Ganglion cyst removal waiting times in Australian public hospitals
The national median wait for ganglion cyst removal in Australian public hospitals was 105 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). Hospital medians ranged from 7 days at Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] to 371 days at Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital. The source publishes this surgery as "Ganglion - excision of".
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
Across Australia, the median wait for ganglion cyst removal in public hospitals was 105 days in 2024–25, from 1191 surgeries. 10.3% of people waited more than 365 days. 42 public hospitals published a median wait for it.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Ganglion - excision of" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.
State by state
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 105 days marks the national median.
Victoria: 56 days
Western Australia: 100 days
Queensland: 103 days
New South Wales: 250 days
Northern Territory: not published
South Australia: not published
| Rank | State or territory | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria | 56 days | 5.6% | 322 surgeries |
| 2 | Western Australia | 100 days | 6.0% | 167 surgeries |
| 3 | Queensland | 103 days | 10.7% | 233 surgeries |
| 4 | New South Wales | 250 days | 17.8% | 377 surgeries |
| unranked | Northern Territory | not published | not published | 14 surgeries |
| unranked | South Australia | not published | not published | 78 surgeries |
Ranked by area: near Box Hill · near Clayton · near Fitzroy · near Herston · near Liverpool · near St Leonards · and 1 more area on the state pages.
How the wait has changed
- Australia
- VIC
- WA
- QLD
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| Reference period | Australia (days) | VIC (days) | WA (days) | QLD (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 69 | 44 | 57 | 68 |
| 2017–18 | 75 | 47 | 75 | 88 |
| 2018–19 | 80 | 56 | 76 | 89 |
| 2019–20 | 91 | 68 | 83 | 94 |
| 2020–21 | 145 | 130 | 106 | 116 |
| 2021–22 | 136 | 136 | 126 | 91 |
| 2022–23 | 136 | 140 | 124 | 126 |
| 2023–24 | 107 | 98 | 106 | 98 |
| 2024–25 | 105 | 56 | 100 | 103 |
Common questions
How long is the wait for ganglion cyst removal in a public hospital?
The national median was 105 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). Half of people waited less than that, half waited longer. State medians ranged from 56 days in Victoria to 250 days in New South Wales.
Which public hospital has the shortest wait for ganglion cyst removal?
Of the 42 public hospitals that published a median for 2024–25, Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] reported the shortest median, 7 days, and Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital the longest, 371 days (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). A shorter median is not a recommendation. How to read these figures.
How many people waited more than a year?
10.3% of people who had ganglion cyst removal in an Australian public hospital in 2024–25 waited more than 365 days (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
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The national median wait for ganglion cyst removal in Australian public hospitals was 105 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
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Surgery Waits, "Ganglion cyst removal waiting list by state, 2024–25", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/ganglion-excision-of/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/ganglion-excision-of/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.
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Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.
The source calls this collection "elective surgery". This site calls it planned surgery, because the surgery is planned in advance rather than optional — the methodology explains the wording.