STANDARDIZED EPISODE BENCHMARK · CUTOFF 2026-10-19

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Public tariffs, separately identified private published prices and public waiting times for laparoscopic cholecystectomy, 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, facility, routine follow-up. It excludes: open conversion, bile duct exploration, complications. Note: Government tariff codes below follow each country’s own billing rules and may exclude implants, doctor fees, or follow-up care—check each country card for what is included.

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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.

At a glance by country

Ranking set only by published data — no clinic pays for placement

Australia

Official data

OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

What the public health system pays (official tariff)

$8,748.77 USD (single published tariff, n=1) (12,659.56 AUD)What the public health system pays (official tariff)Official government source (L2)Admitted acute public hospital inlier baseline: AR-DRG weight × National Efficient Price; minor complexity · Schedule: 2026/27Source: Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (Australia)

PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME

— Not yet in our official snapshot for Australia

Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution

public_tariff · Admitted acute public hospital inlier baseline: AR-DRG weight × National Efficient Price; minor complexity · code H08B · source period 2026/27 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 12,659.56 · p25 12,659.56 · median 12,659.56 · p75 12,659.56 · max 12,659.56 AUD · n=1

USD: min 8,748.77 · p25 8,748.77 · median 8,748.77 · p75 8,748.77 · max 8,748.77 USD · n=1

USD missing: 0 observationsECB/Frankfurter · 2026-10-15 · 1 AUD = 0.69108 USDSource period: 2026/27 · Captured: 2026-10-15T04:00:56.863ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

Derived national efficient funding benchmark, not a patient or international self-pay price. Inlier stay only; lowest published complexity group. No paediatric, remoteness, Indigenous, radiotherapy, dialysis, ICU, private-patient, hospital-acquired-complication or readmission adjustments applied. Routine outpatient follow-up is not established. DRG inclusion equivalence is unverified.

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

Brazil

Official data

OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

What the public health system pays (official tariff)

$196.26 USD (single published tariff, n=1) (992.45 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 0407030034 · source period 2025 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 992.45 · p25 992.45 · median 992.45 · p75 992.45 · max 992.45 BRL · n=1

USD: min 196.26 · p25 196.26 · median 196.26 · p75 196.26 · max 196.26 USD · n=1

USD missing: 0 observationsECB/Frankfurter · 2026-10-15 · 1 BRL = 0.19775 USDSource period: 2025 · Captured: 2026-10-15T09:06:04.664ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

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.

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

Spain

Official data

OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

— Not yet in our official snapshot for Spain

PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME

96 days (~3.2 months)Average time spent on the public waiting list so far (patients currently waiting)National average time that patients still waiting for surgery had spent on the public list as of 2025-12-31.Period: 2025-12-31Historical data (2025-12-31) — not current waitSource: Spain Ministry of Health (SISLE)

Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution

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

unavailable · n=1 observations

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

Includes open and laparoscopic surgery.

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

United Kingdom

England, Scotland · Official data

OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

What the public health system pays (official tariff)

$3,694.86 USD (single published tariff, n=1) (2,785 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)

PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME

12.78 weeksTypical (median) time on the public waiting list (patients currently waiting)General Surgery 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)

41.19 weeksLong-wait benchmark: 92% of waiting-list patients have waited less than (92nd percentile, currently waiting)General Surgery 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)

56 days (~1.8 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2026-08 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Period: 2026-08 · ScotlandSource: Public Health Scotland

304.8 days (~10.0 months)Long-wait benchmark: 9 in 10 public patients treated within (90th percentile, completed patients)General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait)90% of patients who completed surgery in 2026-08 waited this long or less; 10% waited longer.Period: 2026-08 · ScotlandSource: Public Health Scotland

110 days (~3.6 months)Typical (median) time on the public waiting list (patients currently waiting)General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait)Half of patients still on the public waiting list as of 2026-08 had been waiting less than this.Period: 2026-08 · ScotlandSource: Public Health Scotland

310 days (~10.2 months)Long-wait benchmark: 9 in 10 waiting-list patients have waited less than (90th percentile, currently waiting)General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait)90% of patients still on the public list as of 2026-08 had waited this long or less.Period: 2026-08 · ScotlandSource: Public Health Scotland

Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution

public_tariff · Combined day case / ordinary elective spell unit price before market forces factor · code GA10K · source period 2026/27 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 2,785 · p25 2,785 · median 2,785 · p75 2,785 · max 2,785 GBP · n=1

USD: min 3,694.86 · p25 3,694.86 · median 3,694.86 · p75 3,694.86 · max 3,694.86 USD · n=1

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

NHS administrative baseline; local MFF, excess bed days and applicable adjustments excluded. HRG case mix and episode inclusions require review.

median; waiting patients · General Surgery Service · source period 2026-08 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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

Specialty-level proxy, not a procedure waiting time. Incomplete consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways at month end; includes diagnostics and appointments. Published NHS median/p92 are estimates from aggregate data; values are copied, never calculated from bins. One specialty is intentionally referenced by multiple basket items; do not count these as independent cohorts.

