Complete procedure by country table
Public tariffs are not private self-pay prices or complete episode quotes. Keep each source period, payment component, price qualifier and waiting-time population separate. Historical statistics do not establish current appointment availability. Original source rights apply; see the attribution and source links beside each series.
| Procedure | Country | Source series, scope and distributions |
|---|---|---|
| Coronary artery bypass grafting | Sweden | Price: — Not in snapshot yet Wait 16 daysTypical (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) Scope & source detailsmedian; waiting patients · Coronary artery bypass graft · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified unavailable · n=1 observations Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15T00:05:44.195ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · NoneHistorical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. SKR/SALAR national waiting-time database. Procedure coverage varies; acute cases are generally excluded but malignancy and hip fracture are not explicitly excluded. 9 daysTypical (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 & source detailsmedian; completed patients · Coronary artery bypass graft · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified unavailable · n=1 observations Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15T00:05:44.195ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · NoneHistorical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. SKR/SALAR national waiting-time database. Procedure coverage varies; acute cases are generally excluded but malignancy and hip fracture are not explicitly excluded. 23.5 daysAverage 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 procedurePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) Scope & source detailsmean; waiting patients · Coronary artery bypass graft · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified unavailable · n=1 observations Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15T00:05:44.195ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · NoneHistorical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. SKR/SALAR national waiting-time database. Procedure coverage varies; acute cases are generally excluded but malignancy and hip fracture are not explicitly excluded. 23.2 daysAverage 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) Scope & source detailsmean; completed patients · Coronary artery bypass graft · source period 2024 · Episode equivalence: unverified unavailable · n=1 observations Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15T00:05:44.195ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · NoneHistorical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. SKR/SALAR national waiting-time database. Procedure coverage varies; acute cases are generally excluded but malignancy and hip fracture are not explicitly excluded. |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting | Thailand | — |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting | Türkiye | — |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting | United States | Price What the public health system pays (official tariff)$1,727.8 USD median (typical range p25–p75: 1,687.74–1,821.96 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) Scope, billing code & distributionpublic_tariff · PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant · code 33533 · source period 2026-01 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: min 1,553.72 · p25 1,687.74 · median 1,727.8 · p75 1,821.96 · max 2,210.74 USD · n=109 USD: min 1,553.72 · p25 1,687.74 · median 1,727.8 · p75 1,821.96 · max 2,210.74 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 · NoneWait: — Not in snapshot yet |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Argentina | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Australia | 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) Scope, billing code & distributionpublic_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 · NoneDerived 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. Wait: — Not in snapshot yet |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Belgium | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Brazil | Price What the public health system pays (official tariff)$196.26 USD (single published tariff, n=1) (992.45 BRL)What the public health system pays (official tariff)Official government source (L2)Published base Valor Tabela SUS for the principal procedure; federal supplementation excluded · Schedule: 2025Source: Ministry of Health — SUS official tariff act (Brazil) Scope, billing code & distributionpublic_tariff · Published base Valor Tabela SUS for the principal procedure; federal supplementation excluded · code 0407030034 · source period 2025 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: min 992.45 · p25 992.45 · median 992.45 · p75 992.45 · max 992.45 BRL · n=1 USD: min 196.26 · p25 196.26 · median 196.26 · p75 196.26 · max 196.26 USD · n=1 USD missing: 0 observationsECB/Frankfurter · 2026-10-15 · 1 BRL = 0.19775 USDSource period: 2025 · Captured: 2026-10-15T09:06:04.664ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · NoneHistorical 2025 official-act edition, not asserted current in 2026. issuedAt is the signature date; Art. 6 puts operational effect in the competence following publication. No unverified publication/effective date is encoded. Printed base procedure tariff only; the maximum federal supplementation percentage is a separate column and is not applied. Art. 3 §1 distinguishes the principal-procedure total from the global AIH/APAC admission amount. No claim that implants, separately billable materials, complications, hospital episode or follow-up match all basket inclusions. No SH/SP summation or currency conversion. Hip code is cemented primary total replacement; knee is primary total replacement. BRL unit is supported by the identical R$ arthroplasty totals in Portaria GM/MS nº 6.465/2024. Wait: — Not in snapshot yet |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Canada | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Chile | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Colombia | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Costa Rica | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Cyprus | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Czechia | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Denmark | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Spain | Price: — Not in snapshot yet Wait 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 & source detailsmean; 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 · NoneIncludes open and laparoscopic surgery. |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Finland | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | France | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | United Kingdom | 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) Scope, billing code & distributionpublic_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 · NoneNHS administrative baseline; local MFF, excess bed days and applicable adjustments excluded. HRG case mix and episode inclusions require review. Wait 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) Scope & source detailsmedian; 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 · NoneSpecialty-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 · EnglandSource: NHS England (Referral to Treatment) Scope & source detailsp92; 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 · NoneSpecialty-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. 