Spire Healthcare Harpenden lists knee replacement from £16,714. Of the 43 published prices we hold it ranks 25th, £194 above the median of £16,520 (1%). The nearest we hold either side are Methley Park at £16,560 and Murrayfield Hospital Wirral at £16,781.

Every published price for knee replacement

Self-pay prices, cheapest first
HospitalListed asPricevs this one
Hull and East RidingKnee replacementfrom £14,706−£2,008
ManchesterKnee replacementfrom £15,112−£1,602
LeicesterKnee replacementfrom £15,655−£1,059
ParkwayKnee replacementfrom £15,801−£913
Clare ParkKnee replacementfrom £15,820−£894
WashingtonKnee replacementfrom £15,853−£861
The MontefioreKnee replacementfrom £15,854−£860
Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair ParkKnee replacementfrom £15,937−£777
AlexandraKnee replacementfrom £15,951−£763
LiverpoolKnee replacementfrom £15,985−£729
Thames ValleyKnee replacementfrom £16,090−£624
London EastKnee replacementfrom £16,115−£599
Little AstonKnee replacementfrom £16,129−£585
Regency Hospital MacclesfieldKnee replacementfrom £16,201−£513
BristolKnee replacementfrom £16,218−£496
LeedsKnee replacementfrom £16,267−£447
EllandKnee replacementfrom £16,356−£358
St AnthonysKnee replacementfrom £16,419−£295
WellesleyKnee replacementfrom £16,448−£266
South BankKnee replacementfrom £16,481−£233
Gatwick ParkKnee replacementfrom £16,482−£232
PortsmouthKnee replacementfrom £16,520−£194
CardiffKnee replacementfrom £16,559−£155
Methley ParkKnee replacementfrom £16,560−£154
HarpendenKnee replacementfrom £16,714—
Murrayfield Hospital WirralKnee replacementfrom £16,781+£67
Fylde CoastKnee replacementfrom £16,787+£73
SouthamptonKnee replacementfrom £16,878+£164
CheshireKnee replacementfrom £16,880+£166
YaleKnee replacementfrom £16,895+£181
NottinghamKnee replacementfrom £16,898+£184
HighgateKnee replacement£17,000+£286
The HollyKnee replacement£17,000+£286
BusheyKnee replacementfrom £17,287+£573
NorwichKnee replacementfrom £17,303+£589
HartswoodKnee replacementfrom £17,370+£656
Cambridge LeaKnee replacementfrom £17,392+£678
ManchesterKnee replacementfrom £17,426+£712
LeedsKnee replacementfrom £17,750+£1,036
ParkwayKnee replacementfrom £18,939+£2,225
The MontefioreKnee replacementfrom £19,104+£2,390
DunedinKnee replacementfrom £19,290+£2,576
Fylde CoastKnee replacementfrom £19,599+£2,885

Compare knee replacement prices across all 43 UK hospitals.

Priced similarly at Harpenden

  • Hip replacement surgery — from £16,483
  • Facelift — from £12,830
  • Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) — from £11,131
  • Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) — from £9,903
  • Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) — from £9,398
  • Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) — from £9,040
  • Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) — from £8,932
  • Prostate surgery and laser prostate surgery (TURP, Prostate resection) — from £8,754

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

Where it sits on the Harpenden list

Of the 43 treatments Harpenden publishes a price for, this ranks 43 by cost. The list there runs £1,739 to £16,714 with a median of £5,242, so knee replacement is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.

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