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Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy — Japan: Complete evidence

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

Official public tariff

Operation fee only — JP¥400,500 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan), 2026-06-01): official public payment benchmark, not a self-pay patient price; coverage and eligibility vary. ≈ 2,535.21 USD · BCE / ECB · 2026-10-15 · 1 JPY = 0.0063301 USD (cross rate from ECB euro reference rates)

Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan) · Source period: 2026-06-01 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: Japan. Payer context: Public tariff. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy without concurrent bypass; operation fee only. Source code: K656-2:1.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

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.

≈ 2,535.21 USD · BCE / ECB · 2026-10-15 · 1 JPY = 0.0063301 USD (cross rate from ECB euro reference rates)

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Methodology and exclusions

Official wait

No eligible waiting time in this subset.

Frequently asked questions

What price has been published? (K656-2:1; 2026-06-01)

Operation fee only — JP¥400,500 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan), 2026-06-01): official public payment benchmark, not a self-pay patient price; coverage and eligibility vary. ≈ 2,535.21 USD · BCE / ECB · 2026-10-15 · 1 JPY = 0.0063301 USD (cross rate from ECB euro reference rates) Scope: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy without concurrent bypass; operation fee only. Captured: 2026-10-15. n=1. Source: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/12400000/001686842.pdf.

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@misc{carefare_health_index__index_sleeve_gastrectomy_japan,
  author = {{CareFare Global (SOFT DEV FZ LLC)}},
  title = {Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy — Japan: Complete evidence},
  publisher = {CareFare Global Health Index},
  version = {1},
  date = {2026-10-15},
  url = {https://carefareglobal.com/index/sleeve-gastrectomy/japan},
  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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