Primary total knee replacement

public_tariff · Surgeon professional fee only; printed INAMI Honoraires column · code 290286 · source period 2026-01-01 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 782.34 · p25 782.34 · median 782.34 · p75 782.34 · max 782.34 EUR · n=1

USD: min 876.85 · p25 876.85 · median 876.85 · p75 876.85 · max 876.85 USD · n=1

Official regulated surgeon fee, not a whole-episode hospital tariff or patient bill. AMB code 290275; HOS code 290286. 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.

public_tariff · Published base Valor Tabela SUS for the principal procedure; federal supplementation excluded · code 0408050063 · source period 2025 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 5,622.68 · p25 5,622.68 · median 5,622.68 · p75 5,622.68 · max 5,622.68 BRL · n=1

USD: min 1,111.88 · p25 1,111.88 · median 1,111.88 · p75 1,111.88 · max 1,111.88 USD · n=1

Historical 2025 official-act edition, not asserted current in 2026. issuedAt is the signature date; Art. 6 puts operational effect in the competence following publication. No unverified publication/effective date is encoded. Printed base procedure tariff only; the maximum federal supplementation percentage is a separate column and is not applied. Art. 3 §1 distinguishes the principal-procedure total from the global AIH/APAC admission amount. No claim that implants, separately billable materials, complications, hospital episode or follow-up match all basket inclusions. No SH/SP summation or currency conversion. Hip code is cemented primary total replacement; knee is primary total replacement. BRL unit is supported by the identical R$ arthroplasty totals in Portaria GM/MS nº 6.465/2024.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. Measured from GP referral, not from the specialist decisionPeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait

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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. Measured from GP referral, not from the specialist decisionPeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait

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 · procedure · source period 2025-12-31 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

Primary/revision status is not specified.

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: 2025-12-31Historical data (2025-12-31) — not current wait

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

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

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: 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. Implant specification, postoperative rehabilitation 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. Implant specification, postoperative rehabilitation 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. Implant specification, postoperative rehabilitation 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. Implant specification, postoperative rehabilitation 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. Implant specification and postoperative rehabilitation inclusions 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 16,665 GBP (advertised bound, n=1)

USD: guide price from $22,076.13 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. Implant specification and postoperative rehabilitation inclusions are unconfirmed. Contact the hospital for a quotation.

published_package · GD Hospital & Diabetes Institute — Kolkata: Total Knee Replacement (One Side); economy ward 5 days; implant excluded · source period 2026-10-15 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 90,000 · p25 90,000 · median 90,000 · p75 90,000 · max 90,000 INR · n=1

USD: min 946.8 · p25 946.8 · median 946.8 · p75 946.8 · max 946.8 USD · n=1

Economy surgical package; five days counted from admission, implant explicitly excluded. Medicines beyond estimate, investigations/consumables/miscellaneous, extended bed/consultant fees, all ICU charges, blood and special instruments separately charged exactly as quoted. Not for insurance patients, privilege-card holders or medically complicated cases. Advance booking is nonrefundable; management may revise rates without notice. No physician, anaesthesia, rehabilitation or follow-up inclusion inferred. Rupees (Rs.) are original INR on this Kolkata India provider, not USD. No effective tariff date or expiry printed. published price facts; provider copyright applies. no all-inclusive or standardized episode equivalence is claimed.

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 382.53 · p25 408.27 · median 434.02 · p75 446.11 · max 458.19 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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. status=P: provisional valuePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current wait

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

Published values: 45

published_package · Mahkota Orthopaedics & Joint Centre — Melaka: Total Knee Replacement; routine primary; regular prosthesis; 3 days/2 nights · source period 2026-10-15 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 25,000 · p25 25,000 · median 25,000 · p75 25,000 · max 25,000 MYR · n=1

USD: min 6,123.75 · p25 6,123.75 · median 6,123.75 · p75 6,123.75 · max 6,123.75 USD · n=1

Own treating orthopaedic centre at private Mahkota Medical Center. Primary routine replacement only; revision/partial procedures excluded from extraction. All thirteen financial inclusions retained literally. Severe/complex cases and extra implants may incur the quoted separate extra amount; no extras added to price. Two identical desktop/mobile copies emit once. RM is original Malaysian ringgit. Package has no effective tariff date or expiry printed; capture date is not provider reconfirmation. English copyright footer says 2020 while Indonesian home says 2026; no freshness guarantee inferred. published price facts; provider copyright applies. no all-inclusive or standardized episode equivalence is claimed. The source prints “3 days/2 nights hospital stay **” but provides no text explaining the double-asterisk footnote; no additional stay condition is inferred.

Clinic-confirmed price (L3) · component · source period 2026-10-18 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 28,888 · p25 28,888 · median 28,888 · p75 28,888 · max 28,888 MYR · n=1

USD: min 7,077.85 · p25 7,077.85 · median 7,077.85 · p75 7,077.85 · max 7,077.85 USD · n=1

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

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

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

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

Published values: 154

published_package · Galen-Ortopedia — Bieruń: Endoprotezoplastyka stawu kolanowego - osiowanie mechaniczne MA (Mechanical Alignment) · source period 2026-10-15 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: from 27,900 PLN (advertised bound, n=1)

USD: from $7,155.79 USD (advertised bound, n=1)

Primary total unilateral knee arthroplasty alignment variant; bilateral, hip, revision, partial and individually quoted procedures are excluded from extraction. Operation and endoprosthesis components, postoperative X-ray, inpatient stay with full board/dressings and inpatient rehabilitation are expressly included. Epidural anaesthesia is described for up to three postoperative days; no length of hospital admission is inferred from that duration. Routine outpatient follow-up, travel and preoperative testing inclusion remain unverified. Two alignment methods are variants from one provider, not independent treatment episodes. published price facts; provider copyright applies. no all-inclusive or standardized episode equivalence is claimed. Tariff effective from 2026-09-07; source heading: Cennik zabiegów ortopedycznych wykonywanych w Galen-Ortopedia Sp. z o.o. (obowiązuje od 07.09.2026 r.). Selected knee row: 93 Endoprotezoplastyka stawu kolanowego - osiowanie mechaniczne MA (Mechanical Alignment) od 27900 -.

published_package · Galen-Ortopedia — Bieruń: Endoprotezoplastyka stawu kolanowego - osiowanie kinematyczne KA (Kinematic Alignment) · source period 2026-10-15 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: from 29,900 PLN (advertised bound, n=1)

USD: from $7,668.75 USD (advertised bound, n=1)

Primary total unilateral knee arthroplasty alignment variant; bilateral, hip, revision, partial and individually quoted procedures are excluded from extraction. Operation and endoprosthesis components, postoperative X-ray, inpatient stay with full board/dressings and inpatient rehabilitation are expressly included. Epidural anaesthesia is described for up to three postoperative days; no length of hospital admission is inferred from that duration. Routine outpatient follow-up, travel and preoperative testing inclusion remain unverified. Two alignment methods are variants from one provider, not independent treatment episodes. published price facts; provider copyright applies. no all-inclusive or standardized episode equivalence is claimed. Tariff effective from 2026-09-07; source heading: Cennik zabiegów ortopedycznych wykonywanych w Galen-Ortopedia Sp. z o.o. (obowiązuje od 07.09.2026 r.). Selected knee row: 94 Endoprotezoplastyka stawu kolanowego - osiowanie kinematyczne KA (Kinematic Alignment) od 29900 -.

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

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

Published values: 160.7