Solid tumors
The appropriate neurosurgical procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS), CyberKnife, Gamma Knife
Specialty and country guide
Neurosurgery Cost in India
Neurosurgery treats selected brain, spine, nerve and cerebrovascular conditions using open, endoscopic, stereotactic or endovascular techniques. Planning depends on neurological findings, lesion location, imaging, pathology, urgency, functional risk and comparison with observation, radiation or medical care.
At a glance
- Indicative cost span
- Multiple pricing bases
- Available neurosurgical procedures
- 25
- Listed neurosurgeons
- 98
- Related hospitals
- 29
- Indian cities
- 4
Specialty overview
What is Neurosurgery?
Neurosurgery treats selected brain, spine, nerve and cerebrovascular conditions using open, endoscopic, stereotactic or endovascular techniques. Planning depends on neurological findings, lesion location, imaging, pathology, urgency, functional risk and comparison with observation, radiation or medical care.
A specialty label is not a treatment recommendation. Safe planning requires brain, spine, nerve or vascular anatomy, neurological deficit, seizure, pressure and urgency, open, endoscopic, stereotactic, endovascular and non-operative alternatives. The named neurosurgeon must review original records and explain alternatives, material risks, expected recovery and follow-up before travel or cost is finalized.
The directory below uses current catalog relationships for 25 neurosurgical procedures. It does not rank clinicians or guarantee that every service is available at every campus. GAF confirms the doctor, hospital, clinical scope and written estimate for an individual case.
Clinical scope
Conditions assessed or treated in Neurosurgery
A specialty can have diagnostic, medical, procedural, supportive or palliative roles. A diagnosis alone does not establish that any listed neurosurgical procedure is appropriate.
Cancer second opinion
The appropriate neurosurgical procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS), CyberKnife, Gamma Knife
Hearing loss
The appropriate neurosurgical procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Skull Base Surgery
Sinus disease
The appropriate neurosurgical procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Skull Base Surgery
Head and neck pathology
The appropriate neurosurgical procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Skull Base Surgery
Disc herniation
The appropriate neurosurgical procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Spinal Tumor Surgery
Stenosis and instability
The appropriate neurosurgical procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Spinal Tumor Surgery
Deformity
The appropriate neurosurgical procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Spinal Tumor Surgery
Spinal tumour
The appropriate neurosurgical procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Spinal Tumor Surgery
Brain tumours
The appropriate neurosurgical procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Brain Tumor Surgery, Glioma Surgery, Meningioma Surgery, Pituitary Tumor Surgery
neurosurgical procedures
Neurosurgery neurosurgical procedures represented in India
The 25 current neurosurgical procedure records in India are grouped by clinical approach. Every link opens a separate cost guide; a service or platform name is not a treatment recommendation.
Operative care
These catalog services share a broad delivery setting, but each keeps its own indication, technique, risks, duration and written estimate.
Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)
Stereotactic radiosurgery delivers a high, tightly focused radiation dose to a small intracranial or selected skull-base target in one or a few sessions, using rigid immobilisation and precise imaging.
Skull Base Surgery
Skull base surgery approaches selected lesions at the interface of the nose, ear or neck with the cranial base, often using endoscopic endonasal or lateral routes with a combined ENT–neurosurgery team.
Spinal Tumor Surgery
Spinal tumor surgery decompresses or removes a tumour affecting the vertebra, canal or cord — metastatic or selected primary — when oncology and stability already sit on the same plan.
Brain Tumor Surgery
Brain tumor surgery in India may involve open craniotomy, minimally invasive or endoscopic approaches depending on tumour location, size, pathology and surgical goals.
Glioma Surgery
Glioma surgery removes or debulks a glial tumour inside the brain, often using mapping, fluorescence or navigation so as much tumour as is safe can be taken while eloquent function is protected.
Meningioma Surgery
Meningioma surgery removes a tumour arising from the meninges, ranging from a convexity mass to a skull-base lesion wrapped around nerves and vessels.
