Cataract surgery, one eye

Public tariffs are not private self-pay prices or complete episode quotes. Keep each source period, payment component, price qualifier and waiting-time population separate. Historical statistics do not establish current appointment availability. Original source rights apply; see the attribution and source links beside each series.

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STANDARDIZED EPISODE BENCHMARK · CUTOFF 2026-10-19

Public tariffs, separately identified private published prices and public waiting times for cataract surgery, one eye, drawn from government schedules, hospital price publications and waiting-time registries (cutoff: 2026-10-19).

What a complete procedure typically includes

Our reference definition covers: surgeon, standard monofocal lens, facility, routine follow-up. It excludes: premium lens, second eye, complications. Note: Government tariff codes below follow each country’s own billing rules and may exclude implants, doctor fees, or follow-up care—check each country card for what is included.

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Argentina

Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires · Official data
OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

What the public health system pays (official tariff)

1,601,681 ARS (single published tariff, n=1)Local currency only (no ECB USD rate)What the public health system pays (official tariff)Official government source (L2)Phacoemulsification surgical module per eye; intraocular lens material not established · Schedule: 2026-06-15/2026-07-14 · Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresSource: Buenos Aires City Ministry of Health (Argentina)
PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME

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Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution

public_tariff · Phacoemulsification surgical module per eye; intraocular lens material not established · code COFT.29 · source period 2026-06-15/2026-07-14 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 1,601,681 · p25 1,601,681 · median 1,601,681 · p75 1,601,681 · max 1,601,681 ARS · n=1

USD: unavailable

USD missing: 1 observationsNo dated FX rate available for ARS on 2026-10-15; we never use estimated or undated exchange rates.Source period: 2026-06-15/2026-07-14 · Captured: 2026-10-15T09:09:17.562ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

Historical official public-hospital reimbursement tariff for insured patients; the source states that financing entities pay, with no direct patient payment. Not a patient or medical-travel quotation. Literal ARS amounts only; no summation, multiplier or FX applied. Prostheses/orthoses and separately billed supplies are excluded unless expressly included. Ophthalmic billing is per eye; monofocal intraocular-lens material coverage is not verified. Colonoscopy excludes sedation and therapeutic codes. Cardiac surgery is the listed extracorporeal-circulation operative module; complete basket inclusions and follow-up are unverified.

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Belgium

Official data
OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

What the public health system pays (official tariff)

$540.46 USD (single published tariff, n=1) (482.21 EUR)What the public health system pays (official tariff)Official government source (L2)Surgeon professional fee only; printed INAMI Honoraires column · Schedule: 2026-07-01Source: National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (Belgium)
PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME

— Not yet in our official snapshot for Belgium

Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution

public_tariff · Surgeon professional fee only; printed INAMI Honoraires column · code 246923 · source period 2026-07-01 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 482.21 · p25 482.21 · median 482.21 · p75 482.21 · max 482.21 EUR · n=1

USD: min 540.46 · p25 540.46 · median 540.46 · p75 540.46 · max 540.46 USD · n=1

USD missing: 0 observationsECB/Frankfurter · 2026-10-15 · 1 EUR = 1.1208 USDSource period: 2026-07-01 · Captured: 2026-10-15T04:03:44.726ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

Official regulated surgeon fee, not a whole-episode hospital tariff or patient bill. AMB code 246912; HOS code 246923. Anaesthesia, facility/stay, implants, other practitioners and follow-up are not added. Cataract code allows lens implantation but does not establish monofocal lens material coverage. Primary arthroplasty codes are separate from revision/replacement-of-prosthesis codes.

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Canada

British Columbia, Nova Scotia · Official data
OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

— Not yet in our official snapshot for Canada

PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME
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 ColumbiaSource: British Columbia Ministry of Health
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 ColumbiaSource: British Columbia Ministry of Health
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 ScotiaHistorical data (2025-04-01/2025-06-30) — not current waitSource: Nova Scotia Health
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 ScotiaHistorical data (2025-04-01/2025-06-30) — not current waitSource: Nova Scotia Health
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution

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

Source period: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 · Captured: 2026-10-14T22:56:35.789ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

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

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

Source period: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 · Captured: 2026-10-14T22:56:35.789ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

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

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

Source period: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 · Captured: 2026-10-14T22:56:23.225ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

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.

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

Source period: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 · Captured: 2026-10-14T22:56:23.225ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

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.

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Chile

Official data
OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

— Not yet in our official snapshot for Chile

PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME
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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution

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 · None

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.

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 · None

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.

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 · None

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.

median; 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 · None

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.

