USD 170,000 | USD 21,212 |
The comparison table above is published by a medical travel platform and covers headline procedure costs. It does not include flights, extended ICU stays or rehabilitation.
What usually sits inside a cardiac estimate
- Surgeon and anaesthesia fees, theatre time and routine pre-operative tests.
- ICU and ward stay for the standard uncomplicated pathway.
- Standard medicines during admission and the discharge medication list.
- Devices billed separately: stents, valve prosthetics and monitoring equipment vary widely by brand and type.
- Cardiac rehabilitation and follow-up imaging, which some hospitals package and others bill separately.
Ask the hospital which of these lines are included in the written estimate and which arrive as separate invoices. A low headline figure with excluded devices is not the cheaper option.
Before any travel decision
Cardiac conditions vary in urgency. Stable angina planned for bypass can wait for a proper review; a recent heart attack or worsening symptoms cannot. Your cardiologist in Bangladesh or Kenya should judge fitness to fly, and the receiving surgical team should confirm what it can assess from records alone.
- Chest pain at rest, breathlessness at rest, or fainting need local emergency care now, not a flight.
- Bring original imaging: angiogram films or CDs, not only written reports. Surgical teams often need the images themselves.
- Confirm who follows up at home and how your local cardiologist receives the discharge summary.
Questions worth asking
- 1Which procedure is the estimate based on, and what would change it?
- 2Which devices are included, and what brand and model are proposed?
- 3How many days in ICU and how many in the ward does the estimate assume?
- 4What is the surgeon's annual volume for this procedure?
- 5When is flying considered safe after surgery, and who clears it?
Our heart surgery page covers the coordination steps. Start with a question, share reports only when you are ready, and treat every pre-review figure as an estimate.
Sources and method
Price figures below are published ranges gathered on 8 October 2026 from the pages listed here. They are market references, not quotes. A hospital estimate for your case may fall outside any published range.
This guide is general information. Cardiac decisions belong to qualified cardiologists and cardiac surgeons. Medical decisions, including whether surgery is appropriate for you, are made by qualified clinicians after reviewing your case.