South West
Private healthcare in Exeter
Prices hospitals near Exeter publish, and how long NHS waits are locally.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Treatments with prices
9
at 3 hospitals within 25 miles
Nearest hospital with prices
0.1 miles
Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital, Exeter
NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far
18 weeks
half had waited longer at Royal Devon University Healthcare (August 2026)
Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.
In short
Exeter is in the area of NHS Devon Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.
Treatments near Exeter
- Hip replacement2 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £17,297
- Knee replacement2 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £17,297
- Knee arthroscopy2 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£4,802
- Carpal tunnel surgery2 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £2,953
- Hernia repair1 hospital within 25 mileslowest£4,252
- Cataract surgery1 hospital within 25 mileslowestfrom £2,000
- MRI scan2 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £525
- Colonoscopy1 hospital within 25 mileslowest£3,265
- Gastroscopy1 hospital within 25 mileslowest£2,487
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 from £17,297 at Mount Stuart Hospital (17 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital (0.1 miles) at £17,749. UK median £15,500.
Knee replacement: lowest from £17,297 at Mount Stuart Hospital (17 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital (0.1 miles) at £17,879. UK median £16,235.
Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,802 at Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital (0.1 miles). UK median £4,683.
Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest from £2,953 at Mount Stuart Hospital (17 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital (0.1 miles) at £3,052. UK median £2,705.
Hernia repair: lowest £4,252 at Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital (0.1 miles). UK median £4,011.
Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Optical Express - Exeter Clinic (0.9 miles). UK median £2,995.
MRI scan: lowest from £525 at Mount Stuart Hospital (17 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital (0.1 miles) at £590. UK median £545.
Colonoscopy: lowest £3,265 at Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital (0.1 miles). UK median £2,917.
Gastroscopy: lowest £2,487 at Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital (0.1 miles). UK median £2,300.
NHS waits near Exeter
Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 10,106 people waiting at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust had waited 18.3 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 605 had waited over a year.
General surgery: half of the 828 people waiting at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust had waited 13.5 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 17 had waited over a year.
Ophthalmology: half of the 8,549 people waiting at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust had waited 13.4 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 222 had waited over a year.
MRI: 57.8% of the 4,597 people waiting at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.
Endoscopy: 76.2% of the 1,974 people waiting at Royal Devon University Healthcare 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 Exeter
Exeter had 126,175 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Devon NHS area.
The 3 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Nuffield Health (1), Optical Express (1), Ramsay Health Care UK (1). 2 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 2 are within 10 miles.
Within 5 miles of central Exeter: Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital (0.1 miles), Optical Express - Exeter Clinic (0.9 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Exeter: Mount Stuart Hospital (17 miles).
NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (0.2 miles).
By population, Exeter is number 7 of the 159 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the South West.
Registered clinics within 10 miles
Independent places on the health regulator’s register within 10 miles of central Exeter, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.
- 7 independent hospitals registered for surgery: Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital, Exeter (0.1 miles, good), ACES Exeter Hospital, Exeter (1.0 miles, not yet rated), Devon Hand Clinic, Exeter (1.4 miles, not yet rated), and 4 more.
- 4 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: Optical Express - Exeter Clinic, Exeter (1.0 miles, not yet rated), The Medical Eye Clinic, Exeter (1.4 miles, good), Exeter Eye LLP @ Admiral House, Exeter (2.0 miles, good), and 1 more.
- 6 independent scanning and testing centres: Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital, Exeter (0.1 miles, good), ACES Exeter Hospital, Exeter (1.0 miles, not yet rated), The Medical Eye Clinic, Exeter (1.4 miles, good), and 3 more.
- 6 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital, Exeter (0.1 miles, good), ACES Exeter Hospital, Exeter (1.0 miles, not yet rated), The Medical Eye Clinic, Exeter (1.4 miles, good), and 3 more.
Hospitals with published prices
Nearby places covered here
These places share Exeter’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Exeter pages: Torquay, Exmouth, Barnstaple, Brixham, Teignmouth, Sidmouth, Kingsteignton, Dawlish, Cullompton, Crediton, Ottery St Mary, Budleigh Salterton.
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 Exeter.
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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