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Czechia

Prague · Published data
OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

Hospital published self-pay package price

from $897.45 USD (advertised bound, n=1) (19,500 CZK)Hospital published self-pay package pricePublished hospital package (L2)Refractive Center Prague — Cataract surgery with implantation of a monofocal intraocular lens · Schedule: 2026-10-15 · PragueSource: Refractive Center Prague (Czechia)
PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME

— Not yet in our official snapshot for Czechia

Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution

published_package · Refractive Center Prague: Cataract surgery with implantation of a monofocal intraocular lens · source period 2026-10-15 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: from 19,500 CZK (advertised bound, n=1)

USD: from $897.45 USD (advertised bound, n=1)

USD missing: 0 observationsECB/Frankfurter · 2026-10-15 · 1 CZK = 0.046023 USDSource period: 2026-10-15 · Captured: 2026-10-15T12:52:21.944ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

Lens-inclusive one-eye surgery package with medication, medical materials and six-month post-surgery examinations. Standard monofocal lens. Preoperative intraocular examination is separately priced on the source; no examination fee added. Surgeon/facility fee breakdown is not independently itemised. No effective date printed; period is capture date. Displayed EUR is omitted because payment text calls it an exchange-rate alternative; original CZK only. published price facts; provider copyright applies.

published_package · Refractive Center Prague: Cataract surgery with implantation of a monofocal toric intraocular lens · source period 2026-10-15 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: unavailable

USD: unavailable

USD missing: 0 observationsNo dated FX rate available for CZK on 2026-10-15; we never use estimated or undated exchange rates.Source period: 2026-10-15 · Captured: 2026-10-15T12:52:21.944ZExcluded: 1 / 1 · Premium, multifocal or other nonstandard lens; outside the standard monofocal cataract episode: 1

Lens-inclusive one-eye surgery package with medication, medical materials and six-month post-surgery examinations. Premium/toric lens variant differs from standard monofocal basket. Preoperative intraocular examination is separately priced on the source; no examination fee added. Surgeon/facility fee breakdown is not independently itemised. No effective date printed; period is capture date. Displayed EUR is omitted because payment text calls it an exchange-rate alternative; original CZK only. published price facts; provider copyright applies.

published_package · Refractive Center Prague: Cataract surgery with implantation of PureSee intraocular lens · source period 2026-10-15 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: unavailable

USD: unavailable

USD missing: 0 observationsNo dated FX rate available for CZK on 2026-10-15; we never use estimated or undated exchange rates.Source period: 2026-10-15 · Captured: 2026-10-15T12:52:21.944ZExcluded: 1 / 1 · Premium, multifocal or other nonstandard lens; outside the standard monofocal cataract episode: 1

Lens-inclusive one-eye surgery package with medication, medical materials and six-month post-surgery examinations. Premium/toric lens variant differs from standard monofocal basket. Preoperative intraocular examination is separately priced on the source; no examination fee added. Surgeon/facility fee breakdown is not independently itemised. No effective date printed; period is capture date. Displayed EUR is omitted because payment text calls it an exchange-rate alternative; original CZK only. published price facts; provider copyright applies.

published_package · Refractive Center Prague: Cataract surgery with implantation of PureSee Toric intraocular lens · source period 2026-10-15 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: unavailable

USD: unavailable

USD missing: 0 observationsNo dated FX rate available for CZK on 2026-10-15; we never use estimated or undated exchange rates.Source period: 2026-10-15 · Captured: 2026-10-15T12:52:21.944ZExcluded: 1 / 1 · Premium, multifocal or other nonstandard lens; outside the standard monofocal cataract episode: 1

Lens-inclusive one-eye surgery package with medication, medical materials and six-month post-surgery examinations. Premium/toric lens variant differs from standard monofocal basket. Preoperative intraocular examination is separately priced on the source; no examination fee added. Surgeon/facility fee breakdown is not independently itemised. No effective date printed; period is capture date. Displayed EUR is omitted because payment text calls it an exchange-rate alternative; original CZK only. published price facts; provider copyright applies.

published_package · Refractive Center Prague: Cataract surgery with implantation of Odyssey intraocular lens · source period 2026-10-15 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: unavailable

USD: unavailable

USD missing: 0 observationsNo dated FX rate available for CZK on 2026-10-15; we never use estimated or undated exchange rates.Source period: 2026-10-15 · Captured: 2026-10-15T12:52:21.944ZExcluded: 1 / 1 · Premium, multifocal or other nonstandard lens; outside the standard monofocal cataract episode: 1

Lens-inclusive one-eye surgery package with medication, medical materials and six-month post-surgery examinations. Premium/toric lens variant differs from standard monofocal basket. Preoperative intraocular examination is separately priced on the source; no examination fee added. Surgeon/facility fee breakdown is not independently itemised. No effective date printed; period is capture date. Displayed EUR is omitted because payment text calls it an exchange-rate alternative; original CZK only. published price facts; provider copyright applies.

