Public tariffs, separately identified private published prices and public waiting times for primary total knee replacement, drawn from government schedules, hospital price publications and waiting-time registries (cutoff: 2026-10-19).
What a complete procedure typically includes
Our reference definition covers: surgeon, anaesthesia, implant, hospital stay, routine follow-up. It excludes: revision, bilateral surgery, complications, travel. Note: Government tariff codes below follow each country’s own billing rules and may exclude implants, doctor fees, or follow-up care—check each country card for what is included.
Public tariffs are not private cash prices: Public-tariff rows show what a government health system (such as the UK NHS, US Medicare, or French public insurance) pays a hospital or doctor—not what you pay out of pocket as a private patient.
Published private packages are separate from public tariffs: Private packages carry their hospital name and published scope. Check whether the price is partial or hospital-wide: Some schedules publish a single hospital payment, while others (like US Medicare) split the doctor’s fee and the hospital facility fee into separate rows. We never add separate fees together.
Two different ways countries measure waiting times: Some countries report how long people currently on the waiting list have been waiting so far (e.g., Spain), while others report the total wait for patients who already had their procedure (e.g., Poland, Denmark).
Official benchmarks with unverified episode equivalence do not establish the cost of the complete procedure. Historical periods do not describe current appointment availability.
What the public health system pays (official tariff)
$876.85 USD (single published tariff, n=1) (782.34 EUR)What the public health system pays (official tariff)Official government source (L2)Surgeon professional fee only; printed INAMI Honoraires column · Schedule: 2026-01-01Source: National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (Belgium)
PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME
— Not yet in our official snapshot for Belgium
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution
public_tariff · Surgeon professional fee only; printed INAMI Honoraires column · code 290286 · source period 2026-01-01
What the public health system pays (official tariff)
$1,111.88 USD (single published tariff, n=1) (5,622.68 BRL)What the public health system pays (official tariff)Official government source (L2)Published base Valor Tabela SUS for the principal procedure; federal supplementation excluded · Schedule: 2025Source: Ministry of Health — SUS official tariff act (Brazil)
PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME
— Not yet in our official snapshot for Brazil
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution
public_tariff · Published base Valor Tabela SUS for the principal procedure; federal supplementation excluded · code 0408050063 · source period 2025
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 ColumbiaSource: British Columbia Ministry of Health
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 ColumbiaSource: British Columbia Ministry of Health
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution
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
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
What the public health system pays (official tariff)
6,529,650 CLP (same published tariff across 3 observations)Local currency only (no ECB USD rate) — ECB does not publish CLP/USD ratesWhat Chile’s public system (FONASA) sets for the surgical interventionOfficial government source (L2)Total public surgical intervention tariff (same total across FONASA beneficiary tiers) · Schedule: 20263 tariff codes at the same published value; separate code breakdown in the complete table.Source: Chile FONASA (Official Tariff Schedule)
PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME
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 waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
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 waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution
median; waiting patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · source period 2024
median; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · source period 2024
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 waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
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 waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution
median; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · source period 2024
mean; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · source period 2024
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 waitSource: Spain Ministry of Health (SISLE)
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution
mean; waiting patients · procedure · source period 2025-12-31
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 waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
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 waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution
mean; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · source period 2024
median; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · source period 2024
What the public health system pays (official tariff)
$7,010.68 USD (single published tariff, n=1) (6,262.33 EUR)What French public insurance pays the public hospital (GHS base tariff)Official government source (L2)Public hospital stay base rate (excludes separately billed implants and geographic adjustments) · Schedule: 2026Source: France ATIH (Public Hospital Tariffs)
PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME
— Not yet in our official snapshot for France
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution
public_tariff · GHS public-sector base tariff from 2026 schedule; source DATE-EFFET retained separately · code 08C241 · source period 2026
What the public health system pays (official tariff)
$9,812.27 USD (single published tariff, n=1) (7,396 GBP)What the NHS pays the hospital (England public tariff)Official government source (L2)Hospital surgery spell (day-case or inpatient stay, before local regional adjustments) · Schedule: 2026/27 · EnglandSource: NHS England (NHS Payment Scheme)
Hospital published self-pay package price
guide price from $22,076.13 USD (advertised bound, n=1) (16,665 GBP)Hospital published self-pay package pricePublished hospital package (L2)Ramsay New Hall Hospital · Schedule: 2026-10-15 · EnglandSource: Ramsay Health Care UK
PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME
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 · EnglandSource: NHS England (Referral to Treatment)
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 · EnglandSource: NHS England (Referral to Treatment)
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution
public_tariff · Combined day case / ordinary elective spell unit price before market forces factor · code HN22E · source period 2026/27
median; waiting patients · Trauma and Orthopaedic Service · source period 2026-08
$946.8 USD (single published tariff, n=1) (90,000 INR)Hospital published self-pay package pricePublished hospital package (L2)GD Hospital & Diabetes Institute — Kolkata — Total Knee Replacement (One Side); economy ward 5 days; implant excluded · Schedule: 2026-10-15 · KolkataSource: GD Hospital & Diabetes Institute — Kolkata
What the public health system pays (official tariff)
$434.02 USD median (typical range p25–p75: 408.27–446.11 USD across 3 observations) (41,300 INR median)What India’s PM-JAY public insurance pays the hospitalOfficial government source (L2)Public hospital package rate across 3 city tiers — excludes separately priced implants and state top-ups · Schedule: 2022Source: India National Health Authority (PM-JAY)
PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME
— Not yet in our official snapshot for India
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution
published_package · GD Hospital & Diabetes Institute — Kolkata: Total Knee Replacement (One Side); economy ward 5 days; implant excluded · source period 2026-10-15
public_tariff · HBP 2022 city-tier procedure tariff; separately mapped implants are excluded; state amendments/accreditation incentives not applied · code SB039A · source period 2022
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 waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
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 waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution
mean; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · source period 2024
median; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · source period 2024
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 waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
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 waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution
mean; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · source period 2023
median; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · source period 2023
— Not yet in our official snapshot for New Zealand
PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME
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 waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
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 waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution
mean; waiting patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · source period 2024
mean; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · source period 2024
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: 2026-09Source: Poland National Health Fund (NFZ)All 12 source pagesPage 1 · Page 2 · Page 3 · Page 4 · Page 5 · Page 6 · Page 7 · Page 8 · Page 9 · Page 10 · Page 11 · Page 12
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution
published_package · Galen-Ortopedia — Bieruń: Endoprotezoplastyka stawu kolanowego - osiowanie mechaniczne MA (Mechanical Alignment) · source period 2026-10-15
published_package · Galen-Ortopedia — Bieruń: Endoprotezoplastyka stawu kolanowego - osiowanie kinematyczne KA (Kinematic Alignment) · source period 2026-10-15
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 waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
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 waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution
median; waiting patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · source period 2024
median; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · source period 2024
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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
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.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution
median; waiting patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · source period 2024
median; completed patients · Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement) · source period 2024
$9,242.65 USD (single published tariff, n=1) (310,000 THB)Hospital published self-pay package pricePublished hospital package (L2)Bangkok International Hospital (Brain x Bone) — Total Knee Replacement 1 side (TKR); implant excluded; 4 nights · Schedule: 2026-10-15 · BangkokSource: Bangkok International Hospital (Brain x Bone)
PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME
— Not yet in our official snapshot for Thailand
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution
published_package · Bangkok International Hospital (Brain x Bone): Total Knee Replacement 1 side (TKR); implant excluded; 4 nights · source period 2026-10-15
What the public health system pays (official tariff)
$13,116.76 USD (single published tariff, n=1)What US Medicare pays the hospital (outpatient facility only)Official government source (L2)Hospital outpatient facility fee only — excludes the surgeon’s professional fee · Schedule: 2026-10Source: US Medicare (CMS OPPS)
$1,154.23 USD median (typical range p25–p75: 1,122.44–1,209.87 USD across 109 observations)What US Medicare pays the doctor (surgeon fee only)Official government source (L2)Doctor’s professional fee only — excludes hospital room, anaesthesia, and implant · Schedule: 2026-01Source: US Medicare (CMS Physician Fee Schedule)
Separate hospital and doctor payment schedules. Do not add together: we never sum them into a synthetic total.
PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME
— Not yet in our official snapshot for United States
Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution
public_tariff · PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant · code 27447 · source period 2026-01
public_tariff · OPPS national unadjusted hospital outpatient facility payment; excludes separate professional fee · code 27447 · source period 2026-10
Countries in the index without official data for primary total knee replacement yet: Argentina, Australia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czechia, Greece, Hungary, Japan, Mexico, Türkiye.
