Orthopaedic day surgery · Telford
Day orthopaedics in Telford: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
from£3,029
Knee arthroscopy: Rowley Hall Hospital, Stafford · 16 miles away
Carpal tunnel surgery: from £1,864 at Rowley Hall Hospital (16 miles)
Typical price
£4,501
The middle of 7 published knee arthroscopy prices within 25 miles.
Carpal tunnel surgery: £2,872.
NHS wait so far
20 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital 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 Telford
Knee arthroscopy
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Rowley Hall Hospital
Stafford · 16 miles away
from£3,029Knee 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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West Midlands Hospital
Halesowen · 23 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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Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital
Wolverhampton · 14 miles away
£4,350Knee 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 Wolverhampton Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £4,350 -
Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital
Newcastle · 23 miles away
£4,501Knee 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 North Staffordshire Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £4,501 -
Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital
Wolverhampton · 14 miles away
£4,645Knee 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 Wolverhampton Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £4,645 -
Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital
Shrewsbury · 12 miles away
£4,780Knee 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 Shrewsbury Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £4,780 -
Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital
Shrewsbury · 12 miles away
£4,845Knee 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 Shrewsbury Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £4,845
Carpal tunnel surgery
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Rowley Hall Hospital
Stafford · 16 miles away
from£1,864Carpal 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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Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital
Newcastle · 23 miles away
£2,800Carpal 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 North Staffordshire Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £2,800 -
Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital
Wolverhampton · 14 miles away
£2,855Carpal 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 Wolverhampton Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £2,855 -
Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital
Shrewsbury · 12 miles away
£2,890Carpal 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 Shrewsbury Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £2,890 -
Stourside Hospital
Stourbridge · 21 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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West Midlands Hospital
Halesowen · 23 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.
See all 6 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Knee arthroscopy | Carpal tunnel surgery |
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| Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital | 12 miles | £4,780 | £2,890 |
| Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital | 14 miles | £4,350 | £2,855 |
| Rowley Hall Hospital | 16 miles | from £3,029 | from £1,864 |
| Stourside Hospital | 21 miles | – | from £2,916 |
| West Midlands Hospital | 23 miles | from £4,056 | from £2,916 |
| Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital | 23 miles | £4,501 | £2,800 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Telford.
Hospital by hospital
Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury, 12 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report October 2026). Knee arthroscopy £4,780 (Knee Arthroscopy - Key Hole Surgery to Remove Damaged Cartilage) or £4,845 (Knee Arthroscopy - Key Hole Surgery) (tests before treatment not included), £1,751 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £2,890 (tests before treatment not included), £1,026 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital, Wolverhampton, 14 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report October 2022). Knee arthroscopy £4,350 (Knee Arthroscopy - Key Hole Surgery to Remove Damaged Cartilage) or £4,645 (Knee Arthroscopy - Key Hole Surgery) (tests before treatment not included), £1,321 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £2,855 (tests before treatment not included), £991 above the local lowest.
Rowley Hall Hospital, Stafford, 16 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report April 2023). Knee arthroscopy from £3,029 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally. Carpal tunnel surgery from £1,864 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally.
Stourside Hospital, Stourbridge, 21 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report August 2022). No published knee arthroscopy price. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,916 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £1,052 above the local lowest.
West Midlands Hospital, Halesowen, 23 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Requires improvement, report July 2022). Knee arthroscopy from £4,056 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £1,027 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,916 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £1,052 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital, Newcastle, 23 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report September 2026). Knee arthroscopy £4,501 (tests before treatment not included), £1,472 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £2,800 (tests before treatment not included), £936 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Knee arthroscopy: 7 local prices span £1,816, from £3,029 to £4,845; the UK median across 131 published prices is £4,683. The nearest, Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital, is £1,751 dearer than the cheapest.
Carpal tunnel surgery: 6 local prices span £1,052, from £1,864 to £2,916; the UK median across 137 published prices is £2,705. The nearest, Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital, is £1,026 dearer than the cheapest.
5 hospitals near Telford publish both prices. below it at 5, by £1,140 to £1,890.
10 to 25 miles of central Telford: Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital (12 miles), Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital (14 miles), Rowley Hall Hospital (16 miles), Stourside Hospital (21 miles), West Midlands Hospital (23 miles) and Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital (23 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 £3,029 to £4,845 at 5 hospitals; carpal tunnel surgery £1,864 to £2,916 at 6 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital: half had waited over 20 weeks; 9 in 10 within 45 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 Telford
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust | 19.9 wks | 46.2% | 0 | 45 wks | 2,333 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, 13 miles from Telford: 2,333 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 46.2% within 18 weeks, 0 over a year, nine in ten within 45 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: The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 7 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 19 miles: 4 good, 1 requires improvement, 2 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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| SpaMedica Telford | 1.6 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service | 10 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital | 12 miles | Good | Yes |
| SpaMedica Wolverhampton | 14 miles | Good | No |
| Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital | 14 miles | Good | Yes |
| Rowley Hall Hospital | 16 miles | Good | Yes |
| Soul Care Aesthetics | 19 miles | Requires improvement | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital, Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital and Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask Rowley Hall Hospital, Stourside Hospital and West Midlands Hospital for an itemised quote, as their prices are published as a single figure.
- For knee arthroscopy, weigh Rowley Hall Hospital (16 miles) against Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital (12 miles): the £1,751 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For carpal tunnel surgery, weigh Rowley Hall Hospital (16 miles) against Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital (12 miles): the £1,026 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 23 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 25 miles
- Coventry 45 miles
- Hereford 45 miles
- St Helens 54 miles
- Manchester 55 miles
- Leicester 56 miles
- Blackburn 73 miles
Other treatments near Telford
This page also covers 2 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Shifnal, Broseley.
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: The Shrewsbury and Telford 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.
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.