Specialty and country guide
Spine surgery treats selected compression, instability, deformity, trauma and tumour conditions after symptoms, neurological findings and imaging are correlated. The plan must distinguish decompression from fusion, define levels and approach, and compare surgery with non-operative care where appropriate.
Specialty overview
Spine surgery treats selected compression, instability, deformity, trauma and tumour conditions after symptoms, neurological findings and imaging are correlated. The plan must distinguish decompression from fusion, define levels and approach, and compare surgery with non-operative care where appropriate.
A specialty label is not a treatment recommendation. Safe planning requires symptom, examination and imaging correlation, neurological deficit, instability, deformity and pain source, levels, approach, implants and non-operative alternatives. The named spine surgeon 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 16 spine 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
A specialty can have diagnostic, medical, procedural, supportive or palliative roles. A diagnosis alone does not establish that any listed spine procedure is appropriate.
The appropriate spine procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Spinal Fusion, PLIF (Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion), TLIF (Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion), ALIF (Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
The appropriate spine procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Spinal Fusion, PLIF (Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion), TLIF (Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion), ALIF (Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
The appropriate spine procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Spinal Fusion, PLIF (Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion), TLIF (Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion), ALIF (Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
The appropriate spine procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.
Related treatment guides: Spinal Fusion, PLIF (Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion), TLIF (Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion), ALIF (Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
spine procedures
The 16 current spine 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.
These catalog services share a broad delivery setting, but each keeps its own indication, technique, risks, duration and written estimate.
Spinal fusion joins selected vertebrae so that a painful or unstable motion segment can heal as one bone, usually with screws, rods and a bone graft or cage.
PLIF reaches the lumbar disc space from the back on both sides so that a cage and graft can sit in the disc space while screws and rods stabilize the same segment.
TLIF reaches the lumbar disc through a unilateral transforaminal window so that a cage can restore disc height while screws and rods stabilize the segment, usually with less bilateral root retraction than PLIF.
ALIF reaches the lumbar disc from the front, usually through a retroperitoneal window, so that a larger cage can restore disc height and lordosis while the back may or may not receive additional screws.
ACDF removes a worn or herniated cervical disc from the front, decompresses the cord or root, and fuses the segment with a graft or cage and usually a plate.
Discectomy removes the herniated disc fragment that is compressing a nerve root so that leg or arm pain from that root may ease, without fusing the segment.
Microdiscectomy uses a microscope or high magnification through a smaller window to remove the lumbar fragment that is pinching a nerve root.
Laminectomy removes part or all of the lamina to widen the spinal canal when stenosis is squeezing the nerves, without automatically fusing the segment.
Spinal decompression is the family of operations that free compressed neural elements — canal, recess or foramen — when the named product is not already a laminectomy, discectomy or fusion.
Disc replacement substitutes a worn cervical — or, less often, lumbar — disc with a motion-preserving implant when the facet joints and alignment still allow arthroplasty instead of fusion.
Vertebroplasty injects bone cement into a selected vertebral compression fracture to reduce pain when the fracture pattern and MRI timing make cement, rather than a balloon, the planned tool.
Kyphoplasty uses a balloon to create a cavity in a compressed vertebra, then fills that cavity with cement, when height restoration is part of the planned fracture treatment.
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.
Revision spine surgery re-operates on a previously treated segment to address failed fusion, loose or broken implants, recurrent compression, infection or adjacent-segment problems.
These catalog services share a broad delivery setting, but each keeps its own indication, technique, risks, duration and written estimate.
Scoliosis correction realigns a curved spine with instrumentation and fusion — and sometimes osteotomies — when the Cobb angle, remaining growth and symptoms make observation or bracing no longer enough.
Spinal deformity correction addresses kyphosis, sagittal imbalance or a complex curve that is not only a typical scoliotic bend, often with osteotomies, long instrumentation and fusion.
Compare
These are current GAF catalog planning ranges, separated by compatible billing basis. A cycle, course, operation, test and treatment programme are not interchangeable units.
