Circle Health Group · Lancaster
Lancaster Private 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
Requires improvement
CQC, report published October 2019
For the whole hospital, not one treatment.
Nearest other hospital with prices
18 miles
Spire Fylde Coast Hospital, Blackpool
In short
Lancaster Private Hospital is a Circle Health Group hospital in Lancaster (LA1 3RH). 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 Requires improvement overall, in a report published 15 October 2019. A CQC rating describes the whole hospital, not a particular treatment.
Its prices appear on 10 local price comparison pages on this site, alongside other hospitals and the NHS waiting figures for each area.
Hip replacement
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Lancaster Private Hospital
Lancaster
£12,665Hip 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, Lancaster Private Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Lancaster Private Hospital
Lancaster
£13,735Minimally invasive hip 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 £250). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Lancaster Private Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £ 13,485 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Knee replacement
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Lancaster Private Hospital
Lancaster
£12,945Knee 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, Lancaster Private Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £ 12,745 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Knee arthroscopy
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Lancaster Private Hospital
Lancaster
£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, Lancaster Private 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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Lancaster Private Hospital
Lancaster
£1,735Wrist surgery - Carpal Tunnel release (local anaesthetic)
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, Lancaster Private Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1,535 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Cataract surgery
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Lancaster Private Hospital
Lancaster
£2,035Cataract 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 £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Lancaster Private Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1,835 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Colonoscopy
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Lancaster Private Hospital
Lancaster
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
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, Lancaster Private Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Gastroscopy
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Lancaster Private Hospital
Lancaster
£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, Lancaster Private 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 Lancaster Private Hospital published on the date shown, not a quote. Ask for a written, itemised price for your situation.
How its prices compare
Hip replacement: 2 published prices, the lowest £12,665, £2,836 below the UK median of £15,500. 3 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.
Knee replacement: published at £12,945, £3,290 below the UK median of £16,235. 3 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.
Knee arthroscopy: published at £4,476, £207 below the UK median of £4,683. 3 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 £1,735, £970 below the UK median of £2,705. 3 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.
Cataract surgery: published at £2,035, £960 below the UK median of £2,995. 3 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.
Colonoscopy: published at £2,205, £712 below the UK median of £2,917. 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.
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 Lancaster Private Hospital
The nearest other hospitals publishing self-pay prices are Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (Spire Healthcare, Blackpool, 18 miles), Fulwood Hall Hospital (Ramsay Health Care UK, Preston, 18 miles), Optegra Preston (Optegra, Preston, 22 miles) and The Beardwood Hospital (Circle Health Group, Blackburn, 23 miles).
Nearest towns and cities by straight-line distance: Lancaster (0.6 miles, population 52,655), Morecambe (2.7 miles, population 32,750), Bolton-le-Sands (3.2 miles, population 6,725), Heysham (3.6 miles, population 16,585), Carnforth (6.0 miles, population 5,855).
NHS waiting lists for the same care near Lancaster: trauma and orthopaedics at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust: median 12.7 weeks waited, 211 over a year (August 2026); ophthalmology at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust: median 7.5 weeks waited, 25 over a year (August 2026); endoscopy at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust: 96.3% under six weeks (August 2026).
Details
- Address
- Meadowside, Lancaster, LA1 3RH
- Telephone
- Not listed by CQC
- Hospital group
- Circle Health Group
- CQC registration
- 1-128766928, registered 11 May 2011
- CQC rating
- Requires improvement, published 15 October 2019
Compare with other hospitals
Hip replacement
Knee replacement
Knee arthroscopy
Carpal tunnel surgery
Cataract surgery
Colonoscopy
Gastroscopy
Where these figures come from
Prices: from Lancaster Private 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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