Orthopaedic day surgery · Blackburn
Day orthopaedics in Blackburn: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£4,193
Knee arthroscopy: Fairfield Independent Hospital, St. Helens · 21 miles away
Carpal tunnel surgery: £1,735 at The Beardwood Hospital (1.3 miles)
Typical price
£4,525
The middle of 8 published knee arthroscopy prices within 25 miles.
Carpal tunnel surgery: £2,720.
NHS wait so far
7 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at East Lancashire 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 Blackburn
Knee arthroscopy
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Fairfield Independent Hospital
St. Helens · 21 miles away
£4,193Knee 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, Fairfield Independent Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £3,993 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Beardwood Hospital
Blackburn · 1.3 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 Beardwood 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 -
The Beaumont Hospital
Lostock Bolton · 12 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 Beaumont 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 -
Lancaster Private Hospital
Lancaster · 24 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, Lancaster Private 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 -
Renacres Hospital
Ormskirk · 22 miles away
from£4,574Knee 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.
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Oaklands Hospital
Salford · 19 miles away
from£4,803Knee 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.
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Spire Fylde Coast Hospital
Blackpool · 23 miles away
from£4,988Knee arthroscopy surgery
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 Fylde Coast Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £225 Treatment Included from £4,763 Aftercare Included Included -
Fulwood Hall Hospital
Preston · 8.6 miles away
from£5,792Knee 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 Beardwood Hospital
Blackburn · 1.3 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 Beardwood 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 -
The Beaumont Hospital
Lostock Bolton · 12 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 Beaumont 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 -
Lancaster Private Hospital
Lancaster · 24 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, Lancaster Private 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 -
Fairfield Independent Hospital
St. Helens · 21 miles away
£2,403Carpal tunnel syndrome treatment
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, Fairfield Independent Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,203 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Fulwood Hall Hospital
Preston · 8.6 miles away
from£2,720Carpal 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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Renacres Hospital
Ormskirk · 22 miles away
from£2,720Carpal 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 Fylde Coast Hospital
Blackpool · 23 miles away
from£2,803Carpal 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 £225 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Fylde Coast Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £225 Treatment Included from £2,578 Aftercare Included Included -
Oaklands Hospital
Salford · 19 miles away
from£2,856Carpal 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 Manchester Hospital
Manchester · 24 miles away
from£2,957Carpal 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 £263 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Manchester Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £263 Treatment Included from £2,694 Aftercare Included Included
See all 9 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Knee arthroscopy | Carpal tunnel surgery |
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| The Beardwood Hospital | 1.3 miles | £4,476 | £1,735 |
| Fulwood Hall Hospital | 8.6 miles | from £5,792 | from £2,720 |
| The Beaumont Hospital | 12 miles | £4,476 | £1,735 |
| Oaklands Hospital | 19 miles | from £4,803 | from £2,856 |
| Fairfield Independent Hospital | 21 miles | £4,193 | £2,403 |
| Renacres Hospital | 22 miles | from £4,574 | from £2,720 |
| Spire Fylde Coast Hospital | 23 miles | from £4,988 | from £2,803 |
| Lancaster Private Hospital | 24 miles | £4,476 | £1,735 |
| Spire Manchester Hospital | 24 miles | – | from £2,957 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Blackburn.
Hospital by hospital
The Beardwood Hospital, Blackburn, 1.3 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report February 2026). Knee arthroscopy £4,476 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £283 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £1,735 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Fulwood Hall Hospital, Preston, 8.6 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report August 2026). Knee arthroscopy from £5,792 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £1,599 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,720 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £985 above the local lowest.
The Beaumont Hospital, Lostock Bolton, 12 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report June 2025). Knee arthroscopy £4,476 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £283 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £1,735 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Oaklands Hospital, Salford, 19 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report July 2026). Knee arthroscopy from £4,803 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £610 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,856 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £1,121 above the local lowest.
Fairfield Independent Hospital, St. Helens, 21 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report January 2017). Knee arthroscopy £4,193 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally. Carpal tunnel surgery £2,403 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £668 above the local lowest.
Renacres Hospital, Ormskirk, 22 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report December 2016). Knee arthroscopy from £4,574 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £381 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,720 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £985 above the local lowest.
Spire Fylde Coast Hospital, Blackpool, 23 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report October 2026). Knee arthroscopy from £4,988 (first consultation £225 included; aftercare included), £795 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,803 (first consultation £225 included; aftercare included), £1,068 above the local lowest.
Lancaster Private Hospital, Lancaster, 24 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Requires improvement, report October 2019). Knee arthroscopy £4,476 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £283 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £1,735 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Spire Manchester Hospital, Manchester, 24 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Outstanding, report October 2022). No published knee arthroscopy price. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,957 (first consultation £263 included; aftercare included), £1,222 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Knee arthroscopy: 8 local prices span £1,599, from £4,193 to £5,792; the UK median across 131 published prices is £4,683. The nearest, The Beardwood Hospital, is £283 dearer than the cheapest.
Carpal tunnel surgery: 9 local prices span £1,222, from £1,735 to £2,957; the UK median across 137 published prices is £2,705.
8 hospitals near Blackburn publish both prices. below it at 8, by £1,790 to £3,072.
Within 5 miles of central Blackburn: The Beardwood Hospital (1.3 miles).
5 to 10 miles of central Blackburn: Fulwood Hall Hospital (8.6 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Blackburn: The Beaumont Hospital (12 miles), Oaklands Hospital (19 miles), Fairfield Independent Hospital (21 miles), Renacres Hospital (22 miles), Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (23 miles), Lancaster Private Hospital (24 miles) and Spire Manchester 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 £4,193 to £5,792 at 8 hospitals; carpal tunnel surgery £1,735 to £2,957 at 9 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. East Lancashire Hospitals: half had waited over 7 weeks; 9 in 10 within 31 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 Blackburn
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust | 7.4 wks | 78.1% | 7 | 31 wks | 6,583 |
| Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 16.2 wks | 55.5% | 23 | 41 wks | 4,613 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, 1.2 miles from Blackburn: 6,583 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 78.1% within 18 weeks, 7 over a year, nine in ten within 31 weeks.
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 9.6 miles from Blackburn: 4,613 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 55.5% within 18 weeks, 23 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 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: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 7 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 9.3 miles: 6 good, 1 not yet rated. 2 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 7 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
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| The Beardwood Hospital | 1.3 miles | Good | Yes |
| Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Accrington) | 4.8 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Greater Lancashire Hospital | 7.2 miles | Good | No |
| Fulwood Hall Hospital | 8.6 miles | Good | Yes |
| Buckshaw Hospital | 8.8 miles | Good | No |
| Community Health and Eyecare Limited and Head Office (CHEC - Preston) | 9.1 miles | Good | No |
| RejuvaMed Skin Clinic & Vein Centre Ltd | 9.1 miles | Good | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Fairfield Independent Hospital, Lancaster Private Hospital and The Beardwood Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask Fulwood Hall Hospital, Oaklands Hospital and Renacres Hospital for an itemised quote, as their prices are published as a single figure.
- For knee arthroscopy, weigh Fairfield Independent Hospital (21 miles) against The Beardwood Hospital (1.3 miles): the £283 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- 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
- Manchester 22 miles
- St Helens 23 miles
- Lancaster 25 miles
- Bradford 30 miles
- Ripon 47 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 54 miles
- Doncaster 59 miles
- Telford 73 miles
Other treatments near Blackburn
This page also covers 3 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Great Harwood, Clayton-le-Moors, Rishton.
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: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals 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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