Spire Healthcare Cambridge Lea lists knee replacement from £17,392. Of the 43 published prices we hold it ranks 37th, £872 above the median of £16,520 (5%). The nearest we hold either side are Hartswood at £17,370 and Manchester at £17,426.

Every published price for knee replacement

Self-pay prices, cheapest first
HospitalListed asPricevs this one
Hull and East RidingKnee replacementfrom £14,706−£2,686
ManchesterKnee replacementfrom £15,112−£2,280
LeicesterKnee replacementfrom £15,655−£1,737
ParkwayKnee replacementfrom £15,801−£1,591
Clare ParkKnee replacementfrom £15,820−£1,572
WashingtonKnee replacementfrom £15,853−£1,539
The MontefioreKnee replacementfrom £15,854−£1,538
Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair ParkKnee replacementfrom £15,937−£1,455
AlexandraKnee replacementfrom £15,951−£1,441
LiverpoolKnee replacementfrom £15,985−£1,407
Thames ValleyKnee replacementfrom £16,090−£1,302
London EastKnee replacementfrom £16,115−£1,277
Little AstonKnee replacementfrom £16,129−£1,263
Regency Hospital MacclesfieldKnee replacementfrom £16,201−£1,191
BristolKnee replacementfrom £16,218−£1,174
LeedsKnee replacementfrom £16,267−£1,125
EllandKnee replacementfrom £16,356−£1,036
St AnthonysKnee replacementfrom £16,419−£973
WellesleyKnee replacementfrom £16,448−£944
South BankKnee replacementfrom £16,481−£911
Gatwick ParkKnee replacementfrom £16,482−£910
PortsmouthKnee replacementfrom £16,520−£872
CardiffKnee replacementfrom £16,559−£833
Methley ParkKnee replacementfrom £16,560−£832
HarpendenKnee replacementfrom £16,714−£678
Murrayfield Hospital WirralKnee replacementfrom £16,781−£611
Fylde CoastKnee replacementfrom £16,787−£605
SouthamptonKnee replacementfrom £16,878−£514
CheshireKnee replacementfrom £16,880−£512
YaleKnee replacementfrom £16,895−£497
NottinghamKnee replacementfrom £16,898−£494
HighgateKnee replacement£17,000−£392
The HollyKnee replacement£17,000−£392
BusheyKnee replacementfrom £17,287−£105
NorwichKnee replacementfrom £17,303−£89
HartswoodKnee replacementfrom £17,370−£22
Cambridge LeaKnee replacementfrom £17,392
ManchesterKnee replacementfrom £17,426+£34
LeedsKnee replacementfrom £17,750+£358
ParkwayKnee replacementfrom £18,939+£1,547
The MontefioreKnee replacementfrom £19,104+£1,712
DunedinKnee replacementfrom £19,290+£1,898
Fylde CoastKnee replacementfrom £19,599+£2,207

Compare knee replacement prices across all 43 UK hospitals.

Priced similarly at Cambridge Lea

  • Hip replacement surgery — from £17,212
  • Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) — from £14,586
  • Facelift — from £11,683
  • Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) — from £11,679
  • Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) — from £10,897
  • Breast reduction (Cosmetic, Reduction of breast - bilateral) — from £10,712
  • Prostate surgery and laser prostate surgery (PHOTOSELECTIVE VAPORISATION OF PROSTATE) — from £9,973
  • Hysterectomy (abdominal) — from £9,438

The full list at this hospital covers 42 treatments. See all Cambridge Lea prices.

Where it sits on the Cambridge Lea list

Of the 42 treatments Cambridge Lea publishes a price for, this ranks 42 by cost. The list there runs £1,763 to £17,392 with a median of £6,360, so knee replacement is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.

Would cover pay the £17,392?

At £17,392 this is the kind of bill cover exists for — but only cover bought before the problem. The knee replacement you already need at Cambridge Lea is pre-existing and excluded, so a policy taken out now would not pay it. Comparing UK cover · brokers · UK insurers

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Source: Self-pay treatment prices — Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-cambridge-lea-hospital/treatments/a-z/knee-replacement/, read 4 September 2026.