Primary total knee replacement

median; completed patients · Knee Replacement procedure group; booking form received to completed surgery; includes replacement and revision · 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. Includes revision procedures and therefore is broader than the primary replacement basket. 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 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: 22

p90; completed patients · Knee Replacement procedure group; booking form received to completed surgery; includes replacement and revision · 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. Includes revision procedures and therefore is broader than the primary replacement basket. 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

58.9 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: 58.9

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.

138 days (~4.5 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 · Nova Scotia

Published values: 138

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.

445 days (~14.6 months)Long-wait benchmark: 9 in 10 public patients treated within (90th percentile, completed patients)90% of patients who completed surgery in 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 waited this long or less; 10% waited longer.Period: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 · Nova Scotia

Published values: 445

median; waiting patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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. Provisional published value.

1,181 days (~38.8 months)Typical (median) time on the public waiting list (patients currently waiting)Half of patients still on the public waiting list as of 2024 had been waiting less than this.Period: 2024

Published values: 1,181

median; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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. Provisional published value.

797 days (~26.2 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2024 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2024

Published values: 797

mean; waiting patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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. Provisional published value.

1,319 days (~43.3 months)Average time spent on the public waiting list so far (patients currently waiting)National average time that patients still waiting for surgery had spent on the public list as of 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 1,319

mean; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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. Provisional published value.

938 days (~30.8 months)Average wait at public hospitals (completed patients)National average wait from referral/decision to treatment for patients who completed surgery in 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 938

public_tariff · Grupo 33 SAP total intervention tariff; beneficiary tranche and hip age restriction retained in evidence; inclusions unverified · code 3301001 · source period 2026 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 6,529,650 · p25 6,529,650 · median 6,529,650 · p75 6,529,650 · max 6,529,650 CLP · n=1

USD: unavailable

public_tariff · Grupo 33 SAP total intervention tariff; beneficiary tranche and hip age restriction retained in evidence; inclusions unverified · code 3302001 · source period 2026 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 6,529,650 · p25 6,529,650 · median 6,529,650 · p75 6,529,650 · max 6,529,650 CLP · n=1

USD: unavailable

public_tariff · Grupo 33 SAP total intervention tariff; beneficiary tranche and hip age restriction retained in evidence; inclusions unverified · code 3303001 · source period 2026 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 6,529,650 · p25 6,529,650 · median 6,529,650 · p75 6,529,650 · max 6,529,650 CLP · n=1

USD: unavailable

median; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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. Publicly funded patients in public/private hospitals; active waiting time only. From 2020 this is referral to treatment start, with surgery within 3 days; not strictly specialist assessment to treatment. Published definition differs from standard.

55 days (~1.8 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2024 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2024

Published values: 55

mean; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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. Publicly funded patients in public/private hospitals; active waiting time only. From 2020 this is referral to treatment start, with surgery within 3 days; not strictly specialist assessment to treatment. Published definition differs from standard.

74 days (~2.4 months)Average wait at public hospitals (completed patients)National average wait from referral/decision to treatment for patients who completed surgery in 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 74

mean; completed patients · source period 2020-Q1 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

Historical national artificial-knee surgical-treatment mean, 2020 Q1, cited in a 2023 official statistical release. Excludes investigation and patient-selected postponement; episode severity and primary/revision are unspecified. This is not a current wait estimate.

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 2020-Q1.Period: 2020-Q1Historical data (2020-Q1) — not current wait

Published values: 70

mean; waiting patients · Primary/revision status is not specified. · source period 2025-12-31 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

105 days (~3.4 months)Average time spent on the public waiting list so far (patients currently waiting)National average time that patients still waiting for surgery had spent on the public list as of 2025-12-31.Period: 2025-12-31

Published values: 105

mean; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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.

215.8 days (~7.1 months)Average wait at public hospitals (completed patients)National average wait from referral/decision to treatment for patients who completed surgery in 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 215.8

median; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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.

193 days (~6.3 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2024 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2024

Published values: 193

public_tariff · GHS public-sector base tariff from 2026 schedule; source DATE-EFFET retained separately · code 08C241 · source period 2026 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 6,262.33 · p25 6,262.33 · median 6,262.33 · p75 6,262.33 · max 6,262.33 EUR · n=1

USD: min 7,010.68 · p25 7,010.68 · median 7,010.68 · p75 7,010.68 · max 7,010.68 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 · Combined day case / ordinary elective spell unit price before market forces factor · code HN22E · source period 2026/27 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 7,396 · p25 7,396 · median 7,396 · p75 7,396 · max 7,396 GBP · n=1

USD: min 9,812.27 · p25 9,812.27 · median 9,812.27 · p75 9,812.27 · max 9,812.27 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 · Trauma and Orthopaedic 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.

13.77 weeksTypical (median) time on the public waiting list (patients currently waiting)Trauma and Orthopaedic 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: 13.77

p92; waiting patients · Trauma and Orthopaedic 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.

41.72 weeksLong-wait benchmark: 92% of waiting-list patients have waited less than (92nd percentile, currently waiting)Trauma and Orthopaedic 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: 41.72

median; completed patients · Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (C8); 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.

202 days (~6.6 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (C8); 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: 202

p90; completed patients · Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (C8); 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.

468 days (~15.4 months)Long-wait benchmark: 9 in 10 public patients treated within (90th percentile, completed patients)Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (C8); 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: 468

median; waiting patients · Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (C8); 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.

