Across 35 UK private hospitals that publish a price for knee ligament surgery, the indicative self-pay cost runs from £8,199 to £9,910, a median of £8,653. That is a spread of £1,711 — 21% — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,199 |
| Washington | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,308 |
| Yale | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,309 |
| Bristol | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,325 |
| London East | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,328 |
| Parkway | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,355 |
| Clare Park | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,367 |
| The Montefiore | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,376 |
| Norwich | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,377 |
| Liverpool | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,415 |
| Portsmouth | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,490 |
| Little Aston | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,498 |
| Gatwick Park | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,530 |
| St Anthonys | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,530 |
| Alexandra | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,550 |
| Leicester | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,581 |
| Hull and East Riding | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,604 |
| Thames Valley | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,653 |
| Hartswood | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,685 |
| Methley Park | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,691 |
| Wellesley | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,704 |
| Cheshire | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,758 |
| Elland | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,808 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,860 |
| Fylde Coast | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,895 |
| Harpenden | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,932 |
| Cardiff | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,948 |
| South Bank | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £9,057 |
| Manchester | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £9,102 |
| Southampton | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £9,166 |
| Bushey | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £9,227 |
| Cambridge Lea | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £9,348 |
| Leeds | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £9,468 |
| Nottingham | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £9,727 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Spire Healthcare | Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £9,910 |
Why knee ligament surgery prices vary this much
The 21% spread on knee ligament 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 ligament 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 ligament 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 ligament 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 £8,653 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.
Full price lists
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Washington
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Yale
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Bristol
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare London East
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Parkway
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Clare Park
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare The Montefiore
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Norwich
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Liverpool
Sources
- 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 Washington, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-washington-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 Bristol, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-bristol-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 Parkway, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-parkway-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 The Montefiore, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/the-montefiore-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 Liverpool, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-liverpool-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 Little Aston, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-little-aston-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 St Anthonys, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-st-anthonys-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 Leicester, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-leicester-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 Thames Valley, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-thames-valley-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 Methley Park, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-methley-park-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 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 Murrayfield Hospital Wirral, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-murrayfield-hospital-wirral/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 Harpenden, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-harpenden-hospital/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 South Bank, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-south-bank-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Manchester, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-manchester-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 Bushey, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-bushey-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Cambridge Lea, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-cambridge-lea-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 Nottingham, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-nottingham-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.