Spire Healthcare Bristol lists knee replacement from £16,218. Of the 43 published prices we hold it ranks 15th, £302 below the median of £16,520 (2%). The nearest we hold either side are Regency Hospital Macclesfield at £16,201 and Leeds at £16,267.

Every published price for knee replacement

Self-pay prices, cheapest first
HospitalListed asPricevs this one
Hull and East RidingKnee replacementfrom £14,706−£1,512
ManchesterKnee replacementfrom £15,112−£1,106
LeicesterKnee replacementfrom £15,655−£563
ParkwayKnee replacementfrom £15,801−£417
Clare ParkKnee replacementfrom £15,820−£398
WashingtonKnee replacementfrom £15,853−£365
The MontefioreKnee replacementfrom £15,854−£364
Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair ParkKnee replacementfrom £15,937−£281
AlexandraKnee replacementfrom £15,951−£267
LiverpoolKnee replacementfrom £15,985−£233
Thames ValleyKnee replacementfrom £16,090−£128
London EastKnee replacementfrom £16,115−£103
Little AstonKnee replacementfrom £16,129−£89
Regency Hospital MacclesfieldKnee replacementfrom £16,201−£17
BristolKnee replacementfrom £16,218—
LeedsKnee replacementfrom £16,267+£49
EllandKnee replacementfrom £16,356+£138
St AnthonysKnee replacementfrom £16,419+£201
WellesleyKnee replacementfrom £16,448+£230
South BankKnee replacementfrom £16,481+£263
Gatwick ParkKnee replacementfrom £16,482+£264
PortsmouthKnee replacementfrom £16,520+£302
CardiffKnee replacementfrom £16,559+£341
Methley ParkKnee replacementfrom £16,560+£342
HarpendenKnee replacementfrom £16,714+£496
Murrayfield Hospital WirralKnee replacementfrom £16,781+£563
Fylde CoastKnee replacementfrom £16,787+£569
SouthamptonKnee replacementfrom £16,878+£660
CheshireKnee replacementfrom £16,880+£662
YaleKnee replacementfrom £16,895+£677
NottinghamKnee replacementfrom £16,898+£680
HighgateKnee replacement£17,000+£782
The HollyKnee replacement£17,000+£782
BusheyKnee replacementfrom £17,287+£1,069
NorwichKnee replacementfrom £17,303+£1,085
HartswoodKnee replacementfrom £17,370+£1,152
Cambridge LeaKnee replacementfrom £17,392+£1,174
ManchesterKnee replacementfrom £17,426+£1,208
LeedsKnee replacementfrom £17,750+£1,532
ParkwayKnee replacementfrom £18,939+£2,721
The MontefioreKnee replacementfrom £19,104+£2,886
DunedinKnee replacementfrom £19,290+£3,072
Fylde CoastKnee replacementfrom £19,599+£3,381

Compare knee replacement prices across all 43 UK hospitals.

Priced similarly at Bristol

  • Hip replacement surgery — from £16,132
  • Hip arthroscopy — from £10,402
  • Hysterectomy (vaginal) — from £10,390
  • Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) — from £9,720
  • Hysterectomy (abdominal) — from £8,892
  • Prostate surgery and laser prostate surgery (TURP, Prostate resection) — from £8,697
  • Gallbladder / gallstone removal (cholecystectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Gallbladder removal) — from £8,410
  • Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) — from £8,325

The full list at this hospital covers 43 treatments. See all Bristol prices.

Where it sits on the Bristol list

Of the 43 treatments Bristol publishes a price for, this ranks 43 by cost. The list there runs £2,029 to £16,218 with a median of £6,033, so knee replacement is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.

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Source: Self-pay treatment prices — spire bristol hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-bristol-hospital/treatments/a-z/knee-replacement/, read 4 September 2026.