Pituitary Tumor Surgery
Pituitary tumor surgery removes or debulks an adenoma or related sellar mass, most often through a transsphenoidal corridor, to relieve optic-nerve pressure or control hormone excess or deficiency.
AVM Surgery
AVM surgery microsurgically disconnects and removes an arteriovenous malformation so arterial blood no longer shunts directly into veins.
Stroke Thrombectomy
Stroke thrombectomy retrieves clot from a large intracranial artery during acute ischaemic stroke when imaging already shows an occlusion that endovascular removal may reopen.
Cerebral Bypass
Cerebral bypass joins an extracranial artery, often the superficial temporal artery, to an intracranial vessel so blood can reach brain that chronic ischaemia or a complex aneurysm has put at risk.
Epilepsy Surgery
Epilepsy surgery removes, disconnects or modulates the brain region generating seizures when video-EEG and MRI already write an operation rather than medicines alone.
Stereotactic Brain Surgery
Stereotactic brain surgery reaches a deep target along a planned trajectory for biopsy, lesioning, lead placement or other named work that is not radiosurgery.
Hydrocephalus Surgery
Hydrocephalus surgery treats excess cerebrospinal fluid, most often by placing a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, when imaging already writes diversion rather than medicines alone.
Chiari Surgery
Chiari surgery decompresses the foramen magnum, usually by removing a small area of bone and sometimes opening the dura, so cerebellar tonsils have more room and CSF can flow.
Craniosynostosis Surgery
Craniosynostosis surgery releases a prematurely fused skull suture and reshapes the infant vault so the brain has room to grow, after examination and CT already write a reconstructive rather than cosmetic plan.
Medical and procedure-based care
These catalog services share a broad delivery setting, but each keeps its own indication, technique, risks, duration and written estimate.
CyberKnife
CyberKnife is a robotic radiosurgery platform used to deliver stereotactic radiation to selected brain or body targets, often with image tracking during the session.
Gamma Knife
Gamma Knife is a dedicated intracranial radiosurgery platform that focuses many beams on a small brain target, usually in a single session, using a stereotactic frame or mask.
Aneurysm Clipping
Aneurysm clipping places a microsurgical clip across the neck of an intracranial aneurysm so blood no longer fills the sac, after angiography has already written an open rather than endovascular plan.
Aneurysm Coiling
Aneurysm coiling fills an intracranial aneurysm with endovascular coils, sometimes with a stent or balloon, so blood no longer circulates in the sac.
Deep Brain Stimulation
Deep brain stimulation implants electrodes in a selected brain target and connects them to a pulse generator so Parkinson disease, tremor or dystonia can be modulated after a named functional-neurosurgery review.
Diagnostic and assessment procedures
These catalog services share a broad delivery setting, but each keeps its own indication, technique, risks, duration and written estimate.
Endoscopic Brain Surgery
Endoscopic brain surgery reaches an intracranial target through a small corridor with a camera, often via a ventricle or keyhole, when anatomy already makes that route honest.
Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
Endoscopic skull base surgery reaches the sella, anterior cranial base or related corridors through the nose, reconstructing the defect so brain and CSF stay sealed.
Stereotactic Brain Biopsy
Stereotactic brain biopsy samples an intracranial lesion along a planned frame or frameless trajectory when resection is not the first honest step.
Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV)
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy opens a stoma in the floor of the third ventricle so CSF can bypass an obstruction without a first shunt, when anatomy already allows it.
Interventional and minimally invasive care
These catalog services share a broad delivery setting, but each keeps its own indication, technique, risks, duration and written estimate.