Public payment tariffs · France · GHS public-sector base tariff from 2026 schedule; source DATE-EFFET retained separately · 2026 · EUR
Each row is a separate published payment series, not a clinical ranking or a complete procedure quote. Solid teal bars indicate public hospital/episode tariffs; dashed amber bars indicate public doctor-only professional fees; purple bars indicate private published prices.View price charts in original national currencies (EUR)
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Public payment tariffs · United States · PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant · 2026-01 · USD
Each row is a separate published payment series, not a clinical ranking or a complete procedure quote. Solid teal bars indicate public hospital/episode tariffs; dashed amber bars indicate public doctor-only professional fees; purple bars indicate private published prices.
median · completed · procedure · 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 · as_reported · no definition/provisional flag recorded
Only series with the same statistic, population, source period, scope, aggregation and definition flags share an axis. National definition deviations remain separate. These are historical statistics, not appointment availability.
p90 · completed · procedure · 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 · as_reported · no definition/provisional flag recorded
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CareFare Global (SOFT DEV FZ LLC). “CareFare Global Health Index: Primary total knee replacement.” Version 1; evidence capture cutoff 2026-10-18. https://carefareglobal.com/index/knee-replacement. Accessed: [YYYY-MM-DD: fill in access date].
BibTeX
@misc{carefare_health_index__index_knee_replacement,
author = {{CareFare Global (SOFT DEV FZ LLC)}},
title = {CareFare Global Health Index: Primary total knee replacement},
publisher = {CareFare Global Health Index},
version = {1},
date = {2026-10-18},
url = {https://carefareglobal.com/index/knee-replacement},
urldate = {YYYY-MM-DD},
note = {Evidence capture cutoff: 2026-10-18. Fill in urldate before reuse; cite also the original source and source period.}
}
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British Columbia Ministry of Health — https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/7c1bf2a8-96bb-4ad5-888d-a90672eb306e/resource/0c430fa8-043c-48d8-8e61-ecdab63b9ef3/download/2026_2027-quarterly-surgical_wait_times-q1-interim.xlsx Source periods: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
Nova Scotia Health — https://data.novascotia.ca/api/views/wu5w-qxki/rows.csv?accessType=DOWNLOAD Source periods: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=10&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ENDOPROTEZOPLASTYKA%20STAWU%20KOLANOWEGO Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=11&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ENDOPROTEZOPLASTYKA%20STAWU%20KOLANOWEGO Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=12&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ENDOPROTEZOPLASTYKA%20STAWU%20KOLANOWEGO Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=2&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ENDOPROTEZOPLASTYKA%20STAWU%20KOLANOWEGO Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=3&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ENDOPROTEZOPLASTYKA%20STAWU%20KOLANOWEGO Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=4&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ENDOPROTEZOPLASTYKA%20STAWU%20KOLANOWEGO Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=5&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ENDOPROTEZOPLASTYKA%20STAWU%20KOLANOWEGO Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=6&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ENDOPROTEZOPLASTYKA%20STAWU%20KOLANOWEGO Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=7&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ENDOPROTEZOPLASTYKA%20STAWU%20KOLANOWEGO Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=8&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ENDOPROTEZOPLASTYKA%20STAWU%20KOLANOWEGO Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
Poland National Health Fund (NFZ) — https://api.nfz.gov.pl/app-itl-api/queues?page=9&limit=25&format=json&case=1&benefit=ENDOPROTEZOPLASTYKA%20STAWU%20KOLANOWEGO Source periods: 2026-09. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
NHS England (Referral to Treatment) — https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Incomplete-Commissioner-Aug26-XLSX-4M-vjgRdG.xlsx Source periods: 2026-08. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
Public Health Scotland — https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset/e9dbef36-a343-4b9a-ab7e-b6e6cbcbb38e/resource/ac63b747-fdcc-410c-ae43-de6fe3c46abf/download/sot_performance_ongoing_completed_waits_monthly_aug26.csv Source periods: 2026-08. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
India National Health Authority (PM-JAY) — https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3169779d3852b32ce8b1a1724dbf5217d/uploads/2024/06/20240619792610196.pdf Source periods: 2022. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
Ramsay Health Care UK — https://www.ramsayhealth.co.uk/hospitals/new-hall-hospital/patients/prices Source periods: 2026-10-15. Capture dates: 2026-10-15.
Spain Ministry of Health (SISLE) — https://www.sanidad.gob.es/estadEstudios/estadisticas/inforRecopilaciones/docs/LISTAS_PUBLICACION_Dic_2025_rectificado.pdf Source periods: 2025-12-31. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.