Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy waiting times in Australian public hospitals
The national median wait for muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy in Australian public hospitals was 6 days in 2024–25 — from 2 days at Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service to 105 days at Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus].
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Across Australia, the median wait for muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy in public hospitals was 6 days in 2024–25, from 961 surgeries. 0.2% of people waited more than 365 days. 10 public hospitals published a median wait for it.
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State by state
| Rank | State or territory | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria | 6 days | 0.2% | 837 surgeries |
| unranked | Northern Territory | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| unranked | Queensland | not published | not published | 83 surgeries |
| unranked | South Australia | not published | not published | 20 surgeries |
| unranked | Western Australia | not published | not published | 16 surgeries |
How the wait has changed
- Australia
- VIC
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| Reference period | Australia (days) | VIC (days) |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017–18 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018–19 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019–20 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020–21 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021–22 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022–23 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023–24 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024–25 | 6 | 6 |
Common questions
How long is the wait for muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy in a public hospital?
The national median was 6 days in 2024–25 — half of people waited less than that, half waited longer.
Which public hospital has the shortest wait for muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy?
Of the 10 public hospitals that published a median for 2024–25, Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service reported the shortest (2 days) and Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] the longest (105 days). A shorter median is not a recommendation — how to read these figures.
How many people waited more than a year?
0.2% of people who had muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy in an Australian public hospital in 2024–25 waited more than 365 days.
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The national median wait for muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy in Australian public hospitals was 6 days in 2024–25, from 2 days at Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service to 105 days at Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus].
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SurgeryWaits, "Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: SurgeryWaits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/), 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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<img src="https://surgerywaits.au/charts/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy.svg" width="720" height="182" alt="Median public hospital waiting time for Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy by state and territory, 2024–25">What is not here
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.