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 Scope & source detailsmedian; 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 · NonePublished 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 · ScotlandSource: Public Health Scotland Scope & source detailsp90; 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 · NonePublished 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 · ScotlandSource: Public Health Scotland Scope & source detailsmedian; 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 · NonePublished 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 · ScotlandSource: Public Health Scotland Scope & source detailsp90; 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 · NonePublished 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. |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Greece | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Hungary | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | India | 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) Scope, billing code & distributionpublic_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 · NoneWait: — Not in snapshot yet |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Italy | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Japan | 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) Scope, billing code & distributionpublic_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 · NoneNational 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. Wait: — Not in snapshot yet |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Mexico | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Malaysia | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Norway | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | New Zealand | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Poland | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Portugal | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Sweden | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Thailand | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Türkiye | — |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | United States | 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) Scope, billing code & distributionpublic_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$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.Scope, billing code & distributionpublic_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 · NoneWait: — Not in snapshot yet |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Argentina | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Australia | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Belgium | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Brazil | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Canada | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Chile | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Colombia | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Costa Rica | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Cyprus | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Czechia | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Denmark | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Spain | Price: — Not in snapshot yet Wait 103 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 & source detailsmean; 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 · NoneIncludes femoral hernia; laterality is not specified. |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Finland | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | France | Price What the public health system pays (official tariff)$2,039.53 USD (single published tariff, n=1) (1,821.82 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) Scope, billing code & distributionpublic_tariff · GHS public-sector base tariff from 2026 schedule; source DATE-EFFET retained separately · code 06C12J · source period 2026 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: min 1,821.82 · p25 1,821.82 · median 1,821.82 · p75 1,821.82 · max 1,821.82 EUR · n=1 USD: min 2,039.53 · p25 2,039.53 · median 2,039.53 · p75 2,039.53 · max 2,039.53 USD · n=1 USD missing: 0 observationsECB/Frankfurter · 2026-10-14 · 1 EUR = 1.1195 USDSource period: 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14T21:02:25.414ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · NoneAdministrative GHS baseline; group includes related procedures and may not prove all basket inclusions. Geographic/prudential adjustments, supplements and separately reimbursed devices excluded. Wait: — Not in snapshot yet |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | United Kingdom | Price: — Not in snapshot yet Wait 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) Scope & source detailsmedian; 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 · NoneSpecialty-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 · EnglandSource: NHS England (Referral to Treatment) Scope & source detailsp92; 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 · NoneSpecialty-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. 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 Scope & source detailsmedian; 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 · NonePublished 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 · ScotlandSource: Public Health Scotland Scope & source detailsp90; 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 · NonePublished 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 · ScotlandSource: Public Health Scotland Scope & source detailsmedian; 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 · NonePublished 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 · ScotlandSource: Public Health Scotland Scope & source detailsp90; 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 · NonePublished 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. |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Greece | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Hungary | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | India | Price What the public health system pays (official tariff)$245.91 USD median (typical range p25–p75: 228.05–254.32 USD across 6 observations) (23,400 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: 20222 tariff codes at the same published value; separate code breakdown in the complete table.Source: India National Health Authority (PM-JAY) 2 separate tariff codespublic_tariff · HBP 2022 city-tier procedure tariff; separately mapped implants are excluded; state amendments/accreditation incentives not applied · code SG050A · source period 2022 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: min 20,000 · p25 21,700 · median 23,400 · p75 24,200 · max 25,000 INR · n=3 USD: min 210.18 · p25 228.05 · median 245.91 · p75 254.32 · max 262.72 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 · Nonepublic_tariff · HBP 2022 city-tier procedure tariff; separately mapped implants are excluded; state amendments/accreditation incentives not applied · code SG050B · source period 2022 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: min 20,000 · p25 21,700 · median 23,400 · p75 24,200 · max 25,000 INR · n=3 USD: min 210.18 · p25 228.05 · median 245.91 · p75 254.32 · max 262.72 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 · NoneWait: — Not in snapshot yet |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Italy | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Japan | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Mexico | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Malaysia | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Norway | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | New Zealand | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Poland | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Portugal | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Sweden | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Thailand | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | Türkiye | — |
