Spire Healthcare Bristol lists back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) from £9,720. Of the 77 published prices we hold it ranks 21st, £810 below the median of £10,530 (8%). The nearest we hold either side are Washington at £9,717 and Leicester at £9,733.
Every published price for back surgery
| Hospital | Listed as | Price | vs this one |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £8,995 | −£725 |
| Cheshire | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,112 | −£608 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,222 | −£498 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,345 | −£375 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,371 | −£349 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,398 | −£322 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,400 | −£320 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,400 | −£320 |
| Hull and East Riding | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,450 | −£270 |
| Cardiff | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,463 | −£257 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,484 | −£236 |
| Methley Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,516 | −£204 |
| Methley Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,530 | −£190 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,570 | −£150 |
| Manchester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,580 | −£140 |
| Parkway | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,590 | −£130 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,610 | −£110 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,658 | −£62 |
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £9,710 | −£10 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,717 | −£3 |
| Bristol | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,720 | — |
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,733 | +£13 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,750 | +£30 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,898 | +£178 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,903 | +£183 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,903 | +£183 |
| Manchester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,946 | +£226 |
| London East | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,954 | +£234 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,962 | +£242 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,984 | +£264 |
| Parkway | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,220 | +£500 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,268 | +£548 |
| London East | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,309 | +£589 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,333 | +£613 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,400 | +£680 |
| Hartswood | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,432 | +£712 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,450 | +£730 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,463 | +£743 |
| Cardiff | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,530 | +£810 |
| Thames Valley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,539 | +£819 |
| Hartswood | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,549 | +£829 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,625 | +£905 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,644 | +£924 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,675 | +£955 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,680 | +£960 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,733 | +£1,013 |
| Elland | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,748 | +£1,028 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,785 | +£1,065 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,897 | +£1,177 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,016 | +£1,296 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,032 | +£1,312 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,041 | +£1,321 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,060 | +£1,340 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,060 | +£1,340 |
| Leeds | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,093 | +£1,373 |
| Bushey | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,120 | +£1,400 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,131 | +£1,411 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,142 | +£1,422 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,161 | +£1,441 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,179 | +£1,459 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,245 | +£1,525 |
| Dunedin | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,314 | +£1,594 |
| Leeds | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,330 | +£1,610 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,366 | +£1,646 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,470 | +£1,750 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,518 | +£1,798 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,560 | +£1,840 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,568 | +£1,848 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,679 | +£1,959 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,831 | +£2,111 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,963 | +£2,243 |
| Dunedin | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £12,177 | +£2,457 |
| Elland | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £12,180 | +£2,460 |
| Alexandra | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £12,410 | +£2,690 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £13,207 | +£3,487 |
| Alexandra | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £13,480 | +£3,760 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £14,586 | +£4,866 |
Compare back surgery prices across all 77 UK hospitals.
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The full list at this hospital covers 43 treatments. See all Bristol prices.
Where it sits on the Bristol list
Of the 43 treatments Bristol publishes a price for, this ranks 39 by cost. The list there runs £2,029 to £16,218 with a median of £6,033, so back surgery is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.
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Source: Self-pay treatment prices — spire bristol hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-bristol-hospital/treatments/a-z/back-surgery-spinal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.