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Spain

Official data
OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

— Not yet in our official snapshot for Spain

PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME
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: 2025-12-31Historical data (2025-12-31) — not current waitSource: Spain Ministry of Health (SISLE)
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution

mean; waiting patients · procedure · source period 2025-12-31 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

Source period: 2025-12-31 · Captured: 2026-10-14T21:02:27.427ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

Laterality and lens type are not specified.

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Finland

Official data
OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

— Not yet in our official snapshot for Finland

PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME
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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution

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 · None

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.

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 · None

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.

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France

Official data
OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

What the public health system pays (official tariff)

$1,691.33 USD (single published tariff, n=1) (1,510.79 EUR)What French public insurance pays the public hospital (GHS base tariff)Official government source (L2)Public hospital stay base rate (excludes separately billed implants and geographic adjustments) · Schedule: 2026Source: France ATIH (Public Hospital Tariffs)
PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME

— Not yet in our official snapshot for France

Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution

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

USD missing: 0 observationsECB/Frankfurter · 2026-10-14 · 1 EUR = 1.1195 USDSource period: 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14T21:02:25.414ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

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

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United Kingdom

England, Scotland · Published data
OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

What the public health system pays (official tariff)

$1,001.66 USD (single published tariff, n=1) (755 GBP)What the NHS pays the hospital (England day-case tariff)Official government source (L2)Outpatient day-case surgery spell (before local regional adjustments) · Schedule: 2026/27 · EnglandSource: NHS England (NHS Payment Scheme)

Hospital published self-pay package price

guide price from $4,417.87 USD (advertised bound, n=1) (3,335 GBP)Hospital published self-pay package pricePublished hospital package (L2)Ramsay New Hall Hospital · Schedule: 2026-10-15 · EnglandSource: Ramsay Health Care UK
PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME
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 · EnglandSource: NHS England (Referral to Treatment)
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 · EnglandSource: NHS England (Referral to Treatment)
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 · ScotlandSource: Public Health Scotland
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 · ScotlandSource: Public Health Scotland
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 · ScotlandSource: Public Health Scotland
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 · ScotlandSource: Public Health Scotland
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution

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

USD missing: 0 observationsECB/Frankfurter · 2026-10-14 · 1 GBP = 1.3267 USDSource period: 2026/27 · Captured: 2026-10-14T21:02:14.105ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

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

Source period: 2026-08 · Captured: 2026-10-14T22:53:51.223ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

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.

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

unavailable · n=1 observations

Source period: 2026-08 · Captured: 2026-10-14T22:53:51.223ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

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.

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

unavailable · n=1 observations

Source period: 2026-08 · Captured: 2026-10-14T22:58:01.614ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

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.

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

unavailable · n=1 observations

Source period: 2026-08 · Captured: 2026-10-14T22:58:01.614ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

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.

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

unavailable · n=1 observations

Source period: 2026-08 · Captured: 2026-10-14T22:58:01.614ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

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.

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

unavailable · n=1 observations

Source period: 2026-08 · Captured: 2026-10-14T22:58:01.614ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

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.

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

Original: unavailable

USD: unavailable

USD missing: 0 observationsNo dated FX rate available for GBP on 2026-10-14; we never use estimated or undated exchange rates.Source period: 2026-10-14 · Captured: 2026-10-14T22:56:49.253ZExcluded: 1 / 1 · The source website’s terms do not permit reuse of its content; excluded until written permission: 1

Approximate treatment-only guide price. Consultant fees, prosthesis, drugs and pre-existing conditions may change the final price. A fixed all-inclusive quotation follows initial consultation; the captured source does not establish the initial consultation as an included or separately charged service. The price-row label specifies one eye and standard lens; postoperative review and complete episode coverage are unconfirmed. Diagnostic or investigative tests before procedure confirmation are charged separately. No median or guaranteed minimum is asserted.

