- Written quotes from hospitals
- You pay India Medical Cart nothing
- No cash, ever
- Hospitals bill you directly
- Coordinators speak English, Hindi
What It Costs, Before You Decide
You pay the hospital and your own travel costs. You pay India Medical Cart nothing.
| Part | Who you pay | What it covers |
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| Hospital | The hospital, directly | Your treatment and hospital stay, as written on the hospital's quote |
| Living in India | The airline, hotel and shops you choose | Flights, any visa fee, a place to stay, food and local travel for you and your family |
| India Medical Cart | No one. You pay India Medical Cart nothing. | Our help, from your first message until after you go home |
A quote can change after the hospital's doctors examine you. Ask the hospital to explain any change in writing before you pay.
What a Hospital Quote Usually Covers
Every hospital writes its own quote, so ask each one to list both sides of this in writing before you choose. These are the lines families are most often surprised by.
- Usually included: tests before the treatment, the treatment itself, your room and nursing, and the medicines you are given in hospital.
- Usually not included: flights, any visa fee, a place to stay after you leave hospital, food, local travel, extra nights, extra tests, and treatment for a complication.
A quote is not a final bill. Ask how long it is valid, and what happens to the price if the doctors change the plan after they examine you.
How It Works
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Tell Us What You Need
A coordinator contacts you within one working day (India time).
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We Ask Hospitals for Quotes
Sending the form does not send your details to any hospital. Before we ask hospitals for quotes, we tell you which hospitals we will ask.
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You Compare and Choose
The quotes side by side. You choose.
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Travel, Treatment and Home
The hospital writes the letter for your medical visa. We stay in touch after you go home.
What We Help With
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Cancer Care
Cancer surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and bone marrow transplant, planned by a hospital cancer team.
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Heart Care
Heart bypass surgery and heart valve surgery. Hole-in-the-heart closure for children and adults.
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Brain and Spine
Spine surgery for a slipped disc or a narrow spinal canal, and surgery for brain tumours.
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Joints and Bones
Knee replacement, hip replacement and knee ligament (ACL) surgery.
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Pain and Palliative Care
Care for long-term pain, and support for people with a serious illness such as cancer.
Doctors on Our Panel
Every profile shows the doctor's qualifications, where they practise, and the date we last checked it. Where we could not verify a registration number against the public register, we leave it out rather than print it.
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Dr Namrata Dabas
Head of Department and Consultant, Pain and Palliative Care
Manipal Hospital Dwarka, New Delhi
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Dr Rajeev Verma
Chairman, Manipal Institute of Bone & Joints, Robotic Surgery & Sports Injuries
Manipal Hospital Dwarka, New Delhi
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Dr Ramji Mehrotra
Chief, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, Pusa Road, New Delhi
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Dr Surender Kumar Dabas
Chairman, Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Centre and Onco Robotic Surgeries, North West Cluster
Manipal Hospital Dwarka, New Delhi
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We do not rank doctors, and no doctor pays to be listed. A hospital may also propose one of its own consultants for your case; if you would rather see a particular doctor, ask, and the hospital confirms whether they are available.
If your country is not here yet, it only means we have not written its entry facts up. Ask us and a coordinator will answer.
Before, During and After Your Trip
Treatment is the middle of it. These are the parts families ask us about most, and each has a page of its own.
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Visa and Travel
The patient applies for an e-Medical visa, and a family member who comes to care for you can apply for an e-Medical Attendant visa. The hospital you choose writes the letter you need. Apply only on the official Government of India website — we do not sell visas, and nobody can promise you one.
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Staying in India
Most families stay in a hospital guest house, a serviced apartment with a kitchen, or a hotel nearby. Ask before you book what the room costs per night, whether one relative can stay with the patient in hospital, and how far it is to walk back.
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After You Go Home
Before you leave the hospital, ask for your discharge summary, a list of your medicines, copies of your reports and the warning signs to watch for. Ask whether the hospital offers follow-up by video. We check in with you while you recover.
Before You Pay Anyone
People do pretend to be facilitators, hospital staff and embassy officials. Three things are always true of us, and you can hold us to them.
- We never ask you to pay India Medical Cart anything, for anything.
- We never ask you to pay into a personal bank account, and we never take cash.
- We never sell visas or promise one. Only the Government of India decides a visa.
If a message asks you for money in our name, stop and tell us. The eight checks to make before you pay or share anything.
Questions Families Ask
How Much Do I Pay India Medical Cart?
You pay India Medical Cart nothing.
How Do I Pay for My Treatment?
You pay the hospital directly, into the hospital's own account. We never take cash and never handle money for your treatment. Ask the hospital for a receipt for every payment.
Can I Choose the Hospital and Doctor?
Yes. We ask 2 or 3 accredited hospitals for written quotes, and you choose. You can ask for a doctor on our panel or a doctor at the hospital, and the hospital confirms whether that doctor is available.
How Do I Send My Medical Reports?
Please do not send them by WhatsApp or email. We send you a secure link. Sending your medical reports safely
Will Someone Speak My Language?
Our coordinators speak English, Hindi. Some hospitals have interpreters. Ask the hospital before you choose it, or ask us to find out.
Are You a Hospital?
We send accredited hospitals in India prepared cases: the patient's reports through a secure link, with a short summary of what the family needs, before we contact your desk. You reply by email in whatever format suits your team. Patients pay you directly — we never collect or hold treatment money, and we never handle cash.
Get a Quote
Tell us a little. A coordinator will contact you within one working day (India time). You pay India Medical Cart nothing.
Please do not send medical reports here. If a hospital needs them, we will send you a secure link.
