Orthopaedic day surgery · Leicester
Day orthopaedics in Leicester: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
from£4,370
Knee arthroscopy: Woodthorpe Hospital, Nottingham · 25 miles away
Carpal tunnel surgery: from £1,891 at Woodthorpe Hospital (25 miles)
Typical price
£4,519
The middle of 7 published knee arthroscopy prices within 25 miles.
Carpal tunnel surgery: £2,773.
NHS wait so far
24 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at University Hospitals of Leicester 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 Leicester
Knee arthroscopy
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Woodthorpe Hospital
Nottingham · 25 miles away
from£4,370Knee 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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Nuffield Health Derby Hospital
Derby · 24 miles away
£4,485Knee 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 Derby Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £4,485 -
Woodland Hospital
Kettering · 22 miles away
from£4,514Knee 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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Nuffield Health Derby Hospital
Derby · 24 miles away
£4,519Knee 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 Derby Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £4,519 -
Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital
Leicester · 3.0 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 · 3.0 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 -
Spire Nottingham Hospital
Nottingham · 19 miles away
from£5,103Knee 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 £250 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Nottingham Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Treatment Included from £4,853 Aftercare Included Included
Carpal tunnel surgery
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Woodthorpe Hospital
Nottingham · 25 miles away
from£1,891Carpal 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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Woodland Hospital
Kettering · 22 miles away
from£2,529Carpal 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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Glendon Wood Hospital
Kettering · 22 miles away
from£2,529Carpal 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 Nottingham Hospital
Nottingham · 19 miles away
from£2,773Carpal 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 £243 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Nottingham Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £243 Treatment Included from £2,530 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Leicester Hospital
Oadby · 2.7 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 -
Nuffield Health Derby Hospital
Derby · 24 miles away
£3,140Carpal 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 Derby Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £3,140 -
Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital
Leicester · 3.0 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
See all 7 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Knee arthroscopy | Carpal tunnel surgery |
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| Spire Leicester Hospital | 2.7 miles | – | from £2,831 |
| Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital | 3.0 miles | £4,590 | £3,160 |
| Spire Nottingham Hospital | 19 miles | from £5,103 | from £2,773 |
| Woodland Hospital | 22 miles | from £4,514 | from £2,529 |
| Glendon Wood Hospital | 22 miles | – | from £2,529 |
| Nuffield Health Derby Hospital | 24 miles | £4,485 | £3,140 |
| Woodthorpe Hospital | 25 miles | from £4,370 | from £1,891 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Leicester.
Hospital by hospital
Spire Leicester Hospital, Oadby, 2.7 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), £940 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital, Leicester, 3.0 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), £220 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £3,160 (tests before treatment not included), £1,269 above the local lowest.
Spire Nottingham Hospital, Nottingham, 19 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Outstanding, report February 2024). Knee arthroscopy from £5,103 (first consultation £250 included; aftercare included), £733 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,773 (first consultation £243 included; aftercare included), £882 above the local lowest.
Woodland Hospital, Kettering, 22 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report January 2019). Knee arthroscopy from £4,514 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £144 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,529 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £638 above the local lowest.
Glendon Wood Hospital, Kettering, 22 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; not yet rated by CQC). No published knee arthroscopy price. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,529 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £638 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Derby Hospital, Derby, 24 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report July 2026). Knee arthroscopy £4,485 (Knee Arthroscopy - Key Hole Surgery to Remove Damaged Cartilage) or £4,519 (Knee Arthroscopy - Key Hole Surgery) (tests before treatment not included), £115 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £3,140 (tests before treatment not included), £1,249 above the local lowest.
Woodthorpe Hospital, Nottingham, 25 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report September 2025). Knee arthroscopy from £4,370 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally. Carpal tunnel surgery from £1,891 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally.
How the prices compare
Knee arthroscopy: 7 local prices span £733, from £4,370 to £5,103; the UK median across 131 published prices is £4,683. The nearest, Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital, is £220 dearer than the cheapest.
Carpal tunnel surgery: 7 local prices span £1,269, from £1,891 to £3,160; the UK median across 137 published prices is £2,705. The nearest, Spire Leicester Hospital, is £940 dearer than the cheapest.
5 hospitals near Leicester publish both prices. below it at 5, by £1,345 to £2,479.
Within 5 miles of central Leicester: Spire Leicester Hospital (2.7 miles) and Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital (3.0 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Leicester: Spire Nottingham Hospital (19 miles), Woodland Hospital (22 miles), Glendon Wood Hospital (22 miles), Nuffield Health Derby Hospital (24 miles) and Woodthorpe 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 £4,370 to £5,103 at 5 hospitals; carpal tunnel surgery £1,891 to £3,160 at 7 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. University Hospitals of Leicester: half had waited over 24 weeks; 9 in 10 within 53 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 Leicester
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust | 23.9 wks | 39.1% | 968 | 53 wks | 11,858 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, 0.4 miles from Leicester: 11,858 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 39.1% within 18 weeks, 968 over a year, nine in ten within 53 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 Leicester 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: 5 good, 1 not yet rated. 2 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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| Leicestershire Consultant Eye Surgeons LLP @ The Stoneygate Eye Hospital | 2.1 miles | Good | No |
| Spire Leicester Hospital | 2.7 miles | Good | Yes |
| Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital | 3.0 miles | Good | Yes |
| Lumivision Laser Eye CLinic | 3.0 miles | Good | No |
| SpaMedica Leicester | 3.2 miles | Good | No |
| Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service | 3.2 miles | Not yet rated | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Nuffield Health Derby Hospital and Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask Glendon Wood Hospital, Woodland Hospital and Woodthorpe Hospital for an itemised quote, as their prices are published as a single figure.
- For knee arthroscopy, weigh Woodthorpe Hospital (25 miles) against Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital (3.0 miles): the £220 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For carpal tunnel surgery, weigh Woodthorpe Hospital (25 miles) against Spire Leicester Hospital (2.7 miles): the £940 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
- Coventry 22 miles
- West Bromwich 36 miles
- Milton Keynes 44 miles
- Lincoln 46 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 49 miles
- Telford 56 miles
- Oxford 61 miles
- Doncaster 61 miles
Other treatments near Leicester
This page also covers 12 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Wigston, Oadby, Birstall, Blaby and Whetstone, Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe, Enderby and Narborough, Broughton Astley, Thurmaston, Countesthorpe, Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt, Anstey, Groby.
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 Leicester 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.