Orthopaedic surgery · Nottingham
Hip and knee replacement in Nottingham: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£13,199
Hip replacement: Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough, Chesterfield · 22 miles away
Knee replacement: £13,799 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough (22 miles)
Typical price
£16,381
The middle of 7 published hip replacement prices within 25 miles.
Knee replacement: £17,138.
NHS wait so far
17 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at Nottingham University 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 Nottingham
Hip replacement
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Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough
Chesterfield · 22 miles away
£13,199Hip replacement surgery
What’s included: A fixed treatment price. The first consultation costs £145 on top; Practice Plus says that includes a nurse assessment, any blood tests and swabs needed, and an X-ray if required.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Not included £145 (charged separately) -
Woodthorpe Hospital
Nottingham · 2.4 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 · 15 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 · 25 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 -
Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital
Leicester · 23 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 · 5.5 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 -
The Park Hospital
Nottingham · 6.0 miles away
£18,525Hip 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 £175). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, The Park Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £175 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £18,350 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Knee replacement
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Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough
Chesterfield · 22 miles away
£13,799Knee replacement surgery
What’s included: A fixed treatment price. The first consultation costs £145 on top; Practice Plus says that includes a nurse assessment, any blood tests and swabs needed, and an X-ray if required.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Not included £145 (charged separately) -
Woodthorpe Hospital
Nottingham · 2.4 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 · 15 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 -
Spire Nottingham Hospital
Nottingham · 5.5 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 · 23 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 -
The Park Hospital
Nottingham · 6.0 miles away
£17,405Knee 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 £130). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, The Park Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £130 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £17,275 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Spire Leicester Hospital
Oadby · 25 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 7 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Hip replacement | Knee replacement |
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| Woodthorpe Hospital | 2.4 miles | from £14,884 | from £15,435 |
| Spire Nottingham Hospital | 5.5 miles | from £16,755 | from £17,138 |
| The Park Hospital | 6.0 miles | £18,525 | £17,405 |
| Nuffield Health Derby Hospital | 15 miles | £15,759 | £15,500 |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough | 22 miles | £13,199 | £13,799 |
| Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital | 23 miles | £16,455 | £17,390 |
| Spire Leicester Hospital | 25 miles | from £16,381 | from £17,487 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Nottingham.
Hospital by hospital
Woodthorpe Hospital, Nottingham, 2.4 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report September 2025). Hip replacement from £14,884 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £1,685 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £15,435 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £1,636 above the local lowest.
Spire Nottingham Hospital, Nottingham, 5.5 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Outstanding, report February 2024). Hip replacement from £16,755 (first consultation £242 included; aftercare included), £3,556 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £17,138 (first consultation £240 included; aftercare included), £3,339 above the local lowest.
The Park Hospital, Nottingham, 6.0 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report November 2024). Hip replacement £18,525 (first consultation £175 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £5,326 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £17,405 (first consultation £130 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £3,606 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Derby Hospital, Derby, 15 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report July 2026). Hip replacement £15,759 (tests before treatment not included), £2,560 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £15,500 (tests before treatment not included), £1,701 above the local lowest.
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough, Chesterfield, 22 miles away (Practice Plus Group; CQC Good, report June 2026). Hip replacement £13,199, the lowest locally. Knee replacement £13,799, the lowest locally.
Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital, Leicester, 23 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report October 2023). Hip replacement £16,455 (tests before treatment not included), £3,256 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £17,390 (tests before treatment not included), £3,591 above the local lowest.
Spire Leicester Hospital, Oadby, 25 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report February 2016). Hip replacement from £16,381 (first consultation £220 included; aftercare included), £3,182 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £17,487 (first consultation £232 included; aftercare included), £3,688 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Hip replacement: 7 local prices span £5,326, from £13,199 to £18,525; the UK median across 158 published prices is £15,500. The nearest, Woodthorpe Hospital, is £1,685 dearer than the cheapest.
Knee replacement: 7 local prices span £3,688, from £13,799 to £17,487; the UK median across 133 published prices is £16,235. The nearest, Woodthorpe Hospital, is £1,636 dearer than the cheapest.
7 hospitals near Nottingham publish both prices. Knee replacement is priced above hip replacement at 5 of them, by £383 to £1,106; below it at 2, by £259 to £1,120.
Within 5 miles of central Nottingham: Woodthorpe Hospital (2.4 miles).
5 to 10 miles of central Nottingham: Spire Nottingham Hospital (5.5 miles) and The Park Hospital (6.0 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Nottingham: Nuffield Health Derby Hospital (15 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough (22 miles), Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital (23 miles) and Spire Leicester 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 £13,199 to £18,525 at 7 hospitals; knee replacement £13,799 to £17,487 at 7 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Nottingham University Hospitals: half had waited over 17 weeks; 9 in 10 within 48 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 Nottingham
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust | 16.7 wks | 52.9% | 373 | 48 wks | 7,942 |
| Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 14.1 wks | 59.8% | 51 | 42 wks | 3,435 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, 1.6 miles from Nottingham: 7,942 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 52.9% within 18 weeks, 373 over a year, nine in ten within 48 weeks.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 12 miles from Nottingham: 3,435 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 59.8% within 18 weeks, 51 over a year, nine in ten within 42 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: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 14 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 9.3 miles: 2 outstanding, 5 good, 7 not yet rated. 3 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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| Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Nottingham) | 1.0 miles | Good | No |
| Zenith Cosmetic Clinic | 1.1 miles | Good | No |
| THMG Nottingham Clinic | 1.3 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Leenside Surgical | 1.5 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Optical Express – Nottingham Hospital | 1.9 miles | Good | No |
| ACES Nottingham Hospital | 1.9 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Cirrus House | 1.9 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service | 2.3 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Woodthorpe Hospital | 2.4 miles | Good | Yes |
| Optegra Nottingham | 3.8 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Hillside Hair Clinic | 4.3 miles | Outstanding | No |
| Spire Nottingham Hospital | 5.5 miles | Outstanding | Yes |
And 2 more within 9.3 miles on the register.
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Nuffield Health Derby Hospital, Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital and The Park Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask Woodthorpe Hospital for an itemised quote, as its price is published as a single figure.
- For hip replacement, weigh Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough (22 miles) against Woodthorpe Hospital (2.4 miles): the £1,685 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For knee replacement, weigh Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough (22 miles) against Woodthorpe Hospital (2.4 miles): the £1,636 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
- Leicester 23 miles
- Sheffield 30 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 40 miles
- Birmingham 44 miles
- Peterborough 47 miles
- Northampton 52 miles
- Manchester 55 miles
- Telford 57 miles
Other treatments near Nottingham
This page also covers 1 nearby place with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Nuthall and Watnall.
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: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK, Sherwood Forest Hospitals 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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