| Unilateral inguinal hernia repair | United States | Price What the public health system pays (official tariff)$3,657.95 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) Scope, billing code & distributionpublic_tariff · OPPS national unadjusted hospital outpatient facility payment; excludes separate professional fee · code 49505 · source period 2026-10 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: min 3,657.95 · p25 3,657.95 · median 3,657.95 · p75 3,657.95 · max 3,657.95 USD · n=1 USD: min 3,657.95 · p25 3,657.95 · median 3,657.95 · p75 3,657.95 · max 3,657.95 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$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) Scope, billing code & distributionpublic_tariff · OPPS national unadjusted hospital outpatient facility payment; excludes separate professional fee · code 49650 · 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$503.49 USD median (typical range p25–p75: 490.22–530.89 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) Scope, billing code & distributionpublic_tariff · PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant · code 49505 · source period 2026-01 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: min 449.39 · p25 490.22 · median 503.49 · p75 530.89 · max 620.12 USD · n=109 USD: min 449.39 · p25 490.22 · median 503.49 · p75 530.89 · max 620.12 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$421.63 USD median (typical range p25–p75: 408.88–444.16 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.Scope, billing code & distributionpublic_tariff · PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant · code 49650 · source period 2026-01 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: min 374.85 · p25 408.88 · median 421.63 · p75 444.16 · max 514.85 USD · n=109 USD: min 374.85 · p25 408.88 · median 421.63 · p75 444.16 · max 514.85 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 · NoneWait: — Not in snapshot yet |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Argentina | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Australia | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Belgium | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Brazil | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Canada | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Chile | Price What the public health system pays (official tariff)4,667,700 CLP (single published tariff, n=1)Local currency only (no ECB USD rate) — ECB does not publish CLP/USD ratesWhat Chile’s public system (FONASA) sets for the full PAD packageOfficial government source (L2)Total bundled package price including follow-up (before the patient’s copay discount) · Schedule: 2026Source: Chile FONASA (Official Tariff Schedule) Scope, billing code & distributionpublic_tariff · PAD total package tariff including follow-up; not the beneficiary copayment · code 2501059 · source period 2026 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: min 4,667,700 · p25 4,667,700 · median 4,667,700 · p75 4,667,700 · max 4,667,700 CLP · n=1 USD: unavailable USD missing: 1 observationsNo dated FX rate available for CLP on 2026-10-14; we never use estimated or undated exchange rates.Source period: 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14T21:02:52.207ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · NoneWait: — Not in snapshot yet |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Colombia | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Costa Rica | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Cyprus | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Czechia | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Denmark | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Spain | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Finland | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | France | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | United Kingdom | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Greece | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Hungary | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | India | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Italy | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Japan | Price What the public health system pays (official tariff)$2,535.21 USD (single published tariff, n=1) (400,500 JPY)What the public health system pays (official tariff)Official government source (L2)Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy without concurrent bypass; operation fee only · Schedule: 2026-06-01Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan) Scope, billing code & distributionpublic_tariff · Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy without concurrent bypass; operation fee only · code K656-2:1 · source period 2026-06-01 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: min 400,500 · p25 400,500 · median 400,500 · p75 400,500 · max 400,500 JPY · n=1 USD: min 2,535.21 · p25 2,535.21 · median 2,535.21 · p75 2,535.21 · max 2,535.21 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 · NoneNational 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. Wait: — Not in snapshot yet |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Mexico | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Malaysia | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Norway | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | New Zealand | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Poland | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Portugal | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Sweden | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Thailand | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | Türkiye | — |
| Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | United States | Price What the public health system pays (official tariff)$975.18 USD median (typical range p25–p75: 945.21–1,027.92 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) Scope, billing code & distributionpublic_tariff · PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant · code 43775 · source period 2026-01 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: min 871.7 · p25 945.21 · median 975.18 · p75 1,027.92 · max 1,275.24 USD · n=109 USD: min 871.7 · p25 945.21 · median 975.18 · p75 1,027.92 · max 1,275.24 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 · NoneWait: — Not in snapshot yet |
| One IVF cycle | Argentina | — |
| One IVF cycle | Australia | — |
| One IVF cycle | Belgium | Price What the public health system pays (official tariff)$1,031.14 USD (single published tariff, n=1) (920 EUR)What the public health system pays (official tariff)Official government source (L2)PMA1: medicines only per completed IVF cycle, with or without ICSI; total statutory pharmaceutical forfait including beneficiary copay · Schedule: 2026-10-15Source: INAMI / RIZIV — IVF pharmaceutical forfait (PMA1) Scope, billing code & distributionpublic_tariff · PMA1: medicines only per completed IVF cycle, with or without ICSI; total statutory pharmaceutical forfait including beneficiary copay · code 757293 · source period 2026-10-15 · Episode equivalence: unverified Original: min 920 · p25 920 · median 920 · p75 920 · max 920 EUR · n=1 USD: min 1,031.14 · p25 1,031.14 · median 1,031.14 · p75 1,031.14 · max 1,031.14 USD · n=1 USD missing: 0 observationsECB/Frankfurter · 2026-10-15 · 1 EUR = 1.1208 USDSource period: 2026-10-15 · Captured: 2026-10-15T06:06:44.574ZExcluded: 0 / 1 · NonePharmaceutical component only, not a total IVF package, clinic quote or patient payable amount. No other component is added. Reimbursement requires prior insurer medical authorization and conditions described by INAMI. Primary sheet is undated but currently linked by INAMI; the unchanged 920-euro amount is corroborated by the dated 2013 amendment, which superseded the 2009 1,073-euro amount. Retrieval date is not an invented 2026 tariff effective date. Wait: — Not in snapshot yet |
| One IVF cycle | Brazil | — |
| One IVF cycle | Canada | — |
| One IVF cycle | Chile | — |
| One IVF cycle | Colombia | — |
| One IVF cycle | Costa Rica | — |