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Private healthcare in Portsmouth

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

Prices checked 9 Nov 2026

  • Treatments with prices

    10

    at 9 hospitals within 25 miles

  • Nearest hospital with prices

    1.7 miles

    Practice Plus Group Hospital, Portsmouth, Portsmouth

  • NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far

    18 weeks

    half had waited longer at Portsmouth Hospitals University (August 2026)

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

In short

Portsmouth is in the area of NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.

Treatments near Portsmouth

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 Sarum Road Hospital (20 miles); nearest Practice Plus Group Hospital, Portsmouth (1.7 miles) at £13,199. UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest £12,945 at Sarum Road Hospital (20 miles); nearest Practice Plus Group Hospital, Portsmouth (1.7 miles) at £13,799. UK median £16,235.

Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,476 at Sarum Road Hospital (20 miles); nearest Practice Plus Group Hospital, Portsmouth (1.7 miles) at £5,899. UK median £4,683.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £1,735 at Sarum Road Hospital (20 miles); nearest Practice Plus Group Hospital, Portsmouth (1.7 miles) at £2,349. UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest £3,449 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Portsmouth (1.7 miles). UK median £4,011.

Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Optical Express - Southampton (The Avenue) Hospital (15 miles); nearest Practice Plus Group Hospital, Portsmouth (1.7 miles) at £2,099. UK median £2,995.

MRI scan: lowest £350 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton (15 miles); nearest Spire Portsmouth Hospital (6.1 miles) at £495. UK median £545.

CT scan: lowest £350 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton (15 miles); nearest Spire Portsmouth Hospital (6.1 miles) at £810. UK median £758.

Colonoscopy: lowest £2,205 at Sarum Road Hospital (20 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital (17 miles) at £3,305. UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at Sarum Road Hospital (20 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital (17 miles) at £2,940. UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near Portsmouth

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 5,011 people waiting at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust had waited 18.4 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 173 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 5,621 people waiting at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust had waited 11.5 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 148 had waited over a year.

Ophthalmology: half of the 6,978 people waiting at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust had waited 15.6 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 158 had waited over a year.

MRI: 41.0% of the 2,737 people waiting at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

CT: 89.3% of the 940 people waiting at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.

Endoscopy: 28.9% of the 2,021 people waiting at Portsmouth Hospitals University 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 Portsmouth

Portsmouth had 223,305 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS area.

The 9 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Practice Plus Group (2), Spire Healthcare (2), Nuffield Health (2), Optegra (1), Optical Express (1), Circle Health Group (1). 9 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 3 are within 10 miles.

Within 5 miles of central Portsmouth: Practice Plus Group Hospital, Portsmouth (1.7 miles).

5 to 10 miles of central Portsmouth: Spire Portsmouth Hospital (6.1 miles), Optegra Solent Eye Hospital (8.3 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central Portsmouth: Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital (13 miles), Optical Express - Southampton (The Avenue) Hospital (15 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton (15 miles), Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital (17 miles), Spire Southampton Hospital (17 miles), Sarum Road Hospital (20 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (1.9 miles), Isle of Wight NHS Trust (13 miles).

By population, Portsmouth is number 3 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 Portsmouth, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.

  • 10 independent hospitals registered for surgery: The Maitland Clinic, Portsmouth (1.2 miles, not yet rated), SpaMedica Portsmouth, Portsmouth (1.6 miles, good), Prema, Portsmouth (1.7 miles, good), and 7 more.
  • 3 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: SpaMedica Portsmouth, Portsmouth (1.6 miles, good), Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service, Fareham (8.1 miles, not yet rated), Optegra Solent Eye Hospital, Whiteley (8.3 miles, good).
  • 10 independent scanning and testing centres: SpaMedica Portsmouth, Portsmouth (1.6 miles, good), Prema, Portsmouth (1.7 miles, good), Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre Portsmouth, Portsmouth (1.7 miles, good), and 7 more.
  • 9 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: SpaMedica Portsmouth, Portsmouth (1.6 miles, good), Prema, Portsmouth (1.7 miles, good), Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre Portsmouth, Portsmouth (1.7 miles, good), and 6 more.

Hospitals with published prices

Nearby places covered here

These places share Portsmouth’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Portsmouth pages: Gosport, Havant, Waterlooville, Horndean, Ryde, South Hayling, Sandown, Emsworth, Shanklin, Denmead, Ventnor.

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 Portsmouth.

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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