Orthopaedic surgery · Durham
Hip and knee replacement in Durham: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£13,120
Hip replacement: Nuffield Health Tees Hospital, Stockton on Tees · 16 miles away
Knee replacement: £13,120 at Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (16 miles)
Typical price
£15,653
The middle of 4 published hip replacement prices within 25 miles.
Knee replacement: £15,642.
NHS wait so far
16 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at South Tyneside and Sunderland 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 Durham
Hip replacement
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Nuffield Health Tees Hospital
Stockton on Tees · 16 miles away
£13,120Hip 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 Tees Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £13,120 -
Tees Valley Hospital
Middlesbrough · 21 miles away
from£13,728Hip 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 Washington Hospital
Washington · 6.6 miles away
from£17,578Hip 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 £196 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Washington Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £196 Treatment Included from £17,382 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital
Newcastle upon Tyne · 14 miles away
£17,670Hip 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 Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £17,670
Knee replacement
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Nuffield Health Tees Hospital
Stockton on Tees · 16 miles away
£13,120Knee 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 Tees Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £13,120 -
Tees Valley Hospital
Middlesbrough · 21 miles away
from£13,728Knee 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 Washington Hospital
Washington · 6.6 miles away
from£17,557Knee 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 £204 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Washington Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £204 Treatment Included from £17,353 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital
Newcastle upon Tyne · 14 miles away
£18,530Knee 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 Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £18,530
See all 4 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Hip replacement | Knee replacement |
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| Spire Washington Hospital | 6.6 miles | from £17,578 | from £17,557 |
| Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital | 14 miles | £17,670 | £18,530 |
| Nuffield Health Tees Hospital | 16 miles | £13,120 | £13,120 |
| Tees Valley Hospital | 21 miles | from £13,728 | from £13,728 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Durham.
Hospital by hospital
Spire Washington Hospital, Washington, 6.6 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report April 2026). Hip replacement from £17,578 (first consultation £196 included; aftercare included), £4,458 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £17,557 (first consultation £204 included; aftercare included), £4,437 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, 14 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report August 2026). Hip replacement £17,670 (tests before treatment not included), £4,550 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £18,530 (tests before treatment not included), £5,410 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Tees Hospital, Stockton on Tees, 16 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report April 2022). Hip replacement £13,120 (tests before treatment not included), the lowest locally. Knee replacement £13,120 (tests before treatment not included), the lowest locally.
Tees Valley Hospital, Middlesbrough, 21 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report March 2022). Hip replacement from £13,728 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £608 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £13,728 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £608 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Hip replacement: 4 local prices span £4,550, from £13,120 to £17,670; the UK median across 158 published prices is £15,500. The nearest, Spire Washington Hospital, is £4,458 dearer than the cheapest.
Knee replacement: 4 local prices span £5,410, from £13,120 to £18,530; the UK median across 133 published prices is £16,235. The nearest, Spire Washington Hospital, is £4,437 dearer than the cheapest.
4 hospitals near Durham publish both prices. They are Spire Washington Hospital, Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital, Nuffield Health Tees Hospital and Tees Valley Hospital. Knee replacement is priced above hip replacement at 1 of them, by £860; below it at 1, by £21; the same at 2.
5 to 10 miles of central Durham: Spire Washington Hospital (6.6 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Durham: Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (14 miles), Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (16 miles) and Tees Valley Hospital (21 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 £13,120 to £17,670 at 4 hospitals; knee replacement £13,120 to £18,530 at 4 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. South Tyneside and Sunderland: half had waited over 16 weeks; 9 in 10 within 39 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 Durham
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust | 15.6 wks | 55.4% | 0 | 39 wks | 8,783 |
| Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust | 15.3 wks | 58.5% | 0 | 38 wks | 1,826 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, 10 miles from Durham: 8,783 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 55.4% within 18 weeks, 0 over a year, nine in ten within 39 weeks.
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, 11 miles from Durham: 1,826 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 58.5% within 18 weeks, 0 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: South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 10 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 16 miles: 6 good, 4 not yet rated. 2 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 10 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
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| Spire Washington Hospital | 6.6 miles | Good | Yes |
| SpaMedica Newcastle (Gateshead) | 11 miles | Good | No |
| Beverley Hospital | 11 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Tyneside Surgical Services | 11 miles | Good | No |
| Optegra Eye Hospital Newcastle | 11 miles | Good | No |
| Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Gateshead) | 13 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| ACES Newcastle Hospital | 13 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Eldon Aesthetics | 13 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Nuffield Health Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospital | 14 miles | Good | Yes |
| Lase Cosmetic | 15 miles | Good | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital and Nuffield Health Tees Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask Tees Valley Hospital for an itemised quote, as its price is published as a single figure.
- For hip replacement, weigh Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (16 miles) against Spire Washington Hospital (6.6 miles): the £4,458 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For knee replacement, weigh Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (16 miles) against Spire Washington Hospital (6.6 miles): the £4,437 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
- Newcastle upon Tyne 15 miles
- Leeds 67 miles
- Bradford 69 miles
- Kingston upon Hull 86 miles
- Blackpool 90 miles
- Manchester 94 miles
- Sheffield 97 miles
- Liverpool 109 miles
This page also covers 17 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Washington, Consett, Chester-le-Street, Seaham, Stanley, Shiney Row and Penshaw, Birtley, Houghton-le-Spring, Crook, Brandon, Hetton-le-Hole, Annfield Plain, Pelton and Ouston, Murton, Fence Houses, Ushaw Moor and Bearpark, Sacriston.
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: South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Gateshead Health 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.