2026 ranking
Best hospitals for Hip Replacement in 🇩🇪 Nuremberg
19 hospitals from the Medcasts database, ordered by centre-of-excellence status, patient rating and review count. Use it as a shortlist, not a verdict.
Methodology: how we rank · pricing
- Hospitals ranked
- 19Hospitals ranked
- 01 GoldDora Hospital
Why #1: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
In Nuremberg, Dora Hospital is one of the hospitals international coordinators routinely shortlist for cardiac surgery. The clinical footprint includes cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Ask for current accredit…
From$29,691all-in · case-specific -
02 Silver U.S. Army Hospital NurnbergWhy #2: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
U.S. Army Hospital Nurnberg sits in Nuremberg's healthcare corridor. Patients on the international desk tend to travel in from Russia and beyond. Departments include cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology plus 6 more…
From$30,053all-in · case-specific -
03 Bronze Nuremberg Hospital SouthWhy #3: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
Nuremberg Hospital South sits in Nuremberg's healthcare corridor. Patients on the international desk tend to travel in from Russia and beyond. Departments include cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology plus 6 more. O…
From$30,066all-in · case-specific -
04 Nuremberg HospitalWhy #4: Established 1897 — long institutional track record
Based in Nuremberg, Nuremberg Hospital is a hospital working across 9 clinical specialties. It opened in 1897. The clinical footprint includes cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Ask for current accreditation pap…
Est. 1897From$30,425all-in · case-specific -
05 Martha-Maria HospitalWhy #5: Established 1889 — long institutional track record
Martha-Maria Hospital — a Nuremberg hospital with cardiac surgery among its busier departments. It opened in 1889. The clinical footprint includes cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Ask for current accreditation…
Est. 1889From$32,150all-in · case-specific -
06 Clinics Dr. ErlerWhy #6: Established 1963 — long institutional track record
Clinics Dr. Erler operates in Nuremberg, Germany, a reference market for complex European medical travel. It handles a mix of domestic and international cases. It opened in 1963. On the clinical side, the hospital covers…
Est. 1963From$32,339all-in · case-specific -
07 Hallerwiese HospitalWhy #7: Established 1987 — long institutional track record
Hallerwiese Hospital operates in Nuremberg, Germany, a reference market for complex European medical travel. It handles a mix of domestic and international cases. It opened in 1987. Departments include cardiac surgery, o…
Est. 1987From$32,551all-in · case-specific -
08 310KlinikWhy #8: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
310Klinik runs from Nuremberg, Germany. Patients travel here primarily for cardiac surgery. It opened in 2002. On the clinical side, the hospital covers cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology along with 6 other speci…
Est. 2002From$32,792all-in · case-specific -
09 Städtische Frauen- und Kinderklinik Flurstraße 7 in NürnbergWhy #9: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
Städtische Frauen- und Kinderklinik Flurstraße 7 in Nürnberg — a Nuremberg hospital with cardiac surgery among its busier departments. Core clinical activity runs through cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Most …
From$32,889all-in · case-specific -
10 private clinic Dr. Steger AGWhy #10: Established 1972 — long institutional track record
private clinic Dr. Steger AG sits in Nuremberg's healthcare corridor. Patients on the international desk tend to travel in from Russia and beyond. It opened in 1972. On the clinical side, the hospital covers cardiac surg…
Est. 1972From$33,448all-in · case-specific -
11 Heilig-Geist-Spital NurembergWhy #11: Established 1339 — long institutional track record
The Heilig-Geist-Spital (English: Holy Spirit Hospital) in Nuremberg was the largest hospital in the former Free Imperial City of Nuremberg. It was used as a hospital and nursing home. Its chapel was also the depository …
Est. 1339From$33,551all-in · case-specific -
12 Krankenhaus Heimerichstraße 95 in NürnbergWhy #12: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
Krankenhaus Heimerichstraße 95 in Nürnberg sits in Nuremberg's healthcare corridor. Patients on the international desk tend to travel in from Russia and beyond. On the clinical side, the hospital covers cardiac surgery, …
From$33,760all-in · case-specific -
13 St. Theresien Hospital NurembergWhy #13: Established 1926 — long institutional track record
St. Theresien Hospital Nuremberg — a Nuremberg hospital with cardiac surgery among its busier departments. It opened in 1926. The clinical footprint includes cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Ask for current ac…
Est. 1926From$33,801all-in · case-specific -
14 Sana Clinic NurembergWhy #14: Established 1971 — long institutional track record
Based in Nuremberg, Sana Clinic Nuremberg is a hospital working across 9 clinical specialties. It opened in 1971. The clinical footprint includes cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Ask for current accreditation …
Est. 1971From$34,042all-in · case-specific -
15 SäuglingsklinikWhy #15: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
Säuglingsklinik — a Nuremberg hospital with cardiac surgery among its busier departments. The clinical footprint includes cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Ask for current accreditation paperwork before you tra…
From$34,941all-in · case-specific -
16 Städtische Frauen- und Kinderklinik Kirchenweg 48 in NürnbergWhy #16: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
Based in Nuremberg, Städtische Frauen- und Kinderklinik Kirchenweg 48 in Nürnberg is a hospital working across 9 clinical specialties. The clinical footprint includes cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Ask for c…
From$35,124all-in · case-specific -
17 Ehemalige Wohn- und Pflegestätte für LungenkrankeWhy #17: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
Based in Nuremberg, Ehemalige Wohn- und Pflegestätte für Lungenkranke is a hospital working across 9 clinical specialties. The clinical footprint includes cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Ask for current accre…
From$35,360all-in · case-specific -
18 Nuremberg Hospital NorthWhy #18: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk
Based in Nuremberg, Nuremberg Hospital North is a hospital working across 9 clinical specialties. Core clinical activity runs through cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. If you're planning treatment here, expect …
From$35,445all-in · case-specific -
19 Maximilian MVZ - Medizinische Versorgungszentrum für Augenheilkunde NuernbergWhy #19: Established 1813 — long institutional track record
Maximilian MVZ - Medizinische Versorgungszentrum für Augenheilkunde Nuernberg — a Nuremberg hospital with cardiac surgery among its busier departments. It opened in 1813. Core clinical activity runs through cardiac surge…
Est. 1813From$35,713all-in · case-specific
How this list is ordered
What decides the order
Hospitals are sorted by these database fields, in this order. Nothing else is weighted.
