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The appropriate ENT procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS)
Specialty and country guide
Ear, nose and throat care covers hearing, sinus, airway, voice, swallowing, sleep and head-and-neck disorders. Procedure choice depends on examination, endoscopy, hearing or vestibular tests, imaging, pathology, airway risk and the functional outcome being pursued.
Specialty overview
Ear, nose and throat care covers hearing, sinus, airway, voice, swallowing, sleep and head-and-neck disorders. Procedure choice depends on examination, endoscopy, hearing or vestibular tests, imaging, pathology, airway risk and the functional outcome being pursued.
A specialty label is not a treatment recommendation. Safe planning requires ear, nasal, sinus, airway, voice or swallowing diagnosis, endoscopic, audiological and imaging findings, hearing, breathing, speech and nerve-preservation goals. The named ENT specialist must review original records and explain alternatives, material risks, expected recovery and follow-up before travel or cost is finalized.
The directory below uses current catalog relationships for 18 ENT procedures. It does not rank clinicians or guarantee that every service is available at every campus. GAF confirms the doctor, hospital, clinical scope and written estimate for an individual case.
Clinical scope
A specialty can have diagnostic, medical, procedural, supportive or palliative roles. A diagnosis alone does not establish that any listed ENT procedure is appropriate.
The appropriate ENT procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS)
The appropriate ENT procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS)
The appropriate ENT procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Rhinoplasty
The appropriate ENT procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Rhinoplasty
The appropriate ENT procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Rhinoplasty
The appropriate ENT procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Cochlear Implantation, FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery), Septoplasty, Tympanoplasty
The appropriate ENT procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Cochlear Implantation, FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery), Septoplasty, Tympanoplasty
The appropriate ENT procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Cochlear Implantation, FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery), Septoplasty, Tympanoplasty
ENT procedures
The 18 current ENT procedure records in India are grouped by clinical approach. Every link opens a separate cost guide; a service or platform name is not a treatment recommendation.
These catalog services share a broad delivery setting, but each keeps its own indication, technique, risks, duration and written estimate.
The oropharynx includes the tonsil fossae, base of tongue, soft palate and lateral pharyngeal walls.
Rhinoplasty reshapes selected bone, cartilage or soft tissue of the nose; a combined functional plan may also address airflow.
Septoplasty is a surgical procedure used to straighten a deviated nasal septum and improve nasal airflow when structural blockage causes symptoms.
Tympanoplasty repairs a perforated eardrum and, when needed, the middle-ear mechanism, aiming to reduce infection risk and support hearing in selected patients.
Tonsillectomy removes the palatine tonsils, commonly considered for recurrent tonsillitis, significant tonsil-related obstruction or other selected indications after specialist review.
Mastoidectomy removes diseased air cells from the mastoid bone behind the ear, most often for cholesteatoma or chronic mastoid infection, and may be combined with tympanoplasty.
Adenoidectomy removes enlarged or chronically infected adenoid tissue from the nasopharynx to improve nasal breathing or reduce selected ear or sinus problems.
Sleep apnea surgery is a group of airway operations used in selected obstructive sleep apnea when anatomy and a failed or declined CPAP discussion support a surgical plan.
Stapedotomy or stapedectomy reconstructs a fixed stapes — most often from otosclerosis — by creating a small opening or removing part of the stapes and placing a prosthesis to restore sound transmission.
Balloon sinuplasty dilates a selected sinus ostium with a balloon catheter to improve drainage in carefully chosen cases, usually without removing large amounts of bone.
Skull base surgery approaches selected lesions at the interface of the nose, ear or neck with the cranial base, often using endoscopic endonasal or lateral routes with a combined ENT–neurosurgery team.
Head and neck cancer surgery removes a selected primary tumour of the upper aerodigestive tract or neck and may include reconstruction or neck dissection after multidisciplinary review.
Thyroid surgery removes part or all of the thyroid gland for selected nodules, goitre or cancer when an ENT or head-and-neck team holds the list.
Vocal cord surgery treats selected lesions or positions of the vocal folds — such as polyps, cysts or selected paralysis procedures — to support voice or airway after specialist voice assessment.
Microlaryngeal surgery is microscope-assisted surgery of the larynx performed through a rigid laryngoscope, used to diagnose or treat selected vocal-fold and laryngeal lesions.
These catalog services share a broad delivery setting, but each keeps its own indication, technique, risks, duration and written estimate.
Cochlear implantation places an internal receiver-stimulator and an electrode array in the cochlea so a sound processor can stimulate the hearing nerve in selected severe-to-profound hearing loss.
A bone-anchored hearing aid uses an implant in the skull bone to transmit vibration to the inner ear, for selected conductive or mixed losses or single-sided deafness when a conventional aid is unsuitable.
