Liver Transplant
Replacement of a diseased liver with a healthy liver from a deceased or living donor. The only cure for end-stage liver disease and certain liver cancers.
Cost comparison
91.1%
savings compared to US pricing
11.3× cheaper
Procedure details
Duration
8–14 hours
Hospital stay
14–21 days
Recovery
3–6 months for full recovery
When is this surgery needed?
- End-stage liver cirrhosis
- Acute liver failure
- Hepatocellular carcinoma (within Milan criteria)
- Metabolic liver diseases
Why is it cheaper in India?
- ✓India pioneered living-donor liver transplant — high surgical expertise at lower cost
- ✓Lower immunosuppressant costs (Indian-manufactured tacrolimus, sirolimus)
- ✓Lower ICU and hospitalisation costs
- ✓High surgical volume — centres like ILBS Delhi, Apollo Chennai perform 200+ per year
Quality & safety
India is a global leader in living-donor liver transplant (LDLT). ILBS Delhi, Apollo Chennai, and Aster Medcity have performed thousands of transplants with outcomes matching international benchmarks. 1-year survival rates: 85–90%.
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