Cataract surgery, one eye

median; completed patients · Cataract Surgery procedure group; booking form received to completed surgery · source period 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

Official BC surgical procedure-group percentile, all ages, scheduled inpatient/day surgeries. Wait Two begins when the health authority receives the booking form. Cataract procedure group does not identify lens specification. Consult wait excluded. No averaging of facility or authority percentiles. Definitions: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/surgical-wait-times/understanding-wait-times/wait-time-procedure-groupings

5.7 weeksTypical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 · British Columbia

Published values: 5.7

p90; completed patients · Cataract Surgery procedure group; booking form received to completed surgery · source period 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

Official BC surgical procedure-group percentile, all ages, scheduled inpatient/day surgeries. Wait Two begins when the health authority receives the booking form. Cataract procedure group does not identify lens specification. Consult wait excluded. No averaging of facility or authority percentiles. Definitions: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/surgical-wait-times/understanding-wait-times/wait-time-procedure-groupings

22.1 weeksLong-wait benchmark: 9 in 10 public patients treated within (90th percentile, completed patients)90% of patients who completed surgery in 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 waited this long or less; 10% waited longer.Period: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 · British Columbia

Published values: 22.1

median; completed patients · Surgery wait; excludes the separately reported wait for specialist consultation · source period 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia historical completed surgery waits in days; primary replacements and first cataract surgery. Referral-to-consultation wait is separate. Provincial quarterly aggregate, not a national estimate. Open-data dataset is a historical snapshot; newer clinical website results may differ.

64 days (~2.1 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 · Nova Scotia

Published values: 64

p90; completed patients · Surgery wait; excludes the separately reported wait for specialist consultation · source period 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia historical completed surgery waits in days; primary replacements and first cataract surgery. Referral-to-consultation wait is separate. Provincial quarterly aggregate, not a national estimate. Open-data dataset is a historical snapshot; newer clinical website results may differ.

141 days (~4.6 months)Long-wait benchmark: 9 in 10 public patients treated within (90th percentile, completed patients)90% of patients who completed surgery in 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 waited this long or less; 10% waited longer.Period: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 · Nova Scotia

Published values: 141

mean; waiting patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

132 days (~4.3 months)Average time spent on the public waiting list so far (patients currently waiting)National average time that patients still waiting for surgery had spent on the public list as of 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 132

mean; completed patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

110 days (~3.6 months)Average wait at public hospitals (completed patients)National average wait from referral/decision to treatment for patients who completed surgery in 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 110

median; completed patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

84 days (~2.8 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2024 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2024

Published values: 84

median; waiting patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

82 days (~2.7 months)Typical (median) time on the public waiting list (patients currently waiting)Half of patients still on the public waiting list as of 2024 had been waiting less than this.Period: 2024

Published values: 82

mean; waiting patients · Laterality and lens type are not specified. · source period 2025-12-31 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

68 days (~2.2 months)Average time spent on the public waiting list so far (patients currently waiting)National average time that patients still waiting for surgery had spent on the public list as of 2025-12-31.Period: 2025-12-31

Published values: 68

mean; completed patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

145.8 days (~4.8 months)Average wait at public hospitals (completed patients)National average wait from referral/decision to treatment for patients who completed surgery in 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 145.8

median; completed patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

142 days (~4.7 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2024 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2024

Published values: 142

public_tariff · GHS public-sector base tariff from 2026 schedule; source DATE-EFFET retained separately · code 02C05J · source period 2026 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 1,510.79 · p25 1,510.79 · median 1,510.79 · p75 1,510.79 · max 1,510.79 EUR · n=1

USD: min 1,691.33 · p25 1,691.33 · median 1,691.33 · p75 1,691.33 · max 1,691.33 USD · n=1

Administrative GHS baseline; group includes related procedures and may not prove all basket inclusions. Geographic/prudential adjustments, supplements and separately reimbursed devices excluded.

public_tariff · Day case unit price before market forces factor · code BZ34C · source period 2026/27 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 755 · p25 755 · median 755 · p75 755 · max 755 GBP · n=1

USD: min 1,001.66 · p25 1,001.66 · median 1,001.66 · p75 1,001.66 · max 1,001.66 USD · n=1

