Across 45 UK private hospitals that publish a price for knee arthroscopy surgery, the indicative self-pay cost runs from £4,118 to £5,655, a median of £4,598. That is a spread of £1,537 — 37% — for the same procedure depending on where it is done.
This is one of the private orthopaedic and joint surgery costs we track, where you can compare it against related procedures.
| Hospital | Group | Listed as | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery | from £4,118 |
| Norwich | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery | from £4,144 |
| South Bank | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,166 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery | from £4,220 |
| Cardiff | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery | from £4,230 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery | from £4,258 |
| Liverpool | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,310 |
| Yale | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,337 |
| Thames Valley | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,359 |
| Hull and East Riding | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,360 |
| Alexandra | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,382 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,405 |
| Cardiff | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,430 |
| London East | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery | from £4,450 |
| Gatwick Park | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,455 |
| Cheshire | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,515 |
| Elland | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,527 |
| Wellesley | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,530 |
| Leicester | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,569 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,570 |
| Bristol | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,578 |
| Little Aston | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery | from £4,580 |
| Washington | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,598 |
| Leeds | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,605 |
| London East | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,610 |
| Norwich | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,619 |
| Southampton | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,641 |
| Little Aston | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,650 |
| Clare Park | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,655 |
| Fylde Coast | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,658 |
| The Montefiore | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,662 |
| Methley Park | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,700 |
| St Anthonys | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery | from £4,700 |
| Hartswood | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,730 |
| Fylde Coast | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery | from £4,763 |
| Bushey | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,765 |
| St Anthonys | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,805 |
| Portsmouth | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,837 |
| Nottingham | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery | from £4,853 |
| Harpenden | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,877 |
| Harpenden | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery | from £4,889 |
| Gatwick Park | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery | from £4,910 |
| Nottingham | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,970 |
| Methley Park | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery | from £4,995 |
| Dunedin | Spire Healthcare | Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £5,655 |
Why knee arthroscopy surgery prices vary this much
The 37% spread on knee arthroscopy surgery is not a quality signal. Published prices differ because of what the package includes — length of stay, follow-up, implants or consumables — and because consultant fees and theatre costs vary by location. Some listings above are a specific variant of knee arthroscopy surgery rather than the standard one, which is why the exact wording each hospital uses is shown.
Compare like with like before reading anything into the knee arthroscopy surgery gap: ask each hospital what the quoted figure covers, whether the initial consultation is included, and what happens to the price if you need a longer stay than the package assumes.
Would private health insurance pay for knee arthroscopy surgery?
Not if you already have the problem. Cover is written for conditions that arise after it starts, so anything you already have symptoms of is a pre-existing condition and excluded — permanently under full medical underwriting, or until a symptom-free period has passed under a moratorium. Freedom Health Insurance names a five-year look-back; WPA adds a 14-day deferment on anything arising in the first fortnight.
Bought before symptoms, a policy is what turns £4,598 into a claim. Bought after, it will not. Get a free quote to see what cover would cost you, or read how UK cover compares and the FCA-authorised brokers.
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Sources
- Source: Spire Healthcare Liverpool, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-liverpool-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Norwich, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-norwich-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare South Bank, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-south-bank-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Murrayfield Hospital Wirral, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-murrayfield-hospital-wirral/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Cardiff, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-cardiff-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Regency Hospital Macclesfield, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-regency-hospital-macclesfield/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Liverpool, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-liverpool-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Yale, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-yale-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Thames Valley, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-thames-valley-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Hull and East Riding, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-hull-and-east-riding-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Alexandra, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-alexandra-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-edinburgh-hospitals-murrayfield-and-shawfair-park/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Cardiff, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-cardiff-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare London East, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-london-east-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Gatwick Park, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-gatwick-park-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Cheshire, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-cheshire-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Elland, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-elland-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Wellesley, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-wellesley-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Leicester, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-leicester-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Murrayfield Hospital Wirral, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-murrayfield-hospital-wirral/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Bristol, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-bristol-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Little Aston, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-little-aston-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Washington, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-washington-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Leeds, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-leeds-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare London East, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-london-east-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Norwich, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-norwich-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Southampton, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-southampton-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Little Aston, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-little-aston-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Clare Park, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-clare-park-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Fylde Coast, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-fylde-coast-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare The Montefiore, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/the-montefiore-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Methley Park, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-methley-park-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare St Anthonys, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-st-anthonys-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Hartswood, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-hartswood-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Fylde Coast, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-fylde-coast-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Bushey, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-bushey-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare St Anthonys, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-st-anthonys-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Portsmouth, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-portsmouth-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Nottingham, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-nottingham-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Harpenden, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-harpenden-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Harpenden, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-harpenden-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Gatwick Park, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-gatwick-park-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Nottingham, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-nottingham-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Methley Park, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-methley-park-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Dunedin, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-dunedin-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.