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Carpal tunnel release waiting times in Australia

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

National median wait (public)71 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting160with 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
SA	49 days
Vic	53 days
Tas	63 days
WA	71 days
Qld	74 days
NSW	96 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for carpal tunnel release, out of 160 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
Deniliquin Hospital	NSW	Murrumbidgee	1 days	10
Moree Hospital	NSW	Hunter New England	13 days	13
South Coast District Hospital	SA	Barossa Hills Fleurieu	14 days	39
Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services	SA	Flinders and Upper North	20 days	13
The Northern Hospital [Epping]	Vic	Northern Health (Vic)	22 days	151
Alice Springs Hospital	NT	NT Regional Health Services (NTRHS)	22 days	26
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]	Vic	Grampians Health	23 days	62
Singleton Hospital	NSW	Hunter New England	24 days	16
Bass Coast Health	Vic	Bass Coast Regional Health	25 days	26
Clare Hospital	SA	Yorke and Northern	25 days	32
Hervey Bay Hospital	Qld	Wide Bay	27 days	19
Port Lincoln Health Service	SA	Eyre and Far North	27 days	27
Sandringham Hospital	Vic	Alfred Health (Vic)	28 days	40
Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service	SA	Limestone Coast	28 days	26
St Vincent's On the Park	Vic	St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited	28 days	111

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for carpal tunnel release in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for carpal tunnel release waited 71 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 49 days (SA) to 96 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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