Orthopaedic surgery · Birmingham
Hip and knee replacement in Birmingham: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£12,665
Hip replacement: The Priory Hospital, Birmingham · 2.7 miles away
Knee replacement: £12,945 at The Priory Hospital (2.7 miles)
Typical price
£13,735
The middle of 12 published hip replacement prices within 25 miles.
Knee replacement: £15,664.
NHS wait so far
9 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at University Hospitals Birmingham 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 Birmingham
Hip replacement
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The Priory Hospital
Birmingham · 2.7 miles away
£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 -
Sutton Medical Centre
Sutton Coldfield · 7.1 miles away
£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 -
The Droitwich Spa Hospital
Droitwich · 19 miles away
£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 -
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham
Birmingham · 3.4 miles away
£13,199Hip replacement surgery
What’s included: A fixed treatment price. The first consultation costs £145 on top; Practice Plus says that includes a nurse assessment, any blood tests and swabs needed, and an X-ray if required.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Not included £145 (charged separately) -
The Priory Hospital
Birmingham · 2.7 miles away
£13,735Minimally invasive hip 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 £250). 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 £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £ 13,485 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Sutton Medical Centre
Sutton Coldfield · 7.1 miles away
£13,735Minimally invasive hip 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 £250). 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 £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £ 13,485 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Droitwich Spa Hospital
Droitwich · 19 miles away
£13,735Minimally invasive hip 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 £250). 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 £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £ 13,485 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Spire Parkway Hospital
Solihull · 5.9 miles away
from£16,024Hip replacement
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 £218 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Parkway Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £218 Treatment Included from £15,806 Aftercare Included Included -
West Midlands Hospital
Halesowen · 9.2 miles away
from£16,208Hip Replacement (cemented)
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.
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Spire Little Aston Hospital
Sutton Coldfield · 8.3 miles away
from£16,268Hip replacement
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 Little Aston Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £221 Treatment Included from £16,047 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital
Wolverhampton · 15 miles away
£16,515Hip Replacement
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for the treatment. Nuffield says tests before treatment are charged separately, and you get a fixed, all-inclusive price after your first consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £16,515 -
Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital
Leamington Spa · 18 miles away
£17,265Hip Replacement
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for the treatment. Nuffield says tests before treatment are charged separately, and you get a fixed, all-inclusive price after your first consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £17,265
Knee replacement
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The Priory Hospital
Birmingham · 2.7 miles away
£12,945Knee 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 £ 12,745 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Sutton Medical Centre
Sutton Coldfield · 7.1 miles away
£12,945Knee 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 £ 12,745 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Droitwich Spa Hospital
Droitwich · 19 miles away
£12,945Knee 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 £ 12,745 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham
Birmingham · 3.4 miles away
£13,799Knee replacement surgery
What’s included: A fixed treatment price. The first consultation costs £145 on top; Practice Plus says that includes a nurse assessment, any blood tests and swabs needed, and an X-ray if required.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Not included £145 (charged separately) -
Rowley Hall Hospital
Stafford · 24 miles away
from£15,629Knee replacement (full)
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.
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West Midlands Hospital
Halesowen · 9.2 miles away
from£15,700Knee Replacement
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.
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Spire Parkway Hospital
Solihull · 5.9 miles away
from£16,020Knee replacement
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 £219 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Parkway Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £219 Treatment Included from £15,801 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Little Aston Hospital
Sutton Coldfield · 8.3 miles away
from£16,348Knee replacement
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 £219 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Little Aston Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £219 Treatment Included from £16,129 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital
Leamington Spa · 18 miles away
£16,610Knee Replacement
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for the treatment. Nuffield says tests before treatment are charged separately, and you get a fixed, all-inclusive price after your first consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £16,610 -
Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital
Wolverhampton · 15 miles away
£16,895Knee Replacement
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for the treatment. Nuffield says tests before treatment are charged separately, and you get a fixed, all-inclusive price after your first consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £16,895
See all 10 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Hip replacement | Knee replacement |
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| The Priory Hospital | 2.7 miles | £12,665 | £12,945 |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham | 3.4 miles | £13,199 | £13,799 |
| Spire Parkway Hospital | 5.9 miles | from £16,024 | from £16,020 |
| Sutton Medical Centre | 7.1 miles | £12,665 | £12,945 |
| Spire Little Aston Hospital | 8.3 miles | from £16,268 | from £16,348 |
| West Midlands Hospital | 9.2 miles | from £16,208 | from £15,700 |
| Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital | 15 miles | £16,515 | £16,895 |
| Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital | 18 miles | £17,265 | £16,610 |
| The Droitwich Spa Hospital | 19 miles | £12,665 | £12,945 |
| Rowley Hall Hospital | 24 miles | – | from £15,629 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Birmingham.
Hospital by hospital
The Priory Hospital, Birmingham, 2.7 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report January 2026). Hip replacement £12,665 (Hip replacement surgery) or £13,735 (Minimally invasive hip replacement surgery) (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally. Knee replacement £12,945 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham, Birmingham, 3.4 miles away (Practice Plus Group; CQC Requires improvement, report January 2020). Hip replacement £13,199, £534 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £13,799, £854 above the local lowest.
