General surgery · Luton
Hernia repair in Luton: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
from£3,733
Spire Harpenden Hospital, Harpenden · 5.3 miles away
Typical price
£4,276
The middle of 4 published hernia repair prices within 25 miles.
NHS wait so far
16 weeks
Half the people on the general surgery list at Bedfordshire Hospitals had waited longer than this (August 2026).
Time waited so far by everyone on the list. It can’t tell you your own wait.
Prices near Luton
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Spire Harpenden Hospital
Harpenden · 5.3 miles away
from£3,733Hernia repair - groin (Inguinal) - open surgery
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £221 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Harpenden Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £221 Treatment Included from £3,512 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Bushey Hospital
Bushey · 18 miles away
from£4,171Hernia repair - groin (Inguinal) - open surgery
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £235 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Bushey Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £235 Treatment Included from £3,936 Aftercare Included Included -
Bishops Wood Hospital
London · 19 miles away
£4,381Hernia Repair Surgery
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Bishops Wood Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £3,390 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Pinehill Hospital
Hitchin · 7.9 miles away
from£4,741Hernia Repair - Groin (Inguinal) - Laparascopic (Keyhole Surgery)
What’s included: Ramsay calls this a guide price (a “from” price). Its page doesn’t list what’s included, so check with the hospital.
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Luton.
Hospital by hospital
Spire Harpenden Hospital, Harpenden, 5.3 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report January 2017). Hernia repair from £3,733 (first consultation £221 included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Pinehill Hospital, Hitchin, 7.9 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report March 2019). Hernia repair from £4,741 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £1,008 above the local lowest.
Spire Bushey Hospital, Bushey, 18 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report December 2021). Hernia repair from £4,171 (first consultation £235 included; aftercare included), £438 above the local lowest.
Bishops Wood Hospital, London, 19 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report October 2021). Hernia repair £4,381 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £648 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Hernia repair: 4 local prices span £1,008, from £3,733 to £4,741; the UK median across 101 published prices is £4,011.
5 to 10 miles of central Luton: Spire Harpenden Hospital (5.3 miles) and Pinehill Hospital (7.9 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Luton: Spire Bushey Hospital (18 miles) and Bishops Wood Hospital (19 miles).
Typical for hernia repair: often a day case.
Tip: count the journeys for the consultation, the procedure and follow-up when weighing a cheaper hospital further away.
Private or NHS?
- Cost. hernia repair £3,733 to £4,741 at 4 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Bedfordshire Hospitals: half had waited over 16 weeks; 9 in 10 within 42 weeks. England: 13 weeks.
Private hospitals usually ask for a referral letter or a consultation first. Not sure which is right for you? Your GP can refer you on the NHS and talk through your options.
The NHS wait near Luton
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 16.3 wks | 55.4% | 21 | 42 wks | 4,069 |
| East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust | 12.0 wks | 66.3% | 5 | 35 wks | 2,228 |
| England | 12.8 wks | 63.2% | 8,213 | 42 wks | 384,914 |
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 2.1 miles from Luton: 4,069 people on the general surgery list, 55.4% within 18 weeks, 21 over a year, nine in ten within 42 weeks.
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, 9.3 miles from Luton: 2,228 people on the general surgery list, 66.3% within 18 weeks, 5 over a year, nine in ten within 35 weeks.
These figures cover everyone on the trust’s general surgery list, not only people waiting for a hernia repair, and describe time waited so far, not how long a new referral will take.
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. Month-by-month figures: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 6 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 9.3 miles: 5 good, 1 not yet rated. 2 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 6 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
|---|---|---|---|
| SpaMedica Luton | 2.1 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Riverbanks Clinic | 4.3 miles | Good | No |
| Spire Harpenden Hospital | 5.3 miles | Good | Yes |
| Aventus Clinic | 7.4 miles | Good | No |
| Pinehill Hospital | 7.9 miles | Good | Yes |
| One Stop Doctors T/A One Stop Healthcare | 8.9 miles | Good | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Bishops Wood Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: its published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask Pinehill Hospital for an itemised quote, as its price is published as a single figure.
- Ask whether the quote is for open or keyhole repair, and for one side or both.
Nearby
Hernia repair in nearby places
- London 30 miles
- Reading 39 miles
- Ely 45 miles
- Peterborough 47 miles
- Crawley 55 miles
- Colchester 57 miles
- Leicester 59 miles
- Birmingham 73 miles
Other treatments near Luton
This page also covers 2 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Dunstable, Houghton Regis.
Where these figures come from
Prices: from each hospital’s own price page and breakdown on the date shown next to each price. We store the price, what the page says it includes, the link and the date.
Each hospital group describes its prices differently (guide prices, fixed packages or “from” prices), so read what’s included before comparing totals.
Clinic details and ratings: CQC register (HSCA Active Locations, downloaded 9 November 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. A rating describes the whole location, not one treatment.
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. Month-by-month figures: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Typical price is the middle (median) of the published prices within 25 miles, shown only when there are at least four.
Independent. We’re not part of the NHS or any hospital, we’re not clinicians, and nothing here is medical advice. Hospitals can’t pay to appear or to change their position.