Ramsay Health Care UK · Reading
Berkshire Independent Hospital
The self-pay prices this hospital publishes, what they include, and how they compare nearby.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Treatments with prices
6
Hip replacement, Knee replacement, Knee arthroscopy, Carpal tunnel surgery, Cataract surgery and MRI scan
Health regulator rating
Good
CQC, report published May 2020
For the whole hospital, not one treatment.
Nearest other hospital with prices
12 miles
The Hampshire Clinic, Basingstoke
In short
Berkshire Independent Hospital is a Ramsay Health Care UK hospital in Reading (RG1 6UZ). On 9 November 2026 it published self-pay prices for 6 of the treatments we cover: hip replacement, knee replacement, knee arthroscopy, carpal tunnel surgery, cataract surgery, MRI.
The Care Quality Commission rated the hospital Good overall, in a report published 19 May 2020. A CQC rating describes the whole hospital, not a particular treatment.
Its prices appear on 13 local price comparison pages on this site, alongside other hospitals and the NHS waiting figures for each area.
Hip replacement
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Berkshire Independent Hospital
Reading
from£16,079Hip Replacement (cemented)
What’s included: Ramsay calls this a guide price (a “from” price). Its page doesn’t list what’s included, so check with the hospital.
Knee replacement
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Berkshire Independent Hospital
Reading
from£16,109Knee Replacement
What’s included: Ramsay calls this a guide price (a “from” price). Its page doesn’t list what’s included, so check with the hospital.
Knee arthroscopy
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Berkshire Independent Hospital
Reading
from£7,492Knee Arthroscopy (key hole surgery)
What’s included: Ramsay calls this a guide price (a “from” price). Its page doesn’t list what’s included, so check with the hospital.
Carpal tunnel surgery
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Berkshire Independent Hospital
Reading
from£2,932Carpal Tunnel Release - One Wrist
What’s included: Ramsay calls this a guide price (a “from” price). Its page doesn’t list what’s included, so check with the hospital.
Cataract surgery
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Berkshire Independent Hospital
Reading
from£3,092Cataract Surgery
What’s included: Ramsay calls this a guide price (a “from” price). Its page doesn’t list what’s included, so check with the hospital.
MRI scan
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Berkshire Independent Hospital
Reading
from£609MRI (one part)
What’s included: Ramsay calls this a guide price (a “from” price). Its page doesn’t list what’s included, so check with the hospital.
Each price is what Berkshire Independent Hospital published on the date shown, not a quote. Ask for a written, itemised price for your situation.
How its prices compare
Hip replacement: published at from £16,079, £578 above the UK median of £15,500. 9 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 4 of them are lower. It is published as a single figure without a breakdown.
Knee replacement: published at from £16,109, £126 below the UK median of £16,235. 8 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 3 of them are lower. It is published as a single figure without a breakdown.
Knee arthroscopy: published at from £7,492, £2,809 above the UK median of £4,683. 7 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 7 of them are lower. It is published as a single figure without a breakdown.
Carpal tunnel surgery: published at from £2,932, £227 above the UK median of £2,705. 6 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 3 of them are lower. It is published as a single figure without a breakdown.
Cataract surgery: published at from £3,092, £97 above the UK median of £2,995. 10 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 4 of them are lower. It is published as a single figure without a breakdown.
MRI scan: published at from £609, £64 above the UK median of £545. 5 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 5 of them are lower. It is published as a single figure without a breakdown.
Around Berkshire Independent Hospital
The nearest other hospitals publishing self-pay prices are The Hampshire Clinic (Circle Health Group, Basingstoke, 12 miles), The Shelburne Hospital (Circle Health Group, High Wycombe, 16 miles), Spire Clare Park Hospital (Spire Healthcare, Farnham, 16 miles), The Princess Margaret Hospital (Circle Health Group, Windsor, 16 miles), Spire Thames Valley Hospital (Spire Healthcare, Slough, 19 miles) and Nuffield Health Woking Hospital (Nuffield Health, Woking, 20 miles).
Nearest towns and cities by straight-line distance: Reading (1.1 miles, population 203,795), Caversham (2.5 miles, population 33,040), Shinfield (3.0 miles, population 5,420), Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross (3.5 miles, population 7,610), Woodley (3.7 miles, population 28,025).
NHS waiting lists for the same care near Reading: trauma and orthopaedics at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust: median 10.0 weeks waited, 3 over a year (August 2026); ophthalmology at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust: median 11.0 weeks waited, 8 over a year (August 2026); MRI at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust: 89.1% under six weeks (August 2026).
Details
- Address
- Swallowscroft, Wensley Road, Reading, RG1 6UZ
- Telephone
- Not listed by CQC
- Hospital group
- Ramsay Health Care UK
- CQC registration
- 1-128733141, registered 20 December 2010
- CQC rating
- Good, published 19 May 2020
Compare with other hospitals
Hip replacement
Knee replacement
Knee arthroscopy
Carpal tunnel surgery
Cataract surgery
MRI scan
Where these figures come from
Prices: from Berkshire Independent Hospital’s own price pages on the date shown. We store the price, the hospital’s own label, what its page says is included, the link and the date.
Comparisons use other hospitals’ published self-pay prices within 25 miles (straight line) and across the UK, all checked on the same date.
NHS figures describe time waited so far by everyone on the list. 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.
Registration details and rating: CQC register (HSCA Active Locations, downloaded 9 November 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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