Circle Health Group · Canterbury
Chaucer Hospital
The self-pay prices this hospital publishes, what they include, and how they compare nearby.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Treatments with prices
7
Hip replacement, Knee replacement, Knee arthroscopy, Carpal tunnel surgery, Cataract surgery, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy
Health regulator rating
Good
CQC, report published April 2026
For the whole hospital, not one treatment.
Nearest other hospital with prices
23 miles
KIMS Hospital, Maidstone, Maidstone
In short
Chaucer Hospital is a Circle Health Group hospital in Canterbury (CT4 7AR). On 9 November 2026 it published self-pay prices for 7 of the treatments we cover: hip replacement, knee replacement, knee arthroscopy, carpal tunnel surgery, cataract surgery, colonoscopy, gastroscopy.
The Care Quality Commission rated the hospital Good overall, in a report published 6 April 2026. A CQC rating describes the whole hospital, not a particular treatment.
Its prices appear on 7 local price comparison pages on this site, alongside other hospitals and the NHS waiting figures for each area.
Hip replacement
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Chaucer Hospital
Canterbury
£13,420Hip Replacement Surgery
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £220). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Chaucer Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £220 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £13,200 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Knee replacement
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Chaucer Hospital
Canterbury
£13,940Knee Replacement Surgery
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £220). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Chaucer Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £220 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £13,720 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Knee arthroscopy
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Chaucer Hospital
Canterbury
£4,476Knee surgery via arthroscopy
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Chaucer Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £4,276 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Carpal tunnel surgery
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Chaucer Hospital
Canterbury
£2,010Carpal Tunnel Release
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £250). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Chaucer Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1,760 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Cataract surgery
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Chaucer Hospital
Canterbury
£3,475Cataract Surgery
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £250). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Chaucer Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £3,225 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Colonoscopy
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Chaucer Hospital
Canterbury
£2,383Colonoscopy
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £220). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Chaucer Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £220 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,163 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Gastroscopy
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Chaucer Hospital
Canterbury
£1,869Gastroscopy endoscopy or camera into stomach
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Chaucer Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1,669 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Each price is what Chaucer 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 £13,420, £2,080 below the UK median of £15,500. 3 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 2 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £220; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Knee replacement: published at £13,940, £2,295 below the UK median of £16,235. 3 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 2 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £220; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Knee arthroscopy: published at £4,476, £207 below the UK median of £4,683. 2 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; none of them is lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £200; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Carpal tunnel surgery: published at £2,010, £695 below the UK median of £2,705. 2 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; none of them is lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £250; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Cataract surgery: published at £3,475, £480 above the UK median of £2,995. 3 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 3 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £250; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Colonoscopy: published at £2,383, £534 below the UK median of £2,917. 1 other hospital within 25 miles publishes a price, and it is not lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £220; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Gastroscopy: published at £1,869, £430 below the UK median of £2,300. 2 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; none of them is lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £200; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Around Chaucer Hospital
The nearest other hospitals publishing self-pay prices are KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (KIMS Hospital, Maidstone, 23 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham (Practice Plus Group, Gillingham, 24 miles) and Spire Alexandra Hospital (Spire Healthcare, Chatham, 25 miles).
Nearest towns and cities by straight-line distance: Canterbury (1.2 miles, population 55,090), Aylesham (5.5 miles, population 5,785), Herne (6.6 miles, population 14,875), Whitstable (6.6 miles, population 32,195), Herne Bay (7.7 miles, population 24,870).
NHS waiting lists for the same care near Canterbury: trauma and orthopaedics at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust: median 20.7 weeks waited, 319 over a year (August 2026); ophthalmology at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust: median 13.4 weeks waited, 163 over a year (August 2026); endoscopy at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust: 82.4% under six weeks (August 2026).
Details
- Address
- Nackington Road, Canterbury, CT4 7AR
- Telephone
- Not listed by CQC
- Hospital group
- Circle Health Group
- CQC registration
- 1-128758675, registered 11 May 2011
- CQC rating
- Good, published 6 April 2026
Compare with other hospitals
Hip replacement
Knee replacement
Knee arthroscopy
Carpal tunnel surgery
Cataract surgery
Colonoscopy
Gastroscopy
Where these figures come from
Prices: from Chaucer 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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