Cataract surgery, one eye

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

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.

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

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.

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 ScotiaHistorical data (2025-04-01/2025-06-30) — not current wait

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 ScotiaHistorical data (2025-04-01/2025-06-30) — not current wait

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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait

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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait

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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait

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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait

Published values: 82

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)

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

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

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

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

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.

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

unavailable · n=1 observations

Laterality and lens type are not specified.

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 wait

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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait

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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait

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: unavailable

USD: unavailable

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

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

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

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

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)

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 · 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

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

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

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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional valuePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait

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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional valuePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait

Published values: 30

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)

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.

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.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 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.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 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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional valuePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait

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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional valuePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait

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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional valuePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait

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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional valuePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait

Published values: 104

published_package · SwissLaser: PREMIUM SPHERICAL IMPLANT; one eye including premium lens · source period 2026-10-02 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: unavailable

USD: unavailable

Published provider price; no personalised quotation or availability established. Cataract removal including the selected premium intraocular lens, one eye; not standard monofocal equivalence. Warsaw-only condition retained despite both-city navigation buttons. Qualification examination (PLN 400) is paid separately. Anaesthesia and nights not declared. Card-specific check-up limits govern; introductory language about a check-up package does not imply unlimited free aftercare. No resident-only restriction found. No separate prices summed. Published price facts; provider copyright applies.

published_package · SwissLaser: PREMIUM TORIC IMPLANT; one eye including premium lens · source period 2026-10-02 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: unavailable

USD: unavailable

Published provider price; no personalised quotation or availability established. Cataract removal including the selected premium intraocular lens, one eye; not standard monofocal equivalence. Warsaw-only condition retained despite both-city navigation buttons. Qualification examination (PLN 400) is paid separately. Anaesthesia and nights not declared. Card-specific check-up limits govern; introductory language about a check-up package does not imply unlimited free aftercare. No resident-only restriction found. No separate prices summed. Published price facts; provider copyright applies.

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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait

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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait

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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait

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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait

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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait

Published values: 50