How much does trigeminal neuralgia surgery cost?

Answer 1

There are so many different structural defects that could be causing the pain - and thus, so many different surgical procedures that are possible - that a price, or range of prices, is not easy to predict. However, in California in 2008, a microvascular decompression procedure which cured a patient of trigeminal neuralgia, was billed at $65,000 for the surgeon alone. This was an inpatient procedure with a two day hospital stay and four weeks of recovery and follow-up doctor's visits. The hospital and operating room costs, as well as anesthesiologist and other associated costs, are not included in that figure. Negotiations between the insurance company and the surgeon will probably result in the surgeon settling on an actual fee of $40k - $45k.

Here are some links to surgery sites, and support groups!

http://drjho.com/id68.htm

http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/patient_e/trigeminal.asp

http://www.mayoclinic.org/trigeminal-neuralgia/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigeminal_neuralgia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigeminal_neuralgia

http://www.umanitoba.ca/cranial_nerves/trigeminal_neuralgia/manuscript/types.html

http://www.tna-support.org/newlook/Articles/Destructive%20Procedures/Gamma%20Knife/gamma_knife_surgery_for_trigemin.htm

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2899.htm

http://www.medstudents.com.br/neuroc/neuroc2.htm

http://besttreatments.bmj.com/btuk/conditions/1000372977.html