159 days (~5.2 months)Typical (median) time on the public waiting list (patients currently waiting)Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (C8); 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: 159

p90; waiting patients · Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (C8); 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.

375 days (~12.3 months)Long-wait benchmark: 9 in 10 waiting-list patients have waited less than (90th percentile, currently waiting)Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (C8); 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: 375

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

Original: min 16,940 · p25 16,940 · median 16,940 · p75 16,940 · max 16,940 GBP · n=1

USD: min 22,474.3 · p25 22,474.3 · median 22,474.3 · p75 22,474.3 · max 22,474.3 USD · n=1

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

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

Original: min 20,120 · p25 20,120 · median 20,120 · p75 20,120 · max 20,120 GBP · n=1

USD: min 26,693.2 · p25 26,693.2 · median 26,693.2 · p75 26,693.2 · max 26,693.2 USD · n=1

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

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

Original: min 16,665 · p25 16,665 · median 16,665 · p75 16,665 · max 16,665 GBP · n=1

USD: min 22,109.46 · p25 22,109.46 · median 22,109.46 · p75 22,109.46 · max 22,109.46 USD · n=1

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

public_tariff · HBP 2022 city-tier procedure tariff; separately mapped implants are excluded; state amendments/accreditation incentives not applied · code SB039A · source period 2022 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 36,400 · p25 38,850 · median 41,300 · p75 42,450 · max 43,600 INR · n=3

USD: min 382.56 · p25 408.31 · median 434.06 · p75 446.15 · max 458.24 USD · n=3

mean; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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. Published definition differs from standard.

88 days (~2.9 months)Average wait at public hospitals (completed patients)National average wait from referral/decision to treatment for patients who completed surgery in 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 88

median; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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. Published definition differs from standard.

45 days (~1.5 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2024 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2024

Published values: 45

mean; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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.

236.6 days (~7.8 months)Average wait at public hospitals (completed patients)National average wait from referral/decision to treatment for patients who completed surgery in 2023.Period: 2023Historical data (2023) — not current wait

Published values: 236.6

median; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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.

218 days (~7.2 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2023 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2023Historical data (2023) — not current wait

Published values: 218

mean; waiting patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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.

181.9 days (~6.0 months)Average time spent on the public waiting list so far (patients currently waiting)National average time that patients still waiting for surgery had spent on the public list as of 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 181.9

mean; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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.

234.8 days (~7.7 months)Average wait at public hospitals (completed patients)National average wait from referral/decision to treatment for patients who completed surgery in 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 234.8

median; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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.

217 days (~7.1 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2024 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2024

Published values: 217

median; waiting patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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.

154 days (~5.1 months)Typical (median) time on the public waiting list (patients currently waiting)Half of patients still on the public waiting list as of 2024 had been waiting less than this.Period: 2024

Published values: 154

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

min 3 · p25 161.75 · median 289.5 · p75 504.5 · max 3,232 days · n=210 · n=223 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.

289.5 days (~9.5 months)Typical hospital range (middle 50%): 161.75–504.5 daysAverage wait at a typical public hospital (completed patients across 210 hospitals)Each public hospital reports its average wait; this is the middle (median) hospital across 210 reporting facilities in 2026-09.Period: 2026-09

Published values: Provider distribution above

median; waiting patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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.

142 days (~4.7 months)Typical (median) time on the public waiting list (patients currently waiting)Half of patients still on the public waiting list as of 2024 had been waiting less than this.Period: 2024

Published values: 142

median; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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.

160.7 days (~5.3 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2024 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2024

Published values: 160.7

mean; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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.

176.8 days (~5.8 months)Average wait at public hospitals (completed patients)National average wait from referral/decision to treatment for patients who completed surgery in 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 176.8

mean; waiting patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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.

288.8 days (~9.5 months)Average time spent on the public waiting list so far (patients currently waiting)National average time that patients still waiting for surgery had spent on the public list as of 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 288.8

median; waiting patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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.

88 days (~2.9 months)Typical (median) time on the public waiting list (patients currently waiting)Half of patients still on the public waiting list as of 2024 had been waiting less than this.Period: 2024

Published values: 88

median; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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

111 days (~3.6 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2024 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2024

Published values: 111

mean; waiting patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · 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.

151.4 days (~5.0 months)Average time spent on the public waiting list so far (patients currently waiting)National average time that patients still waiting for surgery had spent on the public list as of 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 151.4

mean; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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

156.2 days (~5.1 months)Average wait at public hospitals (completed patients)National average wait from referral/decision to treatment for patients who completed surgery in 2024.Period: 2024

Published values: 156.2

public_tariff · PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant · code 27447 · source period 2026-01 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 1,039.69 · p25 1,122.44 · median 1,154.23 · p75 1,209.87 · max 1,443.34 USD · n=109

USD: min 1,039.69 · p25 1,122.44 · median 1,154.23 · p75 1,209.87 · max 1,443.34 USD · n=109

public_tariff · OPPS national unadjusted hospital outpatient facility payment; excludes separate professional fee · code 27447 · source period 2026-10 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 13,116.76 · p25 13,116.76 · median 13,116.76 · p75 13,116.76 · max 13,116.76 USD · n=1

USD: min 13,116.76 · p25 13,116.76 · median 13,116.76 · p75 13,116.76 · max 13,116.76 USD · n=1