Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy — Chile: What it costs and how long people wait
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- Sleeve gastrectomy including follow-up — CLP 4,667,700 (FONASA, 2026): official public payment benchmark, not a self-pay patient price; coverage and eligibility vary. USD conversion unavailable: no ECB rate for the same date. — PAD total package tariff including follow-up; not the beneficiary copayment Source: Chile FONASA (Official Tariff Schedule) · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1
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Sleeve gastrectomy including follow-up
CLP 4,667,700 (FONASA, 2026): official public payment benchmark, not a self-pay patient price; coverage and eligibility vary. USD conversion unavailable: no ECB rate for the same date.
Source: FONASA · Source period: 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observationsWhat this figure covers
Scope: Chile. Payer context: Public tariff. PAD total package tariff including follow-up; not the beneficiary copayment. Source code: 2501059.
n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.
USD conversion unavailable: no ECB rate for the same date.
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| Country | Summary and detail |
|---|---|
| Japan | Public payment tariffsPublic hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 400,500 JPY · 1 price series · n=1 observations |
| United States | Public payment tariffsPublic doctor fee onlypublished amount: 871.7–1,275.24 USD · 1 price series · n=109 observations |
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CLP 4,667,700 (FONASA, 2026): official public payment benchmark, not a self-pay patient price; coverage and eligibility vary. USD conversion unavailable: no ECB rate for the same date. Scope: PAD total package tariff including follow-up; not the beneficiary copayment. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl/publicaciones/2026/03/14/44400/01/2782293.pdf.
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@misc{carefare_health_index__index_sleeve_gastrectomy_chile,
author = {{CareFare Global (SOFT DEV FZ LLC)}},
title = {CareFare Global Health Index: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy — Chile: What it costs and how long people wait},
publisher = {CareFare Global Health Index},
version = {1},
date = {2026-10-14},
url = {https://carefareglobal.com/index/sleeve-gastrectomy/chile},
urldate = {YYYY-MM-DD},
note = {Evidence capture cutoff: 2026-10-14. Fill in urldate before reuse; cite also the original source and source period.}
}CC BY 4.0 — CC BY 4.0 covers CareFare compilation and aggregates. Original source material, evidence and third-party code systems retain their own rights; no sublicence of those rights is granted.
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- Chile FONASA (Official Tariff Schedule) — https://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl/publicaciones/2026/03/14/44400/01/2782293.pdf
Source periods: 2026. Capture dates: 2026-10-14.