Ramsay Health Care UK · Hitchin
Pinehill 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, Hernia repair, Cataract surgery and MRI scan
Health regulator rating
Good
CQC, report published March 2019
For the whole hospital, not one treatment.
Nearest other hospital with prices
9.4 miles
Spire Harpenden Hospital, Harpenden
In short
Pinehill Hospital is a Ramsay Health Care UK hospital in Hitchin (SG4 9QZ). 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, hernia repair, cataract surgery, MRI.
The Care Quality Commission rated the hospital Good overall, in a report published 1 March 2019. A CQC rating describes the whole hospital, not a particular treatment.
Its prices appear on 12 local price comparison pages on this site, alongside other hospitals and the NHS waiting figures for each area.
Hip replacement
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Pinehill Hospital
Hitchin
from£17,500Hip 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 replacement
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Pinehill Hospital
Hitchin
from£17,500Knee 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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Pinehill Hospital
Hitchin
from£4,683Knee 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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Pinehill Hospital
Hitchin
from£3,003Carpal 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.
Hernia repair
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Pinehill Hospital
Hitchin
from£4,741Hernia Repair - Groin (Inguinal) - Laparascopic (Keyhole 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.
Cataract surgery
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Pinehill Hospital
Hitchin
from£2,750Cataract 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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Pinehill Hospital
Hitchin
from£567MRI (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 Pinehill 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 £17,500, £2,000 above the UK median of £15,500. 8 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 6 of them are lower. It is published as a single figure without a breakdown.
Knee replacement: published at from £17,500, £1,265 above the UK median of £16,235. 7 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 4 of them are lower. It is published as a single figure without a breakdown.
Knee arthroscopy: published at from £4,683. 9 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 6 of them are lower. It is published as a single figure without a breakdown.
Carpal tunnel surgery: published at from £3,003, £298 above the UK median of £2,705. 9 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 7 of them are lower. It is published as a single figure without a breakdown.
Hernia repair: published at from £4,741, £730 above the UK median of £4,011. 4 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 £2,750, £245 below the UK median of £2,995. 12 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 7 of them are lower. It is published as a single figure without a breakdown.
MRI scan: published at from £567, £22 above the UK median of £545. 4 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 1 of them is lower. It is published as a single figure without a breakdown.
Around Pinehill Hospital
The nearest other hospitals publishing self-pay prices are Spire Harpenden Hospital (Spire Healthcare, Harpenden, 9.4 miles), The Manor Hospital (Circle Health Group, Bedford, 17 miles), Rivers Hospital (Ramsay Health Care UK, Sawbridgeworth, 19 miles), The Kings Oak Hospital (Circle Health Group, London, 21 miles), The Saxon Clinic (Circle Health Group, Milton Keynes, 21 miles) and The Cavell Hospital (Circle Health Group, Enfield, 21 miles).
Nearest towns and cities by straight-line distance: Hitchin (0.4 miles, population 35,220), Letchworth (2.6 miles, population 33,990), Baldock (4.1 miles, population 10,615), Stevenage (4.2 miles, population 94,470), Arlesey (4.5 miles, population 6,025).
NHS waiting lists for the same care near Hitchin: trauma and orthopaedics at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust: median 19.3 weeks waited, 273 over a year (August 2026); general surgery at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust: median 12.0 weeks waited, 5 over a year (August 2026); ophthalmology at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust: median 8.3 weeks waited, 29 over a year (August 2026); MRI at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust: 72.6% under six weeks (August 2026).
Details
- Address
- Benslow Lane, Hitchin, SG4 9QZ
- Telephone
- Not listed by CQC
- Hospital group
- Ramsay Health Care UK
- CQC registration
- 1-128733068, registered 12 October 2010
- CQC rating
- Good, published 1 March 2019
Compare with other hospitals
Hip replacement
Knee replacement
Knee arthroscopy
Carpal tunnel surgery
Hernia repair
Cataract surgery
MRI scan
Where these figures come from
Prices: from Pinehill 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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