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

median; waiting patients · Ophthalmology Service · source period 2026-08 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

10.36 weeksTypical (median) time on the public waiting list (patients currently waiting)Ophthalmology Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait)Half of patients still on the public waiting list as of 2026-08 had been waiting less than this.Period: 2026-08 · England

Published values: 10.36

p92; waiting patients · Ophthalmology Service · source period 2026-08 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

32.44 weeksLong-wait benchmark: 92% of waiting-list patients have waited less than (92nd percentile, currently waiting)Ophthalmology Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait)92% of patients still on the public list as of 2026-08 had waited this long or less.Period: 2026-08 · England

Published values: 32.44

median; completed patients · Ophthalmology (C7); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits · source period 2026-08 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

77 days (~2.5 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Ophthalmology (C7); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2026-08 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2026-08 · Scotland

Published values: 77

p90; completed patients · Ophthalmology (C7); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits · source period 2026-08 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

354 days (~11.6 months)Long-wait benchmark: 9 in 10 public patients treated within (90th percentile, completed patients)Ophthalmology (C7); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait)90% of patients who completed surgery in 2026-08 waited this long or less; 10% waited longer.Period: 2026-08 · Scotland

Published values: 354

median; waiting patients · Ophthalmology (C7); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits · source period 2026-08 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

118 days (~3.9 months)Typical (median) time on the public waiting list (patients currently waiting)Ophthalmology (C7); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait)Half of patients still on the public waiting list as of 2026-08 had been waiting less than this.Period: 2026-08 · Scotland

Published values: 118

p90; waiting patients · Ophthalmology (C7); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits · source period 2026-08 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

327 days (~10.7 months)Long-wait benchmark: 9 in 10 waiting-list patients have waited less than (90th percentile, currently waiting)Ophthalmology (C7); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait)90% of patients still on the public list as of 2026-08 had waited this long or less.Period: 2026-08 · Scotland

Published values: 327

published_package · Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital · source period 2026-10-14 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 3,870 · p25 3,870 · median 3,870 · p75 3,870 · max 3,870 GBP · n=1

USD: min 5,134.33 · p25 5,134.33 · median 5,134.33 · p75 5,134.33 · max 5,134.33 USD · n=1

Published guide price is an approximation of treatment only. Diagnostic/investigative tests are separate. Final price varies with consultant fees, prosthesis, drugs and pre-existing conditions; a fixed all-inclusive quotation follows consultation. Package equivalence, colonoscopy sedation and cataract follow-up are not established. Not a median or a guaranteed minimum.

published_package · Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital · source period 2026-10-14 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 3,255 · p25 3,255 · median 3,255 · p75 3,255 · max 3,255 GBP · n=1

USD: min 4,318.41 · p25 4,318.41 · median 4,318.41 · p75 4,318.41 · max 4,318.41 USD · n=1

Published guide price is an approximation of treatment only. Diagnostic/investigative tests are separate. Final price varies with consultant fees, prosthesis, drugs and pre-existing conditions; a fixed all-inclusive quotation follows consultation. Package equivalence, colonoscopy sedation and cataract follow-up are not established. Not a median or a guaranteed minimum.

published_package · Ramsay New Hall Hospital · source period 2026-10-14 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 3,335 · p25 3,335 · median 3,335 · p75 3,335 · max 3,335 GBP · n=1

USD: min 4,424.54 · p25 4,424.54 · median 4,424.54 · p75 4,424.54 · max 4,424.54 USD · n=1

Published minimum guide price, not a guaranteed quotation or median. Component-level inclusions/exclusions, implant type, laterality, consultant/anaesthetist fees and follow-up are not established on this price list; cataract one-eye equivalence and diagnostic-only colonoscopy are unconfirmed. Contact hospital for a quotation. Combined colonoscopy/gastroscopy and finance repayments are excluded from extraction.

public_tariff · HBP 2022 city-tier procedure tariff; separately mapped implants are excluded; state amendments/accreditation incentives not applied · code SE020A · source period 2022 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 4,500 · p25 4,900 · median 5,300 · p75 5,500 · max 5,700 INR · n=3

