Orthopaedic day surgery · Lancaster
Day orthopaedics in Lancaster: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£4,476
Knee arthroscopy: Lancaster Private Hospital, Lancaster · 0.6 miles away
Carpal tunnel surgery: £1,735 at Lancaster Private Hospital (0.6 miles)
Typical price
£4,732
The middle of 4 published knee arthroscopy prices within 25 miles.
Carpal tunnel surgery: £2,228.
NHS wait so far
13 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay 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 Lancaster
Knee arthroscopy
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Lancaster Private Hospital
Lancaster · 0.6 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 -
The Beardwood Hospital
Blackburn · 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, 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 -
Spire Fylde Coast Hospital
Blackpool · 18 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 · 19 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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Lancaster Private Hospital
Lancaster · 0.6 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 -
The Beardwood Hospital
Blackburn · 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, 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 -
Fulwood Hall Hospital
Preston · 19 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 · 18 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
See all 4 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Knee arthroscopy | Carpal tunnel surgery |
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| Lancaster Private Hospital | 0.6 miles | £4,476 | £1,735 |
| Spire Fylde Coast Hospital | 18 miles | from £4,988 | from £2,803 |
| Fulwood Hall Hospital | 19 miles | from £5,792 | from £2,720 |
| The Beardwood Hospital | 24 miles | £4,476 | £1,735 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Lancaster.
Hospital by hospital
Lancaster Private Hospital, Lancaster, 0.6 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), the lowest locally. Carpal tunnel surgery £1,735 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Spire Fylde Coast Hospital, Blackpool, 18 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report October 2026). Knee arthroscopy from £4,988 (first consultation £225 included; aftercare included), £512 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,803 (first consultation £225 included; aftercare included), £1,068 above the local lowest.
Fulwood Hall Hospital, Preston, 19 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report August 2026). Knee arthroscopy from £5,792 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £1,316 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,720 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £985 above the local lowest.
The Beardwood Hospital, Blackburn, 24 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), the lowest locally. Carpal tunnel surgery £1,735 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
How the prices compare
Knee arthroscopy: 4 local prices span £1,316, from £4,476 to £5,792; the UK median across 131 published prices is £4,683.
Carpal tunnel surgery: 4 local prices span £1,068, from £1,735 to £2,803; the UK median across 137 published prices is £2,705.
4 hospitals near Lancaster publish both prices. They are Lancaster Private Hospital, Spire Fylde Coast Hospital, Fulwood Hall Hospital and The Beardwood Hospital. below it at 4, by £2,185 to £3,072.
Within 5 miles of central Lancaster: Lancaster Private Hospital (0.6 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Lancaster: Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (18 miles), Fulwood Hall Hospital (19 miles) and The Beardwood 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 £5,792 at 4 hospitals; carpal tunnel surgery £1,735 to £2,803 at 4 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay: half had waited over 13 weeks; 9 in 10 within 44 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 Lancaster
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust | 12.7 wks | 61.7% | 211 | 44 wks | 6,403 |
| Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 15.5 wks | 55.5% | 57 | 43 wks | 3,021 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, 18 miles from Lancaster: 6,403 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 61.7% within 18 weeks, 211 over a year, nine in ten within 44 weeks.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 18 miles from Lancaster: 3,021 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 55.5% within 18 weeks, 57 over a year, nine in ten within 43 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 of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 11 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 22 miles: 1 outstanding, 8 good, 1 requires improvement, 1 not yet rated. 3 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 11 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
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| Lancaster Private Hospital | 0.6 miles | Requires improvement | Yes |
| First Trust Hospital | 18 miles | Good | No |
| Spire Fylde Coast Hospital | 18 miles | Good | Yes |
| Community Health and Eyecare Limited and Head Office (CHEC - Preston) | 18 miles | Good | No |
| SpaMedica Kendal | 18 miles | Good | No |
| Fulwood Hall Hospital | 19 miles | Good | Yes |
| Greater Lancashire Hospital | 19 miles | Good | No |
| SpaMedica Blackpool | 20 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| SpaMedica Preston | 20 miles | Outstanding | No |
| RejuvaMed Skin Clinic & Vein Centre Ltd | 21 miles | Good | No |
| Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Blackpool) | 21 miles | Good | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask 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 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
- Blackburn 25 miles
- St Helens 42 miles
- Bradford 46 miles
- Manchester 46 miles
- Ripon 52 miles
- Middlesbrough 73 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 78 miles
- Doncaster 78 miles
Other treatments near Lancaster
This page also covers 5 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Morecambe, Kendal, Heysham, Bolton-le-Sands, Carnforth.
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 of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Blackpool 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.
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.