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Coronary artery bypass grafting — United Kingdom: What it costs and how long people wait

Official figures and published prices. Each figure retains its source, date and scope. Public tariffs are health-system payments, not private quotes; recorded waits do not promise a current appointment.

The answer from the data

Your options

Care Path for United Kingdom. Explore public care and possible funding before comparing private providers. Your clinician and payer decide suitability and eligibility.

Information, not medical or legal advice.

Your NHS care

Start with your usual doctor or public insurer to discuss a referral for this treatment.

Who can use it: Check eligibility and treatment coverage with your public insurer; residence alone does not establish entitlement.

Cost to you: varies — Confirm a written patient price or funding decision.

Reported public wait:

England: Cardiothoracic Surgery Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 9.49 weeks — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list

Source: NHS England (Referral to Treatment) · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United Kingdom (England). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Specialty-level proxy, not a procedure waiting time. Incomplete consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways at month end; includes diagnostics and appointments. Published NHS median/p92 are estimates from aggregate data; values are copied, never calculated from bins. One specialty is intentionally referenced by multiple basket items; do not count these as independent cohorts.

Methodology and exclusions

England: Cardiothoracic Surgery Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 32.91 weeks — 92% of patients still on the public waiting list waited this long or less

Source: NHS England (Referral to Treatment) · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United Kingdom (England). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: p92. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Specialty-level proxy, not a procedure waiting time. Incomplete consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways at month end; includes diagnostics and appointments. Published NHS median/p92 are estimates from aggregate data; values are copied, never calculated from bins. One specialty is intentionally referenced by multiple basket items; do not count these as independent cohorts.

Methodology and exclusions

Scotland: Cardiothoracic Surgery (C4); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 129 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list

Source: Public Health Scotland · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United Kingdom (Scotland). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts.

Methodology and exclusions

Scotland: Cardiothoracic Surgery (C4); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 552.5 days — 90% of patients still on the public waiting list waited this long or less

Source: Public Health Scotland · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United Kingdom (Scotland). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: p90. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts.

Methodology and exclusions

  1. Ask your doctor whether this treatment is appropriate.
  2. Confirm coverage, referral requirements and the current waiting list with your insurer or hospital.

Public care information · Guidance reviewed: 2026-10-15

NHS Right to choose · England / e-Referral

For many GP referrals in England, you can choose the hospital and consultant-led team, including some providers delivering NHS services.

Who can use it: England only. Check eligibility and exceptions with your GP; other UK nations have their own arrangements.

Cost to you: varies — Confirm a written patient price or funding decision.

Reported public wait: No official figure available for this route.
  1. Discuss suitable NHS providers with your GP before referral.
  2. Use your booking reference and access code in the NHS e-Referral Service.
  3. Ask the referring team about alternatives if your wait is too long.

NHS patient choice · Guidance reviewed: 2026-10-15

NHS e-Referral · Guidance reviewed: 2026-10-15

Planned treatment abroad · S2 funding

Apply before treatment for approved state-funded care. S2 does not fund treatment worldwide: outside the EU, the NHS guidance lists Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

Who can use it: Check eligibility with the NHS authority for your UK nation and confirm the overseas provider accepts S2. Approval is required; co-payments may apply.

Cost to you: varies — Confirm a written patient price or funding decision.

Reported public wait: No official figure available for this route.
  1. Read the S2 criteria and ask your NHS clinician for supporting evidence.
  2. Obtain the provider declaration and itemised estimate.
  3. Receive written approval before treatment or paying eligible treatment costs; budget separately for travel and accommodation.

NHS S2 funding and limits · Guidance reviewed: 2026-10-15

Private care near home

Ask local providers for a written quote for the complete episode of care.

Who can use it: Check clinical suitability and payment arrangements with the provider.

Cost to you: varies — Confirm a written patient price or funding decision.

Reported public wait: No official figure available for this route.
  1. Ask for a full written price and exclusions.
  2. Confirm follow-up and how complications would be handled.

Compare private options below

Published waits are historical statistics, not an appointment forecast. Costs and waits are unknown unless a source is shown. Private comparisons below are in USD; official figures retain their source currency.

Official public tariff

£9,580 (England, 2026/27): official NHS hospital tariff, not a self-pay patient price.

Source: NHS England · Source period: 2026/27 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United Kingdom (England). Payer context: Public tariff. Combined day case / ordinary elective spell unit price before market forces factor. Source code: ED28C.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

NHS administrative baseline; local MFF, excess bed days and applicable adjustments excluded. HRG case mix and episode inclusions require review.

Methodology and exclusions

Official wait

England: Cardiothoracic Surgery Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 9.49 weeks — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list

Source: NHS England (Referral to Treatment) · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United Kingdom (England). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Specialty-level proxy, not a procedure waiting time. Incomplete consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways at month end; includes diagnostics and appointments. Published NHS median/p92 are estimates from aggregate data; values are copied, never calculated from bins. One specialty is intentionally referenced by multiple basket items; do not count these as independent cohorts.

