Orthopaedic surgery · Reading
Hip and knee replacement in Reading: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£12,665
Hip replacement: The Hampshire Clinic, Basingstoke · 12 miles away
Knee replacement: £12,945 at The Hampshire Clinic (12 miles)
Typical price
£14,907
The middle of 12 published hip replacement prices within 25 miles.
Knee replacement: £16,322.
NHS wait so far
10 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at Royal Berkshire 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 Reading
Hip replacement
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The Hampshire Clinic
Basingstoke · 12 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 Hampshire Clinic 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 Runnymede Hospital
Chertsey · 19 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 Runnymede 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 -
Mount Alvernia Hospital
Guildford · 22 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, Mount Alvernia 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 Hampshire Clinic
Basingstoke · 12 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 Hampshire 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 Shelburne Hospital
High Wycombe · 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 Shelburne 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 Runnymede Hospital
Chertsey · 19 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 £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, The Runnymede Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £13,535 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Berkshire Independent Hospital
Reading · 1.1 miles away
from£16,079Hip 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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Spire Thames Valley Hospital
Slough · 18 miles away
from£16,198Hip 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 £228 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Thames Valley Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £228 Treatment Included from £15,970 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Woking Hospital
Woking · 19 miles away
£17,350Hip 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 Woking Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £17,350 -
Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital
Guildford · 21 miles away
£17,790Hip 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 Guildford Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £17,790 -
The Shelburne Hospital
High Wycombe · 16 miles away
£18,060Hip 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 £17,810 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Chiltern Hospital
Great Missenden · 21 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 Hampshire Clinic
Basingstoke · 12 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 Hampshire 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 -
Mount Alvernia Hospital
Guildford · 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, Mount Alvernia 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 -
Spire Clare Park Hospital
Farnham · 16 miles away
from£16,059Knee 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 £239 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Clare Park Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £239 Treatment Included from £15,820 Aftercare Included Included -
Berkshire Independent Hospital
Reading · 1.1 miles away
from£16,109Knee 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 Thames Valley Hospital
Slough · 18 miles away
from£16,322Knee 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 Thames Valley Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £232 Treatment Included from £16,090 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Woking Hospital
Woking · 19 miles away
£16,685Knee 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 Woking Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £16,685 -
The Shelburne Hospital
High Wycombe · 16 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 -
Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital
Guildford · 21 miles away
£17,439Knee 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 Guildford Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £17,439 -
Nuffield Health Oxford Hospital
Oxford · 25 miles away
£17,470Knee 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 Oxford Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £17,470
See all 11 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Hip replacement | Knee replacement |
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| Berkshire Independent Hospital | 1.1 miles | from £16,079 | from £16,109 |
| The Hampshire Clinic | 12 miles | £12,665 | £12,945 |
| The Shelburne Hospital | 16 miles | £13,735 | £17,120 |
| Spire Clare Park Hospital | 16 miles | – | from £16,059 |
| Spire Thames Valley Hospital | 18 miles | from £16,198 | from £16,322 |
| Nuffield Health Woking Hospital | 19 miles | £17,350 | £16,685 |
| The Runnymede Hospital | 19 miles | £12,665 | – |
| Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital | 21 miles | £17,790 | £17,439 |
| The Chiltern Hospital | 21 miles | £18,480 | – |
| Mount Alvernia Hospital | 22 miles | £12,665 | £12,945 |
| Nuffield Health Oxford Hospital | 25 miles | – | £17,470 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Reading.
Hospital by hospital
Berkshire Independent Hospital, Reading, 1.1 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report May 2020). Hip replacement from £16,079 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £3,414 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £16,109 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £3,164 above the local lowest.
The Hampshire Clinic, Basingstoke, 12 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report April 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.
The Shelburne Hospital, High Wycombe, 16 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Requires improvement, report April 2019). Hip replacement £13,735 (Minimally invasive hip replacement surgery) or £18,060 (Hip replacement surgery) (first consultation £250 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £1,070 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £17,120 (first consultation £250 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £4,175 above the local lowest.
Spire Clare Park Hospital, Farnham, 16 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report October 2024). No published hip replacement price. Knee replacement from £16,059 (first consultation £239 included; aftercare included), £3,114 above the local lowest.
