The least most expensive country was Argentina, where hip replacements cost $3, 365 and knee replacements averaged $3, 192.
At the high end of the cost scale is the U.S. and Australia. It cost more to have a hip or knee replaced in the United States, in 2012, than it did in any other industrialized country in the world. The U.S. average for all hospital and physician costs was $40, 364 for a hip replacement and $25, 637 for a knee replacement. Costs for the United States are aggregates based on a database of over 100 million claims paid by multiple health plans, according to the International Federation of Health Plans (IFHP), which compiled the data.
The next most expensive country for both surgeries, after the U.S., was Australia, where the total cost averaged $27, 810 for hip replacement and $22, 421 for knee replacement.
The IFHP reports that it compiles data from over 80 companies in 25 countries. For the survey, participating member plans submitted costs for each country. Some came from the public sector, some from the private, and some from both.
I am waiting for knee replacement surgery (which could take between 6 and 9 more months) in Alberta.It is getting worse and practically unbearable. I would like to know the cost of a knee replacement in Argentina. I am 65 years old an was very fit and active until July of this year. I have started physiotherapy and physical therapy 2 weeks ago to strengthen my muscles in preparation for surgery.
I had right hip replaced in January and at that time the surgeon said both were in the same shape so I could choose which went first. The right was the first choice and when I did the 6 week meeting when the date for the left was to be set, the surgeon informed me that he hadn’t put the left in the line up so we were starting from scratch. He put me on the emergency list but that is still 6 to 7 months so I need to search another procedure and would like to know a ball park price and timeline