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

Original: unavailable

USD: unavailable

USD missing: 0 observationsNo dated FX rate available for GBP on 2026-10-14; we never use estimated or undated exchange rates.Source period: 2026-10-14 · Captured: 2026-10-14T22:56:50.349ZExcluded: 1 / 1 · The source website’s terms do not permit reuse of its content; excluded until written permission: 1

Approximate treatment-only guide price. Consultant fees, prosthesis, drugs and pre-existing conditions may change the final price. A fixed all-inclusive quotation follows initial consultation; the captured source does not establish the initial consultation as an included or separately charged service. The price-row label specifies one eye and standard lens; postoperative review and complete episode coverage are unconfirmed. Diagnostic or investigative tests before procedure confirmation are charged separately. No median or guaranteed minimum is asserted.

published_package · Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital · source period 2026-10-15 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: unavailable

USD: unavailable

USD missing: 0 observationsNo dated FX rate available for GBP on 2026-10-15; we never use estimated or undated exchange rates.Source period: 2026-10-15 · Captured: 2026-10-15T04:31:47.824ZExcluded: 1 / 1 · The source website’s terms do not permit reuse of its content; excluded until written permission: 1

Approximate treatment-only guide price. Consultant fees, prosthesis, drugs and pre-existing conditions may change the final price. A fixed all-inclusive quotation follows initial consultation; the captured source does not establish the initial consultation as an included or separately charged service. The price-row label specifies one eye and standard lens; postoperative review and complete episode coverage are unconfirmed. Diagnostic or investigative tests before procedure confirmation are charged separately. No median or guaranteed minimum is asserted.

published_package · Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital · source period 2026-10-15 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: unavailable

USD: unavailable

USD missing: 0 observationsNo dated FX rate available for GBP on 2026-10-15; we never use estimated or undated exchange rates.Source period: 2026-10-15 · Captured: 2026-10-15T04:31:48.887ZExcluded: 1 / 1 · The source website’s terms do not permit reuse of its content; excluded until written permission: 1

Approximate treatment-only guide price. Consultant fees, prosthesis, drugs and pre-existing conditions may change the final price. A fixed all-inclusive quotation follows initial consultation; the captured source does not establish the initial consultation as an included or separately charged service. The price-row label specifies one eye and standard lens; postoperative review and complete episode coverage are unconfirmed. Diagnostic or investigative tests before procedure confirmation are charged separately. No median or guaranteed minimum is asserted.

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

Original: unavailable

USD: unavailable

USD missing: 0 observationsNo dated FX rate available for GBP on 2026-10-14; we never use estimated or undated exchange rates.Source period: 2026-10-14 · Captured: 2026-10-14T22:56:51.756ZExcluded: 1 / 1 · Repeated capture of the same source value: 1

Published starting guide price, not a fixed quotation or median. Component-level inclusions, exclusions and consultant/anaesthetist fee coverage are not established in this price evidence. The published label is Cataract Surgery; one-eye equivalence and standard monofocal lens coverage are unconfirmed. Contact the hospital for a quotation.

published_package · Ramsay New Hall Hospital · source period 2026-10-15 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: guide price from 3,335 GBP (advertised bound, n=1)

USD: guide price from $4,417.87 USD (advertised bound, n=1)

USD missing: 0 observationsECB/Frankfurter · 2026-10-15 · 1 GBP = 1.3247 USDSource period: 2026-10-15 · Captured: 2026-10-15T04:31:50.555ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

Published starting guide price, not a fixed quotation or median. Component-level inclusions, exclusions and consultant/anaesthetist fee coverage are not established in this price evidence. The published label is Cataract Surgery; one-eye equivalence and standard monofocal lens coverage are unconfirmed. Contact the hospital for a quotation.

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India

Jalandhar, Punjab · Published data
OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

Hospital published self-pay package price

published lower bound $126.24 USD (advertised bound, n=1) · published range 12,000–30,000 INR (12,000 INR)Hospital published self-pay package pricePublished hospital package (L2)Innocent Hearts Eye Centre — Standard Phacoemulsification + Monofocal IOL; one eye; indicative range · Schedule: 2026-10-15 · Jalandhar, PunjabSource: Innocent Hearts Eye Centre

What the public health system pays (official tariff)

$55.7 USD median (typical range p25–p75: 51.49–57.8 USD across 3 observations) (5,300 INR median)What India’s PM-JAY public insurance pays the hospitalOfficial government source (L2)Public hospital package rate across 3 city tiers — excludes separately priced implants and state top-ups · Schedule: 2022Source: India National Health Authority (PM-JAY)
$49.39 USD median (typical range p25–p75: 45.71–50.97 USD across 3 observations) (4,700 INR median)What India’s PM-JAY public insurance pays the hospitalOfficial government source (L2)Public hospital package rate across 3 city tiers — excludes separately priced implants and state top-ups · Schedule: 2022Source: India National Health Authority (PM-JAY)
PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME

— Not yet in our official snapshot for India

Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution

published_package · Innocent Hearts Eye Centre: Standard Phacoemulsification + Monofocal IOL; one eye; indicative range · source period 2026-10-15 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: published lower bound 12,000 INR (advertised bound, n=1) · published range 12,000–30,000 INR

