Orthopaedic surgery
Private hip replacement: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Published self-pay prices for hip replacement surgery at named UK hospitals, what each package includes, and how long NHS orthopaedic waiting lists are near you.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Lowest UK price
£12,550
up to £19,603, across 158 published prices
Typical price
£15,500
the middle of the prices from 131 hospitals
NHS wait so far, England
14 weeks
half on trauma and orthopaedics lists had waited longer (August 2026)
Time waited so far, not a forecast.
In short
We found 158 published self-pay prices for hip replacement at 131 UK hospitals, from £12,550 to £19,603, with a median of £15,500. All were checked on 9 November 2026 and link to the hospital’s own page.
Across England in August 2026, half of the 851,183 people on NHS trauma and orthopaedics waiting lists had waited 13.9 weeks or less, and 60.9% had waited under 18 weeks, against an 18-week standard of 92%.
There are local pages for 32 cities and large towns in England, which between them also cover 169 smaller towns nearby.
Hip replacement near you
East Midlands
East of England
- Luton from £12,550
- Norwich from £17,591
- Peterborough from £16,079
- Southend-on-Sea from £12,910
- Cambridge from £14,680
- Colchester from £17,644
London
North East
North West
South East
- Brighton and Hove from £16,673
- Southampton from £12,665
- Reading from £12,665
- Crawley from £12,665
- Maidstone from £12,665
- Chichester from £13,199
South West
West Midlands
Yorkshire and The Humber
Smaller towns, and the page that covers each
East Midlands
- Anstey see Leicester
- Birstall see Leicester
- Blaby and Whetstone see Leicester
- Broughton Astley see Leicester
- Countesthorpe see Leicester
- Deeping St James see Peterborough
- Earls Barton see Northampton
- Enderby and Narborough see Leicester
- Groby see Leicester
- Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt see Leicester
- Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe see Leicester
- Market Deeping see Peterborough
- Nuthall and Watnall see Nottingham
- Oadby see Leicester
- Stamford see Peterborough
- Thurmaston see Leicester
- Towcester see Northampton
- Wigston see Leicester
East of England
- Ashingdon see Southend-on-Sea
- Aylsham see Norwich
- Beccles see Norwich
- Berechurch see Colchester
- Bradwell see Norwich
- Brightlingsea see Colchester
- Bungay see Norwich
- Burwell see Cambridge
- Caister-on-Sea see Norwich
- Canvey Island see Southend-on-Sea
- Cromer see Norwich
- Dereham see Norwich
- Dunstable see Luton
- Eye see Peterborough
- Fakenham see Norwich
- Gorleston-on-Sea see Norwich
- Great Shelford and Stapleford see Cambridge
- Great Yarmouth see Norwich
- Hemsby see Norwich
- Hethersett see Norwich
- Histon and Impington see Cambridge
- Hitchin see Luton
- Hockley and Hawkwell see Southend-on-Sea
- Houghton Regis see Luton
- Hullbridge see Southend-on-Sea
- Jaywick see Colchester
- Lowestoft see Norwich
- Newmarket see Cambridge
- North Walsham see Norwich
- Poringland see Norwich
- Rayleigh see Southend-on-Sea
- Rochford see Southend-on-Sea
- Sawston see Cambridge
- Sheringham see Norwich
- Soham see Cambridge
- Taverham and Drayton see Norwich
- Thundersley and South Benfleet see Southend-on-Sea
- Waterbeach see Cambridge
- Whittlesey see Peterborough
- Wivenhoe see Colchester
- Wymondham see Norwich
- Yaxley see Peterborough
North East
- Annfield Plain see Durham
- Birtley see Durham
- Brandon see Durham
- Chester-le-Street see Durham
- Consett see Durham
- Crook see Durham
- Fence Houses see Durham
- Hetton-le-Hole see Durham
- Houghton-le-Spring see Durham
- Murton see Durham
- Pelton and Ouston see Durham
- Sacriston see Durham
- Seaham see Durham
- Shiney Row and Penshaw see Durham
- Stanley see Durham
- Ushaw Moor and Bearpark see Durham
- Washington see Durham
North West
- Aintree see Liverpool
- Audenshaw see Manchester
- Birkenhead see Liverpool
- Bootle see Liverpool
- Carlisle see Newcastle upon Tyne
- Crosby see Liverpool
- Droylsden see Manchester
- Litherland see Liverpool
- Poulton-le-Fylde see Blackpool
South East
- Bearsted see Maidstone
- Burghfield Common see Reading
- Caversham see Reading
- Chandler's Ford see Southampton
- Coxheath see Maidstone
- East Wittering see Chichester
- Eastleigh see Southampton
- Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint see Brighton and Hove
- Horndean see Chichester
- Horsham see Crawley