Methodology and exclusions

England: Cardiothoracic Surgery Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 32.91 weeks — 92% of patients still on the public waiting list waited this long or less

Source: NHS England (Referral to Treatment) · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United Kingdom (England). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: p92. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Specialty-level proxy, not a procedure waiting time. Incomplete consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways at month end; includes diagnostics and appointments. Published NHS median/p92 are estimates from aggregate data; values are copied, never calculated from bins. One specialty is intentionally referenced by multiple basket items; do not count these as independent cohorts.

Methodology and exclusions

Scotland: Cardiothoracic Surgery (C4); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 129 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list

Source: Public Health Scotland · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United Kingdom (Scotland). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts.

Methodology and exclusions

Scotland: Cardiothoracic Surgery (C4); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 552.5 days — 90% of patients still on the public waiting list waited this long or less

Source: Public Health Scotland · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United Kingdom (Scotland). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: p90. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts.

Methodology and exclusions

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Chile

Official public tariff

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

No eligible price in this subset.

Official wait

250 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Chile. Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. Public hospitals only. OECD source methods combine GES SIGGES and non-GES SIGTE; this is not asserted to be an exclusively non-GES cohort. National codes differ from ICD-9-CM.

Methodology and exclusions

16 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Chile. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. Public hospitals only. OECD source methods combine GES SIGGES and non-GES SIGTE; this is not asserted to be an exclusively non-GES cohort. National codes differ from ICD-9-CM.

Methodology and exclusions

315 days — average waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Chile. Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. Public hospitals only. OECD source methods combine GES SIGGES and non-GES SIGTE; this is not asserted to be an exclusively non-GES cohort. National codes differ from ICD-9-CM.

Methodology and exclusions

178 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Chile. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. Public hospitals only. OECD source methods combine GES SIGGES and non-GES SIGTE; this is not asserted to be an exclusively non-GES cohort. National codes differ from ICD-9-CM.

Methodology and exclusions

Spain

Official public tariff

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

No eligible price in this subset.

Official wait

54 days — average waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list

Source: Spain Ministry of Health · Source period: 2025-12-31 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Spain. Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Methodology and exclusions

Finland

Official public tariff

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

No eligible price in this subset.

Official wait

28.9 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Finland. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. THL Care Register, elective inpatient/day cases with known waits; excludes negative waiting dates. Source warns reliability of waiting-list entry dates can be questioned.

Methodology and exclusions

21 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Finland. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. THL Care Register, elective inpatient/day cases with known waits; excludes negative waiting dates. Source warns reliability of waiting-list entry dates can be questioned.

Methodology and exclusions

India

Official public tariff

Package A: Coronary artery bypass

₹184,500 (2022): public PM-JAY treatment payment benchmark, not a self-pay patient price. Separately listed implants are excluded.

Published range: 162,400–194,900 INR across 3 city-tier observations

Source: PM-JAY · Source period: 2022 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=3 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: India. Payer context: Public tariff. HBP 2022 city-tier procedure tariff; separately mapped implants are excluded; state amendments/accreditation incentives not applied. Source code: SV004A. The displayed figure is the median of the eligible published tariff cells.

n=3 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Methodology and exclusions

Official wait

No eligible waiting time in this subset.

Italy

Official public tariff

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

No eligible price in this subset.

Official wait

25 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Italy. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. National hospital discharge database; cataract ambulatory procedures without hospital admission are undercounted. National procedure-code deviations apply. Provisional published value.

Methodology and exclusions

8 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Italy. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. National hospital discharge database; cataract ambulatory procedures without hospital admission are undercounted. National procedure-code deviations apply. Provisional published value.

Methodology and exclusions

Norway

Official public tariff

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

No eligible price in this subset.

Official wait

99.6 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2023 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Norway. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. Norwegian Patient Register. Wait starts when GP referral is received, earlier than specialist assessment; therefore OECD flags a definition difference. Latest available series here is 2023. Published definition differs from standard.

Methodology and exclusions

87 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2023 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Norway. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. Norwegian Patient Register. Wait starts when GP referral is received, earlier than specialist assessment; therefore OECD flags a definition difference. Latest available series here is 2023. Published definition differs from standard.

Methodology and exclusions

New Zealand

Official public tariff

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

No eligible price in this subset.

Official wait

128.1 days — average waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: New Zealand. Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. NBRS national procedure-category selection, published estimates. 2024 provisional; yearly completed cohort and December waiting-list census. Historical revision in 2025 edition; published values copied without estimation. Provisional published value.

Methodology and exclusions

88.8 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: New Zealand. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. NBRS national procedure-category selection, published estimates. 2024 provisional; yearly completed cohort and December waiting-list census. Historical revision in 2025 edition; published values copied without estimation. Provisional published value.

Methodology and exclusions

68 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: New Zealand. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. NBRS national procedure-category selection, published estimates. 2024 provisional; yearly completed cohort and December waiting-list census. Historical revision in 2025 edition; published values copied without estimation. Provisional published value.

