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Yorkshire and The Humber

Private healthcare in York

Prices hospitals near York 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

    1.4 miles

    Nuffield Health York Hospital, York

  • NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far

    12 weeks

    half had waited longer at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals (August 2026)

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

In short

York is in the area of NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.

Treatments near York

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 £15,465 at The Duchy Hospital (19 miles); nearest Nuffield Health York Hospital (1.4 miles) at £16,505. UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest from £14,975 at Clifton Park Hospital (1.7 miles); nearest Nuffield Health York Hospital (1.4 miles) at £15,350. UK median £16,235.

Knee arthroscopy: lowest from £4,400 at Clifton Park Hospital (1.7 miles); nearest Nuffield Health York Hospital (1.4 miles) at £5,770. UK median £4,683.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £2,196 at The Duchy Hospital (19 miles); nearest Nuffield Health York Hospital (1.4 miles) at £2,720. UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest from £3,762 at Spire Leeds Hospital (19 miles); nearest Nuffield Health York Hospital (1.4 miles) at £4,065. UK median £4,011.

Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Optical Express - Leeds Hospital (22 miles); nearest Nuffield Health York Hospital (1.4 miles) at £4,060. UK median £2,995.

MRI scan: lowest from £325 at Clifton Park Hospital (1.7 miles); nearest Nuffield Health York Hospital (1.4 miles) at £590. UK median £545.

CT scan: lowest £720 at Spire Methley Park Hospital (20 miles); nearest Spire Leeds Hospital (19 miles) at £945. UK median £758.

Colonoscopy: lowest £2,205 at The Duchy Hospital (19 miles); nearest Nuffield Health York Hospital (1.4 miles) at £3,155. UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest from £2,356 at Spire Methley Park Hospital (20 miles); nearest Nuffield Health York Hospital (1.4 miles) at £2,455. UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near York

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 4,934 people waiting at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited 12.4 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 62 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 2,126 people waiting at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust had waited 10.5 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 0 had waited over a year.

Ophthalmology: half of the 5,580 people waiting at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited 10.1 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 24 had waited over a year.

MRI: 92.1% of the 2,040 people waiting at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

CT: 90.6% of the 1,577 people waiting at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.

Endoscopy: 85.6% of the 1,288 people waiting at York and Scarborough Teaching 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 York

York had 141,685 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Humber and North Yorkshire NHS area.

The 9 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Nuffield Health (2), Optegra (2), Spire Healthcare (2), Ramsay Health Care UK (1), Circle Health Group (1), Optical Express (1). 6 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 3 are within 10 miles.

Within 5 miles of central York: Nuffield Health York Hospital (1.4 miles), Clifton Park Hospital (1.7 miles), Optegra York (2.2 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central York: Optegra Bowcliffe Hall (12 miles), The Duchy Hospital (19 miles), Spire Leeds Hospital (19 miles), Spire Methley Park Hospital (20 miles), Optical Express - Leeds Hospital (22 miles), Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital (22 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (0.8 miles), Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (18 miles), Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (33 miles).

By population, York is number 5 of the 157 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the Yorkshire and The Humber.

Registered clinics within 10 miles

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

  • 3 independent hospitals registered for surgery: Coppergate Clinic, York (0.3 miles, good), Nuffield Health York Hospital, York (1.4 miles, good), Clifton Park Hospital Limited, York (1.8 miles, good).
  • 1 independent eye clinic or hospital registered for surgery: Optegra York, York (2.3 miles, not yet rated).
  • 4 independent scanning and testing centres: Coppergate Clinic, York (0.3 miles, good), Nuffield Health York Hospital, York (1.4 miles, good), Smart Imaging, York (1.6 miles, not yet rated), and 1 more.
  • 3 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: Coppergate Clinic, York (0.3 miles, good), Nuffield Health York Hospital, York (1.4 miles, good), Clifton Park Hospital Limited, York (1.8 miles, good).

Hospitals with published prices

Nearby places covered here

These places share York’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the York pages: Scarborough, Bridlington, Beverley, Selby, Driffield, Huntington, Haxby, Strensall, Easingwold.

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 York.

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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