--- title: "Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy waiting times in Victoria" description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/vic/" --- # Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy waiting times in Victoria The median wait for muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy in Victoria public hospitals was **6 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **6 days**. Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 23 public hospitals in Victoria reported muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first. **[Compare this near you →](https://surgerywaits.au/)** On the compare page, pick "Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 15 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked "not published", and are never ranked. Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 6 days marks the national median. - [The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-royal-victorian-eye-ear-hospital/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): 4 days - [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): 6 days - [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): 7 days - [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): 7 days - [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): 7 days - [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): 8 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): 21 days - [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): 105 days - [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): not published - [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): not published - [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): not published - [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): not published - [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): not published - [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): not published - [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): not published - [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): not published - [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): not published - [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): not published - [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): not published - [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): not published - [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): not published - [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): not published - [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/): not published Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy in Victoria public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28. | Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-royal-victorian-eye-ear-hospital/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | 4 days | 0.0% | 129 surgeries | | 2 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | 6 days | 0.0% | 456 surgeries | | 3 | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | 7 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 3 | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | 7 days | not published | 37 surgeries | | 3 | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | 7 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 6 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | 8 days | not published | 24 surgeries | | 7 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | 21 days | not published | 49 surgeries | | 8 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | 105 days | 1.6% | 61 surgeries | | unranked | [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | not published | not published | not published | **Cite this page** > The median wait for muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy in Victoria public hospitals was 6 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy in VIC", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/vic/)), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026. ## What is not here Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here. Waiting times differ across state borders, and a referral can cross one — [read what that means](https://surgerywaits.au/guides/referral-to-another-hospital/). Compare with [every other state](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/), or see [every surgery reported in Victoria](https://surgerywaits.au/state/vic/). ## Before you use these figures Surgery Waits is not medical advice. It republishes official statistics about waiting times that have already happened, and it does not recommend any hospital, doctor or treatment. 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