Methodology and exclusions

113 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: New Zealand. Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. NBRS national procedure-category selection, published estimates. 2024 provisional; yearly completed cohort and December waiting-list census. Historical revision in 2025 edition; published values copied without estimation. Provisional published value.

Methodology and exclusions

Portugal

Official public tariff

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

No eligible price in this subset.

Official wait

90 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Portugal. Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. SIGLIC hospital operational data; 2024 extract 2025-03-08; national procedure crosswalk includes ICD-9/10.

Methodology and exclusions

9.7 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Portugal. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. SIGLIC hospital operational data; 2024 extract 2025-03-08; national procedure crosswalk includes ICD-9/10.

Methodology and exclusions

77.6 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Portugal. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. SIGLIC hospital operational data; 2024 extract 2025-03-08; national procedure crosswalk includes ICD-9/10.

Methodology and exclusions

127.3 days — average waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Portugal. Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. SIGLIC hospital operational data; 2024 extract 2025-03-08; national procedure crosswalk includes ICD-9/10.

Methodology and exclusions

Sweden

Official public tariff

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

No eligible price in this subset.

Official wait

16 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Sweden. Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. SKR/SALAR national waiting-time database. Procedure coverage varies; acute cases are generally excluded but malignancy and hip fracture are not explicitly excluded.

Methodology and exclusions

9 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Sweden. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. SKR/SALAR national waiting-time database. Procedure coverage varies; acute cases are generally excluded but malignancy and hip fracture are not explicitly excluded.

Methodology and exclusions

23.5 days — average waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Sweden. Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. SKR/SALAR national waiting-time database. Procedure coverage varies; acute cases are generally excluded but malignancy and hip fracture are not explicitly excluded.

Methodology and exclusions

23.2 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated

Source: data3-official-oecd · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Sweden. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. SKR/SALAR national waiting-time database. Procedure coverage varies; acute cases are generally excluded but malignancy and hip fracture are not explicitly excluded.

Methodology and exclusions

United States

Official public tariff

US$1,727.8 (January 2026): Medicare doctor fee benchmark, not a complete patient bill. Hospital, anaesthesia and implant are excluded.

Source: US Medicare (CMS) · Source period: January 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=109 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United States. Payer context: Public tariff. PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant. Source code: 33533. The displayed figure is the median of the eligible published tariff cells.

n=109 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Methodology and exclusions

Official wait

No eligible waiting time in this subset.

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Frequently asked questions

What price has been published? (ED28C; 2026/27)

£9,580 (England, 2026/27): official NHS hospital tariff, not a self-pay patient price. Scope: Combined day case / ordinary elective spell unit price before market forces factor. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PRN02348-26-27-nhs-payment-scheme-pay-award-annex-a-prices-workbook-v2.xlsx.

What waiting time has been reported? (England; median; 2026-08; Cardiothoracic Surgery Service)

Cardiothoracic Surgery Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 9.49 weeks — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Source period: 2026-08. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Incomplete-Commissioner-Aug26-XLSX-4M-vjgRdG.xlsx. Specialty-level proxy, not a procedure waiting time. Incomplete consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways at month end; includes diagnostics and appointments. Published NHS median/p92 are estimates from aggregate data; values are copied, never calculated from bins. One specialty is intentionally referenced by multiple basket items; do not count these as independent cohorts.

What waiting time has been reported? (England; p92; 2026-08; Cardiothoracic Surgery Service)

Cardiothoracic Surgery Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 32.91 weeks — 92% of patients still on the public waiting list waited this long or less. Source period: 2026-08. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Incomplete-Commissioner-Aug26-XLSX-4M-vjgRdG.xlsx. Specialty-level proxy, not a procedure waiting time. Incomplete consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways at month end; includes diagnostics and appointments. Published NHS median/p92 are estimates from aggregate data; values are copied, never calculated from bins. One specialty is intentionally referenced by multiple basket items; do not count these as independent cohorts.

What waiting time has been reported? (Scotland; median; 2026-08; Cardiothoracic Surgery (C4); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits)

Cardiothoracic Surgery (C4); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 129 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Source period: 2026-08. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset/e9dbef36-a343-4b9a-ab7e-b6e6cbcbb38e/resource/ac63b747-fdcc-410c-ae43-de6fe3c46abf/download/sot_performance_ongoing_completed_waits_monthly_aug26.csv. Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts.

What waiting time has been reported? (Scotland; p90; 2026-08; Cardiothoracic Surgery (C4); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits)

Cardiothoracic Surgery (C4); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 552.5 days — 90% of patients still on the public waiting list waited this long or less. Source period: 2026-08. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset/e9dbef36-a343-4b9a-ab7e-b6e6cbcbb38e/resource/ac63b747-fdcc-410c-ae43-de6fe3c46abf/download/sot_performance_ongoing_completed_waits_monthly_aug26.csv. Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts.

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