For a total knee replacement, see private knee replacement cost in the UK.
A partial (unicompartmental) knee replacement costs from £10,780 to £23,000 if you pay for it yourself at the UK private hospitals that publish a price, checked on 31 Oct 2026. Nuffield Health's UK average guide price is £16,452 [3]. On the NHS it costs nothing, but you may wait.
Written by Saher Shodhan. Every price on this page was checked against the provider's own page on 31 Oct 2026, unless a row says otherwise. Sources are numbered at the end.
Partial knee replacement cost in the UK: the short answer
| Provider | Hospital | Price | What the price covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Clinic London | London | from £10,780 | "Self-pay costs for the procedure itself and expected hospital stay time". The page does not say whether the consultant's fees are included, so ask. |
| Nuffield Health | Nuffield Tunbridge Wells | £12,620 | Guide price for treatment. The lowest of the 21 Nuffield hospitals that list a partial knee. |
| Benenden Hospital | Kent | from £13,275 | Includes a knee X-ray (not an MRI), the operation, a private en-suite room and a follow-up consultation. The initial consultation is £210 on top. A robot-assisted partial knee is from £14,015. |
| Nuffield Health | Average across its UK hospitals | £16,452 | Average guide price for treatment: pre-assessment, the operation and post-discharge care. £16,652 with the initial consultation. |
| Nuffield Health | Nuffield Brighton | £17,750 | Guide price for treatment |
| Nuffield Health | Nuffield Cambridge | £20,385 | Guide price for treatment. The highest of the 21 Nuffield hospitals that list a partial knee. |
| London Cartilage Clinic | London | £23,000 | Includes theatre, the implant, the consultant anaesthetist and follow-up after the operation. The consultation is £350 on top. |
Providers' own price pages, checked 31 Oct 2026 [1] to [5]. Spire Healthcare does not publish a partial knee price at any of the 36 hospital price lists we checked [6].
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These are published "from" and guide prices. Nuffield says its final price "may vary according to Consultant fees, prosthesis or drugs used and any pre-existing medical conditions" and gives a fixed price after the first consultation [3].
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Partial vs total knee replacement: what is different
The NHS says a knee replacement can be used "to replace all of your knee joint (total knee replacement) or some of it (partial knee replacement)" [7]. It adds that "A partial knee replacement is used when you have arthritis in one half of your knee" [8], and that "Recovery for a partial knee replacement should be shorter than a total knee replacement" [9].
Is a partial knee always cheaper?
No. Where a hospital publishes both prices, the partial knee is cheaper at three and dearer at two:
| Provider | Partial knee | Total knee |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Clinic London | from £10,780 | from £16,250 |
| Benenden Hospital | from £13,275 | from £14,781 |
| Nuffield Health, UK average | £16,452 | £16,914 |
| Nuffield Brighton | £17,750 | £17,515 |
| London Cartilage Clinic | £23,000 | £18,500 |
Providers' own price pages, checked 31 Oct 2026 [1] to [5]. London Cartilage Clinic says its partial knee costs more because of "the additional custom 3D planning" it involves [5].
For total knee prices at more UK hospitals, see our knee replacement cost guide.
What the price includes
Each provider words it differently, so compare quotes line by line:
- Nuffield Health: pre-assessment, the operation and post-discharge care. Tests needed to plan your treatment are extra [3].
- Benenden Hospital: an X-ray of the knee (not an MRI), the operation, a private en-suite room and a follow-up consultation [2].
- London Cartilage Clinic: theatre, the implant, the consultant anaesthetist and follow-up after the operation; imaging and physiotherapy are quoted separately [5].
- Cleveland Clinic London: the procedure and the expected hospital stay [1].
Ask each hospital, in writing, whether the first consultation, scans, a robot-assisted operation, physiotherapy and treatment if something goes wrong are in the price.
Can you have a partial knee replacement on the NHS?
Yes. The NHS offers both total and partial knee replacements [7], and NHS treatment is free. The latest published figure, for August 2026, shows 843,419 people waiting for trauma and orthopaedic treatment in England, with 61.1% waiting under 18 weeks and a median wait of about 14 weeks (13.8) [10] [11]. These figures cover all trauma and orthopaedic treatment, not knee replacements alone. NHS England publishes the September 2026 figures on 12 Nov 2026. Our guide to NHS knee replacement waiting times goes further.
If a GP refers you, the NHS says "in most cases you have the legal right to choose the hospital or service you'd like to go to" [12]. My Planned Care shows waiting times by hospital [13].
Partial knee replacement abroad
Our clinic price index leaves partial knees out of its knee ranges, so there is no range to quote. Three hospitals abroad publish a partial knee price that includes the implant, on their own price lists checked on 6 Oct 2026:
| Hospital | Country | Price | What the hospital says it includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galen Orthopaedics, Bieruń | Poland | from £5,425 | The operation and implant parts, an X-ray after the operation, the hospital stay with meals, dressings and rehabilitation during the stay |
| KCM Clinic, Jelenia Góra | Poland | £6,425 | Package: the implant, diagnostics, general anaesthetic, 3 days on the ward and up to 7 outpatient rehabilitation sessions |
| Gelenk-Klinik Freiburg | Germany | £18,249 | Surgery, anaesthesia, pain management, tests and 5 nights in hospital. Tests before you arrive, walking aids and physiotherapy are extra. |
Hospitals' own price lists, checked 6 Oct 2026, converted from złoty and euros at the European Central Bank rate of 6 Oct 2026 [14] [15] [16].
