Carpal tunnel release cost UK: private from £1,844
Surgical decompression of the median nerve at the wrist for carpal tunnel syndrome. Published private hospital prices run £1,844–£3,250 across 64 hospitals. The current NHS median wait is around 14 weeks.
According to TreatCompare analysis of NHS England RTT data, the current national median NHS wait for carpal tunnel release is approximately 14 weeks, while the 92nd percentile wait is approximately 40 weeks.
According to TreatCompare analysis of price lists published by Nuffield Health and Spire Healthcare, private carpal tunnel release runs £1,844–£3,250 across 64 hospitals: Spire Healthcare £2,828 (median of 36 hospitals); Nuffield Health £3,028 (median of 28 hospitals). Each operator's headline figure covers different things, so the two are reported separately rather than averaged.
According to TreatCompare analysis, users comparing carpal tunnel release should check local NHS wait by city or postcode before deciding whether private self-pay, insurance or staying on the NHS list is the better route.
TreatCompare NHS wait and private price model. NHS data month: Jul 2026.
Important context
NHS waiting-time figures are published at trust or specialty level. Private prices are read from individual hospitals’ own published price lists and cover two hospital groups rather than the whole private market; each operator defines its own inclusions, so their figures are shown separately and not averaged. Local eligibility, referral route, clinical urgency, provider package and insurance status can change the real-world choice. TreatCompare is for comparison only and is not medical, legal or financial advice.
- Source type
- Official NHS waiting-time data and private price model
- Primary source
- NHS England Referral to Treatment waiting-time data
- Reporting period
- Jul 2026
- Last updated
- 2026-10-06
- Figure type
- Mixed sources
- Use
- Research and comparison only
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What private hospitals publish for carpal tunnel release
64 hospitals across 2 operators publish a price for this procedure. Each operator’s figures are shown separately, against that operator’s own definition of what the price covers.
| Operator | Median | Across its hospitals | Hospitals | What the figure covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spire Healthcare | £2,828 | £1,844–£3,115 | 36 | Guide price, includes consultant fee and initial consultation.One wrist. |
| Nuffield Health | £3,028 | £2,590–£3,250 | 28 | Guide price, excludes consultant fees, prosthesis and drugs.One wrist. |
Why there is no single figure. These two operators define their headline price differently — Nuffield Health says its guide price excludes consultant fees, while Spire Healthcare’s includes a consultant fee and an initial consultation. Their published figures track each other closely across every procedure both price, but that is a pattern in the numbers, not a statement either company makes. Averaging them would imply a like-for-like comparison neither operator has confirmed.
Read from each operator’s own published price pages, 2026-10-07. Prices change and exclusions differ — confirm the total in writing with the hospital before booking. This covers two of the UK’s private hospital groups, not the whole private market.
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NHS wait by city — fastest first
| City | Median wait | Compare locally |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9 weeks | See Reading → |
| Liverpool | 10 weeks | See Liverpool → |
| Birmingham | 12 weeks | See Birmingham → |
| York | 12 weeks | See York → |
| Middlesbrough | 12 weeks | See Middlesbrough → |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 12 weeks | See Newcastle upon Tyne → |
| London | 13 weeks | See London → |
| Bristol | 13 weeks | See Bristol → |
| Coventry | 13 weeks | See Coventry → |
| Hull | 13 weeks | See Hull → |
| Sheffield | 14 weeks | See Sheffield → |
| Brighton | 14 weeks | See Brighton → |
| Plymouth | 14 weeks | See Plymouth → |
| Oxford | 15 weeks | See Oxford → |
| Manchester | 15 weeks | See Manchester → |
| Leeds | 15 weeks | See Leeds → |
| Cambridge | 15 weeks | See Cambridge → |
| Blackpool | 15 weeks | See Blackpool → |
| Sunderland | 15 weeks | See Sunderland → |
| Bradford | 15 weeks | See Bradford → |
| Preston | 16 weeks | See Preston → |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 17 weeks | See Stoke-on-Trent → |
| Nottingham | 17 weeks | See Nottingham → |
| Southampton | 17 weeks | See Southampton → |
| Milton Keynes | 17 weeks | See Milton Keynes → |
| Portsmouth | 18 weeks | See Portsmouth → |
| Norwich | 18 weeks | See Norwich → |
| Exeter | 18 weeks | See Exeter → |
| Derby | 19 weeks | See Derby → |
| Leicester | 23 weeks | See Leicester → |
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