Orthopaedic day surgery · Hereford
Day orthopaedics in Hereford: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£4,670
Knee arthroscopy: Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital, Hereford · 1.0 miles away
Carpal tunnel surgery: £2,840 at Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital (1.0 miles)
NHS wait so far
19 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at Wye Valley 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 Hereford
Knee arthroscopy
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Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital
Hereford · 1.0 miles away
£4,670Knee 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 Hereford Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £4,670 -
Winfield Hospital
Gloucester · 24 miles away
from£5,209Knee 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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Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital
Hereford · 1.0 miles away
£2,840Carpal 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 Hereford Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £2,840 -
Spire South Bank Hospital
Worcester · 23 miles away
from£2,914Carpal 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 £201 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire South Bank Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £201 Treatment Included from £2,713 Aftercare Included Included -
Winfield Hospital
Gloucester · 24 miles away
from£3,215Carpal 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.
See all 3 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Knee arthroscopy | Carpal tunnel surgery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital | 1.0 miles | £4,670 | £2,840 |
| Spire South Bank Hospital | 23 miles | – | from £2,914 |
| Winfield Hospital | 24 miles | from £5,209 | from £3,215 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Hereford.
Hospital by hospital
Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital, Hereford, 1.0 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report July 2026). Knee arthroscopy £4,670 (tests before treatment not included), the lowest locally. Carpal tunnel surgery £2,840 (tests before treatment not included), the lowest locally.
Spire South Bank Hospital, Worcester, 23 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Requires improvement, report September 2026). No published knee arthroscopy price. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,914 (first consultation £201 included; aftercare included), £74 above the local lowest.
Winfield Hospital, Gloucester, 24 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; not yet rated by CQC). Knee arthroscopy from £5,209 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £539 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery from £3,215 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £375 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Knee arthroscopy: 2 local prices span £539, from £4,670 to £5,209; the UK median across 131 published prices is £4,683.
Carpal tunnel surgery: 3 local prices span £375, from £2,840 to £3,215; the UK median across 137 published prices is £2,705.
2 hospitals near Hereford publish both prices. They are Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital and Winfield Hospital. below it at 2, by £1,830 to £1,994.
Within 5 miles of central Hereford: Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital (1.0 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Hereford: Spire South Bank Hospital (23 miles) and Winfield 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 £4,670 to £5,209 at 2 hospitals; carpal tunnel surgery £2,840 to £3,215 at 3 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Wye Valley: half had waited over 19 weeks; 9 in 10 within 57 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 Hereford
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| Wye Valley NHS Trust | 19.0 wks | 47.7% | 390 | 57 wks | 3,777 |
| Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust | 19.3 wks | 46.6% | 166 | 46 wks | 5,536 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
Wye Valley NHS Trust, 0.5 miles from Hereford: 3,777 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 47.7% within 18 weeks, 390 over a year, nine in ten within 57 weeks.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, 25 miles from Hereford: 5,536 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 46.6% within 18 weeks, 166 over a year, nine in ten within 46 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: Wye Valley NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 7 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 25 miles: 1 outstanding, 4 good, 1 requires improvement, 1 not yet rated. 3 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 Wye Clinic | 0.2 miles | Good | No |
| Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital | 1.0 miles | Good | Yes |
| Spire South Bank Hospital | 23 miles | Requires improvement | Yes |
| Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Worcester) | 23 miles | Good | No |
| Winfield Hospital | 24 miles | Not yet rated | Yes |
| SpaMedica Gloucester | 24 miles | Outstanding | No |
| Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service | 25 miles | Good | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: its published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask Winfield 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
- Kingswood and Fishponds 41 miles
- Telford 45 miles
- West Bromwich 45 miles
- Swindon 52 miles
- Coventry 57 miles
- Oxford 66 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 69 miles
- Leicester 78 miles
Other treatments near Hereford
This page also covers 1 nearby place with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Ledbury.
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: Wye Valley NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals 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.
Independent. We’re not part of the NHS or any hospital, we’re not clinicians, and nothing here is medical advice. Hospitals can’t pay to appear or to change their position.