Across 43 UK private hospitals that publish a price for knee replacement, the indicative self-pay cost runs from £14,706 to £19,599, a median of £16,520. That is a spread of £4,893 — 33% — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hull and East Riding | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £14,706 |
| Manchester | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £15,112 |
| Leicester | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £15,655 |
| Parkway | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £15,801 |
| Clare Park | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £15,820 |
| Washington | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £15,853 |
| The Montefiore | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £15,854 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £15,937 |
| Alexandra | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £15,951 |
| Liverpool | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £15,985 |
| Thames Valley | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,090 |
| London East | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,115 |
| Little Aston | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,129 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,201 |
| Bristol | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,218 |
| Leeds | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,267 |
| Elland | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,356 |
| St Anthonys | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,419 |
| Wellesley | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,448 |
| South Bank | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,481 |
| Gatwick Park | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,482 |
| Portsmouth | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,520 |
| Cardiff | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,559 |
| Methley Park | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,560 |
| Harpenden | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,714 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,781 |
| Fylde Coast | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,787 |
| Southampton | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,878 |
| Cheshire | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,880 |
| Yale | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,895 |
| Nottingham | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £16,898 |
| Highgate | Nuffield Health | Knee replacement | £17,000 |
| The Holly | Nuffield Health | Knee replacement | £17,000 |
| Bushey | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £17,287 |
| Norwich | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £17,303 |
| Hartswood | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £17,370 |
| Cambridge Lea | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £17,392 |
| Manchester | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £17,426 |
| Leeds | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £17,750 |
| Parkway | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £18,939 |
| The Montefiore | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £19,104 |
| Dunedin | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £19,290 |
| Fylde Coast | Spire Healthcare | Knee replacement | from £19,599 |
Why knee replacement prices vary this much
The 33% spread on knee replacement 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 replacement 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 replacement 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 replacement?
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 £16,520 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 Hull and East Riding
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Manchester
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Leicester
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Parkway
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Clare Park
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Washington
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare The Montefiore
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Alexandra
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Liverpool
Sources
- 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 Manchester, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-manchester-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 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 Washington, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-washington-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 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 Alexandra, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-alexandra-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 Thames Valley, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-thames-valley-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 Little Aston, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-little-aston-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.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Bristol, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-bristol-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 Elland, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-elland-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 Wellesley, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-wellesley-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 Gatwick Park, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-gatwick-park-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 Cardiff, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-cardiff-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 Harpenden, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-harpenden-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 Southampton, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-southampton-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 Yale, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-yale-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: Nuffield Health Highgate, https://www.nuffieldhealth.com/hospitals/highgate/pricing, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Nuffield Health The Holly, https://www.nuffieldhealth.com/hospitals/the-holly/pricing, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Bushey, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-bushey-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 Hartswood, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-hartswood-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 Manchester, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-manchester-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 Parkway, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-parkway-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 Dunedin, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-dunedin-hospital/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.