Orthopaedic day surgery · Truro
Day orthopaedics in Truro: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
from£4,420
Knee arthroscopy: Duchy Hospital, Truro · 1.9 miles away
Carpal tunnel surgery: from £2,680 at Duchy Hospital (1.9 miles)
NHS wait so far
18 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at Royal Cornwall Hospitals 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 Truro
Knee arthroscopy
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Duchy Hospital
Truro · 1.9 miles away
from£4,420Knee 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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Duchy Hospital
Truro · 1.9 miles away
from£2,680Carpal 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 1 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Knee arthroscopy | Carpal tunnel surgery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duchy Hospital | 1.9 miles | from £4,420 | from £2,680 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Truro.
Hospital by hospital
Duchy Hospital, Truro, 1.9 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report August 2022). Knee arthroscopy from £4,420 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,680 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally.
How the prices compare
Knee arthroscopy: one local price, from £4,420; the UK median across 131 published prices is £4,683.
Carpal tunnel surgery: one local price, from £2,680; the UK median across 137 published prices is £2,705.
1 hospital near Truro publish both prices. They are Duchy Hospital. below it at 1, by £1,740.
Within 5 miles of central Truro: Duchy Hospital (1.9 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 from £4,420 at 1 hospital; carpal tunnel surgery from £2,680 at 1 hospital. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Royal Cornwall Hospitals: half had waited over 18 weeks; 9 in 10 within 50 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 Truro
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust | 18.0 wks | 50.1% | 361 | 50 wks | 5,637 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, 1.7 miles from Truro: 5,637 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 50.1% within 18 weeks, 361 over a year, nine in ten within 50 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: Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 4 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 25 miles: 3 good, 1 requires improvement. 1 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 4 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
|---|---|---|---|
| SpaMedica Truro | 0.3 miles | Good | No |
| Duchy Hospital | 1.9 miles | Good | Yes |
| Probus Surgical Centre | 4.9 miles | Good | No |
| St Clare Medical Centre | 24 miles | Requires improvement | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Duchy 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 139 miles
- Bournemouth 143 miles
- Hereford 160 miles
- Swindon 168 miles
- Winchester 173 miles
- Portsmouth 179 miles
- Basingstoke 186 miles
- Oxford 194 miles
Other treatments near Truro
This page also covers 15 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Newquay, St Austell, Falmouth, Camborne, Bodmin, Redruth, Saltash, Penzance, Helston, Penryn, Hayle, Pool and Illogan, St Blazey, Wadebridge, St Ives.
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: Royal Cornwall 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.