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Neurosurgery neurosurgical procedure costs in India
These are current GAF catalog planning ranges, separated by compatible billing basis. A cycle, course, operation, test and treatment programme are not interchangeable units.
named procedure and stated admission
Per named procedure and stated admission
Compare only estimates that name the same clinical scope, technique, devices, admission, monitoring and exclusions.
diagnostic or assessment episode
Per diagnostic or assessment episode
Compare only estimates that name the same clinical scope, technique, devices, admission, monitoring and exclusions.
| neurosurgical procedure | What it is used for | Typical procedure or stay | Pricing basis | GAF India planning range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) | Stereotactic radiosurgery delivers a high, tightly focused radiation dose to a small intracranial or selected skull-base target in one or a few sessions, using rigid immobilisation and precise imaging. | 1–5 sessions | Per named procedure and stated admission | $8,500–$18,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| CyberKnife | CyberKnife is a robotic radiosurgery platform used to deliver stereotactic radiation to selected brain or body targets, often with image tracking during the session. | 1–5 sessions | Per named procedure and stated admission | $11,000–$24,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Gamma Knife | Gamma Knife is a dedicated intracranial radiosurgery platform that focuses many beams on a small brain target, usually in a single session, using a stereotactic frame or mask. | 1 session typical | Per named procedure and stated admission | $10,500–$22,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Skull Base Surgery | Skull base surgery approaches selected lesions at the interface of the nose, ear or neck with the cranial base, often using endoscopic endonasal or lateral routes with a combined ENT–neurosurgery team. | 5–12 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $8,000–$22,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Spinal Tumor Surgery | Spinal tumor surgery decompresses or removes a tumour affecting the vertebra, canal or cord — metastatic or selected primary — when oncology and stability already sit on the same plan. | 5–12 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $10,000–$24,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Brain Tumor Surgery | Brain tumor surgery in India may involve open craniotomy, minimally invasive or endoscopic approaches depending on tumour location, size, pathology and surgical goals. | 5–10 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $6,000–$15,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Glioma Surgery | Glioma surgery removes or debulks a glial tumour inside the brain, often using mapping, fluorescence or navigation so as much tumour as is safe can be taken while eloquent function is protected. | 5–12 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $7,000–$16,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Meningioma Surgery | Meningioma surgery removes a tumour arising from the meninges, ranging from a convexity mass to a skull-base lesion wrapped around nerves and vessels. | 5–10 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $6,500–$15,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Pituitary Tumor Surgery | Pituitary tumor surgery removes or debulks an adenoma or related sellar mass, most often through a transsphenoidal corridor, to relieve optic-nerve pressure or control hormone excess or deficiency. | 3–7 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $5,000–$12,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Aneurysm Clipping | Aneurysm clipping places a microsurgical clip across the neck of an intracranial aneurysm so blood no longer fills the sac, after angiography has already written an open rather than endovascular plan. | 7–14 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $8,000–$18,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Aneurysm Coiling | Aneurysm coiling fills an intracranial aneurysm with endovascular coils, sometimes with a stent or balloon, so blood no longer circulates in the sac. | 3–8 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $10,000–$25,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| AVM Surgery | AVM surgery microsurgically disconnects and removes an arteriovenous malformation so arterial blood no longer shunts directly into veins. | 7–14 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $8,000–$20,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| AVM Embolization | AVM embolization delivers liquid embolic or particles through a microcatheter to reduce or, in selected cases, close an arteriovenous malformation. | 2–6 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $8,000–$18,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Stroke Thrombectomy | Stroke thrombectomy retrieves clot from a large intracranial artery during acute ischaemic stroke when imaging already shows an occlusion that endovascular removal may reopen. | 5–12 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $8,000–$16,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Cerebral Bypass | Cerebral bypass joins an extracranial artery, often the superficial temporal artery, to an intracranial vessel so blood can reach brain that chronic ischaemia or a complex aneurysm has put at risk. | 7–14 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $10,000–$22,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Deep