Per named procedure and stated admission
Compare only estimates that name the same clinical scope, technique, devices, admission, monitoring and exclusions.
| spine procedure | What it is used for | Typical procedure or stay | Pricing basis | GAF India planning range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spinal Fusion | Spinal fusion joins selected vertebrae so that a painful or unstable motion segment can heal as one bone, usually with screws, rods and a bone graft or cage. | 4–8 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $8,000–$18,000 | View spine procedure |
| PLIF (Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion) | PLIF reaches the lumbar disc space from the back on both sides so that a cage and graft can sit in the disc space while screws and rods stabilize the same segment. | 4–8 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $9,000–$20,000 | View spine procedure |
| TLIF (Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion) | TLIF reaches the lumbar disc through a unilateral transforaminal window so that a cage can restore disc height while screws and rods stabilize the segment, usually with less bilateral root retraction than PLIF. | 4–8 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $9,000–$20,000 | View spine procedure |
| ALIF (Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion) | ALIF reaches the lumbar disc from the front, usually through a retroperitoneal window, so that a larger cage can restore disc height and lordosis while the back may or may not receive additional screws. | 4–8 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $10,000–$22,000 | View spine procedure |
| ACDF (Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion) | ACDF removes a worn or herniated cervical disc from the front, decompresses the cord or root, and fuses the segment with a graft or cage and usually a plate. | 2–4 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $5,000–$12,000 | View spine procedure |
| Discectomy | Discectomy removes the herniated disc fragment that is compressing a nerve root so that leg or arm pain from that root may ease, without fusing the segment. | 1–3 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $3,500–$8,000 | View spine procedure |
| Microdiscectomy | Microdiscectomy uses a microscope or high magnification through a smaller window to remove the lumbar fragment that is pinching a nerve root. | 1–3 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $3,000–$7,500 | View spine procedure |
| Laminectomy | Laminectomy removes part or all of the lamina to widen the spinal canal when stenosis is squeezing the nerves, without automatically fusing the segment. | 2–5 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $4,000–$9,500 | View spine procedure |
| Spinal Decompression | Spinal decompression is the family of operations that free compressed neural elements — canal, recess or foramen — when the named product is not already a laminectomy, discectomy or fusion. | 2–5 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $4,000–$9,000 | View spine procedure |
| Disc Replacement | Disc replacement substitutes a worn cervical — or, less often, lumbar — disc with a motion-preserving implant when the facet joints and alignment still allow arthroplasty instead of fusion. | 2–5 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $8,000–$16,000 | View spine procedure |
| Scoliosis Correction | Scoliosis correction realigns a curved spine with instrumentation and fusion — and sometimes osteotomies — when the Cobb angle, remaining growth and symptoms make observation or bracing no longer enough. | 7–14 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $12,000–$28,000 | View spine procedure |
| Spinal Deformity Correction | Spinal deformity correction addresses kyphosis, sagittal imbalance or a complex curve that is not only a typical scoliotic bend, often with osteotomies, long instrumentation and fusion. | 7–14 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $14,000–$32,000 | View spine procedure |
| Vertebroplasty | Vertebroplasty injects bone cement into a selected vertebral compression fracture to reduce pain when the fracture pattern and MRI timing make cement, rather than a balloon, the planned tool. | 0–2 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $2,500–$6,500 | View spine procedure |
| Kyphoplasty | Kyphoplasty uses a balloon to create a cavity in a compressed vertebra, then fills that cavity with cement, when height restoration is part of the planned fracture treatment. | 0–2 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $3,000–$7,500 | View spine 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 spine procedure |
| Revision Spine Surgery | Revision spine surgery re-operates on a previously treated segment to address failed fusion, loose or broken implants, recurrent compression, infection or adjacent-segment problems. | 5–12 nights | Per named procedure and stated admission | $12,000–$26,000 | View spine 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
Selection begins with a confirmed diagnosis and a precise clinical question. Review includes symptom, examination and imaging correlation and neurological deficit, instability, deformity and pain source. A procedure name or scan finding alone is not enough to establish suitability.
The treating team considers levels, approach, implants 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 spine 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
This specialty-specific pathway is configured from approved editorial content. The exact sequence changes with the diagnosis, selected spine procedure and patient factors.
The spine surgeon reviews the diagnosis, prior treatment, current symptoms and original imaging or test material.
The team confirms symptom, examination and imaging correlation, neurological deficit, instability, deformity and pain source, levels, approach, implants and non-operative alternatives and identifies missing investigations or urgent risks.
Reasonable non-procedural, procedural and staged alternatives are compared with expected benefit and material risk.
The written plan identifies the exact spine procedure, technique, responsible clinician, campus and anticipated schedule.
Anaesthetic, medicine, infection, bleeding, organ-function and support requirements are checked as relevant.
The named team delivers care with procedure-specific safety checks and escalation arrangements.
The patient receives records, warning signs, medicine instructions, pending-result ownership and a follow-up plan.
Cost planning
Current GAF-listed procedure ranges span $2,500–$32,000 across 16 priced treatments. This is not a national average: the rows represent different techniques, courses and clinical scopes.
A spine surgery estimate is useful only when its billing basis and clinical scope are stated. Important scope includes region, number of levels, approach and decompression or fusion scope; implants, navigation, monitoring, graft, intensive care and rehabilitation. 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.
