North East
Private healthcare in Middlesbrough
Prices hospitals near Middlesbrough publish, and how long NHS waits are locally.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Treatments with prices
8
at 3 hospitals within 25 miles
Nearest hospital with prices
1.5 miles
Tees Valley Hospital, Middlesbrough
NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far
12 weeks
half had waited longer at South Tees Hospitals (August 2026)
Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.
In short
Middlesbrough is in the area of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.
Treatments near Middlesbrough
- Hip replacement2 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£13,120
- Knee replacement2 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£13,120
- Knee arthroscopy2 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£4,120
- Carpal tunnel surgery3 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£2,015
- Hernia repair2 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£3,690
- MRI scan2 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £370
- Colonoscopy1 hospital within 25 mileslowest£3,060
- Gastroscopy1 hospital within 25 mileslowest£2,295
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 £13,120 at Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (5.6 miles); nearest Tees Valley Hospital (1.5 miles) at from £13,728. UK median £15,500.
Knee replacement: lowest £13,120 at Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (5.6 miles); nearest Tees Valley Hospital (1.5 miles) at from £13,728. UK median £16,235.
Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,120 at Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (5.6 miles); nearest Tees Valley Hospital (1.5 miles) at from £4,346. UK median £4,683.
Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £2,015 at Woodlands Hospital (12 miles); nearest Tees Valley Hospital (1.5 miles) at from £2,833. UK median £2,705.
Hernia repair: lowest £3,690 at Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (5.6 miles); nearest Tees Valley Hospital (1.5 miles) at from £4,259. UK median £4,011.
MRI scan: lowest from £370 at Tees Valley Hospital (1.5 miles). UK median £545.
Colonoscopy: lowest £3,060 at Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (5.6 miles). UK median £2,917.
Gastroscopy: lowest £2,295 at Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (5.6 miles). UK median £2,300.
NHS waits near Middlesbrough
Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 5,592 people waiting at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited 12.4 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 41 had waited over a year.
General surgery: half of the 1,925 people waiting at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited 12.5 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 8 had waited over a year.
MRI: 85.7% of the 2,156 people waiting at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.
Endoscopy: 85.8% of the 1,087 people waiting at South Tees 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 Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough had 148,215 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS North East and North Cumbria NHS area.
The 3 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Ramsay Health Care UK (1), Nuffield Health (1), Circle Health Group (1). 3 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 2 are within 10 miles.
Within 5 miles of central Middlesbrough: Tees Valley Hospital (1.5 miles).
5 to 10 miles of central Middlesbrough: Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (5.6 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Middlesbrough: Woodlands Hospital (12 miles).
NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (0.1 miles), North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust (11 miles).
By population, Middlesbrough is number 3 of the 81 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the North East.
Registered clinics within 10 miles
Independent places on the health regulator’s register within 10 miles of central Middlesbrough, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.
- 3 independent hospitals registered for surgery: Tees Valley Hospital, Middlesbrough (1.5 miles, good), SpaMedica Stockton-On-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees (3.5 miles, outstanding), Nuffield Health Tees Hospital, Stockton on Tees (5.6 miles, good).
- 2 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service, Middlesbrough (1.5 miles, good), SpaMedica Stockton-On-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees (3.5 miles, outstanding).
- 4 independent scanning and testing centres: Tees Valley Hospital, Middlesbrough (1.5 miles, good), SpaMedica Stockton-On-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees (3.5 miles, outstanding), Nuffield Health Tees Hospital, Stockton on Tees (5.6 miles, good), and 1 more.
- 3 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: Tees Valley Hospital, Middlesbrough (1.5 miles, good), SpaMedica Stockton-On-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees (3.5 miles, outstanding), Nuffield Health Tees Hospital, Stockton on Tees (5.6 miles, good).
Hospitals with published prices
Nearby places covered here
These places share Middlesbrough’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Middlesbrough pages: Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar, Billingham, Eston, Newton Aycliffe, Ingleby Barwick, Thornaby-on-Tees, Guisborough, Catterick Garrison, Northallerton, Whitby, Egglescliffe, Shildon, Yarm, Richmond, Marske-by-the-Sea, Skelton, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Barnard Castle, Brotton, Wingate.
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 Middlesbrough.
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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