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

unavailable · n=1 observations

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

median; completed patients · General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits · source period 2026-08 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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

Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts.

p90; completed patients · General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits · source period 2026-08 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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

median; waiting patients · General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits · source period 2026-08 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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

p90; waiting patients · General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits · source period 2026-08 · Episode equivalence: unverified

unavailable · n=1 observations

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

All 7 series, scope notes, billing codes and source rows for United Kingdom

India

Official data

OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

What the public health system pays (official tariff)

$382.53 USD median (typical range p25–p75: 354.68–395.66 USD across 3 observations) (36,400 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

public_tariff · HBP 2022 city-tier procedure tariff; separately mapped implants are excluded; state amendments/accreditation incentives not applied · code SG039C · source period 2022 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 31,100 · p25 33,750 · median 36,400 · p75 37,650 · max 38,900 INR · n=3

USD: min 326.83 · p25 354.68 · median 382.53 · p75 395.66 · max 408.8 USD · n=3

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

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Japan

Official data

OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

What the public health system pays (official tariff)

$1,360.97 USD (single published tariff, n=1) (215,000 JPY)What the public health system pays (official tariff)Official government source (L2)Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; operation fee only · Schedule: 2026-06-01Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)

PUBLIC HOSPITAL WAITING TIME

— Not yet in our official snapshot for Japan

Scope notes, billing codes & exact distribution

public_tariff · Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; operation fee only · code K672-2 · source period 2026-06-01 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 215,000 · p25 215,000 · median 215,000 · p75 215,000 · max 215,000 JPY · n=1

USD: min 1,360.97 · p25 1,360.97 · median 1,360.97 · p75 1,360.97 · max 1,360.97 USD · n=1

USD missing: 0 observationsECB/Frankfurter · 2026-10-15 · 1 JPY = 0.0063301 USDSource period: 2026-06-01 · Captured: 2026-10-15T04:01:29.261ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

National insured-care operation tariff component. Not a complete episode or a self-pay/medical-tourist quote. Anaesthesia, inpatient basic fees, separately billable implants/materials, drugs, tests, supplements and follow-up are not added. Standard K082 replacement is separate from K081 hemiarthroplasty and K082-3 revision. No FX conversion applied.

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

United States

Official data

OFFICIAL PRICE BENCHMARK / PUBLISHED PRICE

What the public health system pays (official tariff)

$6,176.47 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)

$624.4 USD median (typical range p25–p75: 610.5–663.57 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 47562 · source period 2026-01 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 560.25 · p25 610.5 · median 624.4 · p75 663.57 · max 776.57 USD · n=109

USD: min 560.25 · p25 610.5 · median 624.4 · p75 663.57 · max 776.57 USD · n=109

USD missing: 0 observationsidentity · 2026-10-14 · 1 USD = 1 USDSource period: 2026-01 · Captured: 2026-10-14T21:02:02.711ZExcluded: 0 / 109 · None

public_tariff · OPPS national unadjusted hospital outpatient facility payment; excludes separate professional fee · code 47562 · source period 2026-10 · Episode equivalence: unverified

Original: min 6,176.47 · p25 6,176.47 · median 6,176.47 · p75 6,176.47 · max 6,176.47 USD · n=1

USD: min 6,176.47 · p25 6,176.47 · median 6,176.47 · p75 6,176.47 · max 6,176.47 USD · n=1

USD missing: 0 observationsidentity · 2026-10-14 · 1 USD = 1 USDSource period: 2026-10 · Captured: 2026-10-14T21:02:03.805ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None

All 2 series, scope notes, billing codes and source rows for United States

Countries in the index without official data for laparoscopic cholecystectomy yet: Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Malaysia, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Thailand, Türkiye.

Visual comparison by payer context

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.

