Orthopaedic surgery · Worcester
Hip and knee replacement in Worcester: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£12,665
Hip replacement: The Droitwich Spa Hospital, Droitwich · 5.4 miles away
Knee replacement: £12,945 at The Droitwich Spa Hospital (5.4 miles)
Typical price
£14,880
The middle of 10 published hip replacement prices within 25 miles.
Knee replacement: £16,020.
NHS wait so far
19 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at Worcestershire Acute 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 Worcester
Hip replacement
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The Droitwich Spa Hospital
Droitwich · 5.4 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, The Droitwich Spa 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 Priory Hospital
Birmingham · 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, The Priory 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, Birmingham
Birmingham · 21 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, Birmingham Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Not included £145 (charged separately) -
The Droitwich Spa Hospital
Droitwich · 5.4 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, The Droitwich Spa 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 Priory Hospital
Birmingham · 22 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 Priory 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 Parkway Hospital
Solihull · 25 miles away
from£16,024Hip 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 £218 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Parkway Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £218 Treatment Included from £15,806 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire South Bank Hospital
Worcester · 1.1 miles away
from£16,043Hip 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 £214 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire South Bank Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £214 Treatment Included from £15,829 Aftercare Included Included -
West Midlands Hospital
Halesowen · 19 miles away
from£16,208Hip 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 Hereford Hospital
Hereford · 23 miles away
£16,515Hip 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 Hereford Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £16,515 -
Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital
Cheltenham · 21 miles away
£18,955Hip 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 Cheltenham Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £18,955
Knee replacement
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The Droitwich Spa Hospital
Droitwich · 5.4 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, The Droitwich Spa 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 Priory Hospital
Birmingham · 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, The Priory 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, Birmingham
Birmingham · 21 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, Birmingham Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Not included £145 (charged separately) -
West Midlands Hospital
Halesowen · 19 miles away
from£15,700Knee 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 Parkway Hospital
Solihull · 25 miles away
from£16,020Knee 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 Parkway Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £219 Treatment Included from £15,801 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire South Bank Hospital
Worcester · 1.1 miles away
from£16,701Knee 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 South Bank Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £220 Treatment Included from £16,481 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital
Hereford · 23 miles away
£16,815Knee 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 Hereford Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £16,815 -
Winfield Hospital
Gloucester · 22 miles away
from£16,868Knee 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 Cheltenham Hospital
Cheltenham · 21 miles away
£18,055Knee 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 Cheltenham Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £18,055
See all 9 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Hip replacement | Knee replacement |
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| Spire South Bank Hospital | 1.1 miles | from £16,043 | from £16,701 |
| The Droitwich Spa Hospital | 5.4 miles | £12,665 | £12,945 |
| West Midlands Hospital | 19 miles | from £16,208 | from £15,700 |
| Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital | 21 miles | £18,955 | £18,055 |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham | 21 miles | £13,199 | £13,799 |
| The Priory Hospital | 22 miles | £12,665 | £12,945 |
| Winfield Hospital | 22 miles | – | from £16,868 |
| Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital | 23 miles | £16,515 | £16,815 |
| Spire Parkway Hospital | 25 miles | from £16,024 | from £16,020 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Worcester.
Hospital by hospital
Spire South Bank Hospital, Worcester, 1.1 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Requires improvement, report September 2026). Hip replacement from £16,043 (first consultation £214 included; aftercare included), £3,378 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £16,701 (first consultation £220 included; aftercare included), £3,756 above the local lowest.
The Droitwich Spa Hospital, Droitwich, 5.4 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report May 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.
West Midlands Hospital, Halesowen, 19 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Requires improvement, report July 2022). Hip replacement from £16,208 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £3,543 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £15,700 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £2,755 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital, Cheltenham, 21 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report July 2026). Hip replacement £18,955 (tests before treatment not included), £6,290 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £18,055 (tests before treatment not included), £5,110 above the local lowest.
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham, Birmingham, 21 miles away (Practice Plus Group; CQC Requires improvement, report January 2020). Hip replacement £13,199, £534 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £13,799, £854 above the local lowest.
The Priory Hospital, Birmingham, 22 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report January 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.
Winfield Hospital, Gloucester, 22 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; not yet rated by CQC). No published hip replacement price. Knee replacement from £16,868 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £3,923 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital, Hereford, 23 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report July 2026). Hip replacement £16,515 (tests before treatment not included), £3,850 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £16,815 (tests before treatment not included), £3,870 above the local lowest.
Spire Parkway Hospital, Solihull, 25 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report October 2026). Hip replacement from £16,024 (first consultation £218 included; aftercare included), £3,359 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £16,020 (first consultation £219 included; aftercare included), £3,075 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Hip replacement: 10 local prices span £6,290, from £12,665 to £18,955; the UK median across 158 published prices is £15,500. The nearest, Spire South Bank Hospital, is £3,378 dearer than the cheapest.
Knee replacement: 9 local prices span £5,110, from £12,945 to £18,055; the UK median across 133 published prices is £16,235. The nearest, Spire South Bank Hospital, is £3,756 dearer than the cheapest.
8 hospitals near Worcester publish both prices. Knee replacement is priced above hip replacement at 5 of them, by £280 to £658; below it at 3, by £4 to £900.
Within 5 miles of central Worcester: Spire South Bank Hospital (1.1 miles).
5 to 10 miles of central Worcester: The Droitwich Spa Hospital (5.4 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Worcester: West Midlands Hospital (19 miles), Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital (21 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham (21 miles), The Priory Hospital (22 miles), Winfield Hospital (22 miles), Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital (23 miles) and Spire Parkway 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 £18,955 at 8 hospitals; knee replacement £12,945 to £18,055 at 9 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals: half had waited over 19 weeks; 9 in 10 within 46 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 Worcester
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust | 19.3 wks | 46.6% | 166 | 46 wks | 5,536 |
| Wye Valley NHS Trust | 19.0 wks | 47.7% | 390 | 57 wks | 3,777 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, 1.4 miles from Worcester: 5,536 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 46.6% within 18 weeks, 166 over a year, nine in ten within 46 weeks.
Wye Valley NHS Trust, 23 miles from Worcester: 3,777 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 47.7% within 18 weeks, 390 over a year, nine in ten within 57 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: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK, Wye Valley NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 6 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 12 miles: 2 good, 1 requires improvement, 3 not yet rated. 2 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 6 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
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| Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Worcester) | 0.3 miles | Good | No |
| Spire South Bank Hospital | 1.1 miles | Requires improvement | Yes |
| Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service | 2.1 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| SpaMedica Worcester | 2.4 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| The Droitwich Spa Hospital | 5.4 miles | Good | Yes |
| Bromsgrove Healthcare Innovations (BHI) Parkside | 12 miles | Not yet rated | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital, Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital and The Droitwich Spa Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask West Midlands Hospital and Winfield Hospital for an itemised quote, as their prices are published as a single figure.
- For hip replacement, weigh The Droitwich Spa Hospital (5.4 miles) against Spire South Bank Hospital (1.1 miles): the £3,378 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For knee replacement, weigh The Droitwich Spa Hospital (5.4 miles) against Spire South Bank Hospital (1.1 miles): the £3,756 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
- Gloucester 24 miles
- Birmingham 25 miles
- Telford 36 miles
- Bristol 54 miles
- Leicester 54 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 55 miles
- Northampton 56 miles
- Nottingham 69 miles
Other treatments near Worcester
This page also covers 2 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Droitwich Spa, Stourport-on-Severn.
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: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK, Wye Valley 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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