Our fees
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Consultation with Dr. Khizer Hussain Junaidy Every consultation includes a capillary blood glucose check and a diet consultation at no extra charge. | ₹500 |
| Review consultation Same fee at every follow-up visit. We do not charge more for a longer visit. | ₹500 |
| Cardiac Profile ECG, 2D echocardiogram, capillary glucose and consultation with Dr. Muzammil. Relevant when the assessment finds a cardiac reason to look further. | ₹999 |
Fees are for consultation and clinical services at Caspian Healthcare. Laboratory tests are billed separately by our laboratory, Caspian Diagnostic Centre, at its listed rates. Any medicine you are prescribed is bought by you at the pharmacy of your choice, at its printed price. Caspian takes no margin on, and no payment from, any pharmaceutical company in relation to obesity treatment.
Included at no extra charge
A capillary blood glucose check for you and for whoever came with you. A diet consultation. As much time as the appointment needs, with the explanation repeated as often as you want it. We do not charge more for a longer consultation and we do not bill the dietitian separately.
Laboratory tests
Billed separately by our laboratory, Caspian Diagnostic Centre, in the same building, at its listed rates. The first visit panel is the largest, and after that most people need repeat tests at around month three and month six. Ask at the counter for the current price of the panel before it is drawn; nobody minds being asked and you should not have to guess.
Medicines
If a medicine is prescribed, you buy it at whichever pharmacy you choose, ours included, at its printed price. Nothing at the Caspian pharmacy is sold above the printed MRP, and we take no payment from any pharmaceutical company in connection with obesity treatment.
What things cost varies enormously, by a factor of more than ten between the options that exist, and the prices have moved several times in the past year. Any figure printed on a website goes out of date quickly, and a number without the context of your assessment is not much use to you anyway. So this is a conversation for the consultation, where we can tell you what is appropriate for your situation, what each option would cost you every month, and for how long you would need it. Ask for that explicitly at the first visit. It is a completely reasonable thing to ask about before agreeing to anything, and it is one of the most important parts of the decision.
See which treatments your budget can sustain for a year. The planner there rules out what you could not keep going, then ranks what is left by the evidence.
Insurance, plainly
| What | Covered? | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Medicines for obesity | No | No IRDAI-regulated policy currently covers them for weight management. Where the same medicine is prescribed for type 2 diabetes, a small number of policies with outpatient benefits may contribute. Check your specific policy rather than assuming either way. |
| Consultations and tests | Sometimes | Only if your policy has an outpatient or OPD benefit, or a corporate wellness wallet. Most individual policies in India do not. |
| Bariatric surgery | Yes | Mandated for cover since an IRDAI circular in 2019, generally at BMI 40, or 35 with a qualifying comorbidity, with waiting periods of two to three years and exclusions for cosmetic indications. |
| Treating the complications | Usually | Admission for a heart attack, a stroke, or diabetes complications is covered by any ordinary policy. This is the uncomfortable arithmetic of Indian health insurance: it pays for the consequences and not for preventing them. |
Three things worth checking
- Your employer's OPD wallet or wellness benefit. Many corporate policies have one and most employees have never used it. It usually covers consultations and diagnostics.
- Section 80D. Preventive health check-up expenditure is deductible within limits. Keep the receipts; ask your accountant what applies to you.
- Ask for an itemised invoice. Consultation and tests listed separately, not bundled. It makes any reimbursement claim far easier, and you are entitled to it.
The most expensive mistake in this field is starting a treatment you can afford for four months. You get the cost, then you get the regain, and you end up where you started with less money and more discouragement. Deciding what you can genuinely sustain, before you start, is the single most valuable step you can take. The planner linked above helps with it.