Orthopaedic day surgery · Maidstone
Day orthopaedics in Maidstone: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£4,415
Knee arthroscopy: Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Tunbridge Wells · 14 miles away
Carpal tunnel surgery: £200 at Southend Private Hospital (21 miles)
Typical price
£4,476
The middle of 7 published knee arthroscopy prices within 25 miles.
Carpal tunnel surgery: £2,349.
NHS wait so far
11 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells 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 Maidstone
Knee arthroscopy
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Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Tunbridge Wells · 14 miles away
£4,415Knee 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 Tunbridge Wells Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £4,415 -
Chelsfield Park Hospital
Orpington · 18 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, Chelsfield Park 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 -
Chaucer Hospital
Canterbury · 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, Chaucer 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 Sloane Hospital
Beckenham · 25 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 Sloane 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 Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Tunbridge Wells · 14 miles away
£4,820Knee 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 Tunbridge Wells Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £4,820 -
KIMS Hospital, Maidstone
Maidstone · 1.9 miles away
from£4,823Knee arthroscopy
What’s included: KIMS calls this a guide “from” price. Its page doesn’t list what’s included, so check with the hospital.
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Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham
Gillingham · 8.0 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, Gillingham Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Not included £145 (charged separately)
Carpal tunnel surgery
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Southend Private Hospital
Westcliff-on-Sea · 21 miles away
£200Carpal Tunnel release
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, Southend Private Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1825 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Chelsfield Park Hospital
Orpington · 18 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, Chelsfield Park 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 Sloane Hospital
Beckenham · 25 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 Sloane 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 -
Chaucer Hospital
Canterbury · 24 miles away
£2,010Carpal Tunnel Release
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £250). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Chaucer Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1,760 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham
Gillingham · 8.0 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, Gillingham Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Not included £145 (charged separately) -
Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Tunbridge Wells · 14 miles away
£2,590Carpal 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 Tunbridge Wells Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £2,590 -
Spire Hartswood Hospital
Brentwood · 25 miles away
from£2,825Carpal 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 £237 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Hartswood Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £237 Treatment Included from £2,588 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Alexandra Hospital
Chatham · 4.0 miles away
from£2,921Carpal 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 £233 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Alexandra Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £233 Treatment Included from £2,688 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Wellesley Hospital
Southend-on-Sea · 22 miles away
from£2,997Carpal 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 Wellesley Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £225 Treatment Included from £2,772 Aftercare Included Included
See all 10 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Knee arthroscopy | Carpal tunnel surgery |
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| KIMS Hospital, Maidstone | 1.9 miles | from £4,823 | – |
| Spire Alexandra Hospital | 4.0 miles | – | from £2,921 |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham | 8.0 miles | £5,899 | £2,349 |
| Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital | 14 miles | £4,415 | £2,590 |
| Chelsfield Park Hospital | 18 miles | £4,476 | £1,735 |
| Southend Private Hospital | 21 miles | – | £200 |
| Spire Wellesley Hospital | 22 miles | – | from £2,997 |
| Chaucer Hospital | 24 miles | £4,476 | £2,010 |
| The Sloane Hospital | 25 miles | £4,476 | £1,735 |
| Spire Hartswood Hospital | 25 miles | – | from £2,825 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Maidstone.
Hospital by hospital
KIMS Hospital, Maidstone, Maidstone, 1.9 miles away (KIMS Hospital; CQC Good, report October 2019). Knee arthroscopy from £4,823 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £408 above the local lowest. No published carpal tunnel surgery price.
Spire Alexandra Hospital, Chatham, 4.0 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Requires improvement, report September 2017). No published knee arthroscopy price. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,921 (first consultation £233 included; aftercare included), £2,721 above the local lowest.
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham, Gillingham, 8.0 miles away (Practice Plus Group; CQC Good, report November 2022). Knee arthroscopy £5,899, £1,484 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £2,349, £2,149 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, 14 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report July 2017). Knee arthroscopy £4,415 (Knee Arthroscopy - Key Hole Surgery to Remove Damaged Cartilage) or £4,820 (Knee Arthroscopy - Key Hole Surgery) (tests before treatment not included), the lowest locally. Carpal tunnel surgery £2,590 (tests before treatment not included), £2,390 above the local lowest.
