Spire Healthcare Leicester lists knee replacement from £15,655. Of the 43 published prices we hold it ranks 3rd, £865 below the median of £16,520 (5%). The nearest we hold either side are Manchester at £15,112 and Parkway at £15,801.
Every published price for knee replacement
| Hospital | Listed as | Price | vs this one |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hull and East Riding | Knee replacement | from £14,706 | −£949 |
| Manchester | Knee replacement | from £15,112 | −£543 |
| Leicester | Knee replacement | from £15,655 | — |
| Parkway | Knee replacement | from £15,801 | +£146 |
| Clare Park | Knee replacement | from £15,820 | +£165 |
| Washington | Knee replacement | from £15,853 | +£198 |
| The Montefiore | Knee replacement | from £15,854 | +£199 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Knee replacement | from £15,937 | +£282 |
| Alexandra | Knee replacement | from £15,951 | +£296 |
| Liverpool | Knee replacement | from £15,985 | +£330 |
| Thames Valley | Knee replacement | from £16,090 | +£435 |
| London East | Knee replacement | from £16,115 | +£460 |
| Little Aston | Knee replacement | from £16,129 | +£474 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Knee replacement | from £16,201 | +£546 |
| Bristol | Knee replacement | from £16,218 | +£563 |
| Leeds | Knee replacement | from £16,267 | +£612 |
| Elland | Knee replacement | from £16,356 | +£701 |
| St Anthonys | Knee replacement | from £16,419 | +£764 |
| Wellesley | Knee replacement | from £16,448 | +£793 |
| South Bank | Knee replacement | from £16,481 | +£826 |
| Gatwick Park | Knee replacement | from £16,482 | +£827 |
| Portsmouth | Knee replacement | from £16,520 | +£865 |
| Cardiff | Knee replacement | from £16,559 | +£904 |
| Methley Park | Knee replacement | from £16,560 | +£905 |
| Harpenden | Knee replacement | from £16,714 | +£1,059 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Knee replacement | from £16,781 | +£1,126 |
| Fylde Coast | Knee replacement | from £16,787 | +£1,132 |
| Southampton | Knee replacement | from £16,878 | +£1,223 |
| Cheshire | Knee replacement | from £16,880 | +£1,225 |
| Yale | Knee replacement | from £16,895 | +£1,240 |
| Nottingham | Knee replacement | from £16,898 | +£1,243 |
| Highgate | Knee replacement | £17,000 | +£1,345 |
| The Holly | Knee replacement | £17,000 | +£1,345 |
| Bushey | Knee replacement | from £17,287 | +£1,632 |
| Norwich | Knee replacement | from £17,303 | +£1,648 |
| Hartswood | Knee replacement | from £17,370 | +£1,715 |
| Cambridge Lea | Knee replacement | from £17,392 | +£1,737 |
| Manchester | Knee replacement | from £17,426 | +£1,771 |
| Leeds | Knee replacement | from £17,750 | +£2,095 |
| Parkway | Knee replacement | from £18,939 | +£3,284 |
| The Montefiore | Knee replacement | from £19,104 | +£3,449 |
| Dunedin | Knee replacement | from £19,290 | +£3,635 |
| Fylde Coast | Knee replacement | from £19,599 | +£3,944 |
Compare knee replacement prices across all 43 UK hospitals.
Priced similarly at Leicester
- Hip replacement surgery — from £15,361
- Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) — from £9,733
- Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) — from £9,710
- Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) — from £8,995
- Hysterectomy (vaginal) — from £8,985
- Hysterectomy (abdominal) — from £8,865
- Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) — from £8,581
- Vaginal repair operation (Repair of prolapsed vagina) — from £8,491
The full list at this hospital covers 39 treatments. See all Leicester prices.
Where it sits on the Leicester list
Of the 39 treatments Leicester publishes a price for, this ranks 39 by cost. The list there runs £1,639 to £15,655 with a median of £3,888, so knee replacement is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.
Would cover pay the £15,655?
At £15,655 this is the kind of bill cover exists for — but only cover bought before the problem. The knee replacement you already need at Leicester 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 Leicester Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-leicester-hospital/treatments/a-z/knee-replacement/, read 4 September 2026.