Brain Stimulation | Deep brain stimulation implants electrodes in a selected brain target and connects them to a pulse generator so Parkinson disease, tremor or dystonia can be modulated after a named functional-neurosurgery review. | 3–7 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $20,000–$40,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Epilepsy Surgery | Epilepsy surgery removes, disconnects or modulates the brain region generating seizures when video-EEG and MRI already write an operation rather than medicines alone. | 5–10 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $8,000–$20,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Stereotactic Brain Surgery | Stereotactic brain surgery reaches a deep target along a planned trajectory for biopsy, lesioning, lead placement or other named work that is not radiosurgery. | 2–5 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $6,000–$15,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Hydrocephalus Surgery | Hydrocephalus surgery treats excess cerebrospinal fluid, most often by placing a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, when imaging already writes diversion rather than medicines alone. | 3–7 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $3,000–$8,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Chiari Surgery | Chiari surgery decompresses the foramen magnum, usually by removing a small area of bone and sometimes opening the dura, so cerebellar tonsils have more room and CSF can flow. | 4–8 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $5,000–$12,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Craniosynostosis Surgery | Craniosynostosis surgery releases a prematurely fused skull suture and reshapes the infant vault so the brain has room to grow, after examination and CT already write a reconstructive rather than cosmetic plan. | 4–8 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $6,000–$15,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Endoscopic Brain Surgery | Endoscopic brain surgery reaches an intracranial target through a small corridor with a camera, often via a ventricle or keyhole, when anatomy already makes that route honest. | 3–7 nights | Per diagnostic or assessment episode | $5,000–$12,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery | Endoscopic skull base surgery reaches the sella, anterior cranial base or related corridors through the nose, reconstructing the defect so brain and CSF stay sealed. | 4–8 nights | Per diagnostic or assessment episode | $6,000–$15,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Stereotactic Brain Biopsy | Stereotactic brain biopsy samples an intracranial lesion along a planned frame or frameless trajectory when resection is not the first honest step. | 1–3 nights | Per diagnostic or assessment episode | $2,000–$6,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
| Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV) | Endoscopic third ventriculostomy opens a stoma in the floor of the third ventricle so CSF can bypass an obstruction without a first shunt, when anatomy already allows it. | 2–5 nights | Per diagnostic or assessment episode | $3,000–$8,000 | View neurosurgical procedure |
Indicative planning ranges, not guaranteed hospital quotations. The treating team confirms the clinical scope, billing basis, schedule, admission, monitoring and exclusions after review.
Clinical decisions
How is Neurosurgery treatment selected?
Selection begins with a confirmed diagnosis and a precise clinical question. Review includes brain, spine, nerve or vascular anatomy and neurological deficit, seizure, pressure and urgency. A procedure name or scan finding alone is not enough to establish suitability.
The treating team considers open, endoscopic, stereotactic, endovascular and non-operative alternatives, current symptoms, medicines, previous treatment, comorbidities and the patient’s goals. Urgent or unstable illness may make travel inappropriate.
Alternatives and sequencing must be explicit. The specialist should explain why the proposed neurosurgical procedure is preferred, what result is expected to change care, and how recovery and follow-up will continue after the patient returns home.
Treatment pathway
How Neurosurgery treatment works
This specialty-specific pathway is configured from approved editorial content. The exact sequence changes with the diagnosis, selected neurosurgical procedure and patient factors.
- 01
Record review
The neurosurgeon reviews the diagnosis, prior treatment, current symptoms and original imaging or test material.
- 02
Clinical assessment
The team confirms brain, spine, nerve or vascular anatomy, neurological deficit, seizure, pressure and urgency, open, endoscopic, stereotactic, endovascular and non-operative alternatives and identifies missing investigations or urgent risks.
- 03
Options discussion
Reasonable non-procedural, procedural and staged alternatives are compared with expected benefit and material risk.
- 04
Named plan
The written plan identifies the exact neurosurgical procedure, technique, responsible clinician, campus and anticipated schedule.
- 05
Pre-treatment checks
Anaesthetic, medicine, infection, bleeding, organ-function and support requirements are checked as relevant.
- 06
Treatment and monitoring
The named team delivers care with procedure-specific safety checks and escalation arrangements.
- 07
Discharge and handover
The patient receives records, warning signs, medicine instructions, pending-result ownership and a follow-up plan.