These catalog services share a broad delivery setting, but each keeps its own indication, technique, risks, duration and written estimate.
Compare
These are current GAF catalog planning ranges, separated by compatible billing basis. A cycle, course, operation, test and treatment programme are not interchangeable units.
Per named procedure and stated admission
Compare only estimates that name the same clinical scope, technique, devices, admission, monitoring and exclusions.
Per diagnostic or assessment episode
Compare only estimates that name the same clinical scope, technique, devices, admission, monitoring and exclusions.
| ENT procedure | What it is used for | Typical procedure or stay | Pricing basis | GAF India planning range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) | The oropharynx includes the tonsil fossae, base of tongue, soft palate and lateral pharyngeal walls. | 3–7 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $9,000–$20,000 | View ENT procedure |
| Rhinoplasty | Rhinoplasty reshapes selected bone, cartilage or soft tissue of the nose; a combined functional plan may also address airflow. | 1–3 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $2,500–$5,500 | View ENT procedure |
| Cochlear Implantation | Cochlear implantation places an internal receiver-stimulator and an electrode array in the cochlea so a sound processor can stimulate the hearing nerve in selected severe-to-profound hearing loss. | 3–7 nights; mapping follows | Per named procedure and stated admission | $15,000–$32,000 | View ENT procedure |
| Septoplasty | Septoplasty is a surgical procedure used to straighten a deviated nasal septum and improve nasal airflow when structural blockage causes symptoms. | Day-care or overnight | Per named procedure and stated admission | $1,500–$3,800 | View ENT procedure |
| Tympanoplasty | Tympanoplasty repairs a perforated eardrum and, when needed, the middle-ear mechanism, aiming to reduce infection risk and support hearing in selected patients. | 1–3 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $2,000–$4,800 | View ENT procedure |
| Tonsillectomy | Tonsillectomy removes the palatine tonsils, commonly considered for recurrent tonsillitis, significant tonsil-related obstruction or other selected indications after specialist review. | 1–2 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $1,000–$2,600 | View ENT procedure |
| Mastoidectomy | Mastoidectomy removes diseased air cells from the mastoid bone behind the ear, most often for cholesteatoma or chronic mastoid infection, and may be combined with tympanoplasty. | 2–5 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $3,500–$7,500 | View ENT procedure |
| Adenoidectomy | Adenoidectomy removes enlarged or chronically infected adenoid tissue from the nasopharynx to improve nasal breathing or reduce selected ear or sinus problems. | Day-care or overnight | Per named procedure and stated admission | $800–$2,200 | View ENT procedure |
| Sleep Apnea Surgery | Sleep apnea surgery is a group of airway operations used in selected obstructive sleep apnea when anatomy and a failed or declined CPAP discussion support a surgical plan. | 2–5 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $4,000–$10,000 | View ENT procedure |
| Stapedectomy / Stapedotomy | Stapedotomy or stapedectomy reconstructs a fixed stapes — most often from otosclerosis — by creating a small opening or removing part of the stapes and placing a prosthesis to restore sound transmission. | 1–3 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $2,500–$6,200 | View ENT procedure |
| Balloon Sinuplasty | Balloon sinuplasty dilates a selected sinus ostium with a balloon catheter to improve drainage in carefully chosen cases, usually without removing large amounts of bone. | Day-care or overnight | Per named procedure and stated admission | $2,000–$5,000 | View ENT procedure |
| BAHA Implantation (Bone Anchored Hearing Aid) | A bone-anchored hearing aid uses an implant in the skull bone to transmit vibration to the inner ear, for selected conductive or mixed losses or single-sided deafness when a conventional aid is unsuitable. | 1–3 nights; processor fitting follows | Per named procedure and stated admission | $8,000–$16,000 | View ENT procedure |
| Skull Base Surgery | Skull base surgery approaches selected lesions at the interface of the nose, ear or neck with the cranial base, often using endoscopic endonasal or lateral routes with a combined ENT–neurosurgery team. | 5–12 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $8,000–$22,000 | View ENT procedure |
| Head & Neck Cancer Surgery | Head and neck cancer surgery removes a selected primary tumour of the upper aerodigestive tract or neck and may include reconstruction or neck dissection after multidisciplinary review. | 5–14 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $5,000–$16,000 | View ENT procedure |
| Thyroid Surgery | Thyroid surgery removes part or all of the thyroid gland for selected nodules, goitre or cancer when an ENT or head-and-neck team holds the list. | 1–4 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $2,500–$6,800 | View ENT procedure |
| Vocal Cord Surgery | Vocal cord surgery treats selected lesions or positions of the vocal folds — such as polyps, cysts or selected paralysis procedures — to support voice or airway after specialist voice assessment. | Day-care to 2 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $2,000–$5,200 | View ENT procedure |
| Microlaryngeal Surgery | Microlaryngeal surgery is microscope-assisted surgery of the larynx performed through a rigid laryngoscope, used to diagnose or treat selected vocal-fold and laryngeal lesions. | Day-care to 2 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $2,000–$5,000 | View ENT procedure |
| FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery) | Functional endoscopic sinus surgery uses a camera and instruments through the nose to open selected blocked sinus pathways and treat chronic sinus or polyp disease while avoiding external facial incisions. | 1–3 nights | Per diagnostic or assessment episode | $2,000–$5,200 | View ENT procedure |
Indicative planning ranges, not guaranteed hospital quotations. The treating team confirms the clinical scope, billing basis, schedule, admission, monitoring and exclusions after review.
