Orthopaedic surgery · Manchester
Hip and knee replacement in Manchester: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£12,665
Hip replacement: The Alexandra Hospital, Cheadle · 5.3 miles away
Knee replacement: £12,945 at The Alexandra Hospital (5.3 miles)
Typical price
£14,960
The middle of 12 published hip replacement prices within 25 miles.
Knee replacement: £15,504.
NHS wait so far
14 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at Manchester University 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 Manchester
Hip replacement
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The Alexandra Hospital
Cheadle · 5.3 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 Alexandra 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 Beardwood Hospital
Blackburn · 23 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 Beardwood 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 Alexandra Hospital
Cheadle · 5.3 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 Alexandra 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 Beardwood Hospital
Blackburn · 23 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 Beardwood 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 -
Spire Manchester Hospital
Manchester · 3.8 miles away
from£14,535Hip 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 £253 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Manchester Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £253 Treatment Included from £14,282 Aftercare Included Included -
Fairfield Independent Hospital
St. Helens · 22 miles away
£14,929Hip 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, Fairfield Independent Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £14,729 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Oaklands Hospital
Salford · 4.7 miles away
from£14,990Hip 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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The Highfield Hospital
Rochdale · 9.3 miles away
£15,460Hip 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 Highfield Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £15,460 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield
Macclesfield · 15 miles away
from£15,644Hip 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 £225 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £225 Treatment Included from £15,419 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Elland Hospital
Elland · 22 miles away
from£15,752Hip 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 £213 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Elland Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £213 Treatment Included from £15,539 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Cheshire Hospital
Warrington · 18 miles away
from£16,927Hip 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 £224 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Cheshire Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £224 Treatment Included from £16,703 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Manchester Hospital
Manchester · 3.8 miles away
from£19,603Hip 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 £373 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Manchester Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £373 Treatment Included from £19,230 Aftercare Included Included
Knee replacement
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The Alexandra Hospital
Cheadle · 5.3 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 Alexandra 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 Highfield Hospital
Rochdale · 9.3 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 Highfield 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 Beardwood Hospital
Blackburn · 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 Beardwood 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 -
Oaklands Hospital
Salford · 4.7 miles away
from£14,800Knee 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 Manchester Hospital
Manchester · 3.8 miles away
from£15,365Knee 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 £253 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Manchester Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £253 Treatment Included from £15,112 Aftercare Included Included -
Fairfield Independent Hospital
St. Helens · 22 miles away
£15,642Knee 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, Fairfield Independent Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £15,442 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield
Macclesfield · 15 miles away
from£16,430Knee 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 £229 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £229 Treatment Included from £16,201 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Elland Hospital
Elland · 22 miles away
from£16,579Knee 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 £223 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Elland Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £223 Treatment Included from £16,356 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Cheshire Hospital
Warrington · 18 miles away
from£17,107Knee 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 £227 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Cheshire Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £227 Treatment Included from £16,880 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Manchester Hospital
Manchester · 3.8 miles away
from£19,663Knee 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 £373 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Manchester Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £373 Treatment Included from £19,290 Aftercare Included Included
See all 10 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Hip replacement | Knee replacement |
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| Spire Manchester Hospital | 3.8 miles | from £14,535 | from £15,365 |
| Spire Manchester Hospital | 3.8 miles | from £19,603 | from £19,663 |
| Oaklands Hospital | 4.7 miles | from £14,990 | from £14,800 |
| The Alexandra Hospital | 5.3 miles | £12,665 | £12,945 |
| The Highfield Hospital | 9.3 miles | £15,460 | £12,945 |
| Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield | 15 miles | from £15,644 | from £16,430 |
| Spire Cheshire Hospital | 18 miles | from £16,927 | from £17,107 |
| Spire Elland Hospital | 22 miles | from £15,752 | from £16,579 |
| Fairfield Independent Hospital | 22 miles | £14,929 | £15,642 |
| The Beardwood Hospital | 23 miles | £12,665 | £12,945 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Manchester.
Hospital by hospital
Spire Manchester Hospital, Manchester, 3.8 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Outstanding, report October 2022). Hip replacement from £14,535 (first consultation £253 included; aftercare included), £1,870 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £15,365 (first consultation £253 included; aftercare included), £2,420 above the local lowest.
Spire Manchester Hospital, Manchester, 3.8 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Outstanding, report October 2022). Hip replacement from £19,603 (first consultation £373 included; aftercare included), £6,938 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £19,663 (first consultation £373 included; aftercare included), £6,718 above the local lowest.
Oaklands Hospital, Salford, 4.7 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report July 2026). Hip replacement from £14,990 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £2,325 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £14,800 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £1,855 above the local lowest.
