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Total knee replacement, private package cost abroad

Compare published medical prices and sourced travel references for Total knee replacement, private package; missing travel components are not estimated.

Total knee replacement, private package

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Reported public wait:

In United Kingdom (England), the reported wait was Trauma and Orthopaedic Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 13.77 weeks — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list (NHS England (Referral to Treatment), August 2026).

In United Kingdom (England), the reported wait was Trauma and Orthopaedic Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 41.72 weeks — 92% of patients still on the public waiting list waited this long or less (NHS England (Referral to Treatment), August 2026).

Source: NHS England (Referral to Treatment) · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations

Trauma and Orthopaedic Service

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.

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Public care information · Guidance reviewed: 2026-10-15

Private care near home

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Reported public wait: No official figure available for this route.
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Private treatment abroad

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Reported public wait: No official figure available for this route.
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Historical waits do not predict appointments. Unsourced costs and waits are unknown. Prices keep their source currency; dated ECB USD references appear where available.

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What it costs and how long people wait

Public tariffs, published private prices and reported waits are shown separately, with source periods below. Covered services may differ from your package. Historical waits do not promise a current appointment.

United Kingdom · Your origin

Official public tariff

£7,396 (England, 2026/27): official NHS hospital tariff, not a self-pay patient price. ≈ 9,812.27 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 observations

Combined day case / ordinary elective spell unit price before market forces factor

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

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Official wait

In United Kingdom (England), the reported wait was Trauma and Orthopaedic Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 13.77 weeks — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list (NHS England (Referral to Treatment), August 2026).

In United Kingdom (England), the reported wait was Trauma and Orthopaedic Service (specialty-level wait, not a procedure-specific wait): 41.72 weeks — 92% of patients still on the public waiting list waited this long or less (NHS England (Referral to Treatment), August 2026).

Source: NHS England (Referral to Treatment) · Source period: August 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations

Trauma and Orthopaedic Service

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.

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Belgium

Official public tariff

Surgeon professional fee only — €782.34 (National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (Belgium), 2026-01-01): official public payment benchmark, not a self-pay patient price; coverage and eligibility vary. ≈ 876.85 USD · BCE / ECB · 2026-10-15 · 1 EUR = 1.1208 USD

Source: National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (Belgium) · Source period: 2026-01-01 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations

Surgeon professional fee only; printed INAMI Honoraires column

Official regulated surgeon fee, not a whole-episode hospital tariff or patient bill. AMB code 290275; HOS code 290286. Anaesthesia, facility/stay, implants, other practitioners and follow-up are not added. Cataract code allows lens implantation but does not establish monofocal lens material coverage. Primary arthroplasty codes are separate from revision/replacement-of-prosthesis codes.

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Official wait

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

Brazil

Official public tariff

R$5,622.68 (Ministry of Health — SUS official tariff act (Brazil), 2025): official public payment benchmark, not a self-pay patient price; coverage and eligibility vary. ≈ 1,111.88 USD · BCE / ECB · 2026-10-15 · 1 BRL = 0.19775 USD (cross rate from ECB euro reference rates)

Source: Ministry of Health — SUS official tariff act (Brazil) · Source period: 2025 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations

Published base Valor Tabela SUS for the principal procedure; federal supplementation excluded

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.

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Official wait

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

Canada

Official public tariff

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

Official wait

In Canada (British Columbia), the reported wait was 22 weeks — median waiting time, patients who were treated (British Columbia Ministry of Health, 2026-04-01/2026-06-30).

In Canada (British Columbia), the reported wait was 58.9 weeks — 90% of patients who were treated waited this long or less (British Columbia Ministry of Health, 2026-04-01/2026-06-30).

