Orthopaedic surgery · Bristol
Hip and knee replacement in Bristol: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£13,199
Hip replacement: Practice Plus Group Hospital, Emersons Green, Bristol · 5.8 miles away
Knee replacement: £13,799 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Emersons Green (5.8 miles)
Typical price
£15,846
The middle of 7 published hip replacement prices within 25 miles.
Knee replacement: £16,369.
NHS wait so far
14 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at Bristol 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 Bristol
Hip replacement
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Practice Plus Group Hospital, Emersons Green
Bristol · 5.8 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, Emersons Green Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Not included £145 (charged separately) -
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Shepton Mallet
Shepton Mallet · 18 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, Shepton Mallet Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Not included £145 (charged separately) -
Spire Cardiff Hospital
Cardiff · 24 miles away
from£15,719Hip 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 £191 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Cardiff Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £191 Treatment Included from £15,528 Aftercare Included Included -
Bath Clinic
Bath · 13 miles away
£15,846Hip 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, Bath Clinic Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £15,596 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital - The Chesterfield
Bristol · 1.1 miles away
£16,120Hip 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 Bristol Hospital - The Chesterfield Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £16,120 -
Spire Bristol Hospital
Bristol · 1.7 miles away
from£16,413Hip 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 £281 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Bristol Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £281 Treatment Included from £16,132 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Cardiff Hospital
Cardiff · 24 miles away
from£16,413Hip replacement surgery (minimally invasive one incision)
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 £220 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Cardiff Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £220 Treatment Included from £16,193 Aftercare Included Included
Knee replacement
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Practice Plus Group Hospital, Emersons Green
Bristol · 5.8 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, Emersons Green Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Not included £145 (charged separately) -
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Shepton Mallet
Shepton Mallet · 18 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, Shepton Mallet Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Not included £145 (charged separately) -
Bath Clinic
Bath · 13 miles away
£16,235Knee 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, Bath Clinic Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £15,985 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Spire Bristol Hospital
Bristol · 1.7 miles away
from£16,503Knee 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 £285 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Bristol Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £285 Treatment Included from £16,218 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Cardiff Hospital
Cardiff · 24 miles away
from£16,758Knee 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 £199 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Cardiff Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £199 Treatment Included from £16,559 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital - The Chesterfield
Bristol · 1.1 miles away
£16,940Knee 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 Bristol Hospital - The Chesterfield Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £16,940
See all 6 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Hip replacement | Knee replacement |
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| Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital - The Chesterfield | 1.1 miles | £16,120 | £16,940 |
| Spire Bristol Hospital | 1.7 miles | from £16,413 | from £16,503 |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital, Emersons Green | 5.8 miles | £13,199 | £13,799 |
| Bath Clinic | 13 miles | £15,846 | £16,235 |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital, Shepton Mallet | 18 miles | £13,199 | £13,799 |
| Spire Cardiff Hospital | 24 miles | from £15,719 | from £16,758 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Bristol.
Hospital by hospital
Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital - The Chesterfield, Bristol, 1.1 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report September 2026). Hip replacement £16,120 (tests before treatment not included), £2,921 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £16,940 (tests before treatment not included), £3,141 above the local lowest.
Spire Bristol Hospital, Bristol, 1.7 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report June 2022). Hip replacement from £16,413 (first consultation £281 included; aftercare included), £3,214 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £16,503 (first consultation £285 included; aftercare included), £2,704 above the local lowest.
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Emersons Green, Bristol, 5.8 miles away (Practice Plus Group; CQC Good, report October 2026). Hip replacement £13,199, the lowest locally. Knee replacement £13,799, the lowest locally.
Bath Clinic, Bath, 13 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report May 2022). Hip replacement £15,846 (first consultation £250 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £2,647 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £16,235 (first consultation £250 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £2,436 above the local lowest.
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Shepton Mallet, Shepton Mallet, 18 miles away (Practice Plus Group; CQC Good, report June 2023). Hip replacement £13,199, the lowest locally. Knee replacement £13,799, the lowest locally.
Spire Cardiff Hospital, Cardiff, 24 miles away (Spire Healthcare; not yet rated by CQC). Hip replacement from £15,719 (Hip replacement) or from £16,413 (Hip replacement surgery (minimally invasive one incision)) (first consultation £191 included; aftercare included), £2,520 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £16,758 (first consultation £199 included; aftercare included), £2,959 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Hip replacement: 7 local prices span £3,214, from £13,199 to £16,413; the UK median across 158 published prices is £15,500. The nearest, Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital - The Chesterfield, is £2,921 dearer than the cheapest.
Knee replacement: 6 local prices span £3,141, from £13,799 to £16,940; the UK median across 133 published prices is £16,235. The nearest, Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital - The Chesterfield, is £3,141 dearer than the cheapest.
6 hospitals near Bristol publish both prices. Knee replacement is priced above hip replacement at 6 of them, by £90 to £1,039.
Within 5 miles of central Bristol: Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital - The Chesterfield (1.1 miles) and Spire Bristol Hospital (1.7 miles).
5 to 10 miles of central Bristol: Practice Plus Group Hospital, Emersons Green (5.8 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Bristol: Bath Clinic (13 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Shepton Mallet (18 miles) and Spire Cardiff 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 £13,199 to £16,413 at 6 hospitals; knee replacement £13,799 to £16,940 at 6 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Bristol: half had waited over 14 weeks; 9 in 10 within 38 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 Bristol
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol NHS Foundation Trust | 13.8 wks | 62.4% | 76 | 38 wks | 8,550 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, 0.6 miles from Bristol: 8,550 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 62.4% within 18 weeks, 76 over a year, nine in ten within 38 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: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 16 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 9.3 miles: 8 good, 8 not yet rated. 3 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 12 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 Queen Square | 0.2 miles | Good | No |
| ACES Bristol Hospital | 0.4 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Optical Express - Bristol Hospital | 0.4 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital - The Chesterfield | 1.1 miles | Good | Yes |
| The Whiteley Clinic Bristol | 1.5 miles | Good | No |
| Harley Health Village Bristol | 1.5 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service | 1.5 miles | Good | No |
| Spire Bristol Hospital | 1.7 miles | Good | Yes |
| Somerset Surgical Services - Southmead Hospital | 3.0 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| SAH Diagnostics | 3.8 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| SpaMedica Bristol | 4.9 miles | Good | No |
| The Northwood Hospital | 5.2 miles | Not yet rated | No |
And 4 more within 9.3 miles on the register.
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Bath Clinic and Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital - The Chesterfield what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- For hip replacement, weigh Practice Plus Group Hospital, Emersons Green (5.8 miles) against Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital - The Chesterfield (1.1 miles): the £2,921 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For knee replacement, weigh Practice Plus Group Hospital, Emersons Green (5.8 miles) against Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital - The Chesterfield (1.1 miles): the £3,141 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
- Gloucester 32 miles
- Worcester 54 miles
- Southampton 64 miles
- Exeter 65 miles
- Reading 70 miles
- Birmingham 78 miles
- Telford 86 miles
- Chichester 89 miles
Other treatments near Bristol
This page also covers 2 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Plymouth, Keynsham.
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: Bristol 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.
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