Technology
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.
What it is
The equipment, imaging, laboratory, anaesthetic and recovery resources required for the selected spine 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.
Spinal Fusion · PLIF (Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion) · TLIF (Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion) · ALIF (Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion) · ACDF (Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion) · Discectomy · Microdiscectomy · Laminectomy · Spinal Decompression · Disc Replacement · Scoliosis Correction · Spinal Deformity Correction · Vertebroplasty · Kyphoplasty · Spinal Tumor Surgery · Revision Spine Surgery
Cities
Cities appear only where current catalog relationships contain relevant hospitals, doctors and procedures. Counts update from the live data layer.
Hospitals
25 hospitals currently meet the India and Spine Surgery relationship filters. Cards show stored CMS information, not a ranking or universal capability claim.
JCI Accredited
NABH Accredited9 listed doctors for Spine Surgery
Languages listed: English, Hindi
JCI AccreditedNABH Accredited
NABL Accredited6 listed doctors for Spine Surgery
Languages listed: English, Hindi
JCI AccreditedNABH Accredited5 listed doctors for Spine Surgery
Languages listed: English, Hindi
JCI AccreditedNABH AccreditedNABL Accredited5 listed doctors for Spine Surgery
Languages listed: English, Hindi
JCI AccreditedNABH AccreditedNABL Accredited5 listed doctors for Spine Surgery
Languages listed: English, Hindi, Marathi
JCI AccreditedNABH Accredited4 listed doctors for Spine Surgery
Languages listed: English, Hindi
Specialists
63 doctor records meet the India and Spine Surgery relationship filters across 25 related hospitals. Profile facts come from the existing CMS; ordering is not a ranking.
Spine Surgery
20+ years Experience
Cervical Spine Surgery · Spinal Fusion Surgery · Disc Replacement Surgery
English, Hindi
Spine Surgery
19+ years Experience
Cervical Spine Surgery · Lumbar Spine Surgery · Thoracic Spine Surgery
English, Hindi
Spine Surgery
17+ years Experience
Spinal Fusion · Microdiscectomy · ACDF (Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fu…
English, Hindi
Spine Surgery
30+ years Experience
Spinal Fusion Surgery · Spinal Deformity Correction · Spinal Tumor Surgery
English, Hindi
Spine Surgery
31+ years Experience
Spinal Deformity Correction · Spinal Tumor Surgery · Cervical Spine Surgery
English, Hindi, Marathi
Spine Surgery
20+ years Experience
Cervical Spine Surgery · Cervical Spondylosis · Degenerative Disc Disease
English, Hindi
Spine Surgery
15+ years Experience
Spinal Fusion · Microdiscectomy · ACDF (Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fu…
English, Hindi, Marathi
Spine Surgery
17+ years Experience
Cervical Spine Surgery · Cervical Spondylosis · Degenerative Disc Disease
English, Hindi
International patients
Send the listed records before travel so a named spine surgeon 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.
Stay varies across the listed spine 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.
Depending on the condition, the treating team may request:
India has GAF-linked spine surgeons and hospitals across several cities. Compare a named clinician, campus and complete clinical scope rather than assuming all hospitals offer every spine 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.
Questions
A spine surgeon evaluates the relevant diagnosis, explains treatment options and coordinates procedure-specific assessment, delivery and follow-up.
Selection depends on symptom, examination and imaging correlation, neurological deficit, instability, deformity and pain source, levels, approach, implants and non-operative alternatives, prior treatment, current health, alternatives and the patient’s goals.
The table shows planning ranges by compatible billing basis. A personalized written estimate is required because one specialty average would combine unlike scopes.
Only items expressly named in the estimate are included. Confirm imaging, pathology, laboratory work, medicines, implants, disposables and monitoring.
The page lists catalog-connected spine surgeons. It is not a ranking, and the named clinician must accept and review the case.
Hospitals require a matching specialist relationship for this page. Confirm the exact procedure, clinician, campus, equipment and date directly.
Records commonly include Spine MRI and CT images in DICOM format, Standing X-rays or dynamic films where relevant, Neurological examination and electrodiagnostic reports, plus current clinical notes and medicines.
Records can support a preliminary opinion, but final suitability may require examination, updated tests and review by the treating and anaesthesia teams.
Use each procedure’s typical procedure or stay as guidance. Recovery, results, complications and fitness to fly can change the plan.
Often, if the treating and home teams agree on records, medicines, warning signs, pending results and responsibility for follow-up.
No. A catalog relationship does not guarantee acceptance, equipment, scheduling or procedure availability at every campus.
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 spine surgeon 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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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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Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru
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