Source: British Columbia Ministry of Health · Source period: 2026-04-01/2026-06-30 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations

Knee Replacement procedure group; booking form received to completed surgery; includes replacement and revision

Official BC surgical procedure-group percentile, all ages, scheduled inpatient/day surgeries. Wait Two begins when the health authority receives the booking form. Includes revision procedures and therefore is broader than the primary replacement basket. Consult wait excluded. No averaging of facility or authority percentiles. Definitions: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/surgical-wait-times/understanding-wait-times/wait-time-procedure-groupings

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Historical data (2025-04-01/2025-06-30) — not current waitIn Canada (Nova Scotia), the reported wait was 138 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated (Nova Scotia Health, 2025-04-01/2025-06-30).

Historical data (2025-04-01/2025-06-30) — not current waitIn Canada (Nova Scotia), the reported wait was 445 days — 90% of patients who were treated waited this long or less (Nova Scotia Health, 2025-04-01/2025-06-30).

Source: Nova Scotia Health · Source period: 2025-04-01/2025-06-30 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations

Surgery wait; excludes the separately reported wait for specialist consultation

Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia historical completed surgery waits in days; primary replacements and first cataract surgery. Referral-to-consultation wait is separate. Provincial quarterly aggregate, not a national estimate. Open-data dataset is a historical snapshot; newer clinical website results may differ.

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Chile

Official public tariff

Beneficiary tranche B: Primary knee replacement; Beneficiary tranche C: Primary knee replacement; Beneficiary tranche D: Primary knee replacement

CLP 6,529,650 (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.

3 tariff codes at the same value

Source: FONASA · Source period: 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=3 observations

Grupo 33 SAP total intervention tariff; beneficiary tranche and hip age restriction retained in evidence; inclusions unverified

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Grupo 33 SAP total intervention tariff; beneficiary tranche and hip age restriction retained in evidence; inclusions unverified

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Grupo 33 SAP total intervention tariff; beneficiary tranche and hip age restriction retained in evidence; inclusions unverified

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Official wait

Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Chile, the reported wait was 1,181 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Chile, the reported wait was 1,319 days — average waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations

Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement)

Historical 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. Public hospitals only. OECD source methods combine GES SIGGES and non-GES SIGTE; this is not asserted to be an exclusively non-GES cohort. National codes differ from ICD-9-CM. Provisional published value.

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Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Chile, the reported wait was 797 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Chile, the reported wait was 938 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations

Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement)

Historical 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. Public hospitals only. OECD source methods combine GES SIGGES and non-GES SIGTE; this is not asserted to be an exclusively non-GES cohort. National codes differ from ICD-9-CM. Provisional published value.

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Denmark

Official public tariff

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

Official wait

Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Denmark, the reported wait was 55 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. Measured from GP referral, not from the specialist decision (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Denmark, the reported wait was 74 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. Measured from GP referral, not from the specialist decision (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations

Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement)

Historical 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. Publicly funded patients in public/private hospitals; active waiting time only. From 2020 this is referral to treatment start, with surgery within 3 days; not strictly specialist assessment to treatment. Published definition differs from standard.

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Historical data (2020-Q1) — not current waitIn Denmark, the reported wait was 70 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated (Danish Health Data Authority, 2020-Q1).

Source: Danish Health Data Authority · Source period: 2020-Q1 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations

Historical national artificial-knee surgical-treatment mean, 2020 Q1, cited in a 2023 official statistical release. Excludes investigation and patient-selected postponement; episode severity and primary/revision are unspecified. This is not a current wait estimate.

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Spain

Official public tariff

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

Official wait

Historical data (2025-12-31) — not current waitIn Spain, the reported wait was 105 days — average waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list (Spain Ministry of Health, 2025-12-31).

Source: Spain Ministry of Health · Source period: 2025-12-31 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations

procedure

Primary/revision status is not specified.

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Finland

Official public tariff

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

Official wait

Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Finland, the reported wait was 215.8 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Finland, the reported wait was 193 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations

Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement)

Historical 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. THL Care Register, elective inpatient/day cases with known waits; excludes negative waiting dates. Source warns reliability of waiting-list entry dates can be questioned.

