Cataract surgery, one eye
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| Country / source scope | Distribution or reported wait | Evidence and dates |
|---|---|---|
| Swedenmedian; completed patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 | median; completed patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified unavailable · n=1 observations Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15T00:05:44.195ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · NoneHistorical 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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait Published values: 43 | OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) |
| Swedenmean; waiting patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 | mean; waiting patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified unavailable · n=1 observations Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15T00:05:44.195ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · NoneHistorical 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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait Published values: 73.4 | OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) |
| Swedenmean; completed patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 | mean; completed patients · Cataract surgery · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified unavailable · n=1 observations Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15T00:05:44.195ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · NoneHistorical 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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait Published values: 69.3 | OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) |
| Thailand (Pattaya)published_package · Bangkok Hospital Pattaya: Phacoemulsification; standard distance-only monofocal lens; outpatient one eye under local anaesthesia · source period 2026-10-15 | published_package · Bangkok Hospital Pattaya: Phacoemulsification; standard distance-only monofocal lens; outpatient one eye under local anaesthesia · source period 2026-10-15 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: min 79,000 · p25 79,000 · median 79,000 · p75 79,000 · max 79,000 THB · n=1 ≈ 2,355.39 USD · BCE / ECB · 2026-10-15 · 1 THB = 0.029815 USD (cross rate from ECB euro reference rates)Source period: 2026-10-15 · Captured: 2026-10-15T14:40:53.302ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · NoneThai-language own-provider package. One eye, outpatient, local anaesthesia; distance-only monofocal lens variant only. Toric and multifocal variants are not emitted or merged. Procedure physician fee, specified follow-up physician fees through six months, operating room/tools, operation-related medicines and specified home medicines/hospital service charges are explicitly included. Dry-eye IDRA assessment and one IPL treatment also listed. No separately priced exclusions stated on this page; empty exclusions do not imply all-inclusive coverage. The page permits self-pay, Thai and international insurance; no resident/national restriction found. English alternate exists but contains no offer, so it is not used as price evidence. Buddhist calendar expiry converted deterministically by subtracting 543; original Thai date retained. Published provider facts are not an individual clinical quotation or availability claim. published price facts; provider copyright applies. Package expires on 2026-12-31; source header: สิ้นสุด 31 ธ.ค. 2569 (Buddhist year 2569 minus 543 = Gregorian 2026). | Bangkok Hospital Pattaya |
| Türkiye | — No observations in snapshot | |
| United Statespublic_tariff · PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant · code 66984 · source period 2026-01 | 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 Source period: 2026-01 · Captured: 2026-10-14T21:02:02.711ZExcluded: 0 / 109 · None | US Medicare (CMS Physician Fee Schedule) |
| United Statespublic_tariff · OPPS national unadjusted hospital outpatient facility payment; excludes separate professional fee · code 66984 · source period 2026-10 | 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 Source period: 2026-10 · Captured: 2026-10-14T21:02:03.805ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None | US Medicare (CMS OPPS) |
| United States (Lehi, Utah)published_package · Waite Vision: Refractive cataract surgery cash range; one eye with lens · source period 2026-10-15 | published_package · Waite Vision: Refractive cataract surgery cash range; one eye with lens · source period 2026-10-15 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: unavailable USD: unavailable USD missing: 0 observationsNo dated FX rate available for USD on 2026-10-15; we never use estimated or undated exchange rates.Source period: 2026-10-15 · Captured: 2026-10-15T13:38:49.849ZExcluded: 1 / 1 · Premium, multifocal or other nonstandard lens; outside the standard monofocal cataract episode: 1Premium refractive cataract package, one eye, with lens implant and vision correction. Not equivalent to standard monofocal cataract basket. Published range upper bound remains in literal evidence; no exact lens-model or anesthesia fee breakdown established. Provider also describes insurance upgrade costs and a third-party Utah average: neither is imported. No expiry/effective price date printed; capture date retained. Empty exclusions mean not established, not all-inclusive. No current availability or international clinical eligibility is inferred. published price facts; provider copyright applies. | Waite Vision |
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- France ATIH (Public Hospital Tariffs) — https://www.atih.sante.fr/sites/default/files/content/documents/2026%20-%20ghs_web_20260101.zip
Source periods: 2026. Capture dates: 2026-10-14. - British Columbia Ministry of Health — https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/7c1bf2a8-96bb-4ad5-888d-a90672eb306e/resource/0c430fa8-043c-48d8-8e61-ecdab63b9ef3/download/2026_2027-quarterly-surgical_wait_times-q1-interim.xlsx
Source periods: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30. Capture dates: 2026-10-14. - Nova Scotia Health — https://data.novascotia.ca/api/views/wu5w-qxki/rows.csv?accessType=DOWNLOAD
