Cystoscopy: Complete Guide to Procedure & Recovery
A thin telescope is passed into the bladder to examine it directly, take biopsies or remove small stones or stents.
- Duration
- About 10–30 minutes
- Anaesthesia
- Local gel, sedation or short general anaesthesia
- Hospital stay
- No stay — outpatient
Urology surgeons for Cystoscopy
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Dr. Abhijeet Bapat
Urologist
MBBS, DNB - Urology/Genito - Urinary Surgery, MS - General Surgery
28+ Years Experience
Cystoscopy in India
Cystoscopy is a urology procedure. It usually takes about 10–30 minutes under local gel, sedation or short general anaesthesia, and it is usually done without a hospital stay.
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It is usually considered for blood in urine, recurrent urinary infections and stent removal. Only a doctor can confirm whether it is right for you after examination. Go Surgery lists 4,248 urology surgeons at 11,706 hospitals across 322 cities, including Delhi NCR, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Coverage for Cystoscopy depends on your policy and insurer. Please check with your insurer before admission. Compare surgeons and request an appointment to discuss whether Cystoscopy is right for you.
Cystoscopy Surgeons by City
| City | Doctors Listed in This Speciality | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi NCR | 447 | 788 |
| Bangalore | 253 | 551 |
| Hyderabad | 239 | 651 |
| Mumbai | 235 | 549 |
| Pune | 160 | 359 |
| Kolkata | 147 | 658 |
| Ahmedabad | 126 | 785 |
| Jaipur | 120 | 176 |
| Chennai | 96 | 653 |
| Guwahati | 87 | 20 |
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| City | Doctors Listed in This Speciality | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Greater_Noida | 73 | 19 |
| Navi Mumbai | 69 | 142 |
| Thane | 67 | 263 |
| Nagpur | 59 | 128 |
| Pimpri-Chinchwad | 53 | 5 |
| Agra | 50 | 315 |
| Chandigarh | 49 | 37 |
| Indore | 47 | 73 |
| Visakhapatnam | 46 | 79 |
| Mysore | 41 | 29 |
| Bhopal | 35 | 88 |
| Amritsar | 34 | 274 |
| Gorakhpur | 33 | 7 |
| Raipur | 33 | 38 |
| Kanpur | 31 | 34 |
| Bhubaneshwar | 30 | 0 |
| Coimbatore | 30 | 84 |
| Bhiwandi | 29 | 0 |
| Gwalior | 29 | 21 |
| Kukatpalli | 29 | 0 |
| Vadodara | 29 | 80 |
| Meerut | 27 | 27 |
| Dwarka | 26 | 0 |
| Jammu | 26 | 3 |
| Nashik | 26 | 85 |
| Borivli | 25 | 0 |
| Patna | 25 | 116 |
| Rajkot | 25 | 45 |
| Ankleshwar | 24 | 100 |
| Ludhiana | 23 | 73 |
| Mangalore | 23 | 13 |
| Ranchi | 23 | 190 |
| Lucknow | 22 | 87 |
| Cuttack | 21 | 11 |
| Dombivli | 21 | 0 |
| Howrah | 19 | 18 |
| Kamarhati | 19 | 0 |
| Surat | 19 | 85 |
| Guntur | 18 | 16 |
| Jodhpur | 18 | 25 |
| Varanasi | 18 | 57 |
| Jalandhar | 17 | 25 |
| Kochi | 16 | 4 |
| Prayagraj | 16 | 272 |
| Udaipur | 15 | 10 |
| Ajmer | 14 | 119 |
| Secunderabad | 14 | 0 |
| Madurai | 13 | 34 |
| Ahmadnagar | 12 | 185 |
| Anantapur | 12 | 184 |
| Bareilly | 12 | 14 |
| Bathinda | 12 | 15 |
| Karol-bagh | 12 | 0 |
| Rohtak | 12 | 12 |
| Srinagar | 12 | 9 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 12 | 37 |