- Hythe and Dibden Purlieu see Southampton
- Larkfield see Maidstone
- Lewes see Brighton and Hove
- Marchwood see Southampton
- Newhaven see Brighton and Hove
- North Baddesley see Southampton
- Peacehaven see Brighton and Hove
- Petersfield see Chichester
- Romsey see Southampton
- Seaford see Brighton and Hove
- Selsey see Chichester
- Shinfield see Reading
- Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross see Reading
- Totton see Southampton
- West End see Southampton
- Winchester see Southampton
- Winnersh see Reading
- Woodley see Reading
South West
- Barnstaple see Exeter
- Bishop's Cleeve see Gloucester
- Brixham see Exeter
- Brockworth see Gloucester
- Budleigh Salterton see Exeter
- Chalford see Gloucester
- Cheltenham see Gloucester
- Churchdown see Gloucester
- Crediton see Exeter
- Dawlish see Exeter
- Exmouth see Exeter
- Keynsham see Bristol
- Kingsteignton see Exeter
- Nailsworth see Gloucester
- Newent see Gloucester
- Ottery St Mary see Exeter
- Plymouth see Bristol
- Quedgeley and Hardwicke see Gloucester
- Sidmouth see Exeter
- Stonehouse see Gloucester
- Stroud see Gloucester
- Teignmouth see Exeter
- Tewkesbury see Gloucester
- Torquay see Exeter
West Midlands
- Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook see Stoke-on-Trent
- Broseley see Telford
- Cheadle see Stoke-on-Trent
- Droitwich Spa see Worcester
- Newcastle-under-Lyme see Stoke-on-Trent
- Shifnal see Telford
- Stourport-on-Severn see Worcester
- Werrington see Stoke-on-Trent
Yorkshire and The Humber
- Barton-upon-Humber see Kingston upon Hull
- Beverley see Kingston upon Hull
- Bingley see Bradford
- Bridlington see Kingston upon Hull
- Brigg see Kingston upon Hull
- Brough see Kingston upon Hull
- Cleethorpes see Kingston upon Hull
- Cottingham see Kingston upon Hull
- Driffield see Kingston upon Hull
- Gomersal and Birkenshaw see Bradford
- Grimsby see Kingston upon Hull
- Hedon see Kingston upon Hull
- Hessle see Kingston upon Hull
- Hornsea see Kingston upon Hull
- Humberston and New Waltham see Kingston upon Hull
- Immingham see Kingston upon Hull
- Keighley see Bradford
- Scarborough see Kingston upon Hull
- Steeton see Bradford
- Thornton see Bradford
- Waltham see Kingston upon Hull
- Willerby and Anlaby see Kingston upon Hull
- Withernsea see Kingston upon Hull
Published prices (lowest first)
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The Cavell Hospital
Enfield
£12,550Hip replacement 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, The Cavell Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,350 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Kings Oak Hospital
London
£12,550Hip replacement 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, The Kings Oak Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,350 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Chelsfield Park Hospital
Orpington
£12,665Hip replacement 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, Chelsfield Park Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Hendon Hospital
London
£12,665Hip replacement 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, Hendon Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Mount Alvernia Hospital
Guildford
£12,665Hip replacement 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, Mount Alvernia Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Sarum Road Hospital
Winchester
£12,665Hip replacement 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, Sarum Road Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Shirley Oaks Hospital
Croydon
£12,665Hip replacement 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, Shirley Oaks Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Sutton Medical Centre
Sutton Coldfield
£12,665Hip replacement 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, Sutton Medical Centre Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Syon Clinic
Brentford
£12,665Hip replacement 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, Syon Clinic Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Alexandra Hospital
Cheadle
£12,665Hip replacement 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, The Alexandra Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Beardwood Hospital
Blackburn
£12,665Hip replacement 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, The Beardwood Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Blackheath Hospital
London
