Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)
A blood or marrow transplant is a treatment option for individuals with a blood cancer like lymphoma and Leukemia, or a blood disorder such as sickle cell disease. A blood or marrow transplant replaces diseased blood-forming cells with healthy ones. BMT has cured thousands of individuals of their diseases. On this page, we will blood or marrow transplant in details covering topics such as what is a blood or marrow transplant, what are the complications of blood or marrow transplant surgery, what is the cost of a blood or marrow transplant in India, which are the best hospitals for a blood or marrow transplant in India and who are the top surgeons for a blood or marrow transplant in India.
What the price includes
- Lead bone marrow transplant (bmt) surgeon and specialized surgical team fees
- Operating theatre charges and consumable surgical packs
- Dedicated post-operative inpatient room stay
- Routine laboratory diagnostics, scans and pre-op clearance
- In-hospital clinical medications and recovery nursing
- Pre-departure follow-up consultation and fit-to-fly assessment
What it does not include
- International return flights and baggage
- Serviced accommodation and meals after discharge
- Attendant and patient Indian medical visa processing
- Management of incidental pre-existing conditions
- Long-term medication refills in home country
- Secondary home-country outpatient rehabilitation
What each hospital charges
Same clinical excellence across 5 accredited partner hospitals. Marlin charges no patient commission — figures are transparent official hospital estimates.
Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi
Delhi NCR • 6 days in hospital • lands at Delhi / Nearest Hub
NABH & JCI accreditedAccredited Partner
$200,000
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Accredited multi-speciality tertiary hospital featuring state-of-the-art diagnostic facilities and dedicated international patient care desk.
Nights in hospital4
Surgery techniqueMinimally Invasive
Senior specialist surgeonSenior Operating Faculty
Whole trip from Lagos
flights, hotel, visas
$201,810 – $211,930
Estimate your whole trip, not just the surgery
Flights, hotel, food and visas for the full 22 days — so the number you budget for is what you actually spend.
Your estimated total
$201,810 – $211,930
- Surgery, hospital and care$200,000 fixed
- Return flights (1 passenger)$920
- Hotel & meals during recovery$810
- Indian medical visas$80
The upper figure allows for a longer stay. The implant and surgery are fixed. Marlin adds nothing to any of these numbers.
Surgeons who do this operation every week
Senior consultants at JCI/NABH accredited centres with decades of dedicated procedural volume.
Dr. Ashok Rajgopal
Senior Reconstructive Surgeon
Internationally recognized senior consultant with thousands of successful clinical procedures.
Dr. S.K.S Marya
Chairman of Department
Globally renowned medical faculty with extensive international patient advisory tenure.
Dr. Vinesh Mathur
Senior Specialist
Renowned expert with international fellowships and over 15,000 successful clinical procedures.
What the three weeks actually look like
From sending your first medical scans to your fit-to-fly clearance.
Before you fly
Reports and a surgeon’s opinion
Send your X-rays and medical history. Within 24–48 hours you get a named surgeon’s written opinion and a costed plan from each hospital you shortlist.
Day 1–2
Arrival and tests
Airport pickup, hotel check-in and hospital consultation. Blood work, ECG, anaesthesia clearance and a fitness review are completed the same or next day.
Day 3
Surgery
The operation takes 60–90 minutes per joint. You are moved to your private room the same day and stood up with support within 24 hours.
Day 4–7
Walking with physio
Twice-daily physiotherapy in the ward. Most patients walk with a frame by day two after surgery and manage stairs before discharge.
Day 8–21
Recovery and review
You stay near the hospital in a serviced hotel with outpatient physio, then a final review, stitch removal and fit-to-fly clearance before you travel home.
✓ Verified international patient
“I paid the hospital directly at the billing counter and the number matched the estimate Marlin sent me in Nairobi. Nobody asked me for a single extra shilling.”
Questions patients ask before they book
Essential details on payments, visa processing, language and post-operative flight permissions.
What is the age limit for bone marrow transplant?+
There is no age limit for undergoing bone marrow transplantation. Every transplant program has its own limitations. For example, a program might not accept people older than 80 years, while another might have no age limit. Some conditions may rule out a transplant.
Who can???t donate bone marrow?+
Individuals who had radiation therapy and chemotherapy or who had cancer treatment in the past five years might not be able to donate bone marrow. People with chronic hip, spine or back pain, who are receiving treatment can also not donate bone marrow.
Can I have a normal life after a bone marrow transplant?+
Returning home after a bone marrow transplant, the patient can expect a slow recovery. They will have to manage your food, medicines, activities, hygiene, and contacts. Eating healthy food, taking enough fluid and medications as prescribed need to be top priorities. Several weeks after the transplant, the person can resume their normal life.
Is a bone marrow transplant 100% successful?+
Transplants for individuals with a non-malignant disease have a better success rate with a 70%- 90% survival rate with a matched sibling donor and 36%-65% with unrelated donors.