Orthopaedic surgery · Exeter
Hip and knee replacement in Exeter: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
from£17,297
Hip replacement: Mount Stuart Hospital, Torquay · 17 miles away
Knee replacement: from £17,297 at Mount Stuart Hospital (17 miles)
NHS wait so far
18 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at Royal Devon University Healthcare 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 Exeter
Hip replacement
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Mount Stuart Hospital
Torquay · 17 miles away
from£17,297Hip 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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Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital
Exeter · 0.1 miles away
£17,749Hip 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 Exeter Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £17,749
Knee replacement
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Mount Stuart Hospital
Torquay · 17 miles away
from£17,297Knee 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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Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital
Exeter · 0.1 miles away
£17,879Knee 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 Exeter Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £17,879
See all 2 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Hip replacement | Knee replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital | 0.1 miles | £17,749 | £17,879 |
| Mount Stuart Hospital | 17 miles | from £17,297 | from £17,297 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Exeter.
Hospital by hospital
Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital, Exeter, 0.1 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report June 2026). Hip replacement £17,749 (tests before treatment not included), £452 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £17,879 (tests before treatment not included), £582 above the local lowest.
Mount Stuart Hospital, Torquay, 17 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report October 2018). Hip replacement from £17,297 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally. Knee replacement from £17,297 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally.
How the prices compare
Hip replacement: 2 local prices span £452, from £17,297 to £17,749; the UK median across 158 published prices is £15,500. The nearest, Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital, is £452 dearer than the cheapest.
Knee replacement: 2 local prices span £582, from £17,297 to £17,879; the UK median across 133 published prices is £16,235. The nearest, Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital, is £582 dearer than the cheapest.
2 hospitals near Exeter publish both prices. They are Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital and Mount Stuart Hospital. Knee replacement is priced above hip replacement at 1 of them, by £130; the same at 1.
Within 5 miles of central Exeter: Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital (0.1 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Exeter: Mount Stuart Hospital (17 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 £17,297 to £17,749 at 2 hospitals; knee replacement £17,297 to £17,879 at 2 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Royal Devon University Healthcare: half had waited over 18 weeks; 9 in 10 within 50 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 Exeter
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 18.3 wks | 49.2% | 605 | 50 wks | 10,106 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, 0.2 miles from Exeter: 10,106 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 49.2% within 18 weeks, 605 over a year, nine in ten within 50 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: Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 7 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 9.3 miles: 5 good, 2 not yet rated. 1 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 7 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital | 0.1 miles | Good | Yes |
| ACES Exeter Hospital | 0.9 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Devon Hand Clinic | 1.4 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| The Medical Eye Clinic | 1.4 miles | Good | No |
| Exeter Medical | 2.1 miles | Good | No |
| Exeter Eye LLP @ Admiral House | 2.1 miles | Good | No |
| SpaMedica Exeter | 4.4 miles | Good | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: its published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask Mount Stuart Hospital for an itemised quote, as its price is published as a single figure.
- For hip replacement, weigh Mount Stuart Hospital (17 miles) against Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital (0.1 miles): the £452 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For knee replacement, weigh Mount Stuart Hospital (17 miles) against Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital (0.1 miles): the £582 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
- Bristol 65 miles
- Southampton 94 miles
- Gloucester 96 miles
- Worcester 117 miles
- Chichester 120 miles
- Reading 121 miles
- Birmingham 141 miles
- Telford 143 miles
Other treatments near Exeter
This page also covers 11 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Torquay, Exmouth, Barnstaple, Brixham, Teignmouth, Sidmouth, Kingsteignton, Dawlish, Crediton, Ottery St Mary, Budleigh Salterton.
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: Royal Devon University Healthcare 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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