Orthopaedic day surgery · Coventry
Day orthopaedics in Coventry: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
from£4,056
Knee arthroscopy: West Midlands Hospital, Halesowen · 24 miles away
Carpal tunnel surgery: £1,735 at Sutton Medical Centre (17 miles)
Typical price
£4,602
The middle of 8 published knee arthroscopy prices within 25 miles.
Carpal tunnel surgery: £2,831.
NHS wait so far
13 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire 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 Coventry
Knee arthroscopy
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West Midlands Hospital
Halesowen · 24 miles away
from£4,056Knee 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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Sutton Medical Centre
Sutton Coldfield · 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, Sutton Medical Centre 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 Priory Hospital
Birmingham · 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, The Priory 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 Leicester Hospital
Leicester · 25 miles away
£4,590Knee Arthroscopy - Key Hole Surgery to Remove Damaged Cartilage
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 Leicester Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £4,590 -
Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital
Leicester · 25 miles away
£4,615Knee 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 Leicester Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £4,615 -
Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital
Leamington Spa · 7.0 miles away
£4,790Knee 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 Warwickshire Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £4,790 -
Spire Little Aston Hospital
Sutton Coldfield · 20 miles away
from£4,797Knee 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 £217 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Little Aston Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £217 Treatment Included from £4,580 Aftercare Included Included -
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham
Birmingham · 18 miles away
£5,899Knee arthroscopy
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)
Carpal tunnel surgery
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Sutton Medical Centre
Sutton Coldfield · 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, Sutton Medical Centre 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 Priory Hospital
Birmingham · 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, The Priory 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 -
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham
Birmingham · 18 miles away
£2,349Carpal tunnel 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) -
Spire Parkway Hospital
Solihull · 11 miles away
from£2,706Carpal 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 £236 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Parkway Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £236 Treatment Included from £2,470 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Leicester Hospital
Oadby · 23 miles away
from£2,831Carpal 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 £221 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Leicester Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £221 Treatment Included from £2,610 Aftercare Included Included -
West Midlands Hospital
Halesowen · 24 miles away
from£2,916Carpal 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 Little Aston Hospital
Sutton Coldfield · 20 miles away
from£2,924Carpal 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 £236 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Little Aston Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £236 Treatment Included from £2,688 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital
Leicester · 25 miles away
£3,160Carpal 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 Leicester Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £3,160 -
Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital
Leamington Spa · 7.0 miles away
£3,250Carpal 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 Warwickshire Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £3,250
See all 9 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Knee arthroscopy | Carpal tunnel surgery |
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| Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital | 7.0 miles | £4,790 | £3,250 |
| Spire Parkway Hospital | 11 miles | – | from £2,706 |
| Sutton Medical Centre | 17 miles | £4,476 | £1,735 |
| The Priory Hospital | 17 miles | £4,476 | £1,735 |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham | 18 miles | £5,899 | £2,349 |
| Spire Little Aston Hospital | 20 miles | from £4,797 | from £2,924 |
| Spire Leicester Hospital | 23 miles | – | from £2,831 |
| West Midlands Hospital | 24 miles | from £4,056 | from £2,916 |
| Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital | 25 miles | £4,590 | £3,160 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Coventry.
Hospital by hospital
Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital, Leamington Spa, 7.0 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report February 2025). Knee arthroscopy £4,790 (tests before treatment not included), £734 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £3,250 (tests before treatment not included), £1,515 above the local lowest.
Spire Parkway Hospital, Solihull, 11 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report October 2026). No published knee arthroscopy price. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,706 (first consultation £236 included; aftercare included), £971 above the local lowest.
Sutton Medical Centre, Sutton Coldfield, 17 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report February 2022). Knee arthroscopy £4,476 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £420 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £1,735 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
The Priory Hospital, Birmingham, 17 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report January 2026). Knee arthroscopy £4,476 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £420 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £1,735 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham, Birmingham, 18 miles away (Practice Plus Group; CQC Requires improvement, report January 2020). Knee arthroscopy £5,899, £1,843 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £2,349, £614 above the local lowest.
Spire Little Aston Hospital, Sutton Coldfield, 20 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report October 2026). Knee arthroscopy from £4,797 (first consultation £217 included; aftercare included), £741 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,924 (first consultation £236 included; aftercare included), £1,189 above the local lowest.
Spire Leicester Hospital, Oadby, 23 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report February 2016). No published knee arthroscopy price. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,831 (first consultation £221 included; aftercare included), £1,096 above the local lowest.
West Midlands Hospital, Halesowen, 24 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Requires improvement, report July 2022). Knee arthroscopy from £4,056 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,916 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £1,181 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital, Leicester, 25 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report October 2023). Knee arthroscopy £4,590 (Knee Arthroscopy - Key Hole Surgery to Remove Damaged Cartilage) or £4,615 (Knee Arthroscopy - Key Hole Surgery) (tests before treatment not included), £534 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £3,160 (tests before treatment not included), £1,425 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Knee arthroscopy: 8 local prices span £1,843, from £4,056 to £5,899; the UK median across 131 published prices is £4,683. The nearest, Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital, is £734 dearer than the cheapest.
Carpal tunnel surgery: 9 local prices span £1,515, from £1,735 to £3,250; the UK median across 137 published prices is £2,705. The nearest, Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital, is £1,515 dearer than the cheapest.
7 hospitals near Coventry publish both prices. below it at 7, by £1,140 to £3,550.
5 to 10 miles of central Coventry: Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital (7.0 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Coventry: Spire Parkway Hospital (11 miles), Sutton Medical Centre (17 miles), The Priory Hospital (17 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham (18 miles), Spire Little Aston Hospital (20 miles), Spire Leicester Hospital (23 miles), West Midlands Hospital (24 miles) and Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital (25 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 £4,056 to £5,899 at 7 hospitals; carpal tunnel surgery £1,735 to £3,250 at 9 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire: half had waited over 13 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 Coventry
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | 13.1 wks | 61.6% | 167 | 46 wks | 5,008 |
| George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust | 9.1 wks | 78.8% | 0 | 28 wks | 2,125 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, 3.2 miles from Coventry: 5,008 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 61.6% within 18 weeks, 167 over a year, nine in ten within 46 weeks.
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, 7.3 miles from Coventry: 2,125 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 78.8% within 18 weeks, 0 over a year, nine in ten within 28 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: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 6 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 9.3 miles: 1 outstanding, 3 good, 1 requires improvement, 1 not yet rated. 1 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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| SpaMedica Coventry | 1.7 miles | Good | No |
| Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Coventry) | 3.0 miles | Outstanding | No |
| The Meriden Hospital | 3.3 miles | Good | No |
| Skyline Hospitals | 3.7 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital | 7.0 miles | Good | Yes |
| Renew Skin & Health Clinic Limited Ltd | 8.1 miles | Requires improvement | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital, Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital and Sutton Medical Centre what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask West Midlands Hospital for an itemised quote, as its price is published as a single figure.
- For knee arthroscopy, weigh West Midlands Hospital (24 miles) against Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital (7.0 miles): the £734 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For carpal tunnel surgery, weigh Sutton Medical Centre (17 miles) against Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital (7.0 miles): the £1,515 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
- West Bromwich 22 miles
- Leicester 22 miles
- Milton Keynes 41 miles
- Telford 45 miles
- Oxford 46 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 48 miles
- Hereford 57 miles
- Swindon 59 miles
Other treatments near Coventry
This page also covers 6 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Royal Leamington Spa, Warwick, Bedworth, Kenilworth, Whitnash, Southam.
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 Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK, George Eliot Hospital 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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