East of England
Private healthcare in Cambridge
Prices hospitals near Cambridge publish, and how long NHS waits are locally.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Treatments with prices
10
at 5 hospitals within 25 miles
Nearest hospital with prices
0.7 miles
Optical Express - Cambridge Clinic, Cambridge
NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far
15 weeks
half had waited longer at Cambridge University Hospitals (August 2026)
Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.
In short
Cambridge is in the area of NHS Central East Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.
Treatments near Cambridge
- Hip replacement4 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£14,680
- Knee replacement4 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£15,430
- Knee arthroscopy3 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£4,565
- Carpal tunnel surgery4 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£2,103
- Hernia repair4 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£2,752
- Cataract surgery5 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £2,000
- MRI scan3 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£430
- CT scan1 hospital within 25 mileslowest£950
- Colonoscopy2 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £2,986
- Gastroscopy3 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£1,869
The lowest price published within 25 miles. Open a treatment to see every price, what it includes and the NHS wait.
Cheapest and nearest, treatment by treatment
Hip replacement: lowest £14,680 at St Edmunds Hospital (25 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (1.1 miles) at £18,275. UK median £15,500.
Knee replacement: lowest £15,430 at St Edmunds Hospital (25 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (1.1 miles) at £20,120. UK median £16,235.
Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,565 at Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (1.1 miles). UK median £4,683.
Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £2,103 at St Edmunds Hospital (25 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (1.1 miles) at £3,240. UK median £2,705.
Hernia repair: lowest £2,752 at St Edmunds Hospital (25 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (1.1 miles) at £5,160. UK median £4,011.
Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Optical Express - Cambridge Clinic (0.7 miles). UK median £2,995.
MRI scan: lowest £430 at Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital (3.0 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (1.1 miles) at £620. UK median £545.
CT scan: lowest £950 at Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital (3.0 miles). UK median £758.
Colonoscopy: lowest from £2,986 at Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital (3.0 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (1.1 miles) at £3,180. UK median £2,917.
Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at St Edmunds Hospital (25 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (1.1 miles) at £2,600. UK median £2,300.
NHS waits near Cambridge
Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 4,462 people waiting at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited 15.1 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 16 had waited over a year.
General surgery: half of the 1,616 people waiting at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited 16.9 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 21 had waited over a year.
Ophthalmology: half of the 3,853 people waiting at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited 12.0 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 10 had waited over a year.
MRI: 69.1% of the 4,057 people waiting at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.
CT: 97.5% of the 772 people waiting at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.
Endoscopy: 95.3% of the 2,172 people waiting at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 69.6% across England.
These figures cover everyone already on the list and show time waited so far, not how long a new referral will take.
About Cambridge
Cambridge had 152,740 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Central East NHS area.
The 5 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Optical Express (1), Nuffield Health (1), Spire Healthcare (1), Ramsay Health Care UK (1), Circle Health Group (1). 4 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 3 are within 10 miles.
Within 5 miles of central Cambridge: Optical Express - Cambridge Clinic (0.7 miles), Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (1.1 miles), Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital (3.0 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Cambridge: Pinehill Hospital (24 miles), St Edmunds Hospital (25 miles).
NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2.0 miles), East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust (24 miles).
By population, Cambridge is number 5 of the 175 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the East of England.
Registered clinics within 10 miles
Independent places on the health regulator’s register within 10 miles of central Cambridge, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.
- 5 independent hospitals registered for surgery: ACES Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge (0.7 miles, good), SpaMedica Cambridge, Cambridge (1.1 miles, not yet rated), Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge (1.1 miles, outstanding), and 2 more.
- 3 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: Optical Express - Cambridge Clinic, Cambridge (0.7 miles, not yet rated), Cambridge Laser Clinic, Cambridge (0.9 miles, not yet rated), SpaMedica Cambridge, Cambridge (1.1 miles, not yet rated).
- 5 independent scanning and testing centres: ACES Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge (0.7 miles, good), SpaMedica Cambridge, Cambridge (1.1 miles, not yet rated), Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge (1.1 miles, outstanding), and 2 more.
- 4 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: ACES Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge (0.7 miles, good), SpaMedica Cambridge, Cambridge (1.1 miles, not yet rated), Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge (1.1 miles, outstanding), and 1 more.
Hospitals with published prices
- Optical Express - Cambridge ClinicCambridge · 0.7 miles · Optical Express
- Nuffield Health Cambridge HospitalCambridge · 1.1 miles · Nuffield Health · rated Outstanding
- Spire Cambridge Lea HospitalCambridge · 3.0 miles · Spire Healthcare · rated Good
- Pinehill HospitalHitchin · 24 miles · Ramsay Health Care UK · rated Good
- St Edmunds HospitalBury St Edmunds · 25 miles · Circle Health Group · rated Good
Nearby places covered here
These places share Cambridge’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Cambridge pages: Haverhill, Ely, Newmarket, St Ives, Cambourne, Soham, Histon and Impington, Godmanchester, Sawston, Great Shelford and Stapleford, Cottenham, Burwell, Waterbeach, Longstanton and Northstowe.
Where these figures come from
Prices: lowest and nearest published self-pay prices within 25 miles, read from each hospital’s own website on the date shown. Straight-line distances from the centre of Cambridge.
Source: NHS England, Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times, August 2026 data, published 8 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: NHS England, Monthly Diagnostics Waiting Times and Activity (DM01), August 2026 data, published 8 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Hospital details and ratings: CQC register (HSCA Active Locations, downloaded 9 November 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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