Cerebral Angiogram Cost in India

The cost of a cerebral angiogram in India typically ranges from $400 to $1,200 USD, depending on the hospital, city, and type of procedure.

A cerebral angiogram uses a thin tube and dye to take X-ray pictures of blood vessels in the brain. The cost depends on:

• Anaesthesia: local or general.
• Access: groin or wrist.
• Day case or overnight
• Treatment in the same session: such as coiling.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust says it is usually done to look for an aneurysm or an arteriovenous malformation (AVM), or to check a treated aneurysm. CT or MR angiography may be used first, but catheter angiography gives the most detailed pictures.

Most are done under local anaesthetic. A catheter is passed from the groin or wrist to the brain arteries, and dye is injected. You may feel warmth in your head. The Leeds leaflet says most people go home the same day, with an adult staying with them for 24 hours.

The Leeds leaflet reports:

• Stroke: about 0.5%.
• Confusion: about 0.5%.
• Mild dye reaction: about 3%.
• Bruising or bleeding at the puncture site

Avoid driving for 2 days.