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Private healthcare in Luton

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

Prices checked 9 Nov 2026

  • Treatments with prices

    10

    at 15 hospitals within 25 miles

  • Nearest hospital with prices

    5.3 miles

    Spire Harpenden Hospital, Harpenden

  • NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far

    21 weeks

    half had waited longer at Bedfordshire Hospitals (August 2026)

    Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.

In short

Luton is in the area of NHS Central East Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.

Treatments near Luton

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 £12,550 at The Kings Oak Hospital (21 miles); nearest Spire Harpenden Hospital (5.3 miles) at from £18,190. UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest £12,850 at The Kings Oak Hospital (21 miles); nearest Spire Harpenden Hospital (5.3 miles) at from £17,731. UK median £16,235.

Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,476 at The Saxon Clinic (16 miles); nearest Spire Harpenden Hospital (5.3 miles) at from £5,119. UK median £4,683.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £1,735 at The Saxon Clinic (16 miles); nearest Spire Harpenden Hospital (5.3 miles) at from £2,986. UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest from £3,733 at Spire Harpenden Hospital (5.3 miles). UK median £4,011.

Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Optical Express - Milton Keynes Hospital (18 miles); nearest Spire Harpenden Hospital (5.3 miles) at from £3,231. UK median £2,995.

MRI scan: lowest £545 at Spire Bushey Hospital (18 miles); nearest Spire Harpenden Hospital (5.3 miles) at £595. UK median £545.

CT scan: lowest £830 at Spire Bushey Hospital (18 miles); nearest Spire Harpenden Hospital (5.3 miles) at £860. UK median £758.

Colonoscopy: lowest £2,205 at The Saxon Clinic (16 miles); nearest Spire Harpenden Hospital (5.3 miles) at from £2,747. UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at The Saxon Clinic (16 miles); nearest Spire Harpenden Hospital (5.3 miles) at from £2,200. UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near Luton

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 7,426 people waiting at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited 20.8 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 482 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 4,069 people waiting at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited 16.3 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 21 had waited over a year.

Ophthalmology: half of the 3,863 people waiting at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited 11.8 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 3 had waited over a year.

MRI: 66.6% of the 3,857 people waiting at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

CT: 96.4% of the 1,634 people waiting at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.

Endoscopy: 52.6% of the 2,369 people waiting at Bedfordshire Hospitals 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 Luton

Luton had 233,525 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Central East NHS area.

The 15 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Circle Health Group (9), Spire Healthcare (2), Ramsay Health Care UK (2), Optical Express (1), Optegra (1). 13 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 2 are within 10 miles.

5 to 10 miles of central Luton: Spire Harpenden Hospital (5.3 miles), Pinehill Hospital (7.9 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central Luton: The Saxon Clinic (16 miles), The Manor Hospital (17 miles), Optical Express - Milton Keynes Hospital (18 miles), Spire Bushey Hospital (18 miles), The Chiltern Hospital (18 miles), Bishops Wood Hospital (19 miles), The Kings Oak Hospital (21 miles), The Cavell Hospital (21 miles), Optegra London (22 miles), Hendon Hospital (22 miles), The Clementine Churchill Hospital (23 miles), The Shelburne Hospital (23 miles), Rivers Hospital (24 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2.1 miles), East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust (9.3 miles).

By population, Luton is number 1 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 Luton, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.

  • 7 independent hospitals registered for surgery: SpaMedica Luton, Luton (2.1 miles, not yet rated), Riverbanks Clinic, East Hyde (4.4 miles, good), Spire Harpenden Hospital, Harpenden (5.3 miles, good), and 4 more.
  • 2 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: SpaMedica Luton, Luton (2.1 miles, not yet rated), Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Stevenage), Stevenage (9.5 miles, not yet rated).
  • 10 independent scanning and testing centres: Fusion Radiology, Luton (0.5 miles, good), SpaMedica Luton, Luton (2.1 miles, not yet rated), Riverbanks Clinic, East Hyde (4.4 miles, good), and 7 more.
  • 7 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: SpaMedica Luton, Luton (2.1 miles, not yet rated), Riverbanks Clinic, East Hyde (4.4 miles, good), Spire Harpenden Hospital, Harpenden (5.3 miles, good), and 4 more.

Hospitals with published prices

Nearby places covered here

These places share Luton’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Luton pages: Hitchin, Dunstable, Houghton Regis.

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 Luton.

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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