Percutaneous Balloon Compression (PBC) Cost in Bangalore, India

Percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) treats trigeminal neuralgia, a severe facial pain, by passing a needle through the cheek and briefly inflating a small balloon to compress the trigeminal nerve.

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 the next day.

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

Microvascular decompression gives the longest-lasting relief but is major open surgery, with pain returning in about 3 in 10 within 10 to 20 years. Stereotactic radiosurgery is non-invasive but slower to work.

Flying home: the UK Civil Aviation Authority's guidance for doctors gives about 7 days after neurosurgery as a minimum, and the neurosurgeon may ask you to wait longer depending on the operation.

The cost of percutaneous balloon compression in Bangalore typically ranges from $570 to $5,450 USD (about ₹54,100 to ₹5.17 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for percutaneous balloon compression in Bangalore is around $4,900 (about ₹4.65 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 $570 (about ₹54,100). It is likely to be nearer $5,450 (about ₹5.17 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 Bangalore packages for percutaneous balloon compression, 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

Bangalore hospitals usually put together an estimate for percutaneous balloon compression from these elements:

• Pre-operative imaging: MRI, CT or angiography.
• Theatre and navigation equipment: including neuro-monitoring where used.
• Neuro-intensive care: days in a neuro ICU after surgery.
• Anaesthesia: usually general.
• Imaging guidance: X-ray in theatre.
• Hospital stay: same or next day.
• Repeat treatment: if pain returns.

Brain and nerve surgery costs depend on the complexity, intensive care stay and any devices, so complex cases can cost more than the range above.

Neurosurgery in Bengaluru is offered at multi-speciality hospitals with neuro-intensive care, neuro-imaging and neuro-monitoring, so ask which of these will be used for your operation.

Accreditation by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH), part of the Quality Council of India, is India's main hospital quality standard, and the NABH website shows whether a Bangalore hospital's accreditation is current.

Some Bengaluru hospitals also hold Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation, an international standard, and JCI's public directory lets you confirm a hospital's status before you book.

International patients usually arrive at Kempegowda International Airport, which lies north of the city, so allow for road travel time to hospitals in southern and eastern Bengaluru.