South East
Private healthcare in Maidstone
Prices hospitals near Maidstone publish, and how long NHS waits are locally.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Treatments with prices
10
at 12 hospitals within 25 miles
Nearest hospital with prices
1.9 miles
KIMS Hospital, Maidstone, Maidstone
NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far
11 weeks
half had waited longer at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells (August 2026)
Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.
In short
Maidstone is in the area of NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.
Treatments near Maidstone
- Hip replacement8 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£12,665
- Knee replacement8 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£12,945
- Knee arthroscopy6 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£4,415
- Carpal tunnel surgery9 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£200
- Hernia repair6 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£3,449
- Cataract surgery11 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£175
- MRI scan5 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £420
- CT scan4 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £500
- Colonoscopy7 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£2,205
- Gastroscopy8 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 £12,665 at Chelsfield Park Hospital (18 miles); nearest KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (1.9 miles) at from £12,910. UK median £15,500.
Knee replacement: lowest £12,945 at Chelsfield Park Hospital (18 miles); nearest KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (1.9 miles) at from £13,662. UK median £16,235.
Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,415 at Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (14 miles); nearest KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (1.9 miles) at from £4,823. UK median £4,683.
Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £200 at Southend Private Hospital (21 miles); nearest Spire Alexandra Hospital (4.0 miles) at from £2,921. UK median £2,705.
Hernia repair: lowest £3,449 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham (8.0 miles); nearest KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (1.9 miles) at from £3,649. UK median £4,011.
Cataract surgery: lowest £175 at Southend Private Hospital (21 miles); nearest KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (1.9 miles) at from £3,348. UK median £2,995.
MRI scan: lowest from £420 at KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (1.9 miles). UK median £545.
CT scan: lowest from £500 at KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (1.9 miles). UK median £758.
Colonoscopy: lowest £2,205 at Chelsfield Park Hospital (18 miles); nearest KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (1.9 miles) at from £2,525. UK median £2,917.
Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at Chelsfield Park Hospital (18 miles); nearest KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (1.9 miles) at from £2,152. UK median £2,300.
NHS waits near Maidstone
Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 4,271 people waiting at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust had waited 10.8 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 0 had waited over a year.
General surgery: half of the 5,833 people waiting at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust had waited 11.0 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 0 had waited over a year.
Ophthalmology: half of the 5,934 people waiting at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust had waited 9.4 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 0 had waited over a year.
MRI: 99.0% of the 1,526 people waiting at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.
CT: 99.3% of the 2,402 people waiting at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.
Endoscopy: 81.1% of the 966 people waiting at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells 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 Maidstone
Maidstone had 109,490 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Kent and Medway NHS area.
The 12 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Circle Health Group (4), Spire Healthcare (3), KIMS Hospital (1), Optegra (1), Practice Plus Group (1), Nuffield Health (1), Optical Express (1). 11 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 4 are within 10 miles.
Within 5 miles of central Maidstone: KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (1.9 miles), Spire Alexandra Hospital (4.0 miles).
5 to 10 miles of central Maidstone: Optegra Maidstone (5.5 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham (8.0 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Maidstone: Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (14 miles), Optical Express - Dartford Hospital (17 miles), Chelsfield Park Hospital (18 miles), Southend Private Hospital (21 miles), Spire Wellesley Hospital (22 miles), Chaucer Hospital (24 miles), The Sloane Hospital (25 miles), Spire Hartswood Hospital (25 miles).
NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (1.6 miles), Medway NHS Foundation Trust (7.6 miles), East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (24 miles).
By population, Maidstone is number 11 of the 270 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the South East.
Registered clinics within 10 miles
Independent places on the health regulator’s register within 10 miles of central Maidstone, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.
- 7 independent hospitals registered for surgery: The KSL Clinic Ltd, Maidstone (0.4 miles, good), KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (1.9 miles, good), Spire Alexandra Hospital, Chatham (4.0 miles, requires improvement), and 4 more.
- 5 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: Optimax Laser Eye Clinics - Maidstone, Maidstone (0.2 miles, not yet rated), Eye 2 Eye Opticians, Maidstone (1.5 miles, not yet rated), Kent Eye Care Limited, Aylesford (4.0 miles, not yet rated), and 2 more.
- 10 independent scanning and testing centres: The KSL Clinic Ltd, Maidstone (0.4 miles, good), InHealth MRI - Maidstone Hospital, Maidstone (1.6 miles, not yet rated), KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (1.9 miles, good), and 7 more.
- 7 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: The KSL Clinic Ltd, Maidstone (0.4 miles, good), KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (1.9 miles, good), Spire Alexandra Hospital, Chatham (4.0 miles, requires improvement), and 4 more.
Hospitals with published prices
- KIMS Hospital, MaidstoneMaidstone · 1.9 miles · KIMS Hospital · rated Good
- Spire Alexandra HospitalChatham · 4.0 miles · Spire Healthcare · rated Requires improvement
- Optegra MaidstoneWest Malling · 5.5 miles · Optegra · rated Good
- Practice Plus Group Hospital, GillinghamGillingham · 8.0 miles · Practice Plus Group · rated Good
- Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells HospitalTunbridge Wells · 14 miles · Nuffield Health · rated Good
- Optical Express - Dartford HospitalDartford · 17 miles · Optical Express · rated Good
- Chelsfield Park HospitalOrpington · 18 miles · Circle Health Group · rated Good
- Southend Private HospitalWestcliff-on-Sea · 21 miles · Circle Health Group · rated Outstanding
- Spire Wellesley HospitalSouthend-on-Sea · 22 miles · Spire Healthcare · rated Good
- Chaucer HospitalCanterbury · 24 miles · Circle Health Group · rated Good
- The Sloane HospitalBeckenham · 25 miles · Circle Health Group · rated Good
- Spire Hartswood HospitalBrentwood · 25 miles · Spire Healthcare · rated Good
Nearby places covered here
These places share Maidstone’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Maidstone pages: Gillingham, Hastings, Chatham, Rochester, Larkfield, Snodland, Kings Hill, Coxheath, Bearsted, Tenterden, Paddock Wood, Staplehurst, Pembury.
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 Maidstone.
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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