Knee replacement surgery cost UK: private from £13,120
Total or partial knee joint replacement for severe arthritis or joint damage. Published private hospital prices run £13,120–£20,120 across 67 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 knee replacement surgery 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 knee replacement surgery runs £13,120–£20,120 across 67 hospitals: Spire Healthcare £16,751 (median of 36 hospitals); Nuffield Health £17,445 (median of 31 hospitals). Each operator's headline figure covers different things, so the two are reported separately rather than averaged.
According to TreatCompare analysis, users comparing knee replacement surgery 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 knee replacement surgery
67 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 | £16,751 | £14,919–£19,877 | 36 | Guide price, includes consultant fee and initial consultation.Total knee replacement — excludes robotic-assisted. |
| Nuffield Health | £17,445 | £13,120–£20,120 | 31 | Guide price, excludes consultant fees, prosthesis and drugs.Total knee replacement — excludes robotic-assisted and partial (unicompartmental). |
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.
UK private hospital scrape signals
Checked 34 private provider sources on 9 Sept 2026; 8 returned crawlable signals. 8 crawlable GBP price signals captured. A further 1 figure below is recorded by hand from a provider page that blocks automated reading, and was not re-read on this date.
| Provider | Signal | Captured value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circle Health Group | PriceRecorded by hand Knee replacement fixed-price package | £15,400 | Provider page |
| Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital | Price Knee replacement guide price | £17,985 | Provider page |
| Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital | Price Knee replacement guide price | £17,459 | Provider page |
| Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital | Price Knee replacement guide price | £17,515 | Provider page |
| Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital | Price Knee replacement guide price | £20,120 | Provider page |
| Nuffield Health Chester Hospital | Price Knee replacement guide price | £15,960 | Provider page |
| Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital | Price Knee replacement guide price | £17,879 | Provider page |
| Nuffield Health Glasgow Hospital | Price Knee replacement guide price | £16,527 | Provider page |
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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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