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Private healthcare in Leicester

Prices hospitals near Leicester publish, and how long NHS waits are locally.

Prices checked 9 Nov 2026

  • Treatments with prices

    10

    at 11 hospitals within 25 miles

  • Nearest hospital with prices

    2.5 miles

    Optegra Leicester, Leicester

  • NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far

    24 weeks

    half had waited longer at University Hospitals of Leicester (August 2026)

    Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.

In short

Leicester is in the area of NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.

Treatments near Leicester

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 £14,884 at Woodthorpe Hospital (25 miles); nearest Spire Leicester Hospital (2.7 miles) at from £16,381. UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest from £15,435 at Woodthorpe Hospital (25 miles); nearest Spire Leicester Hospital (2.7 miles) at from £17,487. UK median £16,235.

Knee arthroscopy: lowest from £4,370 at Woodthorpe Hospital (25 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital (3.0 miles) at £4,590. UK median £4,683.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest from £1,891 at Woodthorpe Hospital (25 miles); nearest Spire Leicester Hospital (2.7 miles) at from £2,831. UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest from £3,785 at Spire Leicester Hospital (2.7 miles). UK median £4,011.

Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Optical Express - Nottingham Hospital (21 miles); nearest Optegra Leicester (2.5 miles) at £2,995. UK median £2,995.

MRI scan: lowest £450 at Spire Leicester Hospital (2.7 miles). UK median £545.

CT scan: lowest £775 at Spire Nottingham Hospital (19 miles); nearest Spire Leicester Hospital (2.7 miles) at £895. UK median £758.

Colonoscopy: lowest £2,170 at The Meriden Hospital (19 miles); nearest Spire Leicester Hospital (2.7 miles) at from £2,981. UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest from £2,416 at Spire Nottingham Hospital (19 miles); nearest Spire Leicester Hospital (2.7 miles) at from £2,575. UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near Leicester

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 11,858 people waiting at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust had waited 23.9 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 968 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 6,387 people waiting at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust had waited 12.5 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 96 had waited over a year.

Ophthalmology: half of the 8,825 people waiting at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust had waited 9.1 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 10 had waited over a year.

MRI: 90.2% of the 6,257 people waiting at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

CT: 95.2% of the 3,777 people waiting at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.

Endoscopy: 87.1% of the 1,725 people waiting at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS 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 Leicester

Leicester had 406,580 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland NHS area.

The 11 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Ramsay Health Care UK (3), Optegra (2), Spire Healthcare (2), Nuffield Health (2), Circle Health Group (1), Optical Express (1). 8 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 3 are within 10 miles.

Within 5 miles of central Leicester: Optegra Leicester (2.5 miles), Spire Leicester Hospital (2.7 miles), Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital (3.0 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central Leicester: The Meriden Hospital (19 miles), Spire Nottingham Hospital (19 miles), Optegra Nottingham (19 miles), Optical Express - Nottingham Hospital (21 miles), Woodland Hospital (22 miles), Glendon Wood Hospital (22 miles), Nuffield Health Derby Hospital (24 miles), Woodthorpe Hospital (25 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (0.4 miles).

By population, Leicester is number 1 of the 149 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the East Midlands.

Registered clinics within 10 miles

Independent places on the health regulator’s register within 10 miles of central Leicester, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.

  • 6 independent hospitals registered for surgery: Leicestershire Consultant Eye Surgeons LLP @ The Stoneygate Eye Hospital, Leicester (2.0 miles, good), Spire Leicester Hospital, Oadby (2.7 miles, good), Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital, Leicester (3.0 miles, good), and 3 more.
  • 6 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: Optimax Laser Eye Clinics - Leicester, Leicester (0.5 miles, good), Leicestershire Consultant Eye Surgeons LLP @ The Stoneygate Eye Hospital, Leicester (2.0 miles, good), Optegra Leicester, Leicester (2.6 miles, not yet rated), and 3 more.
  • 8 independent scanning and testing centres: Everlight Radiology Limited (Leicester), Leicester (0.6 miles, good), Eastgate Diagnostic Centre, Leicester (0.7 miles, not yet rated), Leicestershire Consultant Eye Surgeons LLP @ The Stoneygate Eye Hospital, Leicester (2.0 miles, good), and 5 more.
  • 6 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: Leicestershire Consultant Eye Surgeons LLP @ The Stoneygate Eye Hospital, Leicester (2.0 miles, good), Spire Leicester Hospital, Oadby (2.7 miles, good), Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital, Leicester (3.0 miles, good), and 3 more.

Hospitals with published prices

Nearby places covered here

These places share Leicester’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Leicester pages: Peterborough, Wigston, Oadby, Birstall, Blaby and Whetstone, Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe, Syston, Enderby and Narborough, Mountsorrel, Oakham, Earl Shilton, Lutterworth, Broughton Astley, Thurmaston, Barwell, Sileby, Countesthorpe, Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt, Anstey, Barrow upon Soar, Ibstock, Groby, Quorndon.

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 Leicester.

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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