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Hip replacement · United Arab Emirates

Hip replacement in United Arab Emirates: what it costs and how it compares with waiting at home

Prices checked 27 October 2026 (Taipei time)

Short answer

We found 1 published price for a hip replacement in United Arab Emirates, from AED 75,000, or about £15,280 before flights and a hotel. Paying privately in the UK costs about £16,580 at the providers we checked.

Published price
AED 75,000about £15,280 · about €18,250 · about C$28,580 · about $20,420
Price is for
one primary total hip replacement on one side, with the implant and hospital stay. Fees that leave out the implant or the stay are shown but not compared
Where
Dubai
Providers
1 (Mediclinic City Hospital (Dubai))
Soonest booking
Not published: ask in writing
NHS England wait
61.1% within 18 weeks (all orthopaedics) (August 2026)

Published hip replacement prices in United Arab Emirates

Every row is a price the provider publishes itself, read on the date shown. We copy what the price includes and what it leaves out; where the provider does not say, the row says “not stated”. We do not use prices from brokers or medical-travel agencies.

Hip replacement prices in United Arab Emirates
ProviderPublished priceWhat the price is forSource
Mediclinic City Hospital (Dubai)DubaiAED 75,000about £15,280 · €18,250 · C$28,580 · $20,420TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY SURGICAL PACKAGE FOR MEDICAL TOURISMSurgeon and anaesthetist fees, pre-anaesthetic consultation, routine medicines and consumables, 2 days' hospital stay, post-op radiology and lab, physiotherapy during stay, standard prosthesis. Excludes ICU, CT/MRI, take-home medication, non-orthopaedic consultations; extra AED 1,000 lab if diabetic care needed; extra days charged extra. Page also shows 'Gross price 79.474.54 AED'. No date on page.Mediclinic City Hospital (Dubai)read 27 October 2026

Prices are copied as published, in the provider's currency. Conversions use the European Central Bank reference rates of 23 October 2026 and are rounded. A provider can change a price at any time: ask for a written quote.

Hospitals in United Arab Emirates that offer a hip replacement to international patients

Each runs its own service for patients from abroad. The booking time on each card is the hospital's own words; where it publishes none, ask for a date in writing before you book flights.

Compared with waiting or paying at home

The official waiting figure and the self-pay price in each home country, next to the United Arab Emirates price converted to that currency. The United Arab Emirates figure does not include flights, a hotel or time off work.

Waiting times and self-pay prices at home for hip replacement
Where you liveOfficial waitPay at homeHere, converted
UK61.1% within 18 weeks (all orthopaedics)England, August 2026£16,580£15,280before flights and hotel
CanadaMedian 120 days; 1 in 10 waited over 321 daysCanada (national), 2025Not verifiedC$28,580before flights and hotel
IrelandAbout 35% waiting over 6 months (all orthopaedic surgery)Ireland (public hospitals), 24 September 2026Not verified€18,250before flights and hotel
USNo national figure$29,1002021 hospital data or a dental school$20,420before flights and hotel

Waits are the latest official statistics; each country measures them differently, so read the label. Home prices are published self-pay prices; for the US they are 2021 hospital medians or a dental school's estimate.

Compare with your wait and price at home

Pick where you live to see the United Arab Emirates price and how soon hospitals say they can see you, next to your wait and your price at home.

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How it works for a visitor

  1. Ask for a written quoteSend the clinic your referral or reason for the hip replacement and ask for an itemised price, the date, and what happens if the result needs follow-up.
  2. Before you goSend recent X-rays and a list of your medicines, and ask for a written, itemised quote with the implant named.
  3. Before you goPlan help at home and the exercises for the weeks after you return.
  4. Before you goCheck your travel insurance covers planned surgery abroad and a delayed flight home. Most standard policies do not.
  5. LanguageArabic; English is the everyday language of private hospitals.
  6. Entry rulesCheck the official advice for your passport before booking: UK citizens (FCDO entry requirements), Canadian citizens (travel.gc.ca), US citizens (State Department, choose the country), Irish citizens (DFA travel advice, choose the country).
  7. After you returnGive your GP the operation note with the implant details, and ask who will check your wound and do your follow-up X-ray.
  8. After you returnA hot, swollen calf, chest pain or breathlessness after the flight need emergency care straight away.

Can your public system pay for it?

NHS and HSE schemes do not reach United Arab Emirates. The NHS S2 route covers state treatment in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, and the HSE schemes cover the EU, EEA, the UK and Switzerland. Treatment in United Arab Emirates is paid by you or by a private insurer who agrees in advance. NHS S2 route, HSE Treatment Abroad Scheme.

When not to travel for a hip replacement

  • Anyone whose home surgeon has not confirmed that a hip replacement is the right operation.
  • Serious heart or lung disease, or a recent blood clot, unless the hospital’s anaesthetist has reviewed you in advance.
  • Travelling alone with nobody to help you for the first weeks after surgery.

How to compare hip replacement quotes

A total hip replacement replaces the worn ball and socket of the hip joint with an artificial joint (prosthesis), usually for arthritis pain that has not responded to other treatment. It is major surgery under a general or spinal anaesthetic, followed by weeks of exercises. Prices abroad differ mostly by what is in the package: the implant, the number of nights in hospital and physiotherapy.

  • Check that the price includes the implant. Some hospitals quote the surgeon’s fee only and charge the prosthesis on top.
  • Ask for the implant make and model in writing, and how many nights in hospital are included.
  • Ask what physiotherapy is included and what happens if you need extra nights.
  • Ask when the surgeon will let you fly home, and about blood-clot prevention for the flight.

Providers on this page

We list providers because they publish a price, not because we recommend them. No clinic pays to be listed, and we have not visited any of them.

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Hip replacement in United Arab Emirates: questions

How much does a hip replacement cost in United Arab Emirates?

The published prices we found range from AED 75,000, about £15,280 or $20,420. They come from Mediclinic City Hospital (Dubai). Each covers something slightly different, so read what is included before comparing.

Is a hip replacement in United Arab Emirates cheaper than paying privately in the UK?

Before travel, the prices here work out at about £15,280, against about £16,580 at the UK providers we checked. Travel adds a flight and a hotel on top; the calculator on the home page adds a rough estimate.

Will the NHS or HSE pay for a hip replacement in United Arab Emirates?

No. The NHS S2 route and the HSE schemes cover planned treatment in Europe only. United Arab Emirates is outside them, so you pay yourself or through a private insurer that agrees in advance.

How many days should I plan in United Arab Emirates?

About 10 to 14 days in many cases: 2 to 4 nights in hospital, then time near the clinic until the surgeon says you can fly. Ask for the clinic’s own rule. That is our planning estimate, not medical advice: the clinic sets the schedule, and you should ask it for one in writing.

What should I check before booking a hip replacement in United Arab Emirates?

Check that the price includes the implant. Some hospitals quote the surgeon’s fee only and charge the prosthesis on top. Ask for the implant make and model in writing, and how many nights in hospital are included.

Sources

  1. Prices. Mediclinic City Hospital (Dubai). Read 27 October 2026.
  2. Planned treatment: S2 funding route. NHS (nhs.uk). Read 26 October 2026.
  3. Treatment Abroad Scheme. Health Service Executive (HSE). Read 26 October 2026.
  4. Euro foreign exchange reference rates. European Central Bank, 23 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.