USD: min 47.3 · p25 51.5 · median 55.7 · p75 57.81 · max 59.91 USD · n=3

public_tariff · HBP 2022 city-tier procedure tariff; separately mapped implants are excluded; state amendments/accreditation incentives not applied · code SE020B · source period 2022 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 4,000 · p25 4,350 · median 4,700 · p75 4,850 · max 5,000 INR · n=3

USD: min 42.04 · p25 45.72 · median 49.4 · p75 50.97 · max 52.55 USD · n=3

mean; completed patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

70 days (~2.3 months)Average wait at public hospitals (completed patients)National average wait from referral/decision to treatment for patients who completed surgery in 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 70

median; completed patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

30 daysTypical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2024 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2024

Published values: 30

mean; completed patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2023 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

194 days (~6.4 months)Average wait at public hospitals (completed patients)National average wait from referral/decision to treatment for patients who completed surgery in 2023.Period: 2023Historical data (2023) — not current wait

Published values: 194

median; completed patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2023 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

172 days (~5.7 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2023 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2023Historical data (2023) — not current wait

Published values: 172

mean; waiting patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

118.5 days (~3.9 months)Average time spent on the public waiting list so far (patients currently waiting)National average time that patients still waiting for surgery had spent on the public list as of 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 118.5

mean; completed patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

117.9 days (~3.9 months)Average wait at public hospitals (completed patients)National average wait from referral/decision to treatment for patients who completed surgery in 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 117.9

median; completed patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

100 days (~3.3 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2024 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2024

Published values: 100

median; waiting patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

104 days (~3.4 months)Typical (median) time on the public waiting list (patients currently waiting)Half of patients still on the public waiting list as of 2024 had been waiting less than this.Period: 2024

Published values: 104

mean; completed patients · source period 2026-09 · Episode equivalence: unverified

min 1 · p25 22 · median 37 · p75 59.5 · max 406 days · n=247 · n=253 observations

Routine NFZ benefit cohort; revisions, technique and episode inclusions are not isolated. Provider-reported mean for patients removed after treatment; excludes current waiting-list age and first available date.

37 daysTypical hospital range (middle 50%): 22–59.5 daysAverage wait at a typical public hospital (completed patients across 247 hospitals)Each public hospital reports its average wait; this is the middle (median) hospital across 247 reporting facilities in 2026-09.Period: 2026-09

Published values: Provider distribution above

median; waiting patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

71 days (~2.3 months)Typical (median) time on the public waiting list (patients currently waiting)Half of patients still on the public waiting list as of 2024 had been waiting less than this.Period: 2024

Published values: 71

median; completed patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

105.7 days (~3.5 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2024 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2024

Published values: 105.7

mean; completed patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

114.4 days (~3.8 months)Average wait at public hospitals (completed patients)National average wait from referral/decision to treatment for patients who completed surgery in 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 114.4

mean; waiting patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

93.2 days (~3.1 months)Average time spent on the public waiting list so far (patients currently waiting)National average time that patients still waiting for surgery had spent on the public list as of 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 93.2

median; waiting patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

50 days (~1.6 months)Typical (median) time on the public waiting list (patients currently waiting)Half of patients still on the public waiting list as of 2024 had been waiting less than this.Period: 2024

Published values: 50

median; completed patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

43 daysTypical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2024 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2024

Published values: 43

mean; waiting patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

73.4 days (~2.4 months)Average time spent on the public waiting list so far (patients currently waiting)National average time that patients still waiting for surgery had spent on the public list as of 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 73.4

mean; completed patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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.

69.3 days (~2.3 months)Average wait at public hospitals (completed patients)National average wait from referral/decision to treatment for patients who completed surgery in 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 69.3

public_tariff · PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant · code 66984 · source period 2026-01 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 424.94 · p25 450.39 · median 469.86 · p75 486.81 · max 587.58 USD · n=109

USD: min 424.94 · p25 450.39 · median 469.86 · p75 486.81 · max 587.58 USD · n=109

public_tariff · OPPS national unadjusted hospital outpatient facility payment; excludes separate professional fee · code 66984 · source period 2026-10 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 2,357.81 · p25 2,357.81 · median 2,357.81 · p75 2,357.81 · max 2,357.81 USD · n=1

USD: min 2,357.81 · p25 2,357.81 · median 2,357.81 · p75 2,357.81 · max 2,357.81 USD · n=1