Source periods: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30. Capture dates: 2026-10-14. - US Medicare (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) — https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/October-2026-OPPS-Addendum-B.zip
Source periods: 2026-10. Capture dates: 2026-10-14. - US Medicare (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) — https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/pfrev26a-updated-12-29-2025.zip
Source periods: 2026-01. Capture dates: 2026-10-14. - Refractive Center Prague (Czechia) — https://www.refrakcnicentrum.cz/en/pricelist/
Source periods: 2026-10-15. Capture dates: 2026-10-15. - APEC Hospital de la Ceguera — https://www.apec.org.mx/blog/apec-duele-la-operacion-de-catarata-esto-dicen-los-expertos
Source periods: 2026-10-15. Capture dates: 2026-10-15. - Innocent Hearts Eye Centre — https://innocentheartseyecentre.com/cataract-surgery-cost-jalandhar/
Source periods: 2026-10-15. Capture dates: 2026-10-15. - Bangkok Hospital Pattaya — https://www.bangkokhospital.com/th/pattaya/package/phacoemulsification-bph
Source periods: 2026-10-15. Capture dates: 2026-10-15. - OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) — https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.ELS.HD,DSD_HEALTH_PROC@DF_WAITING,1.1/PRT+ITA+NZL+CHL+FIN+SWE+DNK+NOR.WAIT_MEAN+WAIT_MEDIAN.D.CM131_138+CM8154+CM8151_8153+CM361+CM36_TRS+CM5123+CM530_531...........WTSP+WTPA...?startPeriod=2023&format=csvfilewithlabels
Source periods: 2023; 2024. Capture dates: 2026-10-15. - National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (Belgium) — https://www.riziv.fgov.be/SiteCollectionDocuments/tarif_medecins_partie09_20260701.pdf
Source periods: 2026-07-01. Capture dates: 2026-10-15. - Buenos Aires City Ministry of Health (Argentina) — https://documentosboletinoficial.buenosaires.gob.ar/publico/PE-RES-MSGC-MSGC-2445-26-ANX.pdf
Source periods: 2026-06-15/2026-07-14. Capture dates: 2026-10-15. - CareFare Global Health Index — append-only errata — https://carefareglobal.com/api/index/v1/errata.jsonl
Source periods: 2026-10-15. Capture dates: 2026-10-15. - Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?case=1&benefit=ZABIEGI+W+ZAKRESIE+SOCZEWKI+%28ZA%C4%86MA%29&limit=25&format=json
Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14. - Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=10&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ZABIEGI%20W%20ZAKRESIE%20SOCZEWKI%20(ZA%C4%86MA)
Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14. - Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=11&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ZABIEGI%20W%20ZAKRESIE%20SOCZEWKI%20(ZA%C4%86MA)
Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14. - Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=2&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ZABIEGI%20W%20ZAKRESIE%20SOCZEWKI%20(ZA%C4%86MA)
Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14. - Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=3&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ZABIEGI%20W%20ZAKRESIE%20SOCZEWKI%20(ZA%C4%86MA)
Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14. - Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=4&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ZABIEGI%20W%20ZAKRESIE%20SOCZEWKI%20(ZA%C4%86MA)
Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14. - Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=5&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ZABIEGI%20W%20ZAKRESIE%20SOCZEWKI%20(ZA%C4%86MA)
Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14. - Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=6&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ZABIEGI%20W%20ZAKRESIE%20SOCZEWKI%20(ZA%C4%86MA)
Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14. - Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=7&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ZABIEGI%20W%20ZAKRESIE%20SOCZEWKI%20(ZA%C4%86MA)
Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14. - Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=8&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ZABIEGI%20W%20ZAKRESIE%20SOCZEWKI%20(ZA%C4%86MA)
Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14. - Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=9&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ZABIEGI%20W%20ZAKRESIE%20SOCZEWKI%20(ZA%C4%86MA)
Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14. - NHS England (NHS Payment Scheme) — https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PRN02348-26-27-nhs-payment-scheme-pay-award-annex-a-prices-workbook-v2.xlsx
Source periods: 2026/27. Capture dates: 2026-10-14. - NHS England (Referral to Treatment) — https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Incomplete-Commissioner-Aug26-XLSX-4M-vjgRdG.xlsx
Source periods: 2026-08. Capture dates: 2026-10-14. - Public Health Scotland — 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
Source periods: 2026-08. Capture dates: 2026-10-14. - India National Health Authority (PM-JAY) — https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3169779d3852b32ce8b1a1724dbf5217d/uploads/2024/06/20240619792610196.pdf
Source periods: 2022. Capture dates: 2026-10-14. - Ramsay Health Care UK — https://www.ramsayhealth.co.uk/hospitals/new-hall-hospital/patients/prices
Source periods: 2026-10-15. Capture dates: 2026-10-15. - Spain Ministry of Health (SISLE) — https://www.sanidad.gob.es/estadEstudios/estadisticas/inforRecopilaciones/docs/LISTAS_PUBLICACION_Dic_2025_rectificado.pdf
Source periods: 2025-12-31. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
Excluded from this page
- SwissLaser — Warsaw and Kraków (Poland) — Premium, multifocal or other nonstandard lens; outside the standard monofocal cataract episode. Errata in the dataset · Original observations
- Waite Vision — Premium, multifocal or other nonstandard lens; outside the standard monofocal cataract episode. Errata in the dataset · Original observations
- Nuffield Health — The source website’s terms do not permit reuse of its content; excluded until written permission. Errata in the dataset · Original observations
- Nuffield Health — The source website’s terms do not permit reuse of its content; excluded until written permission. Errata in the dataset · Original observations