Headline prices for joint replacement in Poland, Lithuania or Turkey can look a fraction of UK private prices. Once you add flights, a longer stay, a companion and aftercare at home, the gap is often much smaller. Use our calculator to work out your real total, and read what the NHS advises before you travel.
UK figures are the range of average private package prices across UK cities, published by PHIN, the independent body for private healthcare information. Overseas figures are average published prices from the guide Treatment Abroad, and usually cover the operation and hospital stay only.
| Where | Hip replacement | Knee replacement |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom, private package 1 | £13,847 to £17,540 | £14,341 to £18,236 |
| Turkey, average 2 | £7,486 | £5,682 |
| Czech Republic, average 2 | £5,863 | £6,291 |
| Lithuania, average 2 | £5,027 | £5,087 |
| Poland, average 2 | £4,900 | £3,877 |
1 Range of average package prices across UK cities, March 2026: Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN). 2 Average published prices from Treatment Abroad (hip) and Treatment Abroad (knee), reviewed June 2025. Overseas prices usually cover the operation and hospital stay only, and vary by clinic, implant and package.
Independent comparison site ClinicCheck estimates the real saving at around £2,000 to £5,000 once flights, extra stay, insurance and UK physiotherapy are added (ClinicCheck).
Enter the overseas quote you have been given, then adjust the other costs to suit your plans. The figures already filled in are examples only, so replace them with your own.
This is an estimate to help you plan, not a quote. Costs vary by clinic, season and your own recovery. It does not include the cost of treating a complication abroad or travelling back for one.
The headline price usually is. Average published prices in Poland, Lithuania and Turkey are well below UK private prices. Once you add flights, a longer stay, a companion, physiotherapy and follow up at home, independent estimates put the real saving at around £2,000 to £5,000.
The NHS will treat emergencies. NHS guidance says it is under no obligation to provide routine care before or after surgery you arrange abroad, so plan and budget for your follow up care in advance.
Clinics commonly ask you to arrive a few days before surgery and to stay around 10 to 14 nights afterwards before flying, because flying soon after surgery raises the risk of blood clots.
You can often have your free consultation on the same day you get in touch, and surgery within 21 days. Your written quotation confirms your price before you commit.
Tell us which operation you need and we will text you our price. Then book a free consultation with an orthopaedic surgeon, with no obligation.
