Circle Health Group · St. Helens
Fairfield 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
8
Hip replacement, Knee replacement, Knee arthroscopy, Carpal tunnel surgery, Hernia repair, Cataract surgery, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy
Health regulator rating
Good
CQC, report published January 2017
For the whole hospital, not one treatment.
Nearest other hospital with prices
9.9 miles
Spire Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool
In short
Fairfield Independent Hospital is a Circle Health Group hospital in St. Helens (WA11 7RS). On 9 November 2026 it published self-pay prices for 8 of the treatments we cover: hip replacement, knee replacement, knee arthroscopy, carpal tunnel surgery, hernia repair, cataract surgery, colonoscopy, gastroscopy.
The Care Quality Commission rated the hospital Good overall, in a report published 25 January 2017. A CQC rating describes the whole hospital, not a particular treatment.
Its prices appear on 28 local price comparison pages on this site, alongside other hospitals and the NHS waiting figures for each area.
Hip replacement
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Fairfield Independent Hospital
St. Helens
£14,929Hip 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 £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Fairfield Independent Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £14,729 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Knee replacement
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Fairfield Independent Hospital
St. Helens
£15,642Knee 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 £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Fairfield Independent Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £15,442 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Knee arthroscopy
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Fairfield Independent Hospital
St. Helens
£4,193Knee 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, Fairfield Independent Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £3,993 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Carpal tunnel surgery
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Fairfield Independent Hospital
St. Helens
£2,403Carpal tunnel syndrome treatment
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, Fairfield Independent Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,203 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Hernia repair
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Fairfield Independent Hospital
St. Helens
£3,381Hernia repair 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 £140). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Fairfield Independent Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £140 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £3,241 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Cataract surgery
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Fairfield Independent Hospital
St. Helens
£2,420Cataract removal & lens implant - one eye
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, Fairfield Independent Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £220 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,200 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Colonoscopy
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Fairfield Independent Hospital
St. Helens
£2,543Colonoscopy procedure
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £140). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Fairfield Independent Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £140 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,403 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Gastroscopy
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Fairfield Independent Hospital
St. Helens
£2,115Upper GI endoscopy (gastroscopy)
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £140). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Fairfield Independent Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £140 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1,975 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Each price is what Fairfield 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 £14,929, £572 below the UK median of £15,500. 11 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 3 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £200; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Knee replacement: published at £15,642, £593 below the UK median of £16,235. 11 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 4 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £200; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Knee arthroscopy: published at £4,193, £490 below the UK median of £4,683. 9 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 £2,403, £302 below the UK median of £2,705. 12 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 5 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £200; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Hernia repair: published at £3,381, £630 below the UK median of £4,011. 7 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; none of them is lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £140; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Cataract surgery: published at £2,420, £575 below the UK median of £2,995. 15 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 6 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £220; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Colonoscopy: published at £2,543, £374 below the UK median of £2,917. 8 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 3 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £140; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Gastroscopy: published at £2,115, £184 below the UK median of £2,300. 8 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 3 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £140; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Around Fairfield Independent Hospital
The nearest other hospitals publishing self-pay prices are Spire Liverpool Hospital (Spire Healthcare, Liverpool, 9.9 miles), Optical Express - Liverpool Hospital (Optical Express, Liverpool, 11 miles), Renacres Hospital (Ramsay Health Care UK, Ormskirk, 11 miles), The Beaumont Hospital (Circle Health Group, Lostock Bolton, 12 miles), Spire Cheshire Hospital (Spire Healthcare, Warrington, 12 miles) and Buckshaw Hospital (Ramsay Health Care UK, Chorley, 14 miles).
Nearest towns and cities by straight-line distance: Rainford (2.0 miles, population 5,575), St Helens (2.6 miles, population 107,680), Haydock (3.4 miles, population 16,140), Orrell (3.7 miles, population 23,410), Ashton-in-Makerfield (4.6 miles, population 26,375).
NHS waiting lists for the same care near Rainford: trauma and orthopaedics at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: median 9.7 weeks waited, 148 over a year (August 2026); general surgery at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: median 14.1 weeks waited, 177 over a year (August 2026); ophthalmology at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: median 11.7 weeks waited, 8 over a year (August 2026); endoscopy at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: 81.1% under six weeks (August 2026).
Details
- Address
- Crank Road, Crank, St. Helens, WA11 7RS
- Telephone
- Not listed by CQC
- Hospital group
- Circle Health Group
- CQC registration
- 1-20398593065, registered 2 April 2025
- CQC rating
- Good, published 25 January 2017
Compare with other hospitals
Hip replacement
Knee replacement
Knee arthroscopy
Carpal tunnel surgery
Hernia repair
Cataract surgery
Colonoscopy
Gastroscopy
Where these figures come from
Prices: from Fairfield 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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