East of England
Private healthcare in Ipswich
Prices hospitals near Ipswich publish, and how long NHS waits are locally.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Treatments with prices
9
at 4 hospitals within 25 miles
Nearest hospital with prices
3.5 miles
Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich
NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far
18 weeks
half had waited longer at West Suffolk (August 2026)
Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.
In short
Ipswich is in the area of NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.
Treatments near Ipswich
- Hip replacement3 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£14,680
- Knee replacement3 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£15,430
- Knee arthroscopy3 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£4,700
- Carpal tunnel surgery3 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£2,103
- Hernia repair2 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£2,752
- Cataract surgery3 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£2,035
- MRI scan2 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£589
- Colonoscopy1 hospital within 25 mileslowest£3,563
- Gastroscopy2 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£1,869
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 £14,680 at St Edmunds Hospital (22 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital (3.5 miles) at £18,503. UK median £15,500.
Knee replacement: lowest £15,430 at St Edmunds Hospital (22 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital (3.5 miles) at £19,266. UK median £16,235.
Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,700 at St Edmunds Hospital (22 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital (3.5 miles) at £5,125. UK median £4,683.
Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £2,103 at St Edmunds Hospital (22 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital (3.5 miles) at £3,206. UK median £2,705.
Hernia repair: lowest £2,752 at St Edmunds Hospital (22 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital (3.5 miles) at £4,539. UK median £4,011.
Cataract surgery: lowest £2,035 at St Edmunds Hospital (22 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital (3.5 miles) at £3,426. UK median £2,995.
MRI scan: lowest £589 at Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital (3.5 miles). UK median £545.
Colonoscopy: lowest £3,563 at Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital (3.5 miles). UK median £2,917.
Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at St Edmunds Hospital (22 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital (3.5 miles) at £2,785. UK median £2,300.
NHS waits near Ipswich
Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 4,215 people waiting at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust had waited 17.6 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 72 had waited over a year.
General surgery: half of the 2,010 people waiting at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust had waited 16.5 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 38 had waited over a year.
Ophthalmology: half of the 2,113 people waiting at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust had waited 10.5 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 3 had waited over a year.
MRI: 92.8% of the 820 people waiting at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.
Endoscopy: 40.7% of the 1,391 people waiting at West Suffolk NHS Foundation 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 Ipswich
Ipswich had 151,565 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Norfolk and Suffolk NHS area.
The 4 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Nuffield Health (1), Optegra (1), Ramsay Health Care UK (1), Circle Health Group (1). 3 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 1 are within 10 miles.
Within 5 miles of central Ipswich: Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital (3.5 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Ipswich: Optegra Colchester (13 miles), Oaks Hospital (15 miles), St Edmunds Hospital (22 miles).
NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (22 miles), Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (39 miles).
By population, Ipswich is number 6 of the 175 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the East of England.
Registered clinics within 10 miles
Independent places on the health regulator’s register within 10 miles of central Ipswich, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.
- 1 independent hospital registered for surgery: Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich (3.6 miles, good).
- 2 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service, Ipswich (0.6 miles, good), Evolutio Ophthalmology Clinic – Ipswich, Ipswich (0.6 miles, not yet rated).
- 1 independent scanning and testing centre: Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich (3.6 miles, good).
- 2 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: InHealth Endoscopy - Suffolk Community Centre, Ipswich (2.9 miles, good), Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich (3.6 miles, good).
Hospitals with published prices
Nearby places covered here
These places share Ipswich’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Ipswich pages: Bury St Edmunds, Felixstowe, Sudbury, Stowmarket, Harwich, Kesgrave, Woodbridge, Hadleigh, Walton-on-the-Naze, Kirby Cross, Leiston, Needham Market.
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 Ipswich.
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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