Comparison cost of nerve blocks in which fluoroscopy guidance is mandatory
| Description of service | Converted into Korean Won | PPP Ratio Japan/Korea |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea (￦) | Japan (￦) | PPP (￦) | ||
| Epidurography | 122,120 | 160595 | 127158 | 1.04 |
| Trigeminal ganglion blocks | 76,650 | 160,595 | 127,158 | 1.66 |
| Maxillary, mandibular nerve blocks | 76,650 | 85,650 | 67,817 | 0.88 |
| Facet joint blocks | 65,330 | 9,636 | 7,629 | 0.12 |
| Paravertebral nerve blocks | 62,850 | 9,636 | 7,629 | 0.12 |
| Dorsal root ganglion blocks | 62,850 | 160,595 | 127,158 | 2.02 |
| Posterior medial branch blocks | 62,850 | 9,636 | 7,629 | 0.12 |
| Selective spinal nerve root blocks | 62,850 | 160,595 | 127,158 | 2.02 |
| Thoracic sympathetic ganglion blocks | 95,330 | 160,595 | 127,158 | 1.33 |
| Lumbar sympathetic ganglion blocks | 92,650 | 61,026 | 48,320 | 0.52 |
| Celiac plexus blocks | 127,590 | 160,595 | 127,158 | 1.00 |
| Inferior mesenteric plexus blocks | 121,760 | 160,595 | 127,158 | 1.04 |
| Superior hypogastric plexus blocks | 127,350 | 160,595 | 127,158 | 1.00 |
PPP: purchasing power parity.