Bangalore · Dialysis care pricing guide
The caregiver side (nurse or attendant, by shift pattern) and the dialysis side (per session, per month, at home), what is free or subsidised in Karnataka, and three worked monthly budgets. Public figures, September 2026.
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The short answer
A dialysis household pays two separate bills. The dialysis itself, at a centre or at home, is the larger and the less negotiable: haemodialysis in Bangalore averages roughly ₹2,300 to ₹2,900 a session and ₹24,000 to ₹50,000 a month at two to three sessions a week, and CAPD consumables run ₹20,000 to ₹40,000 a month. The caregiver is the bill families have more control over, and it is the one this page is mostly about.
For a stable haemodialysis patient, a trained attendant on dialysis days at ₹800 to ₹1,200 a 12-hour shift, plus a nurse visit at ₹600 to ₹1,200 for the erythropoietin injection, is the usual arrangement. A nurse 12-hour shift is ₹1,200 to ₹1,800. Round-the-clock nursing, at ₹2,200 to ₹3,000 a day in two shifts, is for a dialysis catheter, a new fistula, peritoneal dialysis or the weeks after a transplant, and most families step down from it within a month.
Paying for a full-time nurse when the patient needs an attendant is the most expensive mistake in this budget. The access, the dialysis type and what else the patient carries decide which row applies, which is why EzyHelpers quotes the caregiver rate after a free assessment rather than from a menu.
Rule of thumb
Bangalore figures, September 2026. EzyHelpers quotes the caregiver rate after a free assessment.
Price table
These are the caregiving costs only: the nurse or attendant who works around the dialysis, not the dialysis itself. The ranges are the Bangalore figures EzyHelpers publishes in its home nursing cost guide, cross-checked against other home-care providers. Most dialysis households need an attendant plus a nurse on specific days rather than a full-time nurse, which is why the attendant rows matter as much as the nurse rows.
| Item | Typical Bangalore range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse home visitErythropoietin or other injection, dressing, vitals check; booked a day ahead | ₹600 to ₹1,200 a visit | Erythropoietin or other injection, dressing, vitals check; booked a day ahead |
| Nurse 12-hour shiftDialysis-day cover three times a week, or a daily day shift; 48 hours’ notice | ₹1,200 to ₹1,800 a shift | Dialysis-day cover three times a week, or a daily day shift; 48 hours’ notice |
| 24-hour nurse coverTwo 12-hour shifts; catheters, fresh transplants, peritoneal dialysis | ₹2,200 to ₹3,000 a day | Two 12-hour shifts; catheters, fresh transplants, peritoneal dialysis |
| Live-in nurseRarely needed for haemodialysis; considered for PD or transplant recovery | ₹35,000 to ₹55,000 a month | Rarely needed for haemodialysis; considered for PD or transplant recovery |
| Trained attendant, 12-hour shiftDialysis-day escort and post-session care, three times a week | ₹800 to ₹1,200 a day | Dialysis-day escort and post-session care, three times a week |
| Trained attendant, monthly 12-hourDaily day shift: fluid chart, renal meals, medicines, escort | ₹18,000 to ₹26,000 a month | Daily day shift: fluid chart, renal meals, medicines, escort |
| Live-in attendantFor a patient who cannot be left alone; nurse visits added as needed | ₹24,000 to ₹34,000 a month | For a patient who cannot be left alone; nurse visits added as needed |
Ranges are what Bangalore providers and rental marketplaces publicly listed as of September 2026 (EzyHelpers home nursing cost guide, Portea, Medifyhome). They are market figures, not EzyHelpers rates. EzyHelpers quotes after a short call once we know the patient, the duration and the address, so the number you get is for your case, not a brochure average.
The dialysis itself
EzyHelpers does not perform dialysis or supply a machine, fluid or bags. These figures are for planning the whole month, taken from Bangalore hospital and dialysis-chain price guides updated in 2025 and 2026. The centre you choose decides most of the per-session number.
| Item | Bangalore range | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Haemodialysis, per session (Bangalore overall) | ₹750 to ₹5,000 | Average roughly ₹2,300 to ₹2,900 a session |
| Government or district hospital | ₹500 to ₹1,500 a session | Free for BPL card holders under the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme |
| Standalone dialysis centre | ₹1,500 to ₹2,500 a session | The most common choice for thrice-weekly haemodialysis |
| Private corporate hospital | ₹1,500 to ₹3,500 a session | Premium hospitals charge up to ₹4,000 or more |
| Haemodialysis, monthly (two to three sessions a week) | ₹24,000 to ₹50,000 | Before medicines, injections and blood tests |
| CAPD consumables, monthly | ₹20,000 to ₹40,000 | Most families land at ₹25,000 to ₹35,000 |
| Automated peritoneal dialysis, monthly | Up to about ₹1,00,000 | Includes the cycler |
| PD catheter insertion, one-time | ₹1,00,000 to ₹2,50,000 | Surgical cost in private hospitals |
| Medicines and injections, monthly | ₹3,000 to ₹10,000 | Erythropoietin, phosphate binders, iron, blood pressure and diabetes medicines |
| Blood tests, monthly | ₹2,000 to ₹5,000 | On top of the dialysis fee |
| Home haemodialysis, provider-run programme | Quoted per session or per month by the provider | No public list price exists; ask the provider for a written monthly figure |
| Home haemodialysis, buying the setup outright | Roughly ₹7 to ₹10 lakh new | Machine, RO plant, plumbing and electrical, plus consumables and a technician per session. Refurbished equipment cuts this by more than half. 2019 patient-reported figures; prices have moved |
Home haemodialysis deserves a separate word. A provider-run programme brings the machine, the water treatment, the technician and the nephrologist’s supervision, and is priced by the provider per session or per month; there is no public list price, so ask for a written monthly figure that includes consumables. Buying the setup outright is a different decision, reported by patients in 2019 at roughly ₹7 to ₹10 lakh new for the machine, RO plant, plumbing and electrical, with consumables and a technician per session on top, and refurbished equipment cutting the outlay by more than half. Prices have moved since. In either case EzyHelpers supplies the nurse who works as the trained care partner around the programme; see home haemodialysis care partner nurse.
Schemes and insurance
Ask about these before choosing a centre. A family paying private rates for a patient who qualifies for a scheme is spending money that could go on the caregiver.
Worked examples
Each example pairs a dialysis line with a caregiving line using the ranges above. The caregiver figures are planning numbers; the quote for your household follows the free assessment.
Before medicines and injections (₹3,000 to ₹10,000) and blood tests (₹2,000 to ₹5,000). The family covers the four non-dialysis days.
Before medicines and tests. The PD unit trains the nurse and the family on exchanges; the attendant handles the daily routine and the exit-site hygiene the unit has taught.
No dialysis line. Immunosuppressant medicines and the transplant team’s blood tests are extra and the team will estimate them; they are the larger cost in this month.
The first example is the one most Bangalore families end up with, and the attendant line in it is the part EzyHelpers supplies. For the difference between an attendant and a nurse in a dialysis household, and the shift patterns that fit a dialysis week, see nurse for a dialysis patient at home.
Frequently asked
Fistula or catheter, haemodialysis or peritoneal, and what else the patient carries. We say whether an attendant, a nurse or both is the right spend, and quote the rate after the free assessment. Nurse visits next day, nurse shifts with 48 hours’ notice, attendant placements in three to seven days.
