Single Lung Transplant cost abroad (2026)
Single Lung Transplant starts from about $82,100 in India. Typical hospital prices from 72 price records across 9 countries. Pick a country to see its hospitals, surgeons and visa steps.
- 21 nights in hospital
- 180 days to full recovery
- 9 countries compared
- 75% reported success rate
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Single Lung Transplant cost guide: what's included, what moves the price, red flags
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Get 3 real quotes for this estimateTop hospitals for Single Lung Transplant by country
How we rankRanked by accreditation, patient rating and review count, then price.
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1 Indraprastha Apollo HospitalNew Delhi · India · ISO 9001 · JCI · NABH · ★ 4.9From$53,790from $53,790 2 doctors listed JCI accredited -
2 Bumrungrad InternationalBangkok · Thailand · HA · ISO 9001 · JCI · ★ 4.8From$70,220from $70,220 JCI accredited -
3 Asan Medical CenterSeoul · South Korea · ISO 9001 · JCI · KOIHA · ★ 4.8From$102,070from $102,070 21 doctors listed JCI accredited -
4 Cleveland Clinic Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates · DHA · DOH · JCI · ★ 4.7From$116,520from $116,520 JCI accredited -
5 Mount Elizabeth HospitalSingapore · Singapore · ISO 9001 · JCI · ★ 4.7From$133,280from $133,280 JCI accredited -
6 Acıbadem Maslak HospitalIstanbul · Turkey · ISO 9001 · JCI · ★ 4.6From$80,540from $80,540 JCI accredited
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- Prices by country, city and hospital, compared with home
- All-in trip budget: treatment, stay, food, visa
- Day-by-day timeline and recovery milestones
- Visa summary, preparation checklist and questions to ask
- Treatment (typical listed price) 97% $82,100
- Accommodation 2% $1,500
- Food 1% $900
- Local transport 0% $200
- Visa fees 0% $150
- Estimated total$84,900
Source: medcasts.com · prices as of May 2026
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Single Lung Transplant prices by country
Typical hospital price per country, from 72 price records in the Medcasts database.
What a hospital quote usually includes
- Surgeon, anaesthesia and operating room
- About 21 nights in hospital, with nursing care
- Routine tests and medicines during the stay
- Free Medcasts coordinator, visa letter help and airport pickup arrangements
- Not included: flights and hotel after discharge
Every quote we send lists what is and isn't included, line by line.
Your recovery plan
- Days 1–10Intensive care, ventilator weaning, chest drains and physiotherapy.
- Weeks 2–4Staged discharge; frequent spirometry and bronchoscopy.
- Months 2–3Rehabilitation builds endurance; strict infection precautions.
- Months 6–12Return to light work; reviews space out.
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About Single Lung Transplant
Under general anaesthesia, the surgeon removes the diseased lung through a chest incision and attaches the donor lung to the airway, pulmonary artery and veins. A heart-lung machine may be used if needed. It is shorter than a double lung operation, and one donor can sometimes provide lungs for two recipients.
Breathing and exercise ability usually improve, though less than with two lungs in some conditions. Results depend on the underlying disease, your age and fitness, how the transplanted and remaining lungs work together, infection and rejection. Chronic rejection of the lung limits long-term survival, so lifelong immunosuppression and monitoring are essential.
Plan for about three weeks in hospital and then rehabilitation and frequent clinic visits near the transplant team for several months. You will need someone with you. Ask how listing and organ offers work, and arrange for your own doctors to manage lung-function testing and medicines at home.
Usually a good fit if
- End-stage pulmonary fibrosis or emphysema without chronic infection in the lungs.
- Declining despite maximal medical treatment and oxygen.
- Strong enough for major surgery without other serious organ failure.
- Able to follow lifelong medication and monitoring.
May need to wait if
- Suppurative lung disease such as cystic fibrosis or bronchiectasis, where one lung would leave infection behind.
- Active cancer, active infection outside the lungs or major heart, liver or kidney disease.
- Current smoking or substance use, or poor adherence.
- Severe pulmonary hypertension with heart strain, where a double lung transplant is preferred.
How to prepare
- Complete the transplant assessment: lung function, exercise tests, heart catheterisation, scans, infection screening and cancer checks.
- Join pulmonary rehabilitation on your doctor's advice to keep strength.
- Review all medicines, including oxygen and steroids, with your doctor; do not change them yourself.
- Ask about listing in the destination country and how long you must stay nearby.
- Arrange a fitness-to-fly review and medical oxygen for travel.
Questions to ask your surgeon
- Do you recommend a single or double lung transplant for me, and why?
- How many lung transplants do you do each year, and what are the results?
- Does your programme accept international patients, and what is the likely wait?
- How do you monitor rejection and infection after discharge?
- What happens to my remaining diseased lung over time?
- Which drugs can my local doctor monitor?
Red flags when comparing hospitals
- No published lung transplant volumes or survival results.
- Promising a lung on a fixed date without explaining allocation.
- Any suggestion that organs can be bought.
- No plan for spirometry, bronchoscopy and rejection monitoring.
Questions about Single Lung Transplant abroad
Which country is cheapest for Single Lung Transplant?
The lowest typical hospital prices are in India ($82,128), Thailand ($101,770), Turkey ($113,825), out of 9 countries we compare.
How long will I stay in hospital for Single Lung Transplant?
Most patients spend about 21 nights in hospital. Full recovery takes about 180 days; your surgeon will tell you when you are fit to fly home.
Is a single lung enough?
For diseases like pulmonary fibrosis or emphysema, one lung can give adequate breathing, though double lung transplant has somewhat better long-term outcomes in some groups.
What are the main risks?
Rejection, infection, airway healing problems, kidney strain and chronic rejection over the long term.
How long will I wait?
Waiting depends on blood group, size and urgency, from weeks to months or longer.
Will I need oxygen afterwards?
Most patients come off oxygen within weeks.