Circle Health Group · Cheadle
The 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, Knee arthroscopy, Carpal tunnel surgery, Hernia repair, Cataract surgery, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy
Health regulator rating
Good
CQC, report published March 2022
For the whole hospital, not one treatment.
Nearest other hospital with prices
2.5 miles
Spire Manchester Hospital, Manchester
In short
The Alexandra Hospital is a Circle Health Group hospital in Cheadle (SK8 2PX). 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 9 March 2022. A CQC rating describes the whole hospital, not a particular treatment.
Its prices appear on 14 local price comparison pages on this site, alongside other hospitals and the NHS waiting figures for each area.
Hip replacement
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The Alexandra Hospital
Cheadle
£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, The Alexandra 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 -
The Alexandra Hospital
Cheadle
£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, The Alexandra 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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The Alexandra Hospital
Cheadle
£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, The Alexandra 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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The Alexandra Hospital
Cheadle
£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, The Alexandra 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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The Alexandra Hospital
Cheadle
£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, The Alexandra 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 -
The Alexandra Hospital
Cheadle
£2,224Carpal tunnel release (open)
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, The Alexandra Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £ 1,993 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Hernia repair
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The Alexandra Hospital
Cheadle
£4,505Primary repair of inguinal hernia
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, The Alexandra Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,855 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Alexandra Hospital
Cheadle
£5,105Laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia - unilateral
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, The Alexandra Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,950 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Cataract surgery
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The Alexandra Hospital
Cheadle
£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, The Alexandra 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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The Alexandra Hospital
Cheadle
£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, The Alexandra 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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The Alexandra Hospital
Cheadle
£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, The Alexandra 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 The 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: 2 published prices, the lowest £12,665, £2,836 below the UK median of £15,500. 7 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. 7 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. 4 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 1 of them is lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £200; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Carpal tunnel surgery: 2 published prices, the lowest £1,735, £970 below the UK median of £2,705. 7 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 1 of them is lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £200; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Hernia repair: 2 published prices, the lowest £4,505, £494 above the UK median of £4,011. 5 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.
Cataract surgery: published at £2,035, £960 below the UK median of £2,995. 11 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 1 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. 6 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. 6 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 The Alexandra Hospital
The nearest other hospitals publishing self-pay prices are Spire Manchester Hospital (Spire Healthcare, Manchester, 2.5 miles), Spire Manchester Hospital (Spire Healthcare, Manchester, 2.5 miles), Optegra Manchester Eye Hospital (Optegra, Didsbury, 2.6 miles), Bridgewater Hospital (Optical Express, Manchester, 4.5 miles), Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (Nuffield Health, Manchester, 4.5 miles) and Oaklands Hospital (Ramsay Health Care UK, Salford, 7.9 miles).
Nearest towns and cities by straight-line distance: Cheadle (0.6 miles, population 14,435), Gatley (1.0 miles, population 9,150), Cheadle Hulme (2.1 miles, population 24,785), Wythenshawe (2.4 miles, population 97,660), Stockport (2.5 miles, population 117,935).
NHS waiting lists for the same care near Cheadle: trauma and orthopaedics at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust: median 14.9 weeks waited, 49 over a year (August 2026); general surgery at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust: median 11.8 weeks waited, 15 over a year (August 2026); ophthalmology at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust: median 14.8 weeks waited, 38 over a year (August 2026); endoscopy at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust: 94.7% under six weeks (August 2026).
Details
- Address
- Mill Lane, Cheadle, SK8 2PX
- Telephone
- Not listed by CQC
- Hospital group
- Circle Health Group
- CQC registration
- 1-128758569, registered 11 May 2011
- CQC rating
- Good, published 9 March 2022
Compare with other hospitals
Hip replacement
Knee replacement
Knee arthroscopy
Carpal tunnel surgery
Hernia repair
Colonoscopy
Gastroscopy
Where these figures come from
Prices: from The 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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