We do not score outcomes, surgeon case volume or publications. Ask each hospital for surgeon-level case numbers before you decide.
- 1Centre-of-excellence flag
Hospitals marked as a centre of excellence for this specialty come first.
- 2Patient rating
A higher average rating ranks higher.
- 3Number of reviews
Breaks ties between hospitals with the same rating.
- 4Lowest listed price
For a single procedure, a lower listed starting price breaks any remaining tie.
What this list isn't
Rating ≠ outcome
A hospital ranking is a qualifying filter, not a prediction of your outcome. Within any listed hospital, your outcome is shaped by your specific surgeon's volume, the program's protocol for your indication, and your own clinical baseline. Always ask for surgeon-level data — case volume per year, conversion rate, infection rate — before committing.
Next step · Hip Replacement
Ready when you are.
Three ways forward. Pick the one that fits where you are right now.
Destination · Germany
Why patients choose Germany for hip replacement (orthopedics)
Germany operates the most rigorous training and quality-control pathway in continental Europe — the Facharzt specialist credential takes 5-6 years post-medical-school, and university-affiliated centres (Charité Berlin, Heidelberg, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Munich, Aachen) handle Europe's most complex referrals. Germany is the answer for hip replacement when you need genuinely complex multidisciplinary care — neuro-oncology, cardiac re-do operations, transplant, rare-disease workups — and you're willing to pay for surgical depth that's hard to source elsewhere.
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University hospitals run weekly multidisciplinary tumor boards as a regulatory requirement, not a marketing point — every cancer case is reviewed by the full panel before treatment.
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Strict implant traceability law (the Medizinproduktegesetz) means every device used in your surgery is logged, recallable, and supplier-verifiable for 30+ years.
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Most senior surgeons publish in peer-reviewed journals annually and run named research lines — credentials are auditable.
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Lufthansa, KLM, and Turkish Airlines run dense connectivity from MENA, the GCC, and South Asia into Frankfurt, Munich, and Düsseldorf — typical 6-9 hour single-leg from origin.
Cost note. Pricing reflects fully-loaded EU clinical labour, regulatory compliance, and university-level overhead — typically 10-30% below US list but at the top of European destinations.
How to use this list
What to look for
- Surgeon's annual case volume on your specific procedure.
- Implant brand and revision-rate data (10-year and 20-year).
- Sub-specialty match (sports medicine surgeon for sports injury, joint reconstruction for replacement).
- Pre-hab program (4-6 weeks of supervised PT before surgery measurably improves outcomes).
- Inpatient PT integration during admission.
- Outpatient PT continuity for first 12 weeks post-op.
- DVT prophylaxis protocol that extends after discharge.
Volume benchmarks
Surgeon volume benchmarks
Travel timing
When to travel to Germany
Peak window: May, June, September
Late spring through early fall is the most comfortable time. Summer (July–August) is pleasant but tourism peak. Winter is fine but cold and short days; recovery accommodation should be heated reliably (most German hotels are).
Questions
What to ask each program on this list
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How many of these implants have you placed in the last 12 months?
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What's your revision rate at 5 years on this implant?
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Why are you choosing this implant or approach for me specifically?
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What's the rehab plan, and is physiotherapy included in the package?
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What's your DVT prophylaxis protocol, and do you continue it after I fly home?
Adjacent rankings
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Best-of lists are one cut. These hubs let you re-rank by destination, by city, by surgeon volume, or by procedure.
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- Destination Germany hospital hub Featured programs and pricing benchmarks for Germany.
- Surgeons Orthopedics surgeons Volume-ranked physician directory across all destinations.
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