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France

Official public tariff

€6,262.33 (ATIH, 2026): official public payment benchmark, not a self-pay patient price; coverage and eligibility vary. ≈ 7,010.68 USD · BCE / ECB · 2026-10-14 · 1 EUR = 1.1195 USD

Source: ATIH · Source period: 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations

GHS public-sector base tariff from 2026 schedule; source DATE-EFFET retained separately

Administrative GHS baseline; group includes related procedures and may not prove all basket inclusions. Geographic/prudential adjustments, supplements and separately reimbursed devices excluded.

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Official wait

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

India

Official public tariff

Package A: Primary knee replacement

₹41,300 (2022): public PM-JAY treatment payment benchmark, not a self-pay patient price. Separately listed implants are excluded. ≈ 434.02 USD (median of converted observations) · BCE / ECB · 2026-10-14 · 1 INR = 0.010509 USD (cross rate from ECB euro reference rates)

Published range: 36,400–43,600 INR across 3 city-tier observations

Source: PM-JAY · Source period: 2022 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=3 observations

HBP 2022 city-tier procedure tariff; separately mapped implants are excluded; state amendments/accreditation incentives not applied

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Official wait

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

Italy

Official public tariff

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

Official wait

Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Italy, the reported wait was 88 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. status=P: provisional value (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Italy, the reported wait was 45 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. status=P: provisional value (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations

Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement)

Historical 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. National hospital discharge database; cataract ambulatory procedures without hospital admission are undercounted. National procedure-code deviations apply. Provisional published value. Published definition differs from standard.

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Norway

Official public tariff

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

Official wait

Historical data (2023) — not current waitIn Norway, the reported wait was 236.6 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. Measured from GP referral, not from the specialist decision (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2023).

Historical data (2023) — not current waitIn Norway, the reported wait was 218 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=D: definition differs. Measured from GP referral, not from the specialist decision (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2023).

Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2023 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations

Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement)

Historical 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. Norwegian Patient Register. Wait starts when GP referral is received, earlier than specialist assessment; therefore OECD flags a definition difference. Latest available series here is 2023. Published definition differs from standard.

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New Zealand

Official public tariff

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

Official wait

Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn New Zealand, the reported wait was 181.9 days — average waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn New Zealand, the reported wait was 154 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations

Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement)

Historical 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. NBRS national procedure-category selection, published estimates. 2024 provisional; yearly completed cohort and December waiting-list census. Historical revision in 2025 edition; published values copied without estimation. Provisional published value.

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Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn New Zealand, the reported wait was 234.8 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn New Zealand, the reported wait was 217 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations

Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement)

Historical 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. NBRS national procedure-category selection, published estimates. 2024 provisional; yearly completed cohort and December waiting-list census. Historical revision in 2025 edition; published values copied without estimation. Provisional published value.

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Poland

Official public tariff

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

Official wait

In Poland, the reported wait was 289.5 days — median of reported average waiting time; 210 providers, patients who were treated (NFZ, September 2026).

Source: NFZ · Source period: September 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=223 observations

Routine NFZ benefit cohort; revisions, technique and episode inclusions are not isolated. Provider-reported mean for patients removed after treatment; excludes current waiting-list age and first available date.

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Portugal

Official public tariff

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

Official wait

Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Portugal, the reported wait was 142 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Portugal, the reported wait was 288.8 days — average waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations

Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement)

Historical 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. SIGLIC hospital operational data; 2024 extract 2025-03-08; national procedure crosswalk includes ICD-9/10.

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Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Portugal, the reported wait was 160.7 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Portugal, the reported wait was 176.8 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations

Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement)

Historical 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. SIGLIC hospital operational data; 2024 extract 2025-03-08; national procedure crosswalk includes ICD-9/10.

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Sweden

Official public tariff

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

Official wait

Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Sweden, the reported wait was 88 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Sweden, the reported wait was 151.4 days — average waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations

Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement)

Historical 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.

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Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Sweden, the reported wait was 111 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Historical data (2024) — not current waitIn Sweden, the reported wait was 156.2 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure (OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times), 2024).

Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations

Knee replacement (including the revision of knee replacement)

Historical 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.

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United States

Official public tariff

US$1,154.23 (January 2026): Medicare doctor fee benchmark, not a complete patient bill. Hospital, anaesthesia and implant are excluded.

Source: US Medicare (CMS) · Source period: January 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=109 observations

PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant

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US$13,116.76 (October 2026): Medicare outpatient hospital payment benchmark, not a self-pay price. The separate doctor fee is excluded.

Source: US Medicare (CMS) · Source period: October 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations

OPPS national unadjusted hospital outpatient facility payment; excludes separate professional fee

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Official wait

No official figure yet. How we collect official figures

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Current priced corridors

Published prices by country and provider

Each offer retains its scope. Components are not added together and no travel total is calculated. A price list does not confirm availability or a personalised quote.

Malaysia

Published packages; check inclusions
Provider and offerPublished priceScopeDate and source
Mahkota Orthopaedics & Joint Centre — Melaka

Total Knee Replacement; routine primary; regular prosthesis; 3 days/2 nights

Published package price (L2)		25,000 MYR
Fixed price
published list price; package terms and individual eligibility apply≈ 6,123.75 USD · BCE / ECB · 2026-10-15 · 1 MYR = 0.24495 USD (cross rate from ECB euro reference rates)

3 days/2 nights hospital stay **; Routine pre-operative lab tests; Routine pre-operative x-rays; Surgery/operation charges; Anaesthetic fee; Prosthesis; Implants; All medications (including medication on discharge); Physiotherapy; Cryotherapy; Wound care/ dressing; All consultation with doctor (daily follow up, treatment and consultation); Post-operative clinic visit

Excludes: * Package price quoted is for routine total knee replacement.; For complex procedures, is required, an extra RM2000 to RM 5000 may be charged.; Package price only applies to primary total knee replacement and does not apply to revision total knee replacement.

Episode equivalence unverified.		Period: 2026-10-15
Captured: 2026-10-15
Original source
Source quotation

Package Price: RM 25,000

Poland

Published packages; check inclusions
Provider and offerPublished priceScopeDate and source
Galen-Ortopedia — Bieruń

Endoprotezoplastyka stawu kolanowego - osiowanie mechaniczne MA (Mechanical Alignment)

Published package price (L2)		27,900 PLN
From
published starting price; individual clinical quote required≈ 7,155.79 USD · BCE / ECB · 2026-10-15 · 1 PLN = 0.25648 USD (cross rate from ECB euro reference rates)

koszt operacji oraz elementów endoprotezy, kontrolne badanie RTG po operacji; pobyt w szpitalu z pełnym wyżywieniem, opatrunki w trakcie pobytu szpitalnego; usprawnianie ruchowe po operacji w czasie pobytu szpitalnego.; Stosujemy znieczulenie zewnątrzoponowe, które utrzymujemy do 3 dni po operacji.

Excludes: Podane ceny są cenami wyjściowymi mogącymi ulec zmianie w zależności od skali trudności zabiegu i dodatkowo zużytych materiałów.

Effective from: 2026-09-07

Episode equivalence unverified.		Period: 2026-10-15
Captured: 2026-10-15
Original source
Source quotation

ENDOPROTEZOPLASTYKA PIERWOTNA Na koszt zabiegu operacyjnego składa się: - koszt operacji oraz elementów endoprotezy, kontrolne badanie RTG po operacji, - pobyt w szpitalu z pełnym wyżywieniem, opatrunki w trakcie pobytu szpitalnego, - usprawnianie ruchowe po operacji w czasie pobytu szpitalnego. Stosujemy znieczulenie zewnątrzoponowe, które utrzymujemy do 3 dni po operacji. Realizujemy w ten sposób ideę „leczenia bez bólu” w czasie pobytu w szpitalu oraz znacznie przyspieszamy usprawnianie ruchowe co skraca czas na odzyskanie pełnej sprawności. Nazwa zabiegu Koszt zabiegu [PLN] Koszt implantów [PLN] 90 Endoprotezoplastyka stawu biodrowego - dostęp przednio-boczny od 27900 - 91 Endoprotezoplastyka stawu biodrowego - dostęp przedni DAA (Direct Anterior Approach) od 29900 - 92 Jednoczasowa endoprotezoplastyka obu stawów biodrowych wycena indywidualna - 93 Endoprotezoplastyka stawu kolanowego - osiowanie mechaniczne MA (Mechanical Alignment) od 27900 -

