North West

Private healthcare in Warrington

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

Prices checked 9 Nov 2026

Treatments with prices
10
at 19 hospitals within 25 miles
Nearest hospital with prices
3.6 miles
Spire Cheshire Hospital, Warrington
NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far
17 weeks
half had waited longer at North Cheshire and Mersey (August 2026)
Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.

In short

Warrington is in the area of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.

Treatments near Warrington

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 Alexandra Hospital (15 miles); nearest Spire Cheshire Hospital (3.6 miles) at from £16,927. UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest £12,945 at The Alexandra Hospital (15 miles); nearest Spire Cheshire Hospital (3.6 miles) at from £17,107. UK median £16,235.

Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,193 at Fairfield Independent Hospital (9.4 miles). UK median £4,683.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £1,430 at Circle Cheshire Clinic (9.1 miles); nearest Spire Cheshire Hospital (3.6 miles) at from £2,931. UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest £3,381 at Fairfield Independent Hospital (9.4 miles); nearest Spire Cheshire Hospital (3.6 miles) at from £3,755. UK median £4,011.

Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Bridgewater Hospital (15 miles); nearest Spire Cheshire Hospital (3.6 miles) at from £3,658. UK median £2,995.

MRI scan: lowest £400 at Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (15 miles); nearest Spire Cheshire Hospital (3.6 miles) at £585. UK median £545.

CT scan: lowest £587 at Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (15 miles); nearest Spire Cheshire Hospital (3.6 miles) at £720. UK median £758.

Colonoscopy: lowest £2,205 at The Beaumont Hospital (14 miles); nearest Fairfield Independent Hospital (9.4 miles) at £2,543. UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at The Beaumont Hospital (14 miles); nearest Fairfield Independent Hospital (9.4 miles) at £2,115. UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near Warrington

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 3,394 people waiting at North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust had waited 17.3 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 111 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 718 people waiting at North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust had waited 10.5 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 2 had waited over a year.

Ophthalmology: half of the 2,686 people waiting at North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust had waited 9.1 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 0 had waited over a year.

MRI: 99.3% of the 1,341 people waiting at North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

CT: 96.8% of the 910 people waiting at North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.

Endoscopy: 81.5% of the 1,096 people waiting at North Cheshire and Mersey 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 Warrington

Warrington had 174,970 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside NHS area.

The 19 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Spire Healthcare (6), Circle Health Group (5), Ramsay Health Care UK (3), Optical Express (2), Nuffield Health (2), Optegra (1). 17 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 3 are within 10 miles.

Within 5 miles of central Warrington: Spire Cheshire Hospital (3.6 miles).

5 to 10 miles of central Warrington: Circle Cheshire Clinic (9.1 miles), Fairfield Independent Hospital (9.4 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central Warrington: Oaklands Hospital (13 miles), The Beaumont Hospital (14 miles), Spire Manchester Hospital (14 miles), Spire Manchester Hospital (14 miles), Spire Liverpool Hospital (14 miles), Optegra Manchester Eye Hospital (14 miles), Bridgewater Hospital (15 miles), The Alexandra Hospital (15 miles), Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (15 miles), Optical Express - Liverpool Hospital (17 miles), Nuffield Health Chester Hospital (20 miles), Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield (21 miles), Spire Murrayfield Hospital Wirral (21 miles), Buckshaw Hospital (21 miles), Renacres Hospital (21 miles), The Highfield Hospital (23 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (1.1 miles), Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (8.5 miles).

By population, Warrington is number 4 of the 193 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the North West.

Registered clinics within 10 miles

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

13 independent hospitals registered for surgery: Community Health and Eyecare Warrington, Warrington (0.8 miles, not yet rated), The Cheshire Hand Clinic, Warrington (2.5 miles, not yet rated), Spire Cheshire Hospital, Warrington (3.6 miles, outstanding), and 10 more.
3 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: Community Health and Eyecare Warrington, Warrington (0.8 miles, not yet rated), SpaMedica Widnes, Widnes (5.6 miles, outstanding), SpaMedica Haydock, Newton-le-Willows (6.6 miles, not yet rated).
15 independent scanning and testing centres: Community Health and Eyecare Warrington, Warrington (0.8 miles, not yet rated), Holes Lane Surgery, Warrington (1.8 miles, not yet rated), The Cheshire Hand Clinic, Warrington (2.5 miles, not yet rated), and 12 more.
12 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: Community Health and Eyecare Warrington, Warrington (0.8 miles, not yet rated), The Cheshire Hand Clinic, Warrington (2.5 miles, not yet rated), Spire Cheshire Hospital, Warrington (3.6 miles, outstanding), and 9 more.

Hospitals with published prices

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 Warrington.

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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