Spire Healthcare · Chatham
Spire Alexandra 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, Carpal tunnel surgery, Hernia repair, Cataract surgery, MRI scan, CT scan and Gastroscopy
Health regulator rating
Requires improvement
CQC, report published September 2017
For the whole hospital, not one treatment.
Nearest other hospital with prices
3.1 miles
KIMS Hospital, Maidstone, Maidstone
In short
Spire Alexandra Hospital is a Spire Healthcare hospital in Chatham (ME5 9PG). On 9 November 2026 it published self-pay prices for 8 of the treatments we cover: hip replacement, knee replacement, carpal tunnel surgery, hernia repair, cataract surgery, MRI, CT, gastroscopy.
The Care Quality Commission rated the hospital Requires improvement overall, in a report published 6 September 2017. A CQC rating describes the whole hospital, not a particular treatment.
Its prices appear on 15 local price comparison pages on this site, alongside other hospitals and the NHS waiting figures for each area.
Hip replacement
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Spire Alexandra Hospital
Chatham
from£15,592Hip replacement
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £231 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Alexandra Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £231 Treatment Included from £15,361 Aftercare Included Included
Knee replacement
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Spire Alexandra Hospital
Chatham
from£16,176Knee replacement
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £225 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Alexandra Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £225 Treatment Included from £15,951 Aftercare Included Included
Carpal tunnel surgery
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Spire Alexandra Hospital
Chatham
from£2,921Carpal tunnel release (one wrist)
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £233 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Alexandra Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £233 Treatment Included from £2,688 Aftercare Included Included
Hernia repair
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Spire Alexandra Hospital
Chatham
from£3,930Hernia repair - groin (Inguinal) - open surgery
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £220 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Alexandra Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £220 Treatment Included from £3,710 Aftercare Included Included
Cataract surgery
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Spire Alexandra Hospital
Chatham
from£3,019Cataract surgery with eyesight correction
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £188 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Alexandra Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £188 Treatment Included from £2,831 Aftercare Included Included
MRI scan
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Spire Alexandra Hospital
Chatham
£510MRI 1 AREA
What’s included: Spire says its MRI prices include contrast dye when needed and the radiologist’s report. You need a referral letter from a GP or consultant.
CT scan
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Spire Alexandra Hospital
Chatham
£720CT 1 AREA
What’s included: Spire outpatient CT price for one body area. Ask the hospital whether the radiologist’s report and contrast are included, and whether you need a referral letter.
Gastroscopy
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Spire Alexandra Hospital
Chatham
from£2,520Stomach examination (gastroscopy, also known as endoscopy)
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £213 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Alexandra Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £213 Treatment Included from £2,307 Aftercare Included Included
Each price is what Spire Alexandra 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 £15,592, £92 above the UK median of £15,500. 9 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 6 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £231.
Knee replacement: published at from £16,176, £59 below the UK median of £16,235. 9 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 6 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £225.
Carpal tunnel surgery: published at from £2,921, £216 above the UK median of £2,705. 9 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 8 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £233.
Hernia repair: published at from £3,930, £81 below the UK median of £4,011. 6 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 3 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £220.
Cataract surgery: published at from £3,019, £24 above the UK median of £2,995. 12 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 7 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £188.
MRI scan: published at £510, £35 below the UK median of £545. 5 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 3 of them are lower. It is published as a single figure without a breakdown.
CT scan: published at £720, £38 below the UK median of £758. 3 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 1 of them is lower. It is published as a single figure without a breakdown.
Gastroscopy: published at from £2,520, £220 above the UK median of £2,300. 9 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 7 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £213.
Around Spire Alexandra Hospital
The nearest other hospitals publishing self-pay prices are KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (KIMS Hospital, Maidstone, 3.1 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham (Practice Plus Group, Gillingham, 4.2 miles), Optegra Maidstone (Optegra, West Malling, 6.7 miles), Optical Express - Dartford Hospital (Optical Express, Dartford, 15 miles), Southend Private Hospital (Circle Health Group, Westcliff-on-Sea, 17 miles) and Chelsfield Park Hospital (Circle Health Group, Orpington, 17 miles).
Nearest towns and cities by straight-line distance: Chatham (2.3 miles, population 76,955), Gillingham (3.4 miles, population 108,480), Snodland (3.6 miles, population 11,830), Larkfield (4.0 miles, population 26,150), Maidstone (4.0 miles, population 109,490).
NHS waiting lists for the same care near Chatham: trauma and orthopaedics at Medway NHS Foundation Trust: median 16.8 weeks waited, 5 over a year (August 2026); general surgery at Medway NHS Foundation Trust: median 12.2 weeks waited, 4 over a year (August 2026); ophthalmology at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust: median 9.4 weeks waited, 0 over a year (August 2026); MRI at Medway NHS Foundation Trust: 98.5% under six weeks (August 2026); CT at Medway NHS Foundation Trust: 100.0% under six weeks (August 2026); endoscopy at Medway NHS Foundation Trust: 83.4% under six weeks (August 2026).
Details
- Address
- Impton Lane, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 9PG
- Telephone
- Not listed by CQC
- Hospital group
- Spire Healthcare
- CQC registration
- 1-129783078, registered 13 October 2010
- CQC rating
- Requires improvement, published 6 September 2017
Compare with other hospitals
Hip replacement
Knee replacement
Carpal tunnel surgery
Hernia repair
Cataract surgery
MRI scan
CT scan
Gastroscopy
Where these figures come from
Prices: from Spire Alexandra 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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