Written question asked by Lord Mott (Conservative) on Monday, 10 February 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 February 2025. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Monday, 24 February 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Cataracts and Joint Replacements: Costs

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government what is the cost to the NHS of (1) hip replacement surgery, (2) knee replacement surgery, and (3) cataract surgery.

Answer: In the financial year 2023/24, there were 120,172 hip procedures performed at a total cost of £1,241,784,028.35, with an average unit cost of £10,333.39. There were 86,781 knee procedures performed at a total cost of £737,241,451.39, with an average unit cost of £8,495.42. There were an additional 13,811 complex cases for hip or knee procedures performed at a total cost of £220,792,075.13, with an average unit cost of £15,986.68. The total cost for 246,995 cataract procedures was £363,849,348.97, with an average unit cost of £1,473.10.

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