Cost planning
Neurosurgery cost in India
Costs are shown by 2 compatible pricing bases rather than one misleading specialty-wide range. A personalized estimate follows medical-record review.
A neurosurgery estimate is useful only when its billing basis and clinical scope are stated. Important scope includes the exact lesion, approach and open or minimally invasive technique; navigation, monitoring, implants, intensive care and pathology. Unlike units must not be combined into one specialty average.
The written estimate should separate the named procedure or course from tests, professional fees, devices, medicines, pathology, ward care, intensive care and follow-up. Optional or complication-triggered charges should remain separate.
Catalog ranges are planning figures, not hospital quotations. The final amount can change after record review, examination, additional testing or a change in technique, device, duration or admission.
What affects the final cost?
- Clinical scope
- the exact lesion, approach and open or minimally invasive technique
- Resources and support
- navigation, monitoring, implants, intensive care and pathology
- Diagnostic work
- Repeat imaging, pathology, laboratory or physiological testing may be required before treatment.
- Technique and devices
- Approach, guidance, implants, disposables and specialist equipment can materially change cost.
- Admission
- Day care, ward, high-dependency and intensive-care scopes are not interchangeable.
- Recovery and follow-up
- Medicines, rehabilitation, wound or device care and scheduled reviews should be itemized.
- Unexpected care
- Complications, extra procedures or a longer stay cannot be guaranteed inside a standard package.
What may be included?
- Initial neurosurgeon consultation and record review
- The named neurosurgical procedure and stated technique
- Standard facility, nursing and monitoring expressly listed
- Named routine medicines, consumables or devices
- Specified laboratory, imaging or pathology work
- Discharge summary and first scheduled review
What may be additional?
- Repeat specialist consultation or multidisciplinary review
- New imaging, pathology review or diagnostic testing
- Alternative, upgraded or additional devices and consumables
- Blood products, intensive care or treatment of complications
- Additional procedures, medicines or a longer admission
- Rehabilitation and follow-up beyond the stated period
- Flights, accommodation, meals and local transport
Technology
Neurosurgery technologies represented in the GAF catalog
This list is derived from procedure relationships; it is not a hospital machine inventory. Technology availability must be confirmed for a named campus and treatment date.
Procedure-specific equipment and clinical support
What it is
The equipment, imaging, laboratory, anaesthetic and recovery resources required for the selected neurosurgical procedure.
Why it may be used
Availability must be confirmed for the named procedure, clinician, campus and treatment date rather than inferred from a hospital specialty label.
Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) · CyberKnife · Gamma Knife · Skull Base Surgery · Spinal Tumor Surgery · Brain Tumor Surgery · Glioma Surgery · Meningioma Surgery · Pituitary Tumor Surgery · Endoscopic Brain Surgery · Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery · Stereotactic Brain Biopsy · Aneurysm Clipping · Aneurysm Coiling · AVM Surgery · AVM Embolization · Stroke Thrombectomy · Cerebral Bypass · Deep Brain Stimulation · Epilepsy Surgery · Stereotactic Brain Surgery · Hydrocephalus Surgery · Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV) · Chiari Surgery · Craniosynostosis Surgery
Cities
Where can international patients explore Neurosurgery in India?
Cities appear only where current catalog relationships contain relevant hospitals, doctors and procedures. Counts update from the live data layer.
Delhi NCR
Neurosurgery in Delhi NCR
- neurosurgical procedures
- 25
- Doctors
- 51
- Hospitals
- 14
Mumbai
Neurosurgery in Mumbai
- neurosurgical procedures
- 25
- Doctors
- 12
- Hospitals
- 5
Chennai
Neurosurgery in Chennai
- neurosurgical procedures
- 25
- Doctors
- 10
- Hospitals
- 5
Hyderabad
Neurosurgery in Hyderabad
- neurosurgical procedures
- 25
- Doctors
- 11
- Hospitals
- 3
Hospitals
Neurosurgery hospitals in India
29 hospitals currently meet the India and Neurosurgery relationship filters. Cards show stored CMS information, not a ranking or universal capability claim.
Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road
JCI Accredited
NABH Accredited
- Radiation Oncology
- Surgical Oncology
- Medical Oncology
- Hematology
10 listed doctors for Neurosurgery
Languages listed: English, Kannada, Hindi
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
- JCI Accredited
- NABH Accredited
- Radiation Oncology
- Surgical Oncology
- Medical Oncology
- Hematology
10 listed doctors for Neurosurgery
Languages listed: English, Hindi
Medanta - The Medicity
- JCI Accredited
- NABH Accredited
NABL Accredited
- Radiation Oncology
- Surgical Oncology
- Medical Oncology
- Hematology
9 listed doctors for Neurosurgery
Languages listed: English, Hindi
Gleneagles Hospital, Mumbai
- JCI Accredited
- NABH Accredited
- NABL Accredited
- Radiation Oncology
- Surgical Oncology
- Medical Oncology
- Hematology
6 listed doctors for Neurosurgery
Languages listed: English, Hindi, Marathi
Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
- JCI Accredited
- NABH Accredited
- Radiation Oncology
- Surgical Oncology
- Medical Oncology
- Hematology
5 listed doctors for Neurosurgery
Languages listed: English, Telugu, Hindi
Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket
- JCI Accredited
- NABH Accredited
- NABL Accredited
- Radiation Oncology
- Surgical Oncology
- Medical Oncology
- Hematology
5 listed doctors for Neurosurgery
Languages listed: English, Hindi
Specialists
Neurosurgery doctors in India
98 doctor records meet the India and Neurosurgery relationship filters across 29 related hospitals. Profile facts come from the existing CMS; ordering is not a ranking.
Dr. Aakanksha Aggarwal
Neurosurgery
11+ years Experience
Brain Tumor Surgery · Glioma Surgery · Meningioma Surgery
English, Hindi
Dr. Aditya Gupta
Neurosurgery
40+ years Experience
Brain Tumor Removal · Skull Base Tumor Surgery · Spinal Tumor Surgery
English, Hindi
Dr. Anshul Goel
Neurosurgery
13+ years Experience
Brain Tumor Surgery · Spinal Tumor Surgery · Pediatric Brain Tumor Surgery
English, Hindi
Dr. Anurag Gupta
Neurosurgery
20+ years Experience
Brain Tumor Surgery · Glioma Surgery · Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
English, Hindi
Dr. Bipin Walia
Neurosurgery
30+ years Experience
Brain Tumor Surgery · Endoscopic Brain Surgery · Craniotomy
English, Hindi
Dr. Deepak Keshav Bhangale
Neurosurgery
10+ years Experience
Skull Base Tumor Surgery · Endoscopic Brain Surgery · Brain Tumor Surgery
English, Hindi
Dr. Karanjit Singh Narang
Neurosurgery
25+ years Experience
Brain Tumor Surgery · Endoscopic Brain Surgery · Glioma Surgery
English, Hindi
Dr. Mohit Mohindra
Neurosurgery
10+ years Experience
Brain Tumor Surgery · Endoscopic Brain Surgery · Skull Base Tumor Surgery
English, Hindi
International patients
Planning Neurosurgery treatment in India
Send the listed records before travel so a named neurosurgeon can determine whether remote review is sufficient or further assessment is required. A preliminary opinion is not final clearance for treatment or flying.
Confirm the exact campus, clinician, procedure scope, estimate assumptions, expected stay, attendant needs and emergency arrangements before booking travel. Keep flights and lodging flexible until the clinical plan is accepted.
Before departure, obtain procedure and discharge records, pathology or test results, device details where relevant, medicine changes, warning signs and named contacts for pending results and follow-up at home.
How long should patients stay?
Stay varies across the listed neurosurgical procedures; use the procedure row as planning guidance rather than a promise. The treating team decides observation, admission and fitness to fly after reviewing clinical risk and recovery.
International patients should allow time for assessment, pending results and an early review. A changed plan, complication or need for rehabilitation can extend the stay, so flexible travel arrangements are safer than a fixed departure immediately after treatment.