Galen-Ortopedia — Bieruń

Endoprotezoplastyka stawu kolanowego - osiowanie kinematyczne KA (Kinematic Alignment)

Published package price (L2)		29,900 PLN
From
published starting price; individual clinical quote required≈ 7,668.75 USD · BCE / ECB · 2026-10-15 · 1 PLN = 0.25648 USD (cross rate from ECB euro reference rates)

koszt operacji oraz elementów endoprotezy, kontrolne badanie RTG po operacji; pobyt w szpitalu z pełnym wyżywieniem, opatrunki w trakcie pobytu szpitalnego; usprawnianie ruchowe po operacji w czasie pobytu szpitalnego.; Stosujemy znieczulenie zewnątrzoponowe, które utrzymujemy do 3 dni po operacji.

Excludes: Podane ceny są cenami wyjściowymi mogącymi ulec zmianie w zależności od skali trudności zabiegu i dodatkowo zużytych materiałów.

Effective from: 2026-09-07

Episode equivalence unverified.		Period: 2026-10-15
Captured: 2026-10-15
Original source
Source quotation

ENDOPROTEZOPLASTYKA PIERWOTNA Na koszt zabiegu operacyjnego składa się: - koszt operacji oraz elementów endoprotezy, kontrolne badanie RTG po operacji, - pobyt w szpitalu z pełnym wyżywieniem, opatrunki w trakcie pobytu szpitalnego, - usprawnianie ruchowe po operacji w czasie pobytu szpitalnego. Stosujemy znieczulenie zewnątrzoponowe, które utrzymujemy do 3 dni po operacji. Realizujemy w ten sposób ideę „leczenia bez bólu” w czasie pobytu w szpitalu oraz znacznie przyspieszamy usprawnianie ruchowe co skraca czas na odzyskanie pełnej sprawności. Nazwa zabiegu Koszt zabiegu [PLN] Koszt implantów [PLN] 90 Endoprotezoplastyka stawu biodrowego - dostęp przednio-boczny od 27900 - 91 Endoprotezoplastyka stawu biodrowego - dostęp przedni DAA (Direct Anterior Approach) od 29900 - 92 Jednoczasowa endoprotezoplastyka obu stawów biodrowych wycena indywidualna - 93 Endoprotezoplastyka stawu kolanowego - osiowanie mechaniczne MA (Mechanical Alignment) od 27900 - 94 Endoprotezoplastyka stawu kolanowego - osiowanie kinematyczne KA (Kinematic Alignment) od 29900 -

United Kingdom

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Provider and offerPublished priceScopeDate and source
Ramsay New Hall HospitalPublished provider price (L2)16,665 GBP
From
The procedure prices displayed below only constitute a guide price.≈ 22,076.13 USD · BCE / ECB · 2026-10-15 · 1 GBP = 1.3247 USD (cross rate from ECB euro reference rates)

Episode equivalence unverified.		Period: 2026-10-15
Captured: 2026-10-15
Original source
Source quotation

Knee Replacement from £16,665.00

India

Components; not complete packages
Provider and offerPublished priceScopeDate and source
GD Hospital & Diabetes Institute — Kolkata

Total Knee Replacement (One Side); economy ward 5 days; implant excluded

Published provider price (L2)		90,000 INR
Guide price
published guide price; revised rates may apply without prior information; economy ward eligibility and exclusions apply≈ 946.8 USD · BCE / ECB · 2026-10-15 · 1 INR = 0.01052 USD (cross rate from ECB euro reference rates)