Clinical decisions
Selection begins with a confirmed diagnosis and a precise clinical question. Review includes ear, nasal, sinus, airway, voice or swallowing diagnosis and endoscopic, audiological and imaging findings. A procedure name or scan finding alone is not enough to establish suitability.
The treating team considers hearing, breathing, speech and nerve-preservation goals, current symptoms, medicines, previous treatment, comorbidities and the patient’s goals. Urgent or unstable illness may make travel inappropriate.
Alternatives and sequencing must be explicit. The specialist should explain why the proposed ENT procedure is preferred, what result is expected to change care, and how recovery and follow-up will continue after the patient returns home.
Treatment pathway
This specialty-specific pathway is configured from approved editorial content. The exact sequence changes with the diagnosis, selected ENT procedure and patient factors.
The ENT specialist reviews the diagnosis, prior treatment, current symptoms and original imaging or test material.
The team confirms ear, nasal, sinus, airway, voice or swallowing diagnosis, endoscopic, audiological and imaging findings, hearing, breathing, speech and nerve-preservation goals and identifies missing investigations or urgent risks.
Reasonable non-procedural, procedural and staged alternatives are compared with expected benefit and material risk.
The written plan identifies the exact ENT procedure, technique, responsible clinician, campus and anticipated schedule.
Anaesthetic, medicine, infection, bleeding, organ-function and support requirements are checked as relevant.
The named team delivers care with procedure-specific safety checks and escalation arrangements.
The patient receives records, warning signs, medicine instructions, pending-result ownership and a follow-up plan.
Cost planning
Costs are shown by 2 compatible pricing bases rather than one misleading specialty-wide range. A personalized estimate follows medical-record review.
A ent estimate is useful only when its billing basis and clinical scope are stated. Important scope includes the exact endoscopic, microscopic, airway or implant procedure; navigation, hearing implant, prosthesis, pathology and postoperative monitoring. Unlike units must not be combined into one specialty average.
The written estimate should separate the named procedure or course from tests, professional fees, devices, medicines, pathology, ward care, intensive care and follow-up. Optional or complication-triggered charges should remain separate.
Catalog ranges are planning figures, not hospital quotations. The final amount can change after record review, examination, additional testing or a change in technique, device, duration or admission.
Technology
This list is derived from procedure relationships; it is not a hospital machine inventory. Technology availability must be confirmed for a named campus and treatment date.
What it is
The equipment, imaging, laboratory, anaesthetic and recovery resources required for the selected ENT procedure.
Why it may be used
Availability must be confirmed for the named procedure, clinician, campus and treatment date rather than inferred from a hospital specialty label.
Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) · Rhinoplasty · Cochlear Implantation · FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery) · Septoplasty · Tympanoplasty · Tonsillectomy · Mastoidectomy · Adenoidectomy · Sleep Apnea Surgery · Stapedectomy / Stapedotomy · Balloon Sinuplasty · BAHA Implantation (Bone Anchored Hearing Aid) · Skull Base Surgery · Head & Neck Cancer Surgery · Thyroid Surgery · Vocal Cord Surgery · Microlaryngeal Surgery
Cities
Cities appear only where current catalog relationships contain relevant hospitals, doctors and procedures. Counts update from the live data layer.
Hospitals
32 hospitals currently meet the India and ENT relationship filters. Cards show stored CMS information, not a ranking or universal capability claim.
JCI Accredited
NABH Accredited11 listed doctors for ENT
Languages listed: English, Telugu, Hindi
JCI Accredited
NABH Accredited11 listed doctors for ENT
Languages listed: English, Hindi
JCI Accredited
NABH Accredited9 listed doctors for ENT
Languages listed: English, Kannada, Hindi
JCI Accredited
NABH Accredited
NABL Accredited5 listed doctors for ENT
Languages listed: English, Hindi
JCI Accredited
NABH Accredited
NABL Accredited5 listed doctors for ENT
Languages listed: English, Telugu, Hindi
JCI Accredited
NABH Accredited
NABL Accredited5 listed doctors for ENT
Languages listed: English, Hindi
Specialists
103 doctor records meet the India and ENT relationship filters across 32 related hospitals. Profile facts come from the existing CMS; ordering is not a ranking.
