Microvascular Decompression MVD Cost in New Delhi, India

The cost of microvascular decompression in New Delhi typically ranges from $7,500 to $14,000 USD (about ₹7.11 lakh to ₹13.28 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for microvascular decompression in New Delhi is around $9,000 (about ₹8.54 lakh). What you pay depends mainly on your own case. If the operation is planned and you need only a short stay in neuro intensive care, your bill is likely to be closer to $7,500 (about ₹7.11 lakh). It is likely to be nearer $14,000 (about ₹13.28 lakh) if the surgery is more complex, special navigation or monitoring equipment or an implanted device is used, or you need longer in intensive care.

When comparing New Delhi packages for microvascular decompression, check whether each quote includes:

• Surgeon and anaesthetist fees
• Operating theatre or procedure room
• Neuro-intensive care days
• Implants or devices used
• Hospital stay and room category
• Medicines and consumables
• Follow-up visits before you fly home

Microvascular decompression (MVD) is brain surgery that moves a blood vessel away from a nerve it is pressing on, most often the trigeminal nerve in trigeminal neuralgia, a severe facial pain.

The NHS explains that trigeminal neuralgia causes sudden, severe facial pain, that medicines are usually tried first, and that MVD, needle procedures or radiosurgery may be considered if medicines fail or cause side effects.

A guide by Kaufmann and Patel at the University of Manitoba describes a small opening behind the ear under general anaesthetic, through which the surgeon uses a microscope to move the vessel and place a small Teflon pad between vessel and nerve.

The NHS reports that MVD gives the longest-lasting relief of the available procedures, although pain returns in about 3 in 10 people within 10 to 20 years.

It notes serious complications, including facial numbness, hearing loss, stroke or death, in about 1 in 1,000, and the guide describes a stay of a couple of days with full activity within weeks.

Fit-to-fly window: UK Civil Aviation Authority guidance for health professionals gives about 7 days after neurosurgery as a minimum, and the neurosurgeon may recommend longer.

A Delhi estimate for microvascular decompression is usually built from these parts:

• Imaging before surgery: MRI, CT or angiography.
• Theatre and navigation: plus neuro-monitoring where used.
• Neuro-ICU days: after the operation.
• Condition: trigeminal neuralgia or other.
• Anaesthesia: general.
• Stay: a few days.
• Follow-up: tapering of medicines.

MVD is major brain surgery, and costs depend on the stay and any intensive care, so ask what the Delhi quote covers.

Delhi NCR's larger multi-speciality hospitals run neurosurgery with neuro-intensive care, intraoperative imaging or neuro-monitoring, so ask which of these your operation will use.

India's national hospital standard is set by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH), a constituent board of the Quality Council of India whose standards are accredited by ISQua; you can check a Delhi hospital's current NABH status on the NABH website.

Delhi has a long record with international accreditation: India's first hospital to receive Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation, in July 2005, is in New Delhi, and JCI keeps a public list of accredited organisations.

Patients travelling from abroad can apply online for India's e-Medical visa, and accompanying family members for an e-Medical Attendant visa; check the current conditions on the official Indian visa portal before booking.