What robotic prostate removal costs: United States vs. other countries
Robot-assisted surgery to remove the prostate. The report gives no further definition.
Typical price paid to hospitals and doctors for robotic prostate removal, from one report on the same basis: $23,610 in the United States, $16,690 in the United Kingdom, $10,470 in Germany, $10,811 in Australia. Source: International Health Care Cost Comparison Report 2024 (Report dated October 2024. Prices are for 2022.). These are not what one patient was charged; what patients pay is in the table.
| Country | Price paid to the hospital | What a patient usually pays | Typical wait |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $23,610 (iFHP) | Depends on the plan. The average deductible is $1,886 for single coverage (KFF) | Not yet sourced |
| Canada | $10,786 in Canada’s own figures, not converted: the hospital’s cost for the stay, doctors’ fees not included (CIHI) | No charge for medically necessary hospital and doctor care (Commonwealth Fund) | Half of patients had prostate cancer surgery within 48 days of being ready for it (CIHI) |
| United Kingdom | $16,690 (iFHP) | No charge. NHS care is free when you use it (Commonwealth Fund) | Not yet sourced |
| France | €7,049.39: the set payment to a public hospital, for a major pelvic cancer operation in a man, simplest cases (ATIH) | National insurance pays 80% of a hospital stay (Commonwealth Fund) | Not yet sourced |
| Germany | $10,470 (iFHP) | €10 a day in hospital, for at most 28 days a year (BMG Germany) | Not yet sourced |
| Japan | ¥952,800: the national fee for robot-assisted removal of the prostate for cancer alone. The hospital stay, anaesthesia and materials are paid separately (MHLW Japan) | 30% of the bill for most adults, with a monthly cap (Commonwealth Fund) | Not yet sourced |
| Australia | $10,811 (iFHP) | No charge in a public hospital (Commonwealth Fund) | Half of patients waited 55 days or less in public hospitals (Productivity Commission) |
Where no sourced figure exists, the cell says so. We do not fill gaps with estimates.