How much is a back surgery at Spire Healthcare Alexandra?

Spire Healthcare Alexandra lists back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) from £12,410. Of the 77 published prices we hold it ranks 74th, £1,880 above the median of £10,530 (18%). The nearest we hold either side are Elland at £12,180 and Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park at £13,207.

Every published price for back surgery

Compare back surgery prices across all 77 UK hospitals.

Priced similarly at Alexandra

• Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) — from £13,480
• Breast reduction (Cosmetic, Reduction of breast - bilateral) — from £9,975
• Hysterectomy (vaginal) — from £9,600
• Hip replacement surgery — from £15,361
• Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) — from £9,446
• Hysterectomy (abdominal) — from £9,199
• Knee replacement — from £15,951
• Rotator cuff repair — from £8,633

The full list at this hospital covers 38 treatments. See all Alexandra prices.

Where it sits on the Alexandra list

Of the 38 treatments Alexandra publishes a price for, this ranks 35 by cost. The list there runs £1,680 to £15,951 with a median of £5,609, so back surgery is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.

Would cover pay the £12,410?

At £12,410 this is the kind of bill cover exists for — but only cover bought before the problem. The back surgery you already need at Alexandra is pre-existing and excluded, so a policy taken out now would not pay it. Comparing UK cover · brokers · UK insurers

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Source: Self-pay treatment prices — spire alexandra hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-alexandra-hospital/treatments/a-z/back-surgery-spinal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.