Circle Health Group · Bury St Edmunds
St Edmunds 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 Gastroscopy
Health regulator rating
Good
CQC, report published March 2019
For the whole hospital, not one treatment.
Nearest other hospital with prices
24 miles
Optegra Colchester, Colchester
In short
St Edmunds Hospital is a Circle Health Group hospital in Bury St Edmunds (IP33 2AA). 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, gastroscopy.
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 11 local price comparison pages on this site, alongside other hospitals and the NHS waiting figures for each area.
Hip replacement
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St Edmunds Hospital
Bury St Edmunds
£14,680Total Hip Replacement
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, tests before treatment, the operation and post discharge care/ physio (first consultation £200). Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, St Edmunds Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Included Included Main treatment Included £14,480 · Included Post discharge care/ Physio Included Included · Included
Knee replacement
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St Edmunds Hospital
Bury St Edmunds
£15,430Total Knee Replacement
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, tests before treatment, the operation and post discharge care/ physio (first consultation £200). Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, St Edmunds Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Included Included Main treatment Included £15,230 · Included Post discharge care/ Physio Included Included · Included
Knee arthroscopy
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St Edmunds Hospital
Bury St Edmunds
£4,700Knee Arthroscopy
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, tests before treatment, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £200). Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, St Edmunds Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Included Included Main treatment Included £4,500 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Carpal tunnel surgery
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St Edmunds Hospital
Bury St Edmunds
£2,103Carpal Tunnel Release (local anaesthetic)
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, tests before treatment, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £150). Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, St Edmunds Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £150 Diagnostic Investigations Included Included Main treatment Included £1,953 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Hernia repair
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St Edmunds Hospital
Bury St Edmunds
£2,752Primary Repair of Inguinal Hernia (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, St Edmunds Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included not included Main treatment Included £2,552 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
St Edmunds Hospital
Bury St Edmunds
£3,400Primary Repair of Inguinal Hernia (general 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, St Edmunds Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included not included Main treatment Included £3,200 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Cataract surgery
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St Edmunds Hospital
Bury St Edmunds
£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, St Edmunds 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
Gastroscopy
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St Edmunds Hospital
Bury St Edmunds
£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, St Edmunds 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 St Edmunds 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 £14,680, £820 below the UK median of £15,500. 1 other hospital within 25 miles publishes a price, and it is not lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £200.
Knee replacement: published at £15,430, £805 below the UK median of £16,235. 1 other hospital within 25 miles publishes a price, and it is not lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £200.
Knee arthroscopy: published at £4,700, £17 above the UK median of £4,683. 1 other hospital within 25 miles publishes a price, and it is not lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £200.
Carpal tunnel surgery: published at £2,103, £602 below the UK median of £2,705. 1 other hospital within 25 miles publishes a price, and it is not lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £150.
Hernia repair: 2 published prices, the lowest £2,752, £1,259 below the UK median of £4,011. No other hospital within 25 miles publishes a price we could check. 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. 1 other hospital within 25 miles publishes a price, and it is not 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. No other hospital within 25 miles publishes a price we could check. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £200; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Around St Edmunds Hospital
The nearest other hospitals publishing self-pay prices are Optegra Colchester (Optegra, Colchester, 24 miles) and Oaks Hospital (Ramsay Health Care UK, Colchester, 24 miles).
Nearest towns and cities by straight-line distance: Bury St Edmunds (0.6 miles, population 41,280), Red Lodge (11 miles, population 5,775), Mildenhall (12 miles, population 9,685), Thetford (12 miles, population 25,510), Stowmarket (12 miles, population 21,535).
NHS waiting lists for the same care near Bury St Edmunds: trauma and orthopaedics at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust: median 17.6 weeks waited, 72 over a year (August 2026); general surgery at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust: median 16.5 weeks waited, 38 over a year (August 2026); ophthalmology at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust: median 10.5 weeks waited, 3 over a year (August 2026); endoscopy at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust: 40.7% under six weeks (August 2026).
Details
- Address
- St Mary's Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2AA
- Telephone
- Not listed by CQC
- Hospital group
- Circle Health Group
- CQC registration
- 1-128767355, registered 11 May 2011
- CQC rating
- Good, published 1 March 2019
Compare with other hospitals
Hip replacement
Knee replacement
Knee arthroscopy
Carpal tunnel surgery
Hernia repair
Cataract surgery
Gastroscopy
Where these figures come from
Prices: from St Edmunds 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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