North West

Private healthcare in Blackburn

Prices hospitals near Blackburn publish, and how long NHS waits are locally.

Prices checked 9 Nov 2026

Treatments with prices
10
at 17 hospitals within 25 miles
Nearest hospital with prices
1.3 miles
The Beardwood Hospital, Blackburn
NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far
7 weeks
half had waited longer at East Lancashire Hospitals (August 2026)
Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.

In short

Blackburn is in the area of NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.

Treatments near Blackburn

The lowest price published within 25 miles. Open a treatment to see every price, what it includes and the NHS wait.

Cheapest and nearest, treatment by treatment

Hip replacement: lowest £12,665 at The Beardwood Hospital (1.3 miles). UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest £12,945 at The Beardwood Hospital (1.3 miles). UK median £16,235.

Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,193 at Fairfield Independent Hospital (21 miles); nearest The Beardwood Hospital (1.3 miles) at £4,476. UK median £4,683.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £1,735 at The Beardwood Hospital (1.3 miles). UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest £3,381 at Fairfield Independent Hospital (21 miles). UK median £4,011.

Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Bridgewater Hospital (22 miles); nearest The Beardwood Hospital (1.3 miles) at £2,035. UK median £2,995.

MRI scan: lowest £400 at Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (22 miles); nearest Fulwood Hall Hospital (8.6 miles) at from £525. UK median £545.

CT scan: lowest £587 at Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (22 miles). UK median £758.

Colonoscopy: lowest £2,205 at The Beardwood Hospital (1.3 miles). UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at The Beardwood Hospital (1.3 miles). UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near Blackburn

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 6,583 people waiting at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust had waited 7.4 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 7 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 3,145 people waiting at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust had waited 12.3 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 0 had waited over a year.

Ophthalmology: half of the 4,340 people waiting at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust had waited 11.8 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 4 had waited over a year.

MRI: 100.0% of the 2,134 people waiting at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

CT: 100.0% of the 1,649 people waiting at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.

Endoscopy: 95.7% of the 1,682 people waiting at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 69.6% across England.

These figures cover everyone already on the list and show time waited so far, not how long a new referral will take.

About Blackburn

Blackburn had 124,955 residents in the 2021 Census, in the Blackburn with Darwen local authority area and the NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS area.

The 17 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Circle Health Group (5), Ramsay Health Care UK (4), Spire Healthcare (3), Optegra (2), Practice Plus Group (1), Optical Express (1), Nuffield Health (1). 15 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 4 are within 10 miles.

Within 5 miles of central Blackburn: The Beardwood Hospital (1.3 miles).

5 to 10 miles of central Blackburn: Optegra Preston (7.3 miles), Fulwood Hall Hospital (8.6 miles), Buckshaw Hospital (8.8 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central Blackburn: The Beaumont Hospital (12 miles), The Highfield Hospital (16 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Rochdale (16 miles), Oaklands Hospital (19 miles), Fairfield Independent Hospital (21 miles), Renacres Hospital (22 miles), Bridgewater Hospital (22 miles), Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (22 miles), Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (23 miles), Optegra Manchester Eye Hospital (24 miles), Lancaster Private Hospital (24 miles), Spire Manchester Hospital (24 miles), Spire Manchester Hospital (24 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (1.2 miles), Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (9.6 miles).

By population, Blackburn is number 6 of the 193 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the North West, in the Blackburn with Darwen statistical area.

Registered clinics within 10 miles

Independent places on the health regulator’s register within 10 miles of central Blackburn, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.

9 independent hospitals registered for surgery: The Beardwood Hospital, Blackburn (1.3 miles, good), Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Accrington), Accrington (4.9 miles, not yet rated), Greater Lancashire Hospital, Preston (7.2 miles, good), and 6 more.
5 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: Ribble Valley Eye Clinic, Blackburn (2.3 miles, not yet rated), Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Accrington), Accrington (4.9 miles, not yet rated), Optegra Preston, Preston (7.3 miles, not yet rated), and 2 more.
11 independent scanning and testing centres: The Beardwood Hospital, Blackburn (1.3 miles, good), Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Accrington), Accrington (4.9 miles, not yet rated), Greater Lancashire Hospital, Preston (7.2 miles, good), and 8 more.
9 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: The Beardwood Hospital, Blackburn (1.3 miles, good), Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Accrington), Accrington (4.9 miles, not yet rated), Greater Lancashire Hospital, Preston (7.2 miles, good), and 6 more.

Hospitals with published prices

Nearby places covered here

These places share Blackburn’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Blackburn pages: Great Harwood, Clayton-le-Moors, Rishton.

Where these figures come from

Prices: lowest and nearest published self-pay prices within 25 miles, read from each hospital’s own website on the date shown. Straight-line distances from the centre of Blackburn.

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.

Hospital details and ratings: CQC register (HSCA Active Locations, downloaded 9 November 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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