Orthopaedic surgery · Leicester
Hip and knee replacement in Leicester: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
from£14,884
Hip replacement: Woodthorpe Hospital, Nottingham · 25 miles away
Knee replacement: from £15,435 at Woodthorpe Hospital (25 miles)
Typical price
£16,388
The middle of 6 published hip replacement prices within 25 miles.
Knee replacement: £16,566.
NHS wait so far
24 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at University Hospitals of Leicester 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 Leicester
Hip replacement
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Woodthorpe Hospital
Nottingham · 25 miles away
from£14,884Hip 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 Derby Hospital
Derby · 24 miles away
£15,759Hip 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 Derby Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £15,759 -
Spire Leicester Hospital
Oadby · 2.7 miles away
from£16,381Hip 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 £220 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Leicester Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £220 Treatment Included from £16,161 Aftercare Included Included -
Woodland Hospital
Kettering · 22 miles away
from£16,394Hip 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 Leicester Hospital
Leicester · 3.0 miles away
£16,455Hip 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 Leicester Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £16,455 -
Spire Nottingham Hospital
Nottingham · 19 miles away
from£16,755Hip 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 £242 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Nottingham Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £242 Treatment Included from £16,513 Aftercare Included Included
Knee replacement
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Woodthorpe Hospital
Nottingham · 25 miles away
from£15,435Knee 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 Derby Hospital
Derby · 24 miles away
£15,500Knee 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 Derby Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £15,500 -
Woodland Hospital
Kettering · 22 miles away
from£15,995Knee 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 Nottingham Hospital
Nottingham · 19 miles away
from£17,138Knee 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 £240 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Nottingham Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £240 Treatment Included from £16,898 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital
Leicester · 3.0 miles away
£17,390Knee 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 Leicester Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £17,390 -
Spire Leicester Hospital
Oadby · 2.7 miles away
from£17,487Knee 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 £232 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Leicester Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £232 Treatment Included from £17,255 Aftercare Included Included
See all 6 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Hip replacement | Knee replacement |
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| Spire Leicester Hospital | 2.7 miles | from £16,381 | from £17,487 |
| Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital | 3.0 miles | £16,455 | £17,390 |
| Spire Nottingham Hospital | 19 miles | from £16,755 | from £17,138 |
| Woodland Hospital | 22 miles | from £16,394 | from £15,995 |
| Nuffield Health Derby Hospital | 24 miles | £15,759 | £15,500 |
| Woodthorpe Hospital | 25 miles | from £14,884 | from £15,435 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Leicester.
Hospital by hospital
Spire Leicester Hospital, Oadby, 2.7 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report February 2016). Hip replacement from £16,381 (first consultation £220 included; aftercare included), £1,497 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £17,487 (first consultation £232 included; aftercare included), £2,052 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital, Leicester, 3.0 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report October 2023). Hip replacement £16,455 (tests before treatment not included), £1,571 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £17,390 (tests before treatment not included), £1,955 above the local lowest.
Spire Nottingham Hospital, Nottingham, 19 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Outstanding, report February 2024). Hip replacement from £16,755 (first consultation £242 included; aftercare included), £1,871 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £17,138 (first consultation £240 included; aftercare included), £1,703 above the local lowest.
Woodland Hospital, Kettering, 22 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report January 2019). Hip replacement from £16,394 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £1,510 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £15,995 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £560 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Derby Hospital, Derby, 24 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report July 2026). Hip replacement £15,759 (tests before treatment not included), £875 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £15,500 (tests before treatment not included), £65 above the local lowest.
Woodthorpe Hospital, Nottingham, 25 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report September 2025). Hip replacement from £14,884 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally. Knee replacement from £15,435 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally.
How the prices compare
Hip replacement: 6 local prices span £1,871, from £14,884 to £16,755; the UK median across 158 published prices is £15,500. The nearest, Spire Leicester Hospital, is £1,497 dearer than the cheapest.
Knee replacement: 6 local prices span £2,052, from £15,435 to £17,487; the UK median across 133 published prices is £16,235. The nearest, Spire Leicester Hospital, is £2,052 dearer than the cheapest.
6 hospitals near Leicester publish both prices. Knee replacement is priced above hip replacement at 4 of them, by £383 to £1,106; below it at 2, by £259 to £399.
Within 5 miles of central Leicester: Spire Leicester Hospital (2.7 miles) and Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital (3.0 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Leicester: Spire Nottingham Hospital (19 miles), Woodland Hospital (22 miles), Nuffield Health Derby Hospital (24 miles) and Woodthorpe Hospital (25 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 £14,884 to £16,755 at 6 hospitals; knee replacement £15,435 to £17,487 at 6 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. University Hospitals of Leicester: half had waited over 24 weeks; 9 in 10 within 53 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 Leicester
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust | 23.9 wks | 39.1% | 968 | 53 wks | 11,858 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, 0.4 miles from Leicester: 11,858 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 39.1% within 18 weeks, 968 over a year, nine in ten within 53 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 of Leicester NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 6 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 9.3 miles: 5 good, 1 not yet rated. 2 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 6 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
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| Leicestershire Consultant Eye Surgeons LLP @ The Stoneygate Eye Hospital | 2.1 miles | Good | No |
| Spire Leicester Hospital | 2.7 miles | Good | Yes |
| Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital | 3.0 miles | Good | Yes |
| Lumivision Laser Eye CLinic | 3.0 miles | Good | No |
| SpaMedica Leicester | 3.2 miles | Good | No |
| Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service | 3.2 miles | Not yet rated | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Nuffield Health Derby Hospital and Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask Woodland Hospital and Woodthorpe Hospital for an itemised quote, as their prices are published as a single figure.
- For hip replacement, weigh Woodthorpe Hospital (25 miles) against Spire Leicester Hospital (2.7 miles): the £1,497 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For knee replacement, weigh Woodthorpe Hospital (25 miles) against Spire Leicester Hospital (2.7 miles): the £2,052 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
- Nottingham 23 miles
- Northampton 29 miles
- Birmingham 32 miles
- Peterborough 37 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 49 miles
- Sheffield 53 miles
- Worcester 54 miles
- Telford 56 miles
Other treatments near Leicester
- Knee arthroscopy and carpal tunnel surgery
- Hernia repair
- Cataract surgery
- MRI scans
- CT scans
- Colonoscopy and gastroscopy
This page also covers 12 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Wigston, Oadby, Birstall, Blaby and Whetstone, Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe, Enderby and Narborough, Broughton Astley, Thurmaston, Countesthorpe, Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt, Anstey, Groby.
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 of Leicester 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.
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