Percutaneous Balloon Compression (PBC) Cost in India

The cost of percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) in India typically ranges from $500 to $6,000 USD, depending on the hospital, city, and type of procedure.

Percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) treats trigeminal neuralgia. A needle is passed through the cheek and a small balloon is inflated to compress the trigeminal nerve. The cost depends on:

• Anaesthesia: usually general.
• Imaging: X-ray guidance.
• Day case or overnight
• Hospital

The NHS explains that percutaneous procedures, including balloon compression, can give relief but sometimes do not work. Relief usually lasts a few years, sometimes only months. Most people go home the same or next day.

The NHS says the main side effect is numbness on one side of the face, which can be permanent. Rarely, painful numbness (anaesthesia dolorosa) occurs. Eye damage is uncommon.

Microvascular decompression gives the longest-lasting relief but is major open surgery. The NHS reports pain returning in about 3 in 10 people within 10 to 20 years, and a death risk of about 1 in 1,000. Stereotactic radiosurgery is non-invasive but slower to work.