Govt caps knee implant prices, costs slashed by up to 69%
The government has capped the prices of orthopaedic knee replacement implants, slashing their costs by up to 69%. The price of widely used cobalt chromium knee implant, priced around â¹1.58 lakh, would now be capped at â¹54,720 + GST, while titanium-zirconium implants costing around â¹2.5 lakh would now cost â¹76,600 + GST, said Union Minister Ananth Kumar.