Between USD 16,000 and USD 50,000 for most patients. Here is what drives the figure, what a hospital package does and does not include, and how India compares with every other destination.
Indicative published ranges for allogeneic transplantation, scaled against the upper United States figure. Verify against current hospital tariffs before relying on them.
Between USD 16,000 and USD 50,000 for most patients, depending on transplant type, diagnosis, donor availability and hospital.
| Package | Cost (USD) | Enquire |
|---|---|---|
| Autologous BMT: multiple myeloma | from $16,000 | Enquire → |
| Autologous BMT: lymphoma | from $18,000 | Enquire → |
| Allogeneic BMT: fully matched sibling | from $25,000 | Enquire → |
| Allogeneic BMT: thalassaemia, paediatric | from $28,000 | Enquire → |
| Haploidentical BMT: half-matched donor | from $35,000 | Enquire → |
| Cord blood transplant | from $40,000 | Enquire → |
Starting prices for planning only. The binding figure is the written estimate a hospital issues after reviewing your reports, confirm current tariffs before publishing these.
Staffing, facilities and overheads across the whole healthcare system are a fraction of Western equivalents.
India is among the world's largest producers of generic chemotherapy and supportive-care drugs, made domestically.
High-volume transplant programmes spread fixed costs across many patients and build deep team experience.
International patients are quoted a package price directly, rather than through insurance negotiation.
| Investigation | Indicative cost | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Bone marrow aspirate & biopsy | $200–500 | Confirms diagnosis and current disease status |
| Complete blood count & biochemistry | $50–150 | Baseline counts, organ function, coagulation |
| Cytogenetic analysis | $300–600 | Chromosomal abnormalities determining risk category |
| Flow cytometry | $300–700 | Leukaemia subtyping and minimal residual disease |
| HLA typing, per person | $200–450 | Patient and each potential family donor |
| Echocardiogram & pulmonary function | $80–200 | Cardiac and respiratory reserve for conditioning |
Ask each hospital for the per-day charge once the package duration is exceeded, and the daily intensive care rate. Complications are the usual reason a final bill exceeds an estimate, and those two numbers let you size a realistic contingency.
Package prices are a planning tool. The binding figure is the estimate a hospital issues after reviewing your reports.