Medical records to send
Depending on the condition, the treating team may request:
- Brain or spine MRI and CT images in DICOM format
- Angiography, functional imaging or tractography when performed
- Neurological, seizure and medicine history
- Pathology and previous neurosurgical procedure notes
- Current symptoms, diagnoses and recent clinic notes
- Current medicines, allergies and major medical conditions
- Recent blood count, kidney and liver function where relevant
- Previous treatment dates, response and complications
- Passport details only after a clinical provider requests them for travel documentation
- Home clinician contact and proposed follow-up arrangements
Why do international patients consider India for Neurosurgery?
India has GAF-linked neurosurgeons and hospitals across several cities. Compare a named clinician, campus and complete clinical scope rather than assuming all hospitals offer every neurosurgical procedure.
Compare like-for-like billing units, technique, devices, tests, admission, follow-up and exclusions. Travel cost and a headline procedure range should not outweigh clinical suitability, urgency or continuity of care.
Related medical specialties
Questions
Neurosurgery in India — frequently asked questions
What does a neurosurgeon do?
A neurosurgeon evaluates the relevant diagnosis, explains treatment options and coordinates procedure-specific assessment, delivery and follow-up.
How is a neurosurgical procedure selected?
Selection depends on brain, spine, nerve or vascular anatomy, neurological deficit, seizure, pressure and urgency, open, endoscopic, stereotactic, endovascular and non-operative alternatives, prior treatment, current health, alternatives and the patient’s goals.
How much does neurosurgery cost in India?
The table shows planning ranges by compatible billing basis. A personalized written estimate is required because one specialty average would combine unlike scopes.
Are all tests and devices included?
Only items expressly named in the estimate are included. Confirm imaging, pathology, laboratory work, medicines, implants, disposables and monitoring.
Which doctors are listed?
The page lists catalog-connected neurosurgeons. It is not a ranking, and the named clinician must accept and review the case.
Which hospitals are listed?
Hospitals require a matching specialist relationship for this page. Confirm the exact procedure, clinician, campus, equipment and date directly.
What records are required before review?
Records commonly include Brain or spine MRI and CT images in DICOM format, Angiography, functional imaging or tractography when performed, Neurological, seizure and medicine history, plus current clinical notes and medicines.
Can suitability be confirmed before travel?
Records can support a preliminary opinion, but final suitability may require examination, updated tests and review by the treating and anaesthesia teams.
How long should an international patient stay?
Use each procedure’s typical procedure or stay as guidance. Recovery, results, complications and fitness to fly can change the plan.
Can follow-up continue at home?
Often, if the treating and home teams agree on records, medicines, warning signs, pending results and responsibility for follow-up.
Does a hospital listing guarantee availability?
No. A catalog relationship does not guarantee acceptance, equipment, scheduling or procedure availability at every campus.
Are outcomes guaranteed?
No. Expected benefits and risks are individual, and no clinician or facilitator can guarantee an outcome.
Medical information notice: This page provides general educational and travel-planning information. GAF catalog ranges are indicative planning figures, not quotations, recommendations or promises of availability or outcome. Diagnosis, selection, technique, risks, recovery and fitness to travel must be decided by a qualified neurosurgeon and relevant multidisciplinary clinicians after reviewing the patient and complete records.
Last medically reviewed: 2026-09-14 by Dr. Saffiyyah Chaudhary. Content curated by Dr. Shabnam Choudhary.
Dr. Shabnam Choudhary, BDS, is a dental professional who graduated from Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka. She contributes to the curation and development of medically informative healthcare content, helping ensure that information is structured clearly and presented in a patient-friendly manner.
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Dr. Shabnam Choudhary
BDS
Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru
Dr. Saffiyyah Chaudhary, BDS, is a dental professional who graduated from Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka. She provides medical review of healthcare content to help ensure that clinical information is accurate, understandable, and appropriately presented for patients and their families.
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BDS
Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru
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