Orthopaedic surgery · Southampton
Hip and knee replacement in Southampton: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£12,665
Hip replacement: Sarum Road Hospital, Winchester · 9.8 miles away
Knee replacement: £12,945 at Sarum Road Hospital (9.8 miles)
Typical price
£15,248
The middle of 8 published hip replacement prices within 25 miles.
Knee replacement: £16,665.
NHS wait so far
18 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at University Hospital Southampton 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 Southampton
Hip replacement
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Sarum Road Hospital
Winchester · 9.8 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, Sarum Road 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, Southampton
Southampton · 0.7 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, Southampton Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Not included £145 (charged separately) -
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Portsmouth
Portsmouth · 16 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, Portsmouth Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Not included £145 (charged separately) -
Sarum Road Hospital
Winchester · 9.8 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, Sarum Road 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 -
New Hall Hospital
Salisbury · 18 miles away
from£16,761Hip 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 Portsmouth Hospital
Havant · 19 miles away
from£17,650Hip 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 Portsmouth Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £225 Treatment Included from £17,425 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Southampton Hospital
Southampton · 2.1 miles away
from£18,106Hip 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 £219 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Southampton Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £219 Treatment Included from £17,887 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital
Eastleigh · 5.2 miles away
£18,146Hip 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 Wessex Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £18,146
Knee replacement
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Sarum Road Hospital
Winchester · 9.8 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, Sarum Road 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, Southampton
Southampton · 0.7 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, Southampton Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Not included £145 (charged separately) -
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Portsmouth
Portsmouth · 16 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, Portsmouth Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Not included £145 (charged separately) -
New Hall Hospital
Salisbury · 18 miles away
from£16,665Knee 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 Portsmouth Hospital
Havant · 19 miles away
from£17,845Knee 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 Portsmouth Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £225 Treatment Included from £17,620 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Southampton Hospital
Southampton · 2.1 miles away
from£18,314Knee 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 £236 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Southampton Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £236 Treatment Included from £18,078 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital
Eastleigh · 5.2 miles away
£18,333Knee 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 Wessex Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £18,333
See all 7 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Hip replacement | Knee replacement |
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| Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton | 0.7 miles | £13,199 | £13,799 |
| Spire Southampton Hospital | 2.1 miles | from £18,106 | from £18,314 |
| Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital | 5.2 miles | £18,146 | £18,333 |
| Sarum Road Hospital | 9.8 miles | £12,665 | £12,945 |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital, Portsmouth | 16 miles | £13,199 | £13,799 |
| New Hall Hospital | 18 miles | from £16,761 | from £16,665 |
| Spire Portsmouth Hospital | 19 miles | from £17,650 | from £17,845 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Southampton.
Hospital by hospital
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton, Southampton, 0.7 miles away (Practice Plus Group; CQC Good, report June 2017). Hip replacement £13,199, £534 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £13,799, £854 above the local lowest.
Spire Southampton Hospital, Southampton, 2.1 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report July 2025). Hip replacement from £18,106 (first consultation £219 included; aftercare included), £5,441 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £18,314 (first consultation £236 included; aftercare included), £5,369 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital, Eastleigh, 5.2 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report January 2023). Hip replacement £18,146 (tests before treatment not included), £5,481 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £18,333 (tests before treatment not included), £5,388 above the local lowest.
Sarum Road Hospital, Winchester, 9.8 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report April 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.
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, 16 miles away (Practice Plus Group; CQC Good, report February 2025). Hip replacement £13,199, £534 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £13,799, £854 above the local lowest.
New Hall Hospital, Salisbury, 18 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report February 2025). Hip replacement from £16,761 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £4,096 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £16,665 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £3,720 above the local lowest.
Spire Portsmouth Hospital, Havant, 19 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report August 2026). Hip replacement from £17,650 (first consultation £225 included; aftercare included), £4,985 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £17,845 (first consultation £225 included; aftercare included), £4,900 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Hip replacement: 8 local prices span £5,481, from £12,665 to £18,146; the UK median across 158 published prices is £15,500. The nearest, Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton, is £534 dearer than the cheapest.
Knee replacement: 7 local prices span £5,388, from £12,945 to £18,333; the UK median across 133 published prices is £16,235. The nearest, Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton, is £854 dearer than the cheapest.
7 hospitals near Southampton publish both prices. Knee replacement is priced above hip replacement at 6 of them, by £187 to £600; below it at 1, by £96.
Within 5 miles of central Southampton: Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton (0.7 miles) and Spire Southampton Hospital (2.1 miles).
5 to 10 miles of central Southampton: Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital (5.2 miles) and Sarum Road Hospital (9.8 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Southampton: Practice Plus Group Hospital, Portsmouth (16 miles), New Hall Hospital (18 miles) and Spire Portsmouth Hospital (19 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 £18,146 at 7 hospitals; knee replacement £12,945 to £18,333 at 7 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. University Hospital Southampton: half had waited over 18 weeks; 9 in 10 within 49 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 Southampton
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust | 17.8 wks | 50.6% | 200 | 49 wks | 4,081 |
| Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust | 18.4 wks | 49.1% | 173 | 47 wks | 5,011 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, 2.2 miles from Southampton: 4,081 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 50.6% within 18 weeks, 200 over a year, nine in ten within 49 weeks.
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, 15 miles from Southampton: 5,011 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 49.1% within 18 weeks, 173 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: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 8 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 9.3 miles: 5 good, 3 not yet rated. 2 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 8 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
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| ACES Southampton Hospital | 0.2 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton | 0.7 miles | Good | No |
| Spire Southampton Hospital | 2.1 miles | Good | Yes |
| SpaMedica Southampton | 2.4 miles | Good | No |
| Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital | 5.2 miles | Good | Yes |
| Adnova Clinic | 6.8 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Optegra Solent Eye Hospital | 6.9 miles | Good | No |
| Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service | 7.1 miles | Not yet rated | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital and Sarum Road Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask New Hall Hospital for an itemised quote, as its price is published as a single figure.
- For hip replacement, weigh Sarum Road Hospital (9.8 miles) against Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton (0.7 miles): the £534 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For knee replacement, weigh Sarum Road Hospital (9.8 miles) against Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton (0.7 miles): the £854 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
- Chichester 27 miles
- Reading 40 miles
- Crawley 54 miles
- Brighton and Hove 56 miles
- Bristol 64 miles
- London 68 miles
- Gloucester 74 miles
- Luton 79 miles
Other treatments near Southampton
This page also covers 9 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Winchester, Eastleigh, Chandler's Ford, Totton, Romsey, Hythe and Dibden Purlieu, West End, North Baddesley, Marchwood.
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: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Portsmouth Hospitals University 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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