Spire Parkway Hospital, Solihull, 5.9 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report October 2026). Hip replacement from £16,024 (first consultation £218 included; aftercare included), £3,359 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £16,020 (first consultation £219 included; aftercare included), £3,075 above the local lowest.
Sutton Medical Centre, Sutton Coldfield, 7.1 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report February 2022). Hip replacement £12,665 (Hip replacement surgery) or £13,735 (Minimally invasive hip replacement surgery) (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally. Knee replacement £12,945 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Spire Little Aston Hospital, Sutton Coldfield, 8.3 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report October 2026). Hip replacement from £16,268 (first consultation £221 included; aftercare included), £3,603 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £16,348 (first consultation £219 included; aftercare included), £3,403 above the local lowest.
West Midlands Hospital, Halesowen, 9.2 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Requires improvement, report July 2022). Hip replacement from £16,208 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £3,543 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £15,700 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £2,755 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital, Wolverhampton, 15 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report October 2022). Hip replacement £16,515 (tests before treatment not included), £3,850 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £16,895 (tests before treatment not included), £3,950 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital, Leamington Spa, 18 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report February 2025). Hip replacement £17,265 (tests before treatment not included), £4,600 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £16,610 (tests before treatment not included), £3,665 above the local lowest.
The Droitwich Spa Hospital, Droitwich, 19 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report May 2026). Hip replacement £12,665 (Hip replacement surgery) or £13,735 (Minimally invasive hip replacement surgery) (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally. Knee replacement £12,945 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Rowley Hall Hospital, Stafford, 24 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report April 2023). No published hip replacement price. Knee replacement from £15,629 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £2,684 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Hip replacement: 12 local prices span £4,600, from £12,665 to £17,265; the UK median across 158 published prices is £15,500.
Knee replacement: 10 local prices span £3,950, from £12,945 to £16,895; the UK median across 133 published prices is £16,235.
9 hospitals near Birmingham publish both prices. Knee replacement is priced above hip replacement at 6 of them, by £80 to £600; below it at 3, by £4 to £655.
Within 5 miles of central Birmingham: The Priory Hospital (2.7 miles) and Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham (3.4 miles).
5 to 10 miles of central Birmingham: Spire Parkway Hospital (5.9 miles), Sutton Medical Centre (7.1 miles), Spire Little Aston Hospital (8.3 miles) and West Midlands Hospital (9.2 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Birmingham: Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital (15 miles), Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital (18 miles), The Droitwich Spa Hospital (19 miles) and Rowley Hall Hospital (24 miles).
Typical for hip replacement: an inpatient stay, usually of a few nights.
Tip: count the journeys for the consultation, the procedure and follow-up when weighing a cheaper hospital further away.
Private or NHS?
- Cost. hip replacement £12,665 to £17,265 at 9 hospitals; knee replacement £12,945 to £16,895 at 10 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. University Hospitals Birmingham: half had waited over 9 weeks; 9 in 10 within 28 weeks. England: 14 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 Birmingham
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | 8.6 wks | 77.2% | 0 | 28 wks | 4,712 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, 3.9 miles from Birmingham: 4,712 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 77.2% within 18 weeks, 0 over a year, nine in ten within 28 weeks.
These figures cover everyone on the trust’s trauma and orthopaedics list, not only people waiting for a hip replacement and a knee replacement, 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: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 27 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 9.3 miles: 1 outstanding, 18 good, 3 requires improvement, 5 not yet rated. 5 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 12 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optegra Birmingham Eye Hospital | 1.3 miles | Good | No |
| Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service | 1.4 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| ACES Birmingham Hospital | 1.5 miles | Good | No |
| Optical Express – Birmingham Hospital | 1.5 miles | Outstanding | No |
| Clarewell Clinics | 2.3 miles | Good | No |
| Birmingham | 2.4 miles | Requires improvement | No |
| Staianoplasticsurgery | 2.4 miles | Good | No |
| Edgbaston Eye Consultants | 2.4 miles | Good | No |
| SpaMedica Birmingham | 2.5 miles | Good | No |
| CC Kat Aesthetics | 2.5 miles | Good | No |
| The Priory Hospital | 2.7 miles | Good | Yes |
| Care Fertility | 2.7 miles | Good | No |
And 15 more within 9.3 miles on the register.
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital, Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital and Sutton Medical Centre what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask Rowley Hall Hospital and West Midlands Hospital for an itemised quote, as their prices are published as a single figure.
- Ask whether the price includes the first consultation and any X-rays or scans before surgery.
- Ask whether the quote is for a total or a partial knee replacement, and why.
Nearby
Hip and knee replacement in nearby places
- Worcester 25 miles
- Telford 29 miles
- Leicester 32 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 37 miles
- Northampton 44 miles
- Nottingham 44 miles
- Gloucester 46 miles
- Sheffield 64 miles
Other treatments near Birmingham
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: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation 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.