Dr. Samhitha Reddy
Consultant Proctologist & Laparoscopic Surgeon
MBBS, MS, FMAS, FISCP, DMAS
- 8 Yrs
- ASCRS Member
A varicocele is a set of enlarged veins in the scrotum: varicose veins, in effect, around the testicle. It causes a dragging ache, and it is one of the commonest correctable causes of male infertility, which is how most men come to hear about it.
At Lux Hospitals, varicocele surgery costs between ₹35,000 and ₹80,000, depending on which technique your case calls for.
Three techniques, and they are genuinely different operations. Microsurgical ligation uses an operating microscope to separate the veins from the artery and the lymphatics: it is the most demanding, and it has the lowest recurrence and the best fertility outcomes.
₹35,000–₹80,000
estimated surgery cost
Microsurgical, laparoscopic and open ligation differ in equipment, in operating time and (importantly) in recurrence rate. That choice is the largest line in the estimate.
A grade 3 varicocele has more veins to deal with than a grade 1. A bilateral repair is one anaesthetic with two dissections inside it.
Where surgery is being done for infertility, a semen analysis and a scrotal Doppler come first, and they are what the result is measured against afterwards.
A shared ward, a twin-sharing room or a private suite: the largest single swing in most estimates, and the one thing on this list you choose rather than are assigned.
A longer operation spends more theatre time and more of the anaesthetist’s, and a consultant with more years behind the procedure is charged at a higher rate.
Local, spinal or general. Which one your case needs is a clinical decision, not a preference, and it moves both the drug cost and how long you are monitored afterwards.
We are empanelled with most major insurers and file the pre-authorisation for you, so what is left to pay yourself is known before admission rather than at discharge.
Which of these apply to you is settled at the consultation. Until a surgeon has seen you and your reports, any figure (here or anywhere else) is a range rather than your bill.
Get Cost Estimate| Treatment option | Estimated cost at Lux |
|---|---|
| Laparoscopic Varicocelectomy | ₹60,000 – ₹80,000 |
| Microsurgical Varicocelectomy | ₹45,000 – ₹75,000 |
| Open Varicocelectomy | ₹35,000 – ₹75,000 |
Every figure above is an indicative range, not a quote. After your consultation you are given a written, fixed-cost estimate, and that is the number you pay, with no additions once treatment begins.
The figure quoted to you is what leaving the hospital costs, not what entering it does. Everything below is inside it.
Important: Anything outside this list is told to you before it is done, not billed afterwards. If your case needs something the estimate did not allow for, you are asked first.
Your final bill may change if you need additional tests, a procedure for another condition, a longer hospital stay, extra medicines or follow-up care beyond what your estimate includes.
Ask the billing team which charges are included and which may be added based on your treatment needs.
Most providers offer partial or full coverage where it is medically indicated. We support cashless claims and check your policy before you commit.
Coverage depends on your policy, the treatment approved and the insurer or TPA. Contact the Lux Hospitals insurance desk to check eligibility and understand any expected out-of-pocket cost.
When this operation is done for fertility, the technique is not a detail. It is the whole difference between a result and a repeat operation.
Hospital stay and recovery depend on the procedure, your condition and your individual health. Some procedures may be completed as day-care treatment; others may require admission.
Before discharge, your care team will explain medicines, care at home and any follow-up appointments. Your surgeon can give you a recovery plan after assessing your condition and treatment.
The urologists who carry out varicocele surgery at our HITEC CITY hospital.
Consultant Urologist & Andrologist
MBBS, MS, DrNB (Urology)
10 years experience
Consultant Urologist & Andrologist
MBBS, MS, MCh (Urology)
9 years experience
Common questions about varicocele surgery, its treatment, and what it costs at Lux Hospitals.
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Send us your scrotal Doppler and, if you have one, your semen analysis, and a consultant urologist will come back with a fixed figure and the right technique.
Plot No.116, Lumbini Avenue, HITEC CITY, Near IKEA, Hyderabad – 500032