Orthopaedic day surgery · Basingstoke
Day orthopaedics in Basingstoke: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£4,476
Knee arthroscopy: The Hampshire Clinic, Basingstoke · 2.1 miles away
Carpal tunnel surgery: £1,735 at The Hampshire Clinic (2.1 miles)
Typical price
£5,055
The middle of 7 published knee arthroscopy prices within 25 miles.
Carpal tunnel surgery: £2,958.
NHS wait so far
14 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at Hampshire 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 Basingstoke
Knee arthroscopy
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The Hampshire Clinic
Basingstoke · 2.1 miles away
£4,476Knee surgery via arthroscopy
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 £4,276 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Sarum Road Hospital
Winchester · 17 miles away
£4,476Knee surgery via arthroscopy
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 £4,276 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Mount Alvernia Hospital
Guildford · 23 miles away
£4,476Knee surgery via arthroscopy
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 £4,276 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital
Eastleigh · 22 miles away
£5,055Knee Arthroscopy - Key Hole Surgery
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 £5,055 -
Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital
Guildford · 21 miles away
£5,475Knee Arthroscopy - Key Hole Surgery
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 £5,475 -
Nuffield Health Woking Hospital
Woking · 24 miles away
£5,775Knee Arthroscopy - Key Hole Surgery
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 £5,775 -
Berkshire Independent Hospital
Reading · 13 miles away
from£7,492Knee Arthroscopy (key hole surgery)
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.
Carpal tunnel surgery
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The Hampshire Clinic
Basingstoke · 2.1 miles away
£1,735Wrist surgery - Carpal Tunnel release (local anaesthetic)
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 £1,535 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Sarum Road Hospital
Winchester · 17 miles away
£1,735Wrist surgery - Carpal Tunnel release (local anaesthetic)
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 £1,535 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Berkshire Independent Hospital
Reading · 13 miles away
from£2,932Carpal Tunnel Release - One Wrist
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 Clare Park Hospital
Farnham · 11 miles away
from£2,958Carpal tunnel release (one wrist)
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 £250 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Clare Park Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Treatment Included from £2,708 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital
Guildford · 21 miles away
£3,010Carpal Tunnel Release - One Wrist
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 £3,010 -
Nuffield Health Woking Hospital
Woking · 24 miles away
£3,060Carpal Tunnel Release - One Wrist
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 £3,060 -
Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital
Eastleigh · 22 miles away
£3,175Carpal Tunnel Release - One Wrist
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 £3,175
See all 8 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Knee arthroscopy | Carpal tunnel surgery |
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| The Hampshire Clinic | 2.1 miles | £4,476 | £1,735 |
| Spire Clare Park Hospital | 11 miles | – | from £2,958 |
| Berkshire Independent Hospital | 13 miles | from £7,492 | from £2,932 |
| Sarum Road Hospital | 17 miles | £4,476 | £1,735 |
| Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital | 21 miles | £5,475 | £3,010 |
| Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital | 22 miles | £5,055 | £3,175 |
| Mount Alvernia Hospital | 23 miles | £4,476 | – |
| Nuffield Health Woking Hospital | 24 miles | £5,775 | £3,060 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Basingstoke.
Hospital by hospital
The Hampshire Clinic, Basingstoke, 2.1 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report April 2026). Knee arthroscopy £4,476 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally. Carpal tunnel surgery £1,735 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Spire Clare Park Hospital, Farnham, 11 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report October 2024). No published knee arthroscopy price. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,958 (first consultation £250 included; aftercare included), £1,223 above the local lowest.
Berkshire Independent Hospital, Reading, 13 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report May 2020). Knee arthroscopy from £7,492 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £3,016 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,932 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £1,197 above the local lowest.
Sarum Road Hospital, Winchester, 17 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report April 2022). Knee arthroscopy £4,476 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally. Carpal tunnel surgery £1,735 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital, Guildford, 21 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report July 2019). Knee arthroscopy £5,475 (tests before treatment not included), £999 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £3,010 (tests before treatment not included), £1,275 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital, Eastleigh, 22 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report January 2023). Knee arthroscopy £5,055 (tests before treatment not included), £579 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £3,175 (tests before treatment not included), £1,440 above the local lowest.
Mount Alvernia Hospital, Guildford, 23 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report April 2022). Knee arthroscopy £4,476 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally. No published carpal tunnel surgery price.
Nuffield Health Woking Hospital, Woking, 24 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report August 2017). Knee arthroscopy £5,775 (tests before treatment not included), £1,299 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £3,060 (tests before treatment not included), £1,325 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Knee arthroscopy: 7 local prices span £3,016, from £4,476 to £7,492; the UK median across 131 published prices is £4,683.
Carpal tunnel surgery: 7 local prices span £1,440, from £1,735 to £3,175; the UK median across 137 published prices is £2,705.
6 hospitals near Basingstoke publish both prices. below it at 6, by £1,880 to £4,560.
Within 5 miles of central Basingstoke: The Hampshire Clinic (2.1 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Basingstoke: Spire Clare Park Hospital (11 miles), Berkshire Independent Hospital (13 miles), Sarum Road Hospital (17 miles), Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital (21 miles), Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital (22 miles), Mount Alvernia Hospital (23 miles) and Nuffield Health Woking Hospital (24 miles).
Typical for knee arthroscopy: usually a day-case procedure.
Tip: count the journeys for the consultation, the procedure and follow-up when weighing a cheaper hospital further away.
Private or NHS?
- Cost. knee arthroscopy £4,476 to £7,492 at 7 hospitals; carpal tunnel surgery £1,735 to £3,175 at 7 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Hampshire Hospitals: half had waited over 14 weeks; 9 in 10 within 41 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 Basingstoke
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 14.2 wks | 60.7% | 92 | 41 wks | 5,901 |
| University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust | 17.8 wks | 50.6% | 200 | 49 wks | 4,081 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 1.1 miles from Basingstoke: 5,901 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 60.7% within 18 weeks, 92 over a year, nine in ten within 41 weeks.
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, 27 miles from Basingstoke: 4,081 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 50.6% within 18 weeks, 200 over a year, nine in ten within 49 weeks.
These figures cover everyone on the trust’s trauma and orthopaedics list, not only people waiting for a knee arthroscopy and carpal tunnel release, 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: Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 10 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 16 miles: 6 good, 4 not yet rated. 3 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 10 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hampshire Clinic | 2.1 miles | Good | Yes |
| Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Basingstoke) | 2.9 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Spire Clare Park Hospital | 11 miles | Good | Yes |
| CircleReading | 13 miles | Good | No |
| The Berkshire Independent Hospital | 13 miles | Good | Yes |
| Thames Valley General Surgery (TVGS) (3) | 13 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Thames Valley General Surgery (TVGS) (2) | 14 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Spire Dunedin Hospital | 14 miles | Good | No |
| Thames Valley General Surgery (TVGS) (1) | 14 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| SpaMedica Wokingham | 15 miles | Good | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Mount Alvernia Hospital, Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital and Nuffield Health Wessex 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.
- Ask whether an MRI scan is needed first and whether it is in the price.
- Ask whether the price is for one wrist and what both would cost.
Nearby
Knee arthroscopy and carpal tunnel surgery in nearby places
- Winchester 17 miles
- Slough 28 miles
- Portsmouth 31 miles
- Oxford 35 miles
- Swindon 37 miles
- Watford 40 miles
- Crawley 41 miles
- Worthing 43 miles
Other treatments near Basingstoke
This page also covers 2 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Tadley, Oakley.
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: Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, University Hospital Southampton 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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