Orthopaedic surgery · Sheffield
Hip and knee replacement in Sheffield: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£12,665
Hip replacement: Thornbury Hospital, Sheffield · 2.4 miles away
Knee replacement: £12,945 at Thornbury Hospital (2.4 miles)
Typical price
£13,467
The middle of 4 published hip replacement prices within 25 miles.
NHS wait so far
16 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at The Rotherham 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 Sheffield
Hip replacement
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Thornbury Hospital
Sheffield · 2.4 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, Thornbury 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 -
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough
Chesterfield · 9.8 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) -
Thornbury Hospital
Sheffield · 2.4 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, Thornbury 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 -
Park Hill Hospital
Doncaster · 18 miles away
from£15,876Hip 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.
Knee replacement
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Thornbury Hospital
Sheffield · 2.4 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, Thornbury 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 -
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough
Chesterfield · 9.8 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) -
Park Hill Hospital
Doncaster · 18 miles away
from£16,301Knee 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.
See all 3 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Hip replacement | Knee replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbury Hospital | 2.4 miles | £12,665 | £12,945 |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough | 9.8 miles | £13,199 | £13,799 |
| Park Hill Hospital | 18 miles | from £15,876 | from £16,301 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Sheffield.
Hospital by hospital
Thornbury Hospital, Sheffield, 2.4 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report November 2019). 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.
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough, Chesterfield, 9.8 miles away (Practice Plus Group; CQC Good, report June 2026). Hip replacement £13,199, £534 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £13,799, £854 above the local lowest.
Park Hill Hospital, Doncaster, 18 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report November 2019). Hip replacement from £15,876 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £3,211 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £16,301 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £3,356 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Hip replacement: 4 local prices span £3,211, from £12,665 to £15,876; the UK median across 158 published prices is £15,500.
Knee replacement: 3 local prices span £3,356, from £12,945 to £16,301; the UK median across 133 published prices is £16,235.
3 hospitals near Sheffield publish both prices. They are Thornbury Hospital, Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough and Park Hill Hospital. Knee replacement is priced above hip replacement at 3 of them, by £280 to £600.
Within 5 miles of central Sheffield: Thornbury Hospital (2.4 miles).
5 to 10 miles of central Sheffield: Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough (9.8 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Sheffield: Park Hill Hospital (18 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 £15,876 at 3 hospitals; knee replacement £12,945 to £16,301 at 3 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. The Rotherham: half had waited over 16 weeks; 9 in 10 within 45 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 Sheffield
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust | 16.5 wks | 53.1% | 91 | 45 wks | 4,888 |
| Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 15.2 wks | 58.0% | 51 | 42 wks | 2,522 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, 5.6 miles from Sheffield: 4,888 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 53.1% within 18 weeks, 91 over a year, nine in ten within 45 weeks.
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 13 miles from Sheffield: 2,522 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 58.0% 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: The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 13 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 9.3 miles: 1 outstanding, 5 good, 7 not yet rated. 1 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 12 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Clinical | 0.8 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| One Health Group - Head Office | 1.8 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| MO Surgical Aesthetics Limited | 2.4 miles | Good | No |
| Thornbury Hospital | 2.4 miles | Good | Yes |
| Thornbury Radiosurgery Centre Limited | 2.4 miles | Outstanding | No |
| Be Cosmetic Clinics | 2.4 miles | Good | No |
| Optegra Sheffield | 2.8 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Claremont Hospital | 3.1 miles | Good | No |
| Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Sheffield) | 3.4 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| ACES (Meadowhall Sheffield) | 3.4 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Eagle Eyecare Limited | 5.0 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| SpaMedica Sheffield | 5.5 miles | Not yet rated | No |
And 1 more within 9.3 miles on the register.
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Thornbury Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: its published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask Park Hill 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
- Leeds 30 miles
- Nottingham 30 miles
- Bradford 32 miles
- Manchester 32 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 39 miles
- Leicester 53 miles
- Kingston upon Hull 54 miles
- Liverpool 60 miles
Other treatments near Sheffield
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: The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Barnsley Hospital 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.