| Jabalpur | 11 | 11 |
| Moradabad | 11 | 4 |
| Patiala | 11 | 7 |
| Vijayawada | 11 | 72 |
| Agartala | 10 | 55 |
| Alappuzha | 10 | 82 |
| Asansol | 10 | 54 |
| Dehra-dun | 10 | 0 |
| Durgapur | 10 | 7 |
| Alwar | 9 | 141 |
| Anand | 9 | 136 |
| Bhayandar | 9 | 0 |
| Bhilai | 9 | 2 |
| Chittorgarh | 9 | 0 |
| Habra | 9 | 0 |
| Nellore | 9 | 7 |
| Bhatpara | 8 | 0 |
| Bihar Sharif | 8 | 12 |
| Haldwani | 8 | 0 |
| Kota | 8 | 5 |
| Mathura | 8 | 9 |
| Rampur | 8 | 1 |
| Shiliguri | 8 | 0 |
| Vizianagaram | 8 | 4 |
| Bharatpur | 7 | 2 |
| Dhanbad | 7 | 61 |
| Guruvayur | 7 | 0 |
| Jhansi | 7 | 6 |
| Salem | 7 | 22 |
| Thrissur | 7 | 0 |
| Tiruchirappalli | 7 | 9 |
| Amravati | 6 | 263 |
| Bhagalpur | 6 | 37 |
| Bhavnagar | 6 | 4 |
| Cherthala | 6 | 3 |
| Darbhanga | 6 | 18 |
| Dewas | 6 | 2 |
| Hanamkonda | 6 | 1 |
| Junagadh | 6 | 2 |
| Karimnagar | 6 | 23 |
| Kharagpur | 6 | 0 |
| Nainital | 6 | 0 |
| Raniganj | 6 | 2 |
| Raurkela | 6 | 0 |
| Shivaji_Nagar | 6 | 0 |
| Vasco_da_Gama | 6 | 0 |
| Yavatmal | 6 | 3 |
| Akola | 5 | 222 |
| Ambattur | 5 | 109 |
| Belagavi | 5 | 7 |
| Bellary | 5 | 4 |
| Gandhidham | 5 | 0 |
| Jalgaon | 5 | 9 |
| Jalna | 5 | 2 |
| Jamshedpur | 5 | 31 |
| Kakinada | 5 | 5 |
| Kollam | 5 | 8 |
| Kozhikode | 5 | 10 |
| Kurnool | 5 | 8 |
| Morbi | 5 | 0 |
| Panipat | 5 | 4 |
| Purnia | 5 | 2 |
| Shillong | 5 | 1 |
| Srikakulam | 5 | 3 |
| Uttar Dinajpur | 5 | 0 |
| Bhilwara | 4 | 0 |
| Bikaner | 4 | 4 |
| Bokaro | 4 | 2 |
| Dhule | 4 | 0 |
| Erode | 4 | 3 |
| Hisar | 4 | 17 |
| Karur | 4 | 2 |
| Kolhapur | 4 | 15 |
| Kulti | 4 | 2 |
| Mumbai City | 4 | 0 |
| Nadiad | 4 | 1 |
| Nizamabad | 4 | 9 |
| Panaji | 4 | 0 |
| Raisen | 4 | 0 |
| Ratlam | 4 | 2 |
| Rewa | 4 | 3 |
| Vellore | 4 | 6 |
| Aizawl | 3 | 39 |
| Aligarh | 3 | 194 |
| Bardhaman | 3 | 0 |
| Begusarai | 3 | 40 |
| Belgaum | 3 | 5 |
| Churu | 3 | 0 |
| Daman | 3 | 0 |
| Gandhinagar | 3 | 6 |
| Hanumangarh | 3 | 0 |
| Hubli | 3 | 7 |
| Imphal | 3 | 0 |
| Kalyan | 3 | 0 |
| Kasaragod | 3 | 1 |
| Khammam | 3 | 15 |
| Korba | 3 | 0 |
| Margao | 3 | 0 |
| Nagercoil | 3 | 2 |
| Navsari | 3 | 0 |
| Panna | 3 | 0 |
| Puducherry | 3 | 6 |
| Sangli | 3 | 1 |
| Surendranagar | 3 | 0 |
| Tirupati | 3 | 4 |
| Vasant Kunj | 3 | 0 |
| Agra Cantt | 2 | 0 |
| Balaghat | 2 | 0 |
| Ballari | 2 | 1 |
| Banaskantha | 2 | 0 |
| Baranagar | 2 | 0 |
| Berhampore | 2 | 0 |
| Bhuj | 2 | 0 |
| Bundi | 2 | 0 |
| Darjeeling | 2 | 0 |
| Durg | 2 | 0 |
| Firozabad | 2 | 0 |
| Gadag | 2 | 0 |
| Gondia | 2 | 2 |
| Gudivada | 2 | 0 |
| Hapur | 2 | 2 |
| Hassan | 2 | 1 |
| Hazaribag | 2 | 0 |
| Jagadhri | 2 | 0 |
| Jamnagar | 2 | 6 |
| Kanchipuram | 2 | 4 |
| Karnal | 2 | 8 |
| Khordha | 2 | 0 |
| Kumbakonam | 2 | 2 |
| Malappuram | 2 | 9 |
| Mapusa | 2 | 1 |
| Medchal-Malkajgiri | 2 | 0 |
| Mumbai Suburban | 2 | 0 |
| Nanded | 2 | 6 |
| Nayagarh | 2 | 0 |
| Neyyattinkara | 2 | 0 |
| Paschim Bardhaman | 2 | 0 |
| Ponda | 2 | 0 |
| Rajamahendravaram | 2 | 2 |
| Roorkee | 2 | 0 |
| Sagar | 2 | 2 |
| Saharanpur | 2 | 0 |
| Samastipur | 2 | 0 |
| Shimla | 2 | 1 |
| Sikar | 2 | 5 |
