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Resection of glioblastoma in India typically costs from _op_548_price_from_ to _op_548_price_to_. The total price depends on the hospital tier, city, and surgical technique, such as intraoperative mapping. Patients save around _price_percent_discount_% compared to the US, where this procedure costs _price_compare_US_average_ on average. Standard medical itineraries usually include preoperative neuroimaging, surgeon fees, operating room charges, and initial ICU monitoring.

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Bookimed Expert Insight: Choosing a center with high surgical volume often ensures better value. HCG Manavata Cancer Centre has performed over 65,000 cancer surgeries. Clinics like BLK Super Speciality Hospital offer Asia's largest bone marrow unit and advanced CyberKnife VSI systems. For complex neurosurgery, Manipal Goa Hospital performs 500 procedures annually at rates significantly lower than Europe. Many top-tier hospitals are JCI and NABH accredited, ensuring international safety standards at Indian price points. Global Hospital Chennai even offers a 95% five-year survival rate for liver transplants, reflecting their high surgical expertise.

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Visa for travel to India requires a number of documents. The necessary list of documents includes:

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In India, hotels of different price ranges and service levels are presented. Most tourists choose 4 and 5-star hotels. Such hotels have everything for a comfortable stay: varied European and Asian food, a vast, well-groomed territory, animation for children and adults. Some hotels have a water park available to guests. Budget travelers can afford to book an economical 3-star hotel with half board or no meals at all.

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International patients are required to receive an electronic visa (e-Visa). The maximum period of stay in the country with this visa type is 6 months. Read more about the visa terms for treatment in India here.

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Healthcare in India is based on cost-effective models. Most of the hospitals are private — 65% of annual GDP is out-of-pocket medical payments.

1.4 mln doctors provide excellent treatments in the country. 74% of the Indian medical care is private. The local healthcare centers have international and national certificates that confirm the high quality of services and patients' safety:

India has 39 JCI-accredited medical centers in contrast with 20 JCI-certified facilities in Germany and 10 hospitals in Israel.

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Currency

Indian Rupee (you also can pay for services in USD)

Best period for the trip

October-March

Language

Hindi (most of medical staff speaks English fluently)

Visa

is required

Time difference with Europe

5 hours

Time difference with the USA

10 hours

Capital

New Delhi

Medical tourism center

Mumbai, New Delhi

Popular resorts

Goa, Jaipur, Mumbai

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