Knee surgery prices, read 15 August 2026
What does a knee replacement cost in the UK?
On the NHS, the cost of a knee replacement to the patient is nothing. Privately, the three UK providers we read on 15 August 2026 publish knee replacement between £13,799 and £16,637, with partial replacement published lower where it is broken out, and robot-assisted and revision surgery published higher. Tell us what your knee needs and private hospitals will price it against your own case.
What happens next
- Tell us which operation has been discussed, where you stand with the NHS and how you would pay. Two minutes.
- We send those answers to private orthopaedic hospitals and clinics near your postcode, and to nobody else.
- They price your own knee and contact you. Weigh that against the published figures on this page and against your NHS wait, then decide in your own time.
Knee Replacement Cost is an independent site operated by Ellul Solutions Ltd. We are not a hospital or a healthcare provider, and nothing here is medical advice: whether your knee should be replaced, when, and with which implant or technique are questions for your GP and a consultant orthopaedic surgeon. We are not affiliated with the NHS, the Care Quality Commission, the General Medical Council, the National Joint Registry, PHIN or any provider named here. Prices shown are the figures those named providers publish, with the date we read them. If you use the form we pass your details to private orthopaedic hospitals and clinics who contact you directly, and we may receive a fee from them; you pay us nothing.
Published UK knee replacement prices, August 2026
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What three UK providers publish for knee replacement, read on 15 August 2026, separated by the type of replacement each figure describes.
Every figure is taken from the named provider's own published price page on 15 August 2026 and carries the procedure description that provider gives it. No average appears here: partial, standard total, robot-assisted and revision knee surgery are separate operations at separate published prices, and blending them produces a number that matches nothing on any price list. Inclusion signals that a provider publishes, not that we endorse it. Your own price follows an orthopaedic consultation.
| Provider and procedure | Basis of the published figure | Published price |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Plus Group, knee replacement surgery | Fixed price, stated to cover consultant fees throughout, anaesthetic, any overnight stay, prescriptions, physiotherapy while admitted and post-operative appointments; the initial consultation is published separately at £145 | £13,799 |
| Practice Plus Group, knee revision surgery | Fixed price for redoing a previous replacement | £22,249 |
| Benenden Hospital, standard total knee replacement | Guide price, stated to include an X-ray of the relevant body part excluding MRI, the surgery, a private en-suite room and a follow-up consultation | From £14,781 |
| Benenden Hospital, unicompartmental (partial) knee replacement | Same guide-price basis, for replacing one side of the knee only | From £13,275 |
| Benenden Hospital, robot-assisted (ROSA) total knee replacement | Same guide-price basis, with robotic assistance | From £17,560 |
| Spire Bushey Hospital, knee replacement | A 'from' treatment price described by Spire as the minimum cost of the procedure; the total package including consultation and aftercare is published at from £16,886 | From £16,637 |
| NHS knee replacement | No charge to the patient. The NHS says it may be recommended where knee pain has a big effect on your life and alternatives have not worked | £0 |
- Practice Plus Group publishes a fixed price of £13,799 for knee replacement surgery and £22,249 for knee revision surgery, with an initial consultation listed separately at £145 (price list read 15 August 2026).
- The Benenden knee replacement cost, as Benenden Hospital publishes it, is from £14,781 for a standard total knee replacement and from £13,275 for a unicompartmental partial replacement, with robot-assisted total replacement from £17,560 (read 15 August 2026).
- The Spire knee replacement cost published by Spire Bushey Hospital is from £16,637 for treatment, or from £16,886 for the total package including consultation and aftercare (read 15 August 2026).
- The NHS says a knee replacement usually takes about 1 to 2 hours, that most people leave hospital 1 to 3 days afterwards, and that knee replacements can last 20 years or more.
Cite this page
“Published UK knee replacement prices, August 2026”, Knee Replacement Cost, https://kneereplacementcost.co.uk/ (updated 2026-08-15). Every figure is taken from the named provider's own published price page on 15 August 2026 and carries the procedure description that provider gives it. No average appears here: partial, standard total, robot-assisted and revision knee surgery are separate operations at separate published prices, and blending them produces a number that matches nothing on any price list. Inclusion signals that a provider publishes, not that we endorse it. Your own price follows an orthopaedic consultation.
Worth knowing
Every figure sourced and dated.
- Private knee replacement cost: what UK providers publish
Published private knee replacement prices read 15 August 2026, what each provider says the figure covers, and the costs that commonly sit outside it.
- Partial vs total knee replacement: the published price gap
Partial knee replacement is published cheaper than a total, and robotic assistance is published dearer. The figures one UK hospital breaks out, read August 2026.
- Knee replacement on the NHS: criteria, waiting and alternatives
NHS knee replacement is free to the patient. The treatments the NHS says are tried first, the 18-week right in England, and how to look up your own hospital's wait.
- How to check an orthopaedic surgeon and private hospital
Registers let you verify a private orthopaedic hospital and the surgeon before paying. Where to look in each UK nation, plus PHIN and the National Joint Registry.
Straight answers
How much does a knee replacement cost in the UK?
Nothing to the patient on the NHS. Privately, prices published by UK providers and read on 15 August 2026 were a fixed £13,799 at Practice Plus Group, from £14,781 at Benenden Hospital for a standard total replacement, and from £16,637 at Spire Bushey Hospital, or from £16,886 for Spire's total package. Those are the providers' own figures, not an average.
How much is a partial knee replacement?
Where a provider publishes both, the partial is listed lower. Benenden Hospital publishes a unicompartmental partial replacement from £13,275 against a standard total from £14,781, read 15 August 2026. Whether a partial replacement is suitable depends on which part of the knee is worn, and that is a clinical decision.
How long does knee replacement surgery take?
The NHS says the operation usually takes about 1 to 2 hours, done either under general anaesthetic or under a local anaesthetic in the spine, and that most people can leave hospital 1 to 3 days afterwards with crutches or a walking frame.
How long does it take to recover from a knee replacement?
The NHS says it may take several months or longer to fully recover, that stitches or clips come out after about 10 days with a follow-up at about 6 weeks, that people usually return to work after about 6 to 12 weeks, and that heavy household tasks should be avoided for the first 3 months.
How long does a knee replacement last?
The NHS says knee replacements can last 20 years or more and can significantly improve daily life for people with knee pain. If a replacement does need redoing, Practice Plus Group publishes revision surgery at £22,249, well above its £13,799 figure for a first replacement, read 15 August 2026.
Is there a charge for using this site?
No, and there is no obligation to proceed. Your answers go only to private orthopaedic hospitals and clinics near you, and they contact you directly. A provider may pay us a fee, which funds the site; it does not change the price you are given.
Sources
- NHS, Knee replacement (page last reviewed 9 March 2023)
- NHS, how a knee replacement is done
- NHS, recovering from a knee replacement
- NHS, alternatives to a knee replacement
- Practice Plus Group, private surgery price list (read 15 August 2026)
- Benenden Hospital, self-pay treatment prices (read 15 August 2026)
- Spire Bushey Hospital, knee replacement (read 15 August 2026)
- NHS, guide to NHS waiting times in England
- NHS My Planned Care
- Care Quality Commission, who has to register
- Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN)