Box Hill Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Box Hill Hospital is a public hospital in Victoria. It reported 103 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 16 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
Waiting times by surgery
Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amputation of limb | 3 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 5 days | 56 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Orchidectomy | 7 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Mastectomy | 8 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 9 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Radical neck dissection | 10 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement | 13 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Carotid endarterectomy | 13 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Microlaryngoscopy | 13 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft | 14 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 17 days | 171 surgeries | 0.6% |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy | 19 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 20 days | 275 surgeries | 0.4% |
| Cone biopsy | 22 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 22 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 22 days | 59 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Cystoscopy | 23 days | 699 surgeries | 0.3% |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | 23 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 23 days | 605 surgeries | 1.5% |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | 25 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Nephrectomy | 26 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 27 days | 155 surgeries | 3.2% |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | 28 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 28 days | 87 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 29 days | 154 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 29 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 31 days | 161 surgeries | 2.5% |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | 37 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 39 days | 110 surgeries | 3.6% |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 52 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 54 days | 79 surgeries | 3.8% |
| Circumcision | 55 days | 43 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidopexy | 55 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 56 days | 43 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 56 days | 96 surgeries | 8.3% |
| Dialysis access surgery | 57 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | 58 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | 64 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Toenail surgery | 67 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Osteotomy | 68 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 77 days | 127 surgeries | 6.3% |
| Total hip replacement | 90 days | 196 surgeries | 4.6% |
| Myringotomy | 91 days | 37 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 91 days | 37 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | 94 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | 102 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 104 days | 55 surgeries | 12.7% |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 122 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 124 days | 221 surgeries | 14.9% |
| Adenoidectomy | 173 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 230 days | 253 surgeries | 1.2% |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 241 days | 54 surgeries | 33.3% |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 302 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Turbinectomy | 388 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 415 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 910 days | 75 surgeries | 78.7% |
| Rhinoplasty | 1236 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published | not published | not published |
| Bladder neck incision | not published | not published | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | not published | not published |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Ethmoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | not published | not published |
| Fundoplication | not published | not published | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hypospadias - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt | not published | not published | not published |
| Laryngectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Meatoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of | not published | not published | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Nasal cautery | not published | not published | not published |
| Nasendoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Pharyngoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Pharynx - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Pleurodesis | not published | not published | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Sub-mucosal resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | not published | not published |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | not published | not published | not published |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Corneal graft last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lithotripsy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal polypectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nerve decompression of spinal cord last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pterygium - excision of last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Scar revision last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stapedectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
Urgency categories
Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 14 days | 100% | 3074 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 70 days | 59% | 2810 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 113 days | 79% | 947 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.