ENT
38+ years Experience
FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery) · Septoplasty · Tonsillectomy
English, Hindi
ENT
35+ years Experience
Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery — inc… · Stapedectomy / Stapes Surgery — for otosc… · Advanced Mastoid Surgery — for chronic mi…
English, Hindi
ENT
35+ years Experience
FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery) · Septoplasty · Tonsillectomy
English, Hindi
ENT
44+ years Experience
FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery) · Septoplasty · Tonsillectomy
English, Hindi
ENT
15+ years Experience
Cochlear Implant Surgery · Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery · Septoplasty
English, Hindi
ENT
15+ years Experience
Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery · Chronic Sinusitis (Refractory) · Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Polyps
English, Hindi
International patients
Send the listed records before travel so a named ENT specialist can determine whether remote review is sufficient or further assessment is required. A preliminary opinion is not final clearance for treatment or flying.
Confirm the exact campus, clinician, procedure scope, estimate assumptions, expected stay, attendant needs and emergency arrangements before booking travel. Keep flights and lodging flexible until the clinical plan is accepted.
Before departure, obtain procedure and discharge records, pathology or test results, device details where relevant, medicine changes, warning signs and named contacts for pending results and follow-up at home.
Stay varies across the listed ENT procedures; use the procedure row as planning guidance rather than a promise. The treating team decides observation, admission and fitness to fly after reviewing clinical risk and recovery.
International patients should allow time for assessment, pending results and an early review. A changed plan, complication or need for rehabilitation can extend the stay, so flexible travel arrangements are safer than a fixed departure immediately after treatment.
Depending on the condition, the treating team may request:
India has GAF-linked ENT specialists and hospitals across several cities. Compare a named clinician, campus and complete clinical scope rather than assuming all hospitals offer every ENT procedure.
Compare like-for-like billing units, technique, devices, tests, admission, follow-up and exclusions. Travel cost and a headline procedure range should not outweigh clinical suitability, urgency or continuity of care.
Questions
A ENT specialist evaluates the relevant diagnosis, explains treatment options and coordinates procedure-specific assessment, delivery and follow-up.
Selection depends on ear, nasal, sinus, airway, voice or swallowing diagnosis, endoscopic, audiological and imaging findings, hearing, breathing, speech and nerve-preservation goals, prior treatment, current health, alternatives and the patient’s goals.
The table shows planning ranges by compatible billing basis. A personalized written estimate is required because one specialty average would combine unlike scopes.
Only items expressly named in the estimate are included. Confirm imaging, pathology, laboratory work, medicines, implants, disposables and monitoring.
The page lists catalog-connected ENT specialists. It is not a ranking, and the named clinician must accept and review the case.
Hospitals require a matching specialist relationship for this page. Confirm the exact procedure, clinician, campus, equipment and date directly.
Records commonly include ENT examination and endoscopy reports, Audiogram, tympanometry or vestibular testing, CT or MRI images for sinus, temporal-bone or neck disease, plus current clinical notes and medicines.
Records can support a preliminary opinion, but final suitability may require examination, updated tests and review by the treating and anaesthesia teams.
Use each procedure’s typical procedure or stay as guidance. Recovery, results, complications and fitness to fly can change the plan.
Often, if the treating and home teams agree on records, medicines, warning signs, pending results and responsibility for follow-up.
No. A catalog relationship does not guarantee acceptance, equipment, scheduling or procedure availability at every campus.
No. Expected benefits and risks are individual, and no clinician or facilitator can guarantee an outcome.
Medical information notice: This page provides general educational and travel-planning information. GAF catalog ranges are indicative planning figures, not quotations, recommendations or promises of availability or outcome. Diagnosis, selection, technique, risks, recovery and fitness to travel must be decided by a qualified ENT specialist and relevant multidisciplinary clinicians after reviewing the patient and complete records.
Last medically reviewed: 2026-09-14 by Dr. Saffiyyah Chaudhary. Content curated by Dr. Shabnam Choudhary.
Dr. Shabnam Choudhary, BDS, is a dental professional who graduated from Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka. She contributes to the curation and development of medically informative healthcare content, helping ensure that information is structured clearly and presented in a patient-friendly manner.
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BDS
Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru

Dr. Saffiyyah Chaudhary, BDS, is a dental professional who graduated from Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka. She provides medical review of healthcare content to help ensure that clinical information is accurate, understandable, and appropriately presented for patients and their families.
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Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru

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