USD: published lower bound $126.24 USD (advertised bound, n=1) · published range 12,000–30,000 INR

USD missing: 0 observationsECB/Frankfurter · 2026-10-15 · 1 INR = 0.01052 USDSource period: 2026-10-15 · Captured: 2026-10-15T14:43:00.928ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

Only the standard phacoemulsification plus monofocal IOL range is selected. No MICS, toric, multifocal, premium or SICS values merged. The page separately prices preoperative diagnostic tests, while its FAQ lists pre-operative tests among package inclusions; this conflict is unresolved, so the separately listed charge is retained and no all-in testing inclusion is claimed. The list includes first and second follow-up, but subsequent exclusion text says beyond the first; both statements retained, no guaranteed follow-up count inferred. Anaesthesia is described clinically but no separate fee inclusion inferred. Cash list is independent of separately described insurance/government benefits. No effective tariff date printed; capture date only. Published provider facts are not an individual clinical quotation or availability claim. published price facts; provider copyright applies. The same page has an unresolved internal price discrepancy: “Standard Phacoemulsification + Monofocal IOL ₹12,000 – ₹30,000” in Cost at a glance, but “Phacoemulsification Ultrasound breaks the cataract into fragments, removed through a small stitchless incision ₹15,000 – ₹30,000” in By Procedure Type. The summary range is retained without reconciling or combining these amounts.

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 47.29 · p25 51.49 · median 55.7 · p75 57.8 · max 59.9 USD · n=3

USD missing: 0 observationsECB/Frankfurter · 2026-10-14 · 1 INR = 0.010509 USDSource period: 2022 · Captured: 2026-10-14T21:02:12.393ZExcluded: 0 / 3 · None

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 45.71 · median 49.39 · p75 50.97 · max 52.54 USD · n=3

USD missing: 0 observationsECB/Frankfurter · 2026-10-14 · 1 INR = 0.010509 USDSource period: 2022 · Captured: 2026-10-14T21:02:12.393ZExcluded: 0 / 3 · None

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Italy

Official data
OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

— Not yet in our official snapshot for Italy

PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME
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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional valuePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional valuePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution

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 · None

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.

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 · None

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.

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Mexico

Mexico City · Published data
OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

Hospital published self-pay package price

from $826.02 USD (advertised bound, n=1) (15,300 MXN)Hospital published self-pay package pricePublished hospital package (L2)APEC Hospital de la Ceguera — Cataract surgery; one eye with monofocal lens; recovery fee from · Schedule: 2026-10-15 · Mexico CitySource: APEC Hospital de la Ceguera
PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME

— Not yet in our official snapshot for Mexico

Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution

published_package · APEC Hospital de la Ceguera: Cataract surgery; one eye with monofocal lens; recovery fee from · source period 2026-10-15 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: from 15,300 MXN (advertised bound, n=1)

USD: from $826.02 USD (advertised bound, n=1)

USD missing: 0 observationsECB/Frankfurter · 2026-10-15 · 1 MXN = 0.053988 USDSource period: 2026-10-15 · Captured: 2026-10-15T13:38:52.257ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

Private nonprofit hospital published recovery-fee starting offer, one eye with monofocal lens. Main page spells currency MNX; same provider independently publishes the identical amount explicitly as MXN on corroborating source; exact original spellings retained. Extra studies or a different lens may change the fee. No anesthesia, surgeon/facility breakdown, medication or follow-up inclusion is inferred. Informational blog offer has no effective/expiry date in current visible page; not asserted current confirmed quotation. Source repeats the same offer twice, not two observations. Historical limited campaign prices excluded. No current availability or international clinical eligibility is inferred. published price facts; provider copyright applies.

All 1 series, scope notes, billing codes and source rows for Mexico

Norway

Official data
OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

— Not yet in our official snapshot for Norway

PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME
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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. Measured from GP referral, not from the specialist decisionPeriod: 2023Historical data (2023) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. Measured from GP referral, not from the specialist decisionPeriod: 2023Historical data (2023) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution

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

unavailable · n=1 observations

Source period: 2023 · Captured: 2026-10-15T00:05:44.195ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

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.

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

unavailable · n=1 observations

Source period: 2023 · Captured: 2026-10-15T00:05:44.195ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

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.

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New Zealand

Official data
OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

— Not yet in our official snapshot for New Zealand

PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME
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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional valuePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional valuePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional valuePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional valuePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution

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 · None

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.

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 · None

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.

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 · None

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.

median; 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 · None

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.

All 4 series, scope notes, billing codes and source rows for New Zealand