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Arthroscopy waiting times in Australia

How long public patients wait for arthroscopy, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.

National median wait (public)78 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting150with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

As a private patientTypical costs ↗Australian Government Medical Costs Finder

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
Vic	48 days
SA	62 days
Tas	70 days
WA	75 days
Qld	79 days
NT	81 days
NSW	134 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for arthroscopy, out of 150 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
Gawler Health Service	SA	Barossa Hills Fleurieu	15 days	109
Flinders Medical Centre	SA	Southern Adelaide	19 days	11
Port Lincoln Health Service	SA	Eyre and Far North	21 days	19
Angaston District Hospital	SA	Barossa Hills Fleurieu	25 days	12
Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services	SA	Flinders and Upper North	26 days	25
Peel Health Campus	WA	South Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	27 days	58
Clare Hospital	SA	Yorke and Northern	28 days	12
Hedland Health Campus	WA	WA Country Health Service	29 days	10
West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul]	Vic	West Gippsland Healthcare Group	30 days	114
Queanbeyan Hospital	NSW	Southern NSW	31 days	57
Alice Springs Hospital	NT	NT Regional Health Services (NTRHS)	31 days	56
The Northern Hospital [Epping]	Vic	Northern Health (Vic)	34 days	85
Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service	SA	Limestone Coast	36 days	54
Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital	SA	Barossa Hills Fleurieu	38 days	14
Whyalla Hospital and Health Services	SA	Flinders and Upper North	38 days	80

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for arthroscopy in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for arthroscopy waited 78 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 48 days (Vic) to 134 days (NSW).

Can I avoid the wait?

As a private patient you choose your surgeon and usually wait less, but you pay fees, partly covered by Medicare and any private health insurance. Private hospitals don't publish waiting times. See typical costs on the Medical Costs Finder.

Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) — MyHospitals, elective surgery waiting times, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30. Private costs: Medical Costs Finder. All data sources.

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