The Alexandra Hospital, Cheadle, 5.3 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report March 2022). 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), the lowest locally. Knee replacement £12,945 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
The Highfield Hospital, Rochdale, 9.3 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Outstanding, report August 2022). Hip replacement £15,460 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £2,795 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £12,945 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield, Macclesfield, 15 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report February 2022). Hip replacement from £15,644 (first consultation £225 included; aftercare included), £2,979 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £16,430 (first consultation £229 included; aftercare included), £3,485 above the local lowest.
Spire Cheshire Hospital, Warrington, 18 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Outstanding, report May 2017). Hip replacement from £16,927 (first consultation £224 included; aftercare included), £4,262 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £17,107 (first consultation £227 included; aftercare included), £4,162 above the local lowest.
Spire Elland Hospital, Elland, 22 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report March 2017). Hip replacement from £15,752 (first consultation £213 included; aftercare included), £3,087 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £16,579 (first consultation £223 included; aftercare included), £3,634 above the local lowest.
Fairfield Independent Hospital, St. Helens, 22 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report January 2017). Hip replacement £14,929 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £2,264 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £15,642 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £2,697 above the local lowest.
The Beardwood Hospital, Blackburn, 23 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report February 2026). 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), the lowest locally. Knee replacement £12,945 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
How the prices compare
Hip replacement: 12 local prices span £6,938, from £12,665 to £19,603; the UK median across 158 published prices is £15,500. The nearest, Spire Manchester Hospital, is £1,870 dearer than the cheapest.
Knee replacement: 10 local prices span £6,718, from £12,945 to £19,663; the UK median across 133 published prices is £16,235. The nearest, Spire Manchester Hospital, is £2,420 dearer than the cheapest.
10 hospitals near Manchester publish both prices. Knee replacement is priced above hip replacement at 8 of them, by £60 to £830; below it at 2, by £190 to £2,515.
Within 5 miles of central Manchester: Spire Manchester Hospital (3.8 miles), Spire Manchester Hospital (3.8 miles) and Oaklands Hospital (4.7 miles).
5 to 10 miles of central Manchester: The Alexandra Hospital (5.3 miles) and The Highfield Hospital (9.3 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Manchester: Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield (15 miles), Spire Cheshire Hospital (18 miles), Spire Elland Hospital (22 miles), Fairfield Independent Hospital (22 miles) and The Beardwood 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 £12,665 to £19,603 at 10 hospitals; knee replacement £12,945 to £19,663 at 10 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Manchester University: half had waited over 14 weeks; 9 in 10 within 41 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 Manchester
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | 14.4 wks | 59.0% | 189 | 41 wks | 12,085 |
| Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust | 15.7 wks | 54.3% | 686 | 47 wks | 14,823 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, 1.1 miles from Manchester: 12,085 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 59.0% within 18 weeks, 189 over a year, nine in ten within 41 weeks.
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, 4.7 miles from Manchester: 14,823 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 54.3% within 18 weeks, 686 over a year, nine in ten within 47 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: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 31 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 9.3 miles: 4 outstanding, 14 good, 2 requires improvement, 11 not yet rated. 4 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 12 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
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| Pall Mall Medical Centre | 1.3 miles | Good | No |
| The Whiteley Clinic Manchester | 1.4 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| THMG Manchester | 1.4 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| My Hair Transplant | 1.5 miles | Requires improvement | No |
| ACES Bridgewater Hospital | 1.7 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Farjo Hair Institute | 1.7 miles | Outstanding | No |
| SpaMedica Manchester | 1.9 miles | Good | No |
| The KSL Clinic Ltd Manchester | 2.7 miles | Good | No |
| Wimpole Clinic (Manchester) | 2.7 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Manchester Private Hospital | 2.7 miles | Good | No |
| HCA Healthcare UK The Christie Private Care | 3.2 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Optegra Manchester Eye Hospital | 3.4 miles | Good | No |
And 19 more within 9.3 miles on the register.
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Fairfield Independent Hospital, The Alexandra Hospital and The Beardwood Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask Oaklands Hospital for an itemised quote, as its price is published as a single figure.
- 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
- Bradford 29 miles
- Liverpool 29 miles
- Sheffield 32 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 34 miles
- Leeds 35 miles
- Blackpool 40 miles
- Nottingham 55 miles
- Telford 55 miles
Other treatments near Manchester
- Knee arthroscopy and carpal tunnel surgery
- Hernia repair
- CT scans
- Colonoscopy and gastroscopy
- Cataract surgery
- MRI scan
This page also covers 2 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Droylsden, Audenshaw.
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: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Northern Care Alliance 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.