NanoACi cost in the UK
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At a glance
How much does NanoACi cost in the UK?
NanoACi costs £6,000 at London Cartilage Clinic for the single-session injection. MRI and consultation are charged separately. Booking the MRI and consultation together is the simplest way to start, so your imaging is ready when you are seen. The same pricing applies across the knee, hip, shoulder and ankle.
MRI and consultation are charged separately and are never included in the price.
| Procedure | Price |
|---|---|
NanoACi The single-session injection protocol. MRI and consultation are charged separately. | £6,000 |
NanoACi cost in the UK explained
NanoACi brings together three of your own tissues in one appointment: your cartilage cells, prepared with the Mytocel MSK micrografting technique, a ChondroFiller collagen scaffold, and PRP prepared from your own blood on the day. Preparing and delivering all three in a single sequenced session is the work behind the price. There is no laboratory culture and nothing is grown over weeks, which is what keeps this a one-visit treatment rather than surgery.
At London Cartilage Clinic the protocol is performed by Professor Paul Lee. The price is for the session itself. The MRI and the consultation are separate appointments with their own fees, so you can see exactly what each step costs before you commit to treatment.
What the price includes
Included in the price
- The single-session NanoACi injection under local anaesthetic
- Your own cells prepared with the Mytocel MSK technique, plus the ChondroFiller scaffold and PRP
- On-the-day medications including local anaesthetic
- A direct line to the team for questions during recovery
Not included, quoted separately
- An MRI scan, charged separately, unless you already have one from the last six months
- Consultation with Professor Lee and the imaging review, charged separately
- Follow-up appointments, charged separately
- Onward physiotherapy, which is quoted separately by your physiotherapist
- An Arthrosamid injection, which is quoted separately only if symptomatic adult knee osteoarthritis provides its own clinical rationale
- Travel and accommodation for international patients
Why NanoACi at London Cartilage Clinic
Professor Lee’s own protocol
NanoACi is a technique Professor Paul Lee developed and performs. It is not a product or device bought off a shelf; it is his way of delivering your own cells, scaffold and PRP in one session, refined for each joint.ICRS Teaching Centre of Excellence
London Cartilage Clinic is recognised by the International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society as a Teaching Centre of Excellence, with one of the largest published cartilage outcome databases in Europe.A regenerate-first philosophy
NanoACi fits a philosophy that prefers preserving and regenerating your own joint over replacing it where assessment supports that aim. Advanced whole-joint wear can make replacement assessment more appropriate. Arthrosamid is not a routine add-on and needs a separate adult-knee indication.One session, no theatre
The whole treatment is a single outpatient appointment of around thirty minutes under local anaesthetic. Most people return to light daily activity the same day.
Your NanoACi journey
- 1
Discovery call (free, 30 minutes)
A clinical coordinator confirms whether NanoACi looks like the right treatment to investigate and answers cost questions. - 2
MRI and consultation
If you have had an MRI in the last six months, bring it. If not, we arrange your scan and consultation together, so Professor Lee can review your imaging and plan treatment in one visit. - 3
The NanoACi session
A single 30-minute outpatient appointment under local anaesthetic. No general anaesthetic and no theatre. Most patients go home the same day. - 4
First week
Rest the joint for the first week and keep the small ear donor site clean. Most people are back to light daily activity the same day. - 5
Follow-up
A follow-up appointment is arranged and charged separately. Improvement usually starts between two and six weeks.
Funding, insurance and payment
Self-pay
£6,000 for the session, settled by bank transfer or card before treatment. MRI and consultation are charged separately.
We can discuss finance options on request. We do not actively promote a specific finance partner.
Private medical insurance
London Cartilage Clinic is a private-pay practice and does not work with UK insurance panels. NanoACi is not routinely available on the NHS or via the major UK insurers.
We can provide an itemised invoice for you to submit to your insurer if you wish to claim the treatment back; the agreement is between you and your insurer.
International patients
Outcomes after NanoACi
NanoACi is a regenerative protocol, not an immediate symptom-relief injection. Most patients notice less pain and stiffness between two and six weeks. In studies of the auricular micrografting technology behind the Mytocel MSK step, benefit has been reported to last at least three years from a single session. Those figures describe the technology, not London Cartilage Clinic’s own case numbers.
Professor Lee will explain, in writing at consultation, what the evidence does and does not yet show for your particular joint. As with any newer combination, the strongest evidence sits with each component, and outcomes for the protocol are reviewed case by case.
Patient stories
I wanted to avoid surgery if I possibly could. The injection took half an hour and I walked out the same afternoon. A few weeks on, the joint feels calmer than it has in years.
Frequently asked questions
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Two paths from here
For when you want to talk first, the discovery call costs nothing. For when you have decided you want to be assessed, book a consultation with the operating surgeon. Either way you can learn how the procedure works on the NanoACi page.