Orthopaedic surgery · Luton
Hip and knee replacement in Luton: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£12,550
Hip replacement: The Kings Oak Hospital, London · 21 miles away
Knee replacement: £12,850 at The Kings Oak Hospital (21 miles)
Typical price
£13,735
The middle of 12 published hip replacement prices within 25 miles.
Knee replacement: £12,945.
NHS wait so far
21 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at Bedfordshire Hospitals 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 Luton
Hip replacement
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The Kings Oak Hospital
London · 21 miles away
£12,550Hip 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, The Kings Oak Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,350 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Cavell Hospital
Enfield · 21 miles away
£12,550Hip 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, The Cavell Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,350 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Manor Hospital
Bedford · 17 miles away
£12,665Hip 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, The Manor Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Saxon Clinic
Milton Keynes · 16 miles away
£13,735Minimally invasive hip 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, The Saxon Clinic Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £ 13,485 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Manor Hospital
Bedford · 17 miles away
£13,735Minimally invasive hip 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, The Manor Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £ 13,485 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Kings Oak Hospital
London · 21 miles away
£13,735Minimally invasive hip 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, The Kings Oak Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £ 13,485 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Cavell Hospital
Enfield · 21 miles away
£13,735Minimally invasive hip 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, The Cavell Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £ 13,485 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Saxon Clinic
Milton Keynes · 16 miles away
£15,300Hip 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, The Saxon Clinic Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £15,050 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Spire Bushey Hospital
Bushey · 18 miles away
from£17,139Hip 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 £265 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Bushey Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £265 Treatment Included from £16,874 Aftercare Included Included -
Pinehill Hospital
Hitchin · 7.9 miles away
from£17,500Hip 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 Harpenden Hospital
Harpenden · 5.3 miles away
from£18,190Hip 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 £237 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Harpenden Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £237 Treatment Included from £17,953 Aftercare Included Included -
The Chiltern Hospital
Great Missenden · 18 miles away
£18,480Hip 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, The Chiltern Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included From £18,280 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Knee replacement
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The Kings Oak Hospital
London · 21 miles away
£12,850Knee 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, The Kings Oak Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,650 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Saxon Clinic
Milton Keynes · 16 miles away
£12,945Knee 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, The Saxon Clinic Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £ 12,745 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Manor Hospital
Bedford · 17 miles away
£12,945Knee 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, The Manor Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £ 12,745 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Hendon Hospital
London · 22 miles away
£12,945Knee 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, Hendon Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £ 12,745 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Clementine Churchill Hospital
Harrow · 23 miles away
£12,945Knee 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, The Clementine Churchill Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £ 12,745 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Shelburne Hospital
High Wycombe · 23 miles away
£17,120Knee 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, The Shelburne Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £16,870 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Pinehill Hospital
Hitchin · 7.9 miles away
from£17,500Knee 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 Bushey Hospital
Bushey · 18 miles away
from£17,536Knee 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 £249 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Bushey Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £249 Treatment Included from £17,287 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Harpenden Hospital
Harpenden · 5.3 miles away
from£17,731Knee 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 £237 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Harpenden Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £237 Treatment Included from £17,494 Aftercare Included Included
See all 11 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Hip replacement | Knee replacement |
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| Spire Harpenden Hospital | 5.3 miles | from £18,190 | from £17,731 |
| Pinehill Hospital | 7.9 miles | from £17,500 | from £17,500 |
| The Saxon Clinic | 16 miles | £13,735 | £12,945 |
| The Manor Hospital | 17 miles | £12,665 | £12,945 |
| Spire Bushey Hospital | 18 miles | from £17,139 | from £17,536 |
| The Chiltern Hospital | 18 miles | £18,480 | – |
| The Kings Oak Hospital | 21 miles | £12,550 | £12,850 |
| The Cavell Hospital | 21 miles | £12,550 | – |
| Hendon Hospital | 22 miles | – | £12,945 |
| The Clementine Churchill Hospital | 23 miles | – | £12,945 |
| The Shelburne Hospital | 23 miles | – | £17,120 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Luton.
Hospital by hospital
Spire Harpenden Hospital, Harpenden, 5.3 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report January 2017). Hip replacement from £18,190 (first consultation £237 included; aftercare included), £5,640 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £17,731 (first consultation £237 included; aftercare included), £4,881 above the local lowest.
Pinehill Hospital, Hitchin, 7.9 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report March 2019). Hip replacement from £17,500 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £4,950 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £17,500 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £4,650 above the local lowest.
