In practice the trigger is rarely a treatment that cannot be given at home. It is not being sure the diagnosis or the plan is right. A second opinion addresses that directly, at a fraction of the cost of travelling to find out.
Practical guide · Nepal
Medical second opinion from India for Nepali patients
A written second opinion is the cheapest useful thing a family can do, and it is the step most often skipped. Sometimes it confirms the plan and you stay in Nepal. Sometimes it changes the plan entirely. Either outcome is worth more than a flight booked on uncertainty.
- Written, not verbal
- Often confirms you can stay in Nepal
- The cheapest step in the whole journey
Request a confidential case review WhatsApp the Nepal desk
General information for planning, not medical advice. Diagnosis and treatment decisions rest with the treating doctors and hospitals.
Why this step matters most
If a specialist reviews the file and agrees with your doctor in Nepal, you have bought certainty and saved a journey. We will tell you that plainly, and there is no fee for us in your staying home.
With roughly 24,500 estimated new cancer cases and 17,213 estimated cancer deaths a year in Nepal, getting the first plan right matters more than getting it fast.
Source: IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 estimates for Nepal (released July 2026)What a useful second opinion contains
If what comes back does not include these, it is a phone call, not an opinion.
- 01A statement of the diagnosis as the reviewer reads it
Including whether the reviewer thinks further tests are needed before any plan is settled.
- 02Agreement or disagreement with the current plan
Explicitly, and with reasons — not a vague endorsement.
- 03The recommended treatment sequence
What first, what next, and what decisions depend on results not yet available.
- 04What can be done in Nepal
A good opinion says which parts genuinely require travel and which do not. This is the section most worth reading twice.
- 05The reviewer's name and specialty
An opinion nobody has signed is not an opinion.
What to send
Incomplete files produce hedged opinions. It is worth a day's effort to collect everything.
- Biopsy or histopathology reports — the single most important document
- Imaging reports and the images themselves, on CD or in a shared folder
- All blood work, with dates so the trend is visible
- Discharge summaries and the treating doctor's notes
- A record of treatment already given: drug names, cycles, dates, and the response
- A short plain-language account of symptoms and how they have changed
We publish no prices on this page. Any figure quoted before a specialist has read your reports is a guess, and a guess is a bad thing to plan a family’s finances around. What we do instead is obtain the hospital’s own written estimate, in its own format, with its assumptions stated — before you decide whether to travel. See how CureYatra handles costs.
Before you send anything
Do not attach medical records to the form below. Send a short enquiry first and we will reply with secure sharing instructions and a written consent step.
- Ask us for the secure sharing instructions first — do not attach medical records to a website form
- Keep the originals; send copies
- Arrange reports in date order — it materially improves the quality of the review
- Tell us the patient's age and the city or district you are in
- Tell us what your doctor in Nepal has already recommended, so the reviewer can address it directly
Case-coordination fee · Nepal
NPR 5,000 per patient, per year — coordination only.
Inclusive of applicable taxes. The first enquiry is free; the fee is requested only when you decide to proceed, together with the reports and record-sharing consent. Every hospital, doctor, medicine, implant, diagnostic and travel charge is separate and paid by you directly to the provider. Terms & Conditions apply.
Questions Nepali families ask
Is a second opinion an insult to my doctor in Nepal?
No, and most doctors expect it in serious illness. Many will help you assemble the file. If the opinions agree, your doctor's plan is strengthened; if they differ, everyone learns something that matters to your care.
How long does it take?
It depends on the specialty and how complete your file is. An incomplete file is the usual reason for delay, so send everything at once rather than in pieces.
Will the opinion tell me what to do?
It will tell you what the reviewing specialist recommends and why. The decision remains yours, taken with your own doctor. CureYatra does not give medical advice at any point.
What if the opinion says I do not need to travel?
Then you do not travel. That is a legitimate and common result, and it is why the first enquiry is free.
Is my medical information kept private?
Records are shared only with the hospitals you consent to, under a written consent process. We ask you not to send medical documents through the website form — we send secure sharing instructions first.
Nepal patient desk · direct enquiry
Send your case from Nepal — the first enquiry is free.
Tell us the diagnosis area and how to reach you. A coordinator replies on WhatsApp or email, explains how to share reports securely, and only then are suitable hospitals asked for a written clinical plan and their own estimate.
- The first enquiry costs nothing. The NPR 5,000 annual case-coordination fee is requested only if you decide to proceed.
- No Indian visa for Nepali citizens entering from Nepal, subject to the official identity-document and route conditions.
- Nepali-language coordination, and consultations in English or Hindi.
- You pay the hospital directly against its own written invoice — never CureYatra.
- No hospital, price, timing or treatment outcome is guaranteed here; the hospital’s written documents always prevail.
पहिलो सम्पर्क निःशुल्क छ। रिपोर्ट पठाउनुहोस्, अस्पतालको लिखित उपचार योजना र खर्च अनुमान हामी मगाउँछौं।