| Sitamarhi | 2 | 0 |
| Siwan | 2 | 1 |
| Solapur | 2 | 19 |
| Sonipat | 2 | 0 |
| Thiruvalla | 2 | 2 |
| Tirunelveli | 2 | 3 |
| Tiruvannamalai | 2 | 0 |
| Yamuna Nagar | 2 | 0 |
| Addanki | 1 | 0 |
| Aluva | 1 | 0 |
| Angul | 1 | 0 |
| Annamayya | 1 | 0 |
| Baharampur | 1 | 0 |
| Banka | 1 | 0 |
| Barddhaman | 1 | 0 |
| Beed | 1 | 0 |
| Berhamapur | 1 | 0 |
| Betul | 1 | 0 |
| Bhadradri Kothagudem | 1 | 0 |
| Bhandara | 1 | 1 |
| Bharuch | 1 | 16 |
| Bhosari | 1 | 0 |
| Bilimora | 1 | 0 |
| Birbhum | 1 | 0 |
| Bishnah | 1 | 0 |
| Brahmapur | 1 | 0 |
| Bulandshahr | 1 | 0 |
| Buldhana | 1 | 0 |
| Changanacherry | 1 | 0 |
| Chengannur | 1 | 2 |
| Chikkaballapur | 1 | 0 |
| Chikkamagaluru | 1 | 0 |
| Davangere | 1 | 0 |
| Dehradun | 1 | 0 |
| Deoghar | 1 | 30 |
| Dhenkanal | 1 | 0 |
| Dholpur | 1 | 0 |
| Dhulia | 1 | 0 |
| Dindigul | 1 | 1 |
| East Delhi | 1 | 0 |
| East Singhbhum | 1 | 0 |
| Elamakkara | 1 | 0 |
| Eluru | 1 | 0 |
| Farrukhabad | 1 | 2 |
| Gangtok | 1 | 0 |
| Gaya | 1 | 8 |
| Gopalganj | 1 | 0 |
| Gudur | 1 | 0 |
| Gulbarga | 1 | 6 |
| Haridwar | 1 | 6 |
| Hazaribagh | 1 | 7 |
| Hinjavadi | 1 | 0 |
| Ichhapur | 1 | 0 |
| Idukki | 1 | 0 |
| Jammalamadugu | 1 | 0 |
| Jamtara | 1 | 0 |
| Jhunjhunu | 1 | 0 |
| Kadapa | 1 | 0 |
| Kanniyakumari | 1 | 0 |
| Karaikudi | 1 | 0 |
| Katihar | 1 | 1 |
| Kendrapara | 1 | 0 |
| Kishanganj | 1 | 1 |
| Koderma | 1 | 1 |
| Kottayam | 1 | 8 |
| Krishnagiri | 1 | 0 |
| Kullu | 1 | 2 |
| Kurukshetra | 1 | 0 |
| Latehar | 1 | 0 |
| Latur | 1 | 5 |
| Machilipatnam | 1 | 0 |
| Mahendragarh | 1 | 0 |
| Mandsaur | 1 | 0 |
| Mira Bhayandar | 1 | 0 |
| Mount_Abu | 1 | 0 |
| Munger | 1 | 1 |
| Muzaffarnagar | 1 | 2 |
| Naihati | 1 | 0 |
| Nandurbar | 1 | 0 |
| Nandyal | 1 | 0 |
| Osmanabad | 1 | 0 |
| Ottappalam | 1 | 0 |
| Palakkad | 1 | 7 |
| Palanpur | 1 | 1 |
| Pali | 1 | 2 |
| Palnadu | 1 | 0 |
| Panchkula | 1 | 1 |
| Panihati | 1 | 0 |
| Pathanamthitta | 1 | 3 |
| Perumbaikad | 1 | 0 |
| Pimple Saudagar | 1 | 0 |
| Proddatur | 1 | 0 |
| Purba Medinipur | 1 | 0 |
| Raichur | 1 | 2 |
| Ramgarh | 1 | 0 |
| Saran | 1 | 0 |
| Satara | 1 | 3 |
| Shahjanpur | 1 | 0 |
| Shirdi | 1 | 0 |
| Shyamnagar | 1 | 0 |
| Sri Ganganagar | 1 | 0 |
| Sultanpur | 1 | 0 |
| Tawang | 1 | 0 |
| Tinsukia | 1 | 0 |
| Udupi | 1 | 4 |
| Ulhasnagar | 1 | 0 |
| Uttara Kannada | 1 | 0 |
| Vidisha | 1 | 0 |
| Wardha | 1 | 2 |
| Washim | 1 | 0 |
| West Godavari | 1 | 0 |
When it's recommended
- Blood in urine
- Recurrent urinary infections
- Stent removal
- Bladder symptoms needing evaluation
What happens during the procedure
- Local anaesthetic gel or sedation
- Cystoscope passed through the urethra
- Bladder inspected
- Biopsy or minor procedure if needed
Recovery
Same or next day; mild burning on urination is common briefly.
Typical hospital stay: No stay — outpatient
Risks & complications
- Burning on urination
- Infection
- Minor bleeding
Cystoscopy cost in India
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Urology hospitals
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Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