The Saxon Clinic, Milton Keynes, 16 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report December 2019). Hip replacement £13,735 (Minimally invasive hip replacement surgery) or £15,300 (Hip Replacement Surgery) (first consultation £250 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £1,185 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £12,945 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £95 above the local lowest.
The Manor Hospital, Bedford, 17 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report July 2018). Hip replacement £12,665 (Hip replacement surgery) or £13,735 (Minimally invasive hip replacement surgery) (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £115 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £12,945 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £95 above the local lowest.
Spire Bushey Hospital, Bushey, 18 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report December 2021). Hip replacement from £17,139 (first consultation £265 included; aftercare included), £4,589 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £17,536 (first consultation £249 included; aftercare included), £4,686 above the local lowest.
The Chiltern Hospital, Great Missenden, 18 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report November 2021). Hip replacement £18,480 (first consultation £250 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £5,930 above the local lowest. No published knee replacement price.
The Kings Oak Hospital, London, 21 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report August 2022). Hip replacement £12,550 (Hip replacement surgery) or £13,735 (Minimally invasive hip replacement surgery) (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally. Knee replacement £12,850 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
The Cavell Hospital, Enfield, 21 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report August 2019). Hip replacement £12,550 (Hip replacement surgery) or £13,735 (Minimally invasive hip replacement surgery) (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally. No published knee replacement price.
Hendon Hospital, London, 22 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report September 2026). No published hip replacement price. Knee replacement £12,945 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £95 above the local lowest.
The Clementine Churchill Hospital, Harrow, 23 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report December 2019). No published hip replacement price. Knee replacement £12,945 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £95 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Hip replacement: 12 local prices span £5,930, from £12,550 to £18,480; the UK median across 158 published prices is £15,500. The nearest, Spire Harpenden Hospital, is £5,640 dearer than the cheapest.
Knee replacement: 9 local prices span £4,881, from £12,850 to £17,731; the UK median across 133 published prices is £16,235. The nearest, Spire Harpenden Hospital, is £4,881 dearer than the cheapest.
6 hospitals near Luton publish both prices. Knee replacement is priced above hip replacement at 3 of them, by £280 to £397; below it at 2, by £459 to £790; the same at 1.
5 to 10 miles of central Luton: Spire Harpenden Hospital (5.3 miles) and Pinehill Hospital (7.9 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Luton: The Saxon Clinic (16 miles), The Manor Hospital (17 miles), Spire Bushey Hospital (18 miles), The Chiltern Hospital (18 miles), The Kings Oak Hospital (21 miles), The Cavell Hospital (21 miles), Hendon Hospital (22 miles), The Clementine Churchill Hospital (23 miles) and The Shelburne 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 £12,550 to £18,480 at 8 hospitals; knee replacement £12,850 to £17,731 at 9 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Bedfordshire Hospitals: half had waited over 21 weeks; 9 in 10 within 51 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 Luton
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 20.8 wks | 45.5% | 482 | 51 wks | 7,426 |
| East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust | 19.3 wks | 47.7% | 273 | 50 wks | 4,917 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 2.1 miles from Luton: 7,426 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 45.5% within 18 weeks, 482 over a year, nine in ten within 51 weeks.
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, 9.3 miles from Luton: 4,917 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 47.7% within 18 weeks, 273 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: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, East and North Hertfordshire Teaching 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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| SpaMedica Luton | 2.1 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Riverbanks Clinic | 4.3 miles | Good | No |
| Spire Harpenden Hospital | 5.3 miles | Good | Yes |
| Aventus Clinic | 7.4 miles | Good | No |
| Pinehill Hospital | 7.9 miles | Good | Yes |
| One Stop Doctors T/A One Stop Healthcare | 8.9 miles | Good | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Hendon Hospital, The Cavell Hospital and The Chiltern Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask Pinehill Hospital for an itemised quote, as its price is published as a single figure.
- For hip replacement, weigh The Kings Oak Hospital (21 miles) against Spire Harpenden Hospital (5.3 miles): the £5,640 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For knee replacement, weigh The Kings Oak Hospital (21 miles) against Spire Harpenden Hospital (5.3 miles): the £4,881 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
- London 30 miles
- Northampton 31 miles
- Cambridge 32 miles
- Reading 39 miles
- Peterborough 47 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 53 miles
- Crawley 55 miles
- Colchester 57 miles
Other treatments near Luton
This page also covers 3 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Hitchin, Dunstable, Houghton Regis.
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: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, East and North Hertfordshire Teaching 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.