South East
Private healthcare in Milton Keynes
Prices hospitals near Milton Keynes publish, and how long NHS waits are locally.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Treatments with prices
10
at 7 hospitals within 25 miles
Nearest hospital with prices
0.4 miles
Optical Express - Milton Keynes Hospital, Milton Keynes
NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far
16 weeks
half had waited longer at Milton Keynes University Hospital (August 2026)
Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.
In short
Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes
- Hip replacement6 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£12,665
- Knee replacement5 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£12,945
- Knee arthroscopy6 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£4,476
- Carpal tunnel surgery6 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£1,735
- Hernia repair2 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £3,733
- Cataract surgery7 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £2,000
- MRI scan2 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £567
- CT scan1 hospital within 25 mileslowest£860
- Colonoscopy5 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£2,205
- Gastroscopy5 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 £12,665 at The Manor Hospital (13 miles); nearest The Saxon Clinic (1.2 miles) at £13,735. UK median £15,500.
Knee replacement: lowest £12,945 at The Saxon Clinic (1.2 miles). UK median £16,235.
Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,476 at The Saxon Clinic (1.2 miles). UK median £4,683.
Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £1,735 at The Saxon Clinic (1.2 miles). UK median £2,705.
Hernia repair: lowest from £3,733 at Spire Harpenden Hospital (22 miles); nearest Pinehill Hospital (22 miles) at from £4,741. UK median £4,011.
Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Optical Express - Milton Keynes Hospital (0.4 miles). UK median £2,995.
MRI scan: lowest from £567 at Pinehill Hospital (22 miles). UK median £545.
CT scan: lowest £860 at Spire Harpenden Hospital (22 miles). UK median £758.
Colonoscopy: lowest £2,205 at The Saxon Clinic (1.2 miles). UK median £2,917.
Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at The Saxon Clinic (1.2 miles). UK median £2,300.
NHS waits near Milton Keynes
Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 3,071 people waiting at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had waited 15.5 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 96 had waited over a year.
General surgery: half of the 2,262 people waiting at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had waited 18.8 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 66 had waited over a year.
Ophthalmology: half of the 4,128 people waiting at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had waited 15.2 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 96 had waited over a year.
MRI: 92.9% of the 434 people waiting at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.
CT: 72.7% of the 965 people waiting at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.
Endoscopy: 79.9% of the 691 people waiting at Milton Keynes University Hospital 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 Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes had 197,340 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Central East NHS area.
The 7 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Circle Health Group (4), Optical Express (1), Ramsay Health Care UK (1), Spire Healthcare (1). 6 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 2 are within 10 miles.
Within 5 miles of central Milton Keynes: Optical Express - Milton Keynes Hospital (0.4 miles), The Saxon Clinic (1.2 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Milton Keynes: The Manor Hospital (13 miles), Three Shires Hospital (15 miles), Pinehill Hospital (22 miles), Spire Harpenden Hospital (22 miles), The Chiltern Hospital (24 miles).
NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (1.4 miles), Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (16 miles).
By population, Milton Keynes is number 5 of the 270 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the South East.
Registered clinics within 10 miles
Independent places on the health regulator’s register within 10 miles of central Milton Keynes, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.
- 9 independent hospitals registered for surgery: ACES Milton Keynes Hospital, Milton Keynes (0.4 miles, not yet rated), Optical Express – Milton Keynes Hospital, Milton Keynes (0.4 miles, not yet rated), Bloom Health Hospitals, Milton Keynes (0.4 miles, not yet rated), and 6 more.
- 3 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: Optimax Laser Eye Clinics - Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (0.1 miles, not yet rated), Optical Express – Milton Keynes Hospital, Milton Keynes (0.4 miles, not yet rated), Community Health and Eyecare Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (2.6 miles, not yet rated).
- 11 independent scanning and testing centres: ACES Milton Keynes Hospital, Milton Keynes (0.4 miles, not yet rated), Optical Express – Milton Keynes Hospital, Milton Keynes (0.4 miles, not yet rated), Bloom Health Hospitals, Milton Keynes (0.4 miles, not yet rated), and 8 more.
- 9 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: ACES Milton Keynes Hospital, Milton Keynes (0.4 miles, not yet rated), Optical Express – Milton Keynes Hospital, Milton Keynes (0.4 miles, not yet rated), Bloom Health Hospitals, Milton Keynes (0.4 miles, not yet rated), and 6 more.
Hospitals with published prices
- Optical Express - Milton Keynes HospitalMilton Keynes · 0.4 miles · Optical Express
- The Saxon ClinicMilton Keynes · 1.2 miles · Circle Health Group · rated Good
- The Manor HospitalBedford · 13 miles · Circle Health Group · rated Good
- Three Shires HospitalNorthampton · 15 miles · Circle Health Group · rated Outstanding
- Pinehill HospitalHitchin · 22 miles · Ramsay Health Care UK · rated Good
- Spire Harpenden HospitalHarpenden · 22 miles · Spire Healthcare · rated Good
- The Chiltern HospitalGreat Missenden · 24 miles · Circle Health Group · rated Good
Nearby places covered here
These places share Milton Keynes’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Milton Keynes pages: Bletchley, Newport Pagnell.
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 Milton Keynes.
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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