Mastoidectomy Cost in Chennai
Mastoidectomy cost in Chennai is ₹95,000 to ₹1,20,000 at Unittas Hospital. Eardrum repair on its own, a tympanoplasty, starts at ₹80,000. A mastoidectomy removes infected bone from behind the ear when a discharging ear has not settled with drops.
An ear that has discharged for years, and hearing that has slowly gone with it. Long-standing middle-ear infection damages the bone behind the ear, and once that starts, drops will not fix it. A mastoidectomy clears the infected bone. Here is what it costs.
Covers room, theatre, surgeon, anaesthetist, nursing, tests and medicines for your stay. Package rates from our current hospital insurance tariff, effective July 2026.
With cashless insurance you pay only the non-payable items, not the full ₹95,000.
What you pay depends on your sum insured, your room-rent limit and any co-pay, so it is not a guaranteed figure. Our insurance desk checks your policy and confirms your exact share before you are admitted.
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Mastoidectomy Cost in Chennai — the breakdown
Across Chennai hospitals
Across Chennai hospitals, a mastoidectomy is quoted from about ₹50,000 to ₹1,50,000 depending on the technique, the hospital class, and whether the eardrum repair, the tympanoplasty, is part of the same sitting.
The rates below are the Unittas package prices, taken from our published tariff. One figure, with the room, theatre, surgeon, anaesthetist, tests and medicines for the stay already inside it.
These are our package rates. The room you choose is what moves the price, so all three categories are shown.
| Procedure | General ward | Sharing single | Deluxe AC | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tympanoplasty (eardrum repair) | ₹80,000 | ₹90,000 | ₹1,00,000 | All types, including canaloplasty |
| Mastoidectomy with tympanoplasty | ₹95,000 | ₹1,10,000 | ₹1,20,000 | Includes meatoplasty and ossiculoplasty |
Typical stay: 2 to 3 days. If you need two procedures in one sitting you do not pay full price twice — the second is charged at up to half, and anything after that at up to a quarter.
What the package covers
Included in the price
- Room rent for the package stay
- Nursing care
- Operating theatre charges
- Surgeon's and assistant surgeon's fees
- Anaesthetist's fees
- Necessary investigations
- Blood and blood products
- Medicines and consumables during your stay
Charged separately
- Days beyond the package stay
- Treatment for an unrelated condition found during admission
- Take-home medicines after discharge
- The difference if you upgrade your room mid-stay
Admission charges, dressings, cannulation, infection control and injection administration cannot be billed on top — they are already inside the package.
What changes the price
How far the disease has spread
More extensive disease means longer theatre time.
Eardrum and hearing bones
Rebuilding them in the same sitting adds to the cost.
Room category
General ward, sharing single, or deluxe AC.
Length of stay
Usually two to three days.
One ear or both
Both ears are operated separately, not together.
When mastoid surgery is needed
Your surgeon may recommend it in these situations:
- An ear discharge that has not settled for months
- A hole in the eardrum with infection behind it
- A cholesteatoma seen on examination or scan
- Hearing that is getting worse on that side
The operation is done to stop the infection spreading and to protect the hearing you still have.
What happens, step by step
Consultation
Your ENT surgeon examines the ear and checks your hearing.
Scan
A CT shows how far the disease has gone into the bone.
Surgery
Done under general anaesthesia through a small cut behind the ear.
Recovery
Two to three days in hospital.
Follow-up
Dressing changes and a hearing test after healing.
Recovering well
- Keep the ear completely dry until your surgeon says otherwise
- Do not blow your nose hard — it pushes air into the healing ear
- Take the full course of antibiotics
- Avoid air travel until you are cleared
- Come back for the hearing test, it guides what happens next
Questions people ask
Will my hearing come back after a mastoidectomy?
The main aim is to stop the infection. If the hearing bones can be rebuilt, hearing often improves, but your surgeon will tell you what to expect in your case.
Will there be a scar after mastoid surgery?
Usually a small one behind the ear, hidden in the crease.
How long before the ear stops discharging?
Most ears settle within a few weeks once the infected bone is out.
Can I swim after a mastoidectomy?
Not until your surgeon clears you. Water in a healing ear causes problems.
What is a cholesteatoma?
A skin growth in the middle ear that slowly eats into bone. It does not respond to medicine, and surgery is the only way to remove it.
Get an exact price for your case.
Book a consultation and we will examine you, explain your options, and give you a written estimate. Our billing desk handles cashless insurance and EMI options.