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£2,785 (England, 2026/27): official NHS hospital tariff, not a self-pay patient price. ≈ 3,694.86 USD · BCE / ECB · 2026-10-14 · 1 GBP = 1.3267 USD (cross rate from ECB euro reference rates)
Source: NHS England · Source period: 2026/27 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsScope: United Kingdom (England). Payer context: Public tariff. Combined day case / ordinary elective spell unit price before market forces factor. Source code: GA10K.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
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≈ 3,694.86 USD · BCE / ECB · 2026-10-14 · 1 GBP = 1.3267 USD (cross rate from ECB euro reference rates)
Audit trail (1)England: General Surgery Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 12.78 weeks — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list
Source: NHS England (Referral to Treatment) · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsScope: United Kingdom (England). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
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.
Audit trail (1)England: General Surgery Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 41.19 weeks — 92% of patients still on the public waiting list waited this long or less
Source: NHS England (Referral to Treatment) · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsScope: United Kingdom (England). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: p92. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
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.
Audit trail (1)Scotland: General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 56 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated
Source: Public Health Scotland · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsScope: United Kingdom (Scotland). Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
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.
Audit trail (1)Scotland: General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 304.8 days — 90% of patients who were treated waited this long or less
Source: Public Health Scotland · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsScope: United Kingdom (Scotland). Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: p90. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
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.
Audit trail (1)Scotland: General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 110 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list
Source: Public Health Scotland · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsScope: United Kingdom (Scotland). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
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.
Audit trail (1)Scotland: General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 310 days — 90% of patients still on the public waiting list waited this long or less
Source: Public Health Scotland · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsScope: United Kingdom (Scotland). Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: p90. Shown as reported by the source.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
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.
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| Country | Summary and detail |
|---|---|
| Australia | Public payment tariffsPublic hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 12,659.56 AUD · 1 price series · n=1 observations |
| Brazil | Public payment tariffsPublic hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 992.45 BRL · 1 price series · n=1 observations |
| Spain | Price: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 1 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources → |
| India | Public payment tariffsPublic hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 31,100–38,900 INR · 1 price series · n=3 observations |
| Japan | Public payment tariffsPublic hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 215,000 JPY · 1 price series · n=1 observations |
| United States | Public payment tariffsPublic hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 6,176.47 USD · 1 price series · n=1 observations Public doctor fee onlypublished amount: 560.25–776.57 USD · 1 price series · n=109 observations |
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£2,785 (England, 2026/27): official NHS hospital tariff, not a self-pay patient price. ≈ 3,694.86 USD · BCE / ECB · 2026-10-14 · 1 GBP = 1.3267 USD (cross rate from ECB euro reference rates) Scope: Combined day case / ordinary elective spell unit price before market forces factor. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PRN02348-26-27-nhs-payment-scheme-pay-award-annex-a-prices-workbook-v2.xlsx.
General Surgery Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 12.78 weeks — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Source period: 2026-08. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Incomplete-Commissioner-Aug26-XLSX-4M-vjgRdG.xlsx. 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.
General Surgery Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 41.19 weeks — 92% of patients still on the public waiting list waited this long or less. Source period: 2026-08. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Incomplete-Commissioner-Aug26-XLSX-4M-vjgRdG.xlsx. 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.
General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 56 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Source period: 2026-08. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: 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. 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.
General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; completed waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 304.8 days — 90% of patients who were treated waited this long or less. Source period: 2026-08. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: 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. 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.
General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 110 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Source period: 2026-08. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: 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. 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.
General Surgery (C1); inpatient/day-case stage of treatment; ongoing waits (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 310 days — 90% of patients still on the public waiting list waited this long or less. Source period: 2026-08. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: 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. 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.
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