Public payment tariffs · United States · OPPS national unadjusted hospital outpatient facility payment; excludes separate professional fee · 2026-10 · USD

Public payment tariffs · Australia · Admitted acute public hospital inlier baseline: AR-DRG weight × National Efficient Price; minor complexity · 2026/27 · AUD

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Public payment tariffs · Japan · Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; operation fee only · 2026-06-01 · JPY

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Public payment tariffs · Brazil · Published base Valor Tabela SUS for the principal procedure; federal supplementation excluded · 2025 · BRL

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Public payment tariffs · United Kingdom (England) · Combined day case / ordinary elective spell unit price before market forces factor · 2026/27 · GBP

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Public payment tariffs · India · HBP 2022 city-tier procedure tariff; separately mapped implants are excluded; state amendments/accreditation incentives not applied · 2022 · INR

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median · waiting · specialty · 2026-08 · 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.

p92 · waiting · specialty · 2026-08 · as_reported · no definition/provisional flag recorded

median · completed · specialty · 2026-08 · as_reported · no definition/provisional flag recorded

p90 · completed · specialty · 2026-08 · as_reported · no definition/provisional flag recorded

median · waiting · specialty · 2026-08 · as_reported · no definition/provisional flag recorded

p90 · waiting · specialty · 2026-08 · as_reported · no definition/provisional flag recorded

mean · waiting · procedure · 2025-12-31 · as_reported · no definition/provisional flag recorded