Spire Thames Valley Hospital, Slough, 18 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report February 2020). Hip replacement from £16,198 (first consultation £228 included; aftercare included), £3,533 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £16,322 (first consultation £232 included; aftercare included), £3,377 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Woking Hospital, Woking, 19 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report August 2017). Hip replacement £17,350 (tests before treatment not included), £4,685 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £16,685 (tests before treatment not included), £3,740 above the local lowest.
The Runnymede Hospital, Chertsey, 19 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report January 2017). 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. No published knee replacement price.
Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital, Guildford, 21 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report July 2019). Hip replacement £17,790 (tests before treatment not included), £5,125 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £17,439 (tests before treatment not included), £4,494 above the local lowest.
The Chiltern Hospital, Great Missenden, 21 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), £5,815 above the local lowest. No published knee replacement price.
Mount Alvernia Hospital, Guildford, 22 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report April 2022). Hip replacement £12,665 (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 £5,815, from £12,665 to £18,480; the UK median across 158 published prices is £15,500. The nearest, Berkshire Independent Hospital, is £3,414 dearer than the cheapest.
Knee replacement: 9 local prices span £4,525, from £12,945 to £17,470; the UK median across 133 published prices is £16,235. The nearest, Berkshire Independent Hospital, is £3,164 dearer than the cheapest.
7 hospitals near Reading publish both prices. Knee replacement is priced above hip replacement at 5 of them, by £30 to £3,385; below it at 2, by £351 to £665.
Within 5 miles of central Reading: Berkshire Independent Hospital (1.1 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Reading: The Hampshire Clinic (12 miles), The Shelburne Hospital (16 miles), Spire Clare Park Hospital (16 miles), Spire Thames Valley Hospital (18 miles), Nuffield Health Woking Hospital (19 miles), The Runnymede Hospital (19 miles), Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital (21 miles), The Chiltern Hospital (21 miles), Mount Alvernia Hospital (22 miles) and Nuffield Health Oxford 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 £12,665 to £18,480 at 9 hospitals; knee replacement £12,945 to £17,470 at 9 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Royal Berkshire: half had waited over 10 weeks; 9 in 10 within 23 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 Reading
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust | 10.0 wks | 82.9% | 3 | 23 wks | 2,231 |
| Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust | 16.0 wks | 56.1% | 0 | 41 wks | 4,881 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, 0.7 miles from Reading: 2,231 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 82.9% within 18 weeks, 3 over a year, nine in ten within 23 weeks.
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, 21 miles from Reading: 4,881 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 56.1% within 18 weeks, 0 over a year, nine in ten within 41 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 Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 10 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 9.3 miles: 4 good, 1 requires improvement, 5 not yet rated. 1 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 10 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
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| Thames Valley General Surgery (TVGS) (1) | 0.7 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| CircleReading | 1.0 miles | Good | No |
| The Berkshire Independent Hospital | 1.1 miles | Good | Yes |
| Thames Valley General Surgery (TVGS) (3) | 1.1 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Thames Valley General Surgery (TVGS) (2) | 1.2 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Spire Dunedin Hospital | 1.2 miles | Good | No |
| SpaMedica Wokingham | 5.5 miles | Good | No |
| Evolutio Care Innovations | 6.7 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Berkshire Grove Hospital | 8.9 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Chiltern Medical Clinic, Goring on Thames | 9.3 miles | Requires improvement | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Mount Alvernia Hospital, Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital and Nuffield Health Oxford Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask Berkshire Independent Hospital for an itemised quote, as its price is published as a single figure.
- For hip replacement, weigh The Hampshire Clinic (12 miles) against Berkshire Independent Hospital (1.1 miles): the £3,414 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For knee replacement, weigh The Hampshire Clinic (12 miles) against Berkshire Independent Hospital (1.1 miles): the £3,164 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 36 miles
- Luton 39 miles
- Southampton 40 miles
- Crawley 41 miles
- Chichester 42 miles
- Northampton 55 miles
- Brighton and Hove 56 miles
- Gloucester 61 miles
Other treatments near Reading
This page also covers 6 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Caversham, Woodley, Winnersh, Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross, Burghfield Common, Shinfield.
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 Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Buckinghamshire Healthcare 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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