Old Rajinder Nagar, Delhi
Allergist · Andrologist · Anesthesiologist
Hospitals Offering Cystoscopy in India
1,284 hospitals are listed for this speciality. The 8 hospitals with the most listed surgeons are shown.
Cystoscopy near you
FAQs
How long does Cystoscopy take?
About 10–30 minutes. The exact time depends on your case.
Will I need to stay in hospital?
Typical hospital stay: No stay — outpatient.
What anaesthesia is used?
Local gel, sedation or short general anaesthesia. Your anaesthetist will confirm the plan for you.
How long is recovery after Cystoscopy?
Same or next day; mild burning on urination is common briefly.
Is Cystoscopy covered by insurance?
It is usually covered by health insurance when medically necessary, subject to your policy's terms, waiting periods and sub-limits. Our insurance desk can check your specific policy.
Other Treatments
| Treatment | Duration | Anaesthesia | Hospital Stay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy | About 45–90 minutes | General anaesthesia | Same day or 1 day |
| Laparoscopic Hernia Repair | About 45–90 minutes | General anaesthesia | Same day or 1 day |
| Cataract Surgery (Phacoemulsification) | About 15–30 minutes | Topical (drops) or local anaesthesia | No stay — day care |
| Total Knee Replacement | About 1.5–2 hours | Spinal or general anaesthesia | 3–5 days |
| RIRS (Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery) | About 45–90 minutes | General anaesthesia | Same day or 1 day |
| Circumcision | About 20–45 minutes | Local or general anaesthesia | Same day |
| Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for Varicose Veins | About 45–60 minutes | Local anaesthesia | Same day |
| Laparoscopic Appendectomy | About 45–60 minutes | General anaesthesia | 1–2 days (longer if the appendix had burst) |
| Gynecomastia Surgery | About 1–2 hours | General or local anaesthesia with sedation | Same day |
Other treatments in this speciality
ESWL (Shock Wave Lithotripsy)
Focused shock waves are passed through the body to break a kidney stone into fragments small enough to pass in the urine. No incision is needed.
Ureteroscopy (URS)
A thin telescope is passed through the urinary passage into the ureter to break the stone with a laser and remove fragments. There are no external cuts.
RIRS (Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery)
A flexible telescope is passed up into the kidney through the natural urinary passage and a laser breaks up kidney stones. No cuts are made.
PCNL
A small tunnel is made through the back directly into the kidney to break and remove large stones. It is the most effective option for large or complex stones.
TURP
The inner part of an enlarged prostate is trimmed away through the urinary passage using a telescope, widening the channel for urine. There are no external cuts.
HoLEP (Laser Prostate Surgery)
A holmium laser separates the obstructing prostate tissue from its capsule, which is then removed. It suits prostates of almost any size and usually involves less bleeding.
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