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Original currency and USD distributions; waits retain their published statistic and population. n counts observations, not patients.
Country / source scope	Distribution or reported wait	Evidence and dates
Argentina	— No observations in snapshot
Australiapublic_tariff · Admitted acute public hospital inlier baseline: AR-DRG weight × National Efficient Price; minor complexity · code H08B · source period 2026/27	public_tariff · Admitted acute public hospital inlier baseline: AR-DRG weight × National Efficient Price; minor complexity · code H08B · source period 2026/27 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: min 12,659.56 · p25 12,659.56 · median 12,659.56 · p75 12,659.56 · max 12,659.56 AUD · n=1 USD: min 8,748.77 · p25 8,748.77 · median 8,748.77 · p75 8,748.77 · max 8,748.77 USD · n=1 USD missing: 0 observationsECB/Frankfurter · 2026-10-15 · 1 AUD = 0.69108 USDSource period: 2026/27 · Captured: 2026-10-15T04:00:56.863ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None Derived national efficient funding benchmark, not a patient or international self-pay price. Inlier stay only; lowest published complexity group. No paediatric, remoteness, Indigenous, radiotherapy, dialysis, ICU, private-patient, hospital-acquired-complication or readmission adjustments applied. Routine outpatient follow-up is not established. DRG inclusion equivalence is unverified.	Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (Australia)
Belgium	— No observations in snapshot
Brazilpublic_tariff · Published base Valor Tabela SUS for the principal procedure; federal supplementation excluded · code 0407030034 · source period 2025	public_tariff · Published base Valor Tabela SUS for the principal procedure; federal supplementation excluded · code 0407030034 · source period 2025 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: min 992.45 · p25 992.45 · median 992.45 · p75 992.45 · max 992.45 BRL · n=1 USD: min 196.26 · p25 196.26 · median 196.26 · p75 196.26 · max 196.26 USD · n=1 USD missing: 0 observationsECB/Frankfurter · 2026-10-15 · 1 BRL = 0.19775 USDSource period: 2025 · Captured: 2026-10-15T09:06:04.664ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None 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.	Ministry of Health — SUS official tariff act (Brazil)
Canada	— No observations in snapshot
Chile	— No observations in snapshot
Colombia	— No observations in snapshot
Costa Rica	— No observations in snapshot
Cyprus	— No observations in snapshot
Czechia	— No observations in snapshot
Denmark	— No observations in snapshot
Spainmean; waiting patients · procedure · source period 2025-12-31	mean; waiting patients · procedure · source period 2025-12-31 · Episode equivalence: unverified unavailable · n=1 observations Source period: 2025-12-31 · Captured: 2026-10-14T21:02:27.427ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None Includes open and laparoscopic surgery. 96 days (~3.2 months)Average time spent on the public waiting list so far (patients currently waiting)National average time that patients still waiting for surgery had spent on the public list as of 2025-12-31.Period: 2025-12-31Historical data (2025-12-31) — not current wait Published values: 96	Spain Ministry of Health (SISLE)
Finland	— No observations in snapshot
France	— No observations in snapshot
United Kingdom (England)public_tariff · Combined day case / ordinary elective spell unit price before market forces factor · code GA10K · source period 2026/27	public_tariff · Combined day case / ordinary elective spell unit price before market forces factor · code GA10K · source period 2026/27 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: min 2,785 · p25 2,785 · median 2,785 · p75 2,785 · max 2,785 GBP · n=1 USD: min 3,694.86 · p25 3,694.86 · median 3,694.86 · p75 3,694.86 · max 3,694.86 USD · n=1 USD missing: 0 observationsECB/Frankfurter · 2026-10-14 · 1 GBP = 1.3267 USDSource period: 2026/27 · Captured: 2026-10-14T21:02:14.105ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None NHS administrative baseline; local MFF, excess bed days and applicable adjustments excluded. HRG case mix and episode inclusions require review.	NHS England (NHS Payment Scheme)
United Kingdom (England)median; waiting patients · General Surgery Service · source period 2026-08	median; waiting patients · General Surgery Service · source period 2026-08 · Episode equivalence: unverified unavailable · n=1 observations Source period: 2026-08 · Captured: 2026-10-14T22:53:51.223ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None Specialty-level proxy, not a procedure waiting time. Incomplete consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways at month end; includes diagnostics and appointments. Published NHS median/p92 are estimates from aggregate data; values are copied, never calculated from bins. One specialty is intentionally referenced by multiple basket items; do not count these as independent cohorts. 12.78 weeksTypical (median) time on the public waiting list (patients currently waiting)General Surgery 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: 12.78	NHS England (Referral to Treatment)
United Kingdom (England)p92; waiting patients · General Surgery Service · source period 2026-08	p92; waiting patients · General Surgery Service · source period 2026-08 · Episode equivalence: unverified unavailable · n=1 observations Source period: 2026-08 · Captured: 2026-10-14T22:53:51.223ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None Specialty-level proxy, not a procedure waiting time. Incomplete consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways at month end; includes diagnostics and appointments. Published NHS median/p92 are estimates from aggregate data; values are copied, never calculated from bins. One specialty is intentionally referenced by multiple basket items; do not count these as independent cohorts. 41.19 weeksLong-wait benchmark: 92% of waiting-list patients have waited less than (92nd percentile, currently waiting)General Surgery 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: 41.19	NHS England (Referral to Treatment)
United Kingdom (Scotland)median; completed patients · General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits · source period 2026-08	median; completed patients · General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits · source period 2026-08 · Episode equivalence: unverified unavailable · n=1 observations Source period: 2026-08 · Captured: 2026-10-14T22:58:01.614ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts. 56 days (~1.8 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)General Surgery (C1); 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: 56	Public Health Scotland
United Kingdom (Scotland)p90; completed patients · General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits · source period 2026-08	p90; completed patients · General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits · source period 2026-08 · Episode equivalence: unverified unavailable · n=1 observations Source period: 2026-08 · Captured: 2026-10-14T22:58:01.614ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts. 304.8 days (~10.0 months)Long-wait benchmark: 9 in 10 public patients treated within (90th percentile, completed patients)General Surgery (C1); 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: 304.8	Public Health Scotland
United Kingdom (Scotland)median; waiting patients · General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits · source period 2026-08	median; waiting patients · General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits · source period 2026-08 · Episode equivalence: unverified unavailable · n=1 observations Source period: 2026-08 · Captured: 2026-10-14T22:58:01.614ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts. 110 days (~3.6 months)Typical (median) time on the public waiting list (patients currently waiting)General Surgery (C1); 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: 110	Public Health Scotland
United Kingdom (Scotland)p90; waiting patients · General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits · source period 2026-08	p90; waiting patients · General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits · source period 2026-08 · Episode equivalence: unverified unavailable · n=1 observations Source period: 2026-08 · Captured: 2026-10-14T22:58:01.614ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None Published specialty-level stage-of-treatment wait, not a procedure-specific wait or full referral-to-treatment pathway. The same specialty statistic may appear for multiple basket procedures; do not count those as independent patient cohorts. 310 days (~10.2 months)Long-wait benchmark: 9 in 10 waiting-list patients have waited less than (90th percentile, currently waiting)General Surgery (C1); 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: 310	Public Health Scotland
Greece	— No observations in snapshot
Hungary	— No observations in snapshot
Indiapublic_tariff · HBP 2022 city-tier procedure tariff; separately mapped implants are excluded; state amendments/accreditation incentives not applied · code SG039C · source period 2022	public_tariff · HBP 2022 city-tier procedure tariff; separately mapped implants are excluded; state amendments/accreditation incentives not applied · code SG039C · source period 2022 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: min 31,100 · p25 33,750 · median 36,400 · p75 37,650 · max 38,900 INR · n=3 USD: min 326.83 · p25 354.68 · median 382.53 · p75 395.66 · max 408.8 USD · n=3 USD missing: 0 observationsECB/Frankfurter · 2026-10-14 · 1 INR = 0.010509 USDSource period: 2022 · Captured: 2026-10-14T21:02:12.393ZExcluded: 0 / 3 · None	India National Health Authority (PM-JAY)
Italy	— No observations in snapshot
Japanpublic_tariff · Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; operation fee only · code K672-2 · source period 2026-06-01	public_tariff · Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; operation fee only · code K672-2 · source period 2026-06-01 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: min 215,000 · p25 215,000 · median 215,000 · p75 215,000 · max 215,000 JPY · n=1 USD: min 1,360.97 · p25 1,360.97 · median 1,360.97 · p75 1,360.97 · max 1,360.97 USD · n=1 USD missing: 0 observationsECB/Frankfurter · 2026-10-15 · 1 JPY = 0.0063301 USDSource period: 2026-06-01 · Captured: 2026-10-15T04:01:29.261ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None National insured-care operation tariff component. Not a complete episode or a self-pay/medical-tourist quote. Anaesthesia, inpatient basic fees, separately billable implants/materials, drugs, tests, supplements and follow-up are not added. Standard K082 replacement is separate from K081 hemiarthroplasty and K082-3 revision. No FX conversion applied.	Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)
Mexico	— No observations in snapshot
Malaysia	— No observations in snapshot
Norway	— No observations in snapshot
New Zealand	— No observations in snapshot
Poland	— No observations in snapshot
Portugal	— No observations in snapshot
Sweden	— No observations in snapshot
Thailand	— No observations in snapshot
Türkiye	— No observations in snapshot
United Statespublic_tariff · PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant · code 47562 · source period 2026-01	public_tariff · PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant · code 47562 · source period 2026-01 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: min 560.25 · p25 610.5 · median 624.4 · p75 663.57 · max 776.57 USD · n=109 USD: min 560.25 · p25 610.5 · median 624.4 · p75 663.57 · max 776.57 USD · n=109 USD missing: 0 observationsidentity · 2026-10-14 · 1 USD = 1 USDSource period: 2026-01 · Captured: 2026-10-14T21:02:02.711ZExcluded: 0 / 109 · None	US Medicare (CMS Physician Fee Schedule)
United Statespublic_tariff · OPPS national unadjusted hospital outpatient facility payment; excludes separate professional fee · code 47562 · source period 2026-10	public_tariff · OPPS national unadjusted hospital outpatient facility payment; excludes separate professional fee · code 47562 · source period 2026-10 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: min 6,176.47 · p25 6,176.47 · median 6,176.47 · p75 6,176.47 · max 6,176.47 USD · n=1 USD: min 6,176.47 · p25 6,176.47 · median 6,176.47 · p75 6,176.47 · max 6,176.47 USD · n=1 USD missing: 0 observationsidentity · 2026-10-14 · 1 USD = 1 USDSource period: 2026-10 · Captured: 2026-10-14T21:02:03.805ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · None	US Medicare (CMS OPPS)

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@misc{carefare_health_index__index_lap_cholecystectomy,
  author = {{CareFare Global (SOFT DEV FZ LLC)}},
  title = {CareFare Global Health Index: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy},
  publisher = {CareFare Global Health Index},
  version = {1},
  date = {2026-10-15},
  url = {https://carefareglobal.com/index/lap-cholecystectomy},
  urldate = {YYYY-MM-DD},
  note = {Evidence capture cutoff: 2026-10-15. Fill in urldate before reuse; cite also the original source and source period.}
}

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US Medicare (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) — https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/October-2026-OPPS-Addendum-B.zip
Source periods: 2026-10. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
US Medicare (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) — https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/pfrev26a-updated-12-29-2025.zip
Source periods: 2026-01. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.
Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (Australia) — https://www.ihacpa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-03/national_efficient_price_determination_2026-27_2.pdf
Source periods: 2026/27. Capture dates: 2026-10-15.
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan) — https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/12400000/001686842.pdf
Source periods: 2026-06-01. Capture dates: 2026-10-15.
Ministry of Health — SUS official tariff act (Brazil) — https://bvsms.saude.gov.br/bvs/saudelegis/saes/2025/prt2985_07_07_2025.html
Source periods: 2025. Capture dates: 2026-10-15.
NHS England (NHS Payment Scheme) — https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PRN02348-26-27-nhs-payment-scheme-pay-award-annex-a-prices-workbook-v2.xlsx
Source periods: 2026/27. 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.
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.