Circle Health Group · Great Missenden
The Chiltern Hospital
The self-pay prices this hospital publishes, what they include, and how they compare nearby.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Treatments with prices
6
Hip replacement, Knee arthroscopy, Carpal tunnel surgery, Cataract surgery, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy
Health regulator rating
Good
CQC, report published November 2021
For the whole hospital, not one treatment.
Nearest other hospital with prices
5.2 miles
The Shelburne Hospital, High Wycombe
In short
The Chiltern Hospital is a Circle Health Group hospital in Great Missenden (HP16 0EN). On 9 November 2026 it published self-pay prices for 6 of the treatments we cover: hip replacement, knee arthroscopy, carpal tunnel surgery, cataract surgery, colonoscopy, gastroscopy.
The Care Quality Commission rated the hospital Good overall, in a report published 29 November 2021. A CQC rating describes the whole hospital, not a particular treatment.
Its prices appear on 21 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 Chiltern Hospital
Great Missenden
£18,480Hip 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 Chiltern Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included From £18,280 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Knee arthroscopy
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The Chiltern Hospital
Great Missenden
£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 Chiltern 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 Chiltern Hospital
Great Missenden
£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 Chiltern 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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The Chiltern Hospital
Great Missenden
£3,146Cataract removal & lens insertion - 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 £250). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, The Chiltern Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included From £2,896 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Colonoscopy
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The Chiltern Hospital
Great Missenden
£2,973Colonoscopy 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 £250). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, The Chiltern Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included From £2,723 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Gastroscopy
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The Chiltern Hospital
Great Missenden
£2,539Gastroscopy 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 £250). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, The Chiltern Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,289 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Each price is what The Chiltern 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 £18,480, £2,980 above the UK median of £15,500. 11 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 11 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £250; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Knee arthroscopy: published at £4,476, £207 below the UK median of £4,683. 9 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: published at £1,735, £970 below the UK median of £2,705. 8 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 £3,146, £151 above the UK median of £2,995. 16 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 9 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £250; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Colonoscopy: published at £2,973, £56 above the UK median of £2,917. 6 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 6 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £250; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Gastroscopy: published at £2,539, £240 above the UK median of £2,300. 6 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 6 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £250; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Around The Chiltern Hospital
The nearest other hospitals publishing self-pay prices are The Shelburne Hospital (Circle Health Group, High Wycombe, 5.2 miles), Spire Thames Valley Hospital (Spire Healthcare, Slough, 11 miles), Bishops Wood Hospital (Circle Health Group, London, 12 miles), The Princess Margaret Hospital (Circle Health Group, Windsor, 15 miles), Spire Bushey Hospital (Spire Healthcare, Bushey, 16 miles) and Spire Harpenden Hospital (Spire Healthcare, Harpenden, 17 miles).
Nearest towns and cities by straight-line distance: Prestwood and Great Missenden (1.7 miles, population 7,595), Hazlemere (2.7 miles, population 20,005), Chesham (3.9 miles, population 23,695), Amersham (3.9 miles, population 17,380), High Wycombe (4.7 miles, population 83,535).
NHS waiting lists for the same care near Prestwood and Great Missenden: trauma and orthopaedics at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust: median 16.0 weeks waited, 0 over a year (August 2026); ophthalmology at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust: median 14.2 weeks waited, 0 over a year (August 2026); endoscopy at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust: 94.0% under six weeks (August 2026).
Details
- Address
- London Road, Great Missenden, HP16 0EN
- Telephone
- Not listed by CQC
- Hospital group
- Circle Health Group
- CQC registration
- 1-128758622, registered 11 May 2011
- CQC rating
- Good, published 29 November 2021
Compare with other hospitals
Hip replacement
Knee arthroscopy
Carpal tunnel surgery
Cataract surgery
Colonoscopy
Gastroscopy
Where these figures come from
Prices: from The Chiltern 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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