Three more hospitals, one in Poland and two in Hungary, publish a partial knee price without the implant, so we leave them out: their figures are not the full price. Flights, hotel nights and anything a package leaves out come on top. The hip and knee price list shows each hospital's own total knee price, and knee replacement abroad covers the whole trip.
Before you pay a deposit
Three checks to make yourself before any money changes hands:
- Find the hospital on its country's official register of healthcare providers, under the company name on the quote.
- Get your surgeon's name in writing and look them up where the country has a public register of doctors.
- Ask what happens, and who pays, if you need help with the knee after you are back in the UK.
Our 15 questions to ask a hospital abroad give you the wording.
Clinics we hold, by country
Each has a free summary page: the register entry we found, the Google listings and any published prices. Thera is free for patients. No clinic can pay to change the prices we publish.
When this may not be right for you
If your wait on the NHS is short, NHS treatment costs nothing, and you can ask to move to another hospital if you are likely to wait longer than the maximum time for your treatment [12]. A UK private hospital keeps your surgeon and follow-up appointments close to home. Abroad, you travel back after the operation, and any follow-up in the UK needs planning before you go.
Frequently asked questions
How much is a partial knee replacement in the UK?
From £10,780 at Cleveland Clinic London to £23,000 at London Cartilage Clinic, on the hospitals' own pages checked on 31 Oct 2026. Nuffield Health's UK average guide price is £16,452, and its hospitals range from £12,620 to £20,385.
Is a partial knee replacement cheaper than a full one?
Not always. Benenden Hospital lists a partial knee from £13,275 and a total knee from £14,781, but Nuffield Brighton lists a partial at £17,750 and a total at £17,515 (checked 31 Oct 2026). Ask each hospital for both prices.
Can you have a partial knee replacement on the NHS?
Yes. The NHS describes both total and partial knee replacements, and NHS treatment is free [7]. If a GP refers you, you can usually choose the hospital, and My Planned Care shows how long each one's wait is [12] [13].
Sources
- Cleveland Clinic London, knee replacement surgery: partial knee from £10,780, total knee from £16,250. Checked 31 Oct 2026.
- Benenden Hospital, partial knee replacement (from £13,275, robot-assisted from £14,015, initial consultation £210) and prices (standard total knee from £14,781). Checked 31 Oct 2026.
- Nuffield Health, partial knee replacement (average guide price £16,452, £16,652 with consultation) and knee replacement (total knee average guide price £16,914). Checked 31 Oct 2026.
- Nuffield Health, hospital price lists for Tunbridge Wells (unicompartmental knee £12,620), Brighton (£17,750; total knee £17,515) and Cambridge (£20,385), among 21 hospitals listing a unicompartmental knee. Checked 31 Oct 2026.
- London Cartilage Clinic, knee replacement cost UK: partial knee £23,000, total knee £18,500, consultation £350. Page last reviewed October 2026. Checked 31 Oct 2026.
- Spire Healthcare, unicompartmental knee replacement at Spire Fylde Coast and the price lists of 36 Spire hospitals: no partial knee price. Checked 31 Oct 2026.
- NHS, What is a knee replacement? Page last reviewed 9 September 2026. Read 31 Oct 2026.
- NHS, How a knee replacement is done. Page last reviewed 9 September 2026. Read 31 Oct 2026.
- NHS, Recovering from a knee replacement. Page last reviewed 9 September 2026. Read 31 Oct 2026.
- NHS England, referral to treatment waiting times, August 2026, statistical press notice, table 1, Trauma and Orthopaedic Service (excludes 4 trusts that did not send data). Published 8 Oct 2026.
- NHS England, incomplete pathways by commissioner, August 2026, national sheet, Trauma and Orthopaedics median wait 13.8 weeks (an estimate from grouped data). Published 8 Oct 2026.
- NHS, Your choices in the NHS. Read 30 Oct 2026.
- NHS, My Planned Care. Read 30 Oct 2026.
- Galen Orthopaedics, price list: unicompartmental knee replacement from 27,900 zł (page dated 7 Sep 2026). Checked 6 Oct 2026.
- KCM Clinic, orthopaedics prices: partial knee replacement (ENOVIS LIMA Physica ZUK) €7,570. Checked 6 Oct 2026.
- Gelenk-Klinik Freiburg, knee surgery price list: partial knee prosthesis €21,500 average total cost (page last changed 8 Jan 2026). Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Related: knee replacement cost in the UK, NHS knee replacement waiting times, knee surgery and age, the clinic price index.
This guide is general information, not medical advice.
Clinics UK patients look at
The four with the most Google reviews among the orthopaedic clinics we hold. Each has a free page with its records.
Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, ChennaiChennai, India
KIMS-Sunshine Hospitals, BegumpetHyderabad (Begumpet), India
Yashoda Hospitals, SomajigudaHyderabad (Somajiguda, Raj Bhavan Road), India
Yashoda Hospitals, MalakpetHyderabad (Malakpet, Nalgonda X Roads), India
Written by Saher Shodhan
Saher Shodhan is the founder of Thera Travel, which publishes what the official records show about clinics abroad, each fact with the date it was checked, and answers patients' enquiries, free. More about Thera → How we write and check our guides →
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