Economy Package applicable for 5 Days stay in Economy Ward Only

Excludes: Medicines exceeding the amount calculated within the estimate will be charged extra; Investigation, Consumables& Misc Charge will be charged extra.; Implant cost will be charges extra.; Patient staying above the stipulated days as mentioned in the estimate (depending on any extra findings/complications during the course of treatment); Bed Charge, Consultant’s Visits will be charged extra.; In case of ICU; all expenses (including Bed Charge, Consultant’s fees; etc) will be charged extra.; Blood (if required) will be charged extra.; Special Instrument (if used) will be charged extra.; Length of stay is calculated from the date/day of admission; Package not applicable for medically complicated cases.; Package not applicable for privilege card holders; Above rates not applicable for Insurance patients.; Advance booking amount is non refundable.; Change in rates is at the discretion of the Management of GD Hospital without any prior information and thereafter the revised rates will be applicable.

Episode equivalence unverified.		Period: 2026-10-15
Captured: 2026-10-15
Original source
Source quotation

Total Knee Replacement (One Side), Package Price: Rs. 90,000/-

Malaysia

Full-episode scope unconfirmed — see what is included and excluded
Provider and offerPublished priceScopeDate and source
Prince Court Medical CentrePrice confirmed in writing by the clinic (L3)28,888 MYR
Fixed price≈ 7,077.85 USD · BCE / ECB · 2026-10-16 · 1 MYR = 0.24501 USD (cross rate from ECB euro reference rates)

4D3N stay in a guaranteed single room; In-room food & beverage; General anaesthesia; Premium-quality implants worth up to RM14,000; Surgeon & Anaesthetist Fees

Excludes: take-home medication; rehabilitation services; additional length of stay; co-morbidity/complications; 6% Sales and Service Tax (SST) on medical services for non-Malaysian patients

Episode equivalence unverified.		Period: 2026-10-18
Captured: 2026-10-18
Prince Court Medical Centre — written reply to CareFare, 2026-10-18 (PCMC_TKR_2026.pdf p. 1)
Source quotation

TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT PACKAGE ONLY RM28,888

Thailand

Components; not complete packages
Provider and offerPublished priceScopeDate and source
Bangkok International Hospital (Brain x Bone)

Total Knee Replacement 1 side (TKR); implant excluded; 4 nights

Published provider price (L2)		310,000 THB
Guide price
published guide price; provider may change the price at any time without prior notice; fly-in patients only; valid until 2026-12-31≈ 9,242.65 USD · BCE / ECB · 2026-10-15 · 1 THB = 0.029815 USD (cross rate from ECB euro reference rates)

This price includes operating room charges, recovery room charges, medical supplies, and the fees of the surgical and anesthesia teams.; This price includes standard inpatient room, nursing service, package food, medical equipment, medical supply, medicine for the specific operation.; This price includes only home medication related to this surgery.

Excludes: Exclude implant; The cost of the knee implant is excluded, except for the Robot-Assisted Total Knee Replacement Package, which includes the specified implant model.; We require the Patient to be evaluated for medical clearance before surgery by an Internal Physician. This is an additional cost.; This price excludes the Specialist Consultant fee.; This price excludes the treatments cost for any patient’s underlying or related conditions or complications relating surgery will incur an additional charge. This price excludes special medical supply, implants, laboratory and other investigation.; In case the patient stay in the Intensive Care Unit longer than the package require due to his/her condition, all the cost will be charged directly to the patient and can not be deducted from the package price.; This price excludes Pathology, laboratory test, special instruments and Pathologist charge.; This price excludes the cost of medications for comorbidities.

Valid until: 2026-12-31

Eligibility: The Package Price applies to Fly in only.

Episode equivalence unverified.		Period: 2026-10-15
Captured: 2026-10-15
Original source
Source quotation

310,000

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