£12,665Hip replacement 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, The Blackheath Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Clementine Churchill Hospital
Harrow
£12,665Hip replacement 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, The Clementine Churchill Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Droitwich Spa Hospital
Droitwich
£12,665Hip replacement 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, The Droitwich Spa Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Hampshire Clinic
Basingstoke
£12,665Hip replacement 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, The Hampshire Clinic Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Harbour Hospital
Poole
£12,665Hip replacement 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, The Harbour Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Lancaster Private Hospital
Lancaster
£12,665Hip replacement 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, Lancaster Private Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Lincoln Private Hospital
Lincoln
£12,665Hip replacement 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, Lincoln Private Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Manor Hospital
Bedford
£12,665Hip replacement 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, The Manor Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Priory Hospital
Birmingham
£12,665Hip replacement 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, The Priory Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
See all 158 published UK prices
Each price is what the hospital published on the date shown, not a quote. Nobody pays to be listed.
What to expect
Looking for the practical detail — referral, the day itself, and what a published price usually covers? Read our what to expect guide.
What a package price usually covers
Hospital groups sell hip replacement as a fixed-price or guide-price package. The published figure normally covers the operation, the hospital stay, the surgeon and anaesthetist, and aftercare for a set period after discharge.
What differs is the edges: whether the first consultation is in the price, whether scans and pre-operative tests are, how many physiotherapy sessions and follow-up appointments are included, and what happens if you need to stay longer. Each price on this site shows what the provider says is and is not included.
Comparing like with like
Some hospitals publish a single “guide price” that is confirmed only after a consultation and tests. Others publish a “from” price, which is the lowest a package can cost. A higher guide price can work out cheaper than a lower “from” price once consultation and scan fees are added, so compare the totals and the inclusions together.
Prices also differ between hospitals in the same group. The figures here are each hospital’s own published price, not a group average.
The NHS route
On the NHS, hip replacement is planned care under trauma and orthopaedics. NHS England publishes how long patients on each trust’s orthopaedic waiting list have waited so far, which is the figure shown on each local page. It covers everyone on the list, not only people waiting for a hip replacement.
Before you book
- Ask whether the price includes the first consultation and any X-rays or scans before surgery.
- Ask how many nights in hospital the package covers and what an extra night costs.
- Ask how many physiotherapy sessions and follow-up appointments are included after you go home.
- Ask whether the price is fixed once agreed, and what it covers if there are complications.
Common questions
Is the price per hip?
Yes. Published packages are for one joint. Some hospitals list a separate price for both hips at once.
Does the price include the surgeon’s fee?
Package prices usually do, but check the breakdown on each price. Circle Health Group, for example, lists the consultant’s fee for the first consultation separately from the hospital fee.
Can I go private for the operation and back to the NHS afterwards?
You can ask your NHS GP to continue your routine care, but private aftercare in the package is arranged by the hospital. Ask the hospital how follow-up works before you book.
Where these figures come from
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.
Prices: read from each hospital’s own website on the date shown next to each price. Typical price is the middle (median) of all the published prices.
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.