Orthopaedic surgery · Brighton and Hove
Hip and knee replacement in Brighton and Hove: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
from£16,673
Hip replacement: Spire Gatwick Park Hospital, Horley · 23 miles away
Knee replacement: £16,135 at Goring Hall Hospital (14 miles)
Typical price
£16,718
The middle of 4 published hip replacement prices within 25 miles.
Knee replacement: £17,460.
NHS wait so far
19 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at University Hospitals Sussex 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 Brighton and Hove
Hip replacement
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Spire Gatwick Park Hospital
Horley · 23 miles away
from£16,673Hip 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 £233 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Gatwick Park Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £233 Treatment Included from £16,440 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital
Brighton · 1.2 miles away
£16,715Hip 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 Brighton Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £16,715 -
Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital
Haywards Heath · 12 miles away
£16,720Hip 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 Haywards Heath Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £16,720 -
The Montefiore Hospital
Hove · 2.2 miles away
from£16,737Hip 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 £225 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, The Montefiore Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £225 Treatment Included from £16,512 Aftercare Included Included
Knee replacement
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Goring Hall Hospital
Worthing · 14 miles away
£16,135Knee 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, Goring Hall Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £15,935 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Spire Gatwick Park Hospital
Horley · 23 miles away
from£16,711Knee 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 £229 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Gatwick Park Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £229 Treatment Included from £16,482 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital
Haywards Heath · 12 miles away
£17,460Knee 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 Haywards Heath Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £17,460 -
Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital
Brighton · 1.2 miles away
£17,515Knee 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 Brighton Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £17,515 -
The Montefiore Hospital
Hove · 2.2 miles away
from£17,529Knee 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 £225 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, The Montefiore Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £225 Treatment Included from £17,304 Aftercare Included Included
See all 5 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Hip replacement | Knee replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital | 1.2 miles | £16,715 | £17,515 |
| The Montefiore Hospital | 2.2 miles | from £16,737 | from £17,529 |
| Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital | 12 miles | £16,720 | £17,460 |
| Goring Hall Hospital | 14 miles | – | £16,135 |
| Spire Gatwick Park Hospital | 23 miles | from £16,673 | from £16,711 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Brighton and Hove.
Hospital by hospital
Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital, Brighton, 1.2 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report December 2022). Hip replacement £16,715 (tests before treatment not included), £42 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £17,515 (tests before treatment not included), £1,380 above the local lowest.
The Montefiore Hospital, Hove, 2.2 miles away (Spire Healthcare; not yet rated by CQC). Hip replacement from £16,737 (first consultation £225 included; aftercare included), £64 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £17,529 (first consultation £225 included; aftercare included), £1,394 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital, Haywards Heath, 12 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report March 2017). Hip replacement £16,720 (tests before treatment not included), £47 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £17,460 (tests before treatment not included), £1,325 above the local lowest.
Goring Hall Hospital, Worthing, 14 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report March 2022). No published hip replacement price. Knee replacement £16,135 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Spire Gatwick Park Hospital, Horley, 23 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report January 2022). Hip replacement from £16,673 (first consultation £233 included; aftercare included), the lowest locally. Knee replacement from £16,711 (first consultation £229 included; aftercare included), £576 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Hip replacement: 4 local prices span £64, from £16,673 to £16,737; the UK median across 158 published prices is £15,500. The nearest, Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital, is £42 dearer than the cheapest.
Knee replacement: 5 local prices span £1,394, from £16,135 to £17,529; the UK median across 133 published prices is £16,235. The nearest, Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital, is £1,380 dearer than the cheapest.
4 hospitals near Brighton and Hove publish both prices. They are Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital, The Montefiore Hospital, Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital and Spire Gatwick Park Hospital. Knee replacement is priced above hip replacement at 4 of them, by £38 to £800.
Within 5 miles of central Brighton and Hove: Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (1.2 miles) and The Montefiore Hospital (2.2 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Brighton and Hove: Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital (12 miles), Goring Hall Hospital (14 miles) and Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (23 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 £16,673 to £16,737 at 4 hospitals; knee replacement £16,135 to £17,529 at 5 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. University Hospitals Sussex: half had waited over 19 weeks; 9 in 10 within 49 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 Brighton and Hove
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust | 18.8 wks | 48.4% | 396 | 49 wks | 7,875 |
| Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust | 17.0 wks | 52.7% | 111 | 44 wks | 3,068 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, 11 miles from Brighton and Hove: 7,875 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 48.4% within 18 weeks, 396 over a year, nine in ten within 49 weeks.
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, 26 miles from Brighton and Hove: 3,068 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 52.7% within 18 weeks, 111 over a year, nine in ten within 44 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 Sussex NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 9 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 12 miles: 6 good, 3 not yet rated. 2 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 9 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital | 1.2 miles | Good | Yes |
| Optegra Brighton Eye Clinic | 1.9 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| The Montefiore Hospital | 2.2 miles | Good | No |
| Epsom Skin Clinics (Peacehaven) | 6.0 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| SpaMedica Brighton | 8.5 miles | Good | No |
| Horder Healthcare Seaford (formerly Seaford Day Hospital) | 10 miles | Good | No |
| Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital | 12 miles | Good | Yes |
| CHEC - Worthing | 12 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Panacea | 12 miles | Good | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Goring Hall Hospital, Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital and Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- For hip replacement, weigh Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (23 miles) against Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (1.2 miles): the £42 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For knee replacement, weigh Goring Hall Hospital (14 miles) against Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (1.2 miles): the £1,380 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- 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
- Crawley 19 miles
- Chichester 29 miles
- Maidstone 40 miles
- London 46 miles
- Reading 56 miles
- Southampton 56 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 60 miles
- Luton 74 miles
Other treatments near Brighton and Hove
This page also covers 5 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Seaford, Lewes, Peacehaven, Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint, Newhaven.
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 Sussex NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare 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.