Chelsfield Park Hospital, Orpington, 18 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report December 2016). Knee arthroscopy £4,476 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £61 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £1,735 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £1,535 above the local lowest.
Southend Private Hospital, Westcliff-on-Sea, 21 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Outstanding, report August 2022). No published knee arthroscopy price. Carpal tunnel surgery £200 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Spire Wellesley Hospital, Southend-on-Sea, 22 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report October 2026). No published knee arthroscopy price. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,997 (first consultation £225 included; aftercare included), £2,797 above the local lowest.
Chaucer Hospital, Canterbury, 24 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report April 2026). Knee arthroscopy £4,476 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £61 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £2,010 (first consultation £250 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £1,810 above the local lowest.
The Sloane Hospital, Beckenham, 25 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report March 2023). Knee arthroscopy £4,476 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £61 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £1,735 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £1,535 above the local lowest.
Spire Hartswood Hospital, Brentwood, 25 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report March 2022). No published knee arthroscopy price. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,825 (first consultation £237 included; aftercare included), £2,625 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Knee arthroscopy: 7 local prices span £1,484, from £4,415 to £5,899; the UK median across 131 published prices is £4,683. The nearest, KIMS Hospital, Maidstone, is £408 dearer than the cheapest.
Carpal tunnel surgery: 9 local prices span £2,797, from £200 to £2,997; the UK median across 137 published prices is £2,705. The nearest, Spire Alexandra Hospital, is £2,721 dearer than the cheapest.
5 hospitals near Maidstone publish both prices. below it at 5, by £1,825 to £3,550.
Within 5 miles of central Maidstone: KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (1.9 miles) and Spire Alexandra Hospital (4.0 miles).
5 to 10 miles of central Maidstone: Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham (8.0 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Maidstone: Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (14 miles), Chelsfield Park Hospital (18 miles), Southend Private Hospital (21 miles), Spire Wellesley Hospital (22 miles), Chaucer Hospital (24 miles), The Sloane Hospital (25 miles) and Spire Hartswood 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 £4,415 to £5,899 at 6 hospitals; carpal tunnel surgery £200 to £2,997 at 9 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells: half had waited over 11 weeks; 9 in 10 within 29 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 Maidstone
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust | 10.8 wks | 75.6% | 0 | 29 wks | 4,271 |
| Medway NHS Foundation Trust | 16.8 wks | 54.1% | 5 | 38 wks | 3,116 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, 1.6 miles from Maidstone: 4,271 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 75.6% within 18 weeks, 0 over a year, nine in ten within 29 weeks.
Medway NHS Foundation Trust, 7.6 miles from Maidstone: 3,116 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 54.1% within 18 weeks, 5 over a year, nine in ten within 38 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: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK, Medway 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 requires improvement. 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 KSL Clinic Ltd | 0.4 miles | Good | No |
| KIMS Hospital | 1.9 miles | Good | Yes |
| Spire Alexandra Hospital | 4.0 miles | Requires improvement | Yes |
| Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre, Gillingham | 8.0 miles | Good | Yes |
| SpaMedica Sittingbourne | 8.3 miles | Good | No |
| CES Medical - Headcorn | 8.5 miles | Good | No |
| CES Medical - Chatham | 9.1 miles | Good | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Chaucer Hospital, Chelsfield Park Hospital and Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask KIMS Hospital, Maidstone for an itemised quote, as its price is published as a single figure.
- For knee arthroscopy, weigh Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (14 miles) against KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (1.9 miles): the £408 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For carpal tunnel surgery, weigh Southend Private Hospital (21 miles) against Spire Alexandra Hospital (4.0 miles): the £2,721 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
- Basildon 21 miles
- Crawley 32 miles
- Watford 48 miles
- Worthing 50 miles
- Slough 51 miles
- Ipswich 61 miles
- Basingstoke 70 miles
- Portsmouth 76 miles
Other treatments near Maidstone
This page also covers 6 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Gillingham, Chatham, Larkfield, Snodland, Coxheath, Bearsted.
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: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK, Medway 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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