Spire Healthcare Cambridge Lea lists back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) from £10,897. Of the 77 published prices we hold it ranks 49th, £367 above the median of £10,530 (3%). The nearest we hold either side are St Anthonys at £10,785 and The Montefiore at £11,016.
Every published price for back surgery
| Hospital | Listed as | Price | vs this one |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £8,995 | −£1,902 |
| Cheshire | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,112 | −£1,785 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,222 | −£1,675 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,345 | −£1,552 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,371 | −£1,526 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,398 | −£1,499 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,400 | −£1,497 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,400 | −£1,497 |
| Hull and East Riding | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,450 | −£1,447 |
| Cardiff | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,463 | −£1,434 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,484 | −£1,413 |
| Methley Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,516 | −£1,381 |
| Methley Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,530 | −£1,367 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,570 | −£1,327 |
| Manchester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,580 | −£1,317 |
| Parkway | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,590 | −£1,307 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,610 | −£1,287 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,658 | −£1,239 |
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £9,710 | −£1,187 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,717 | −£1,180 |
| Bristol | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,720 | −£1,177 |
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,733 | −£1,164 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,750 | −£1,147 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,898 | −£999 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,903 | −£994 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,903 | −£994 |
| Manchester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,946 | −£951 |
| London East | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,954 | −£943 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,962 | −£935 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,984 | −£913 |
| Parkway | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,220 | −£677 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,268 | −£629 |
| London East | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,309 | −£588 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,333 | −£564 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,400 | −£497 |
| Hartswood | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,432 | −£465 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,450 | −£447 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,463 | −£434 |
| Cardiff | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,530 | −£367 |
| Thames Valley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,539 | −£358 |
| Hartswood | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,549 | −£348 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,625 | −£272 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,644 | −£253 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,675 | −£222 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,680 | −£217 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,733 | −£164 |
| Elland | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,748 | −£149 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,785 | −£112 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,897 | — |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,016 | +£119 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,032 | +£135 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,041 | +£144 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,060 | +£163 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,060 | +£163 |
| Leeds | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,093 | +£196 |
| Bushey | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,120 | +£223 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,131 | +£234 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,142 | +£245 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,161 | +£264 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,179 | +£282 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,245 | +£348 |
| Dunedin | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,314 | +£417 |
| Leeds | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,330 | +£433 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,366 | +£469 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,470 | +£573 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,518 | +£621 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,560 | +£663 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,568 | +£671 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,679 | — |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,831 | +£934 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,963 | +£1,066 |
| Dunedin | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £12,177 | +£1,280 |
| Elland | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £12,180 | +£1,283 |
| Alexandra | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £12,410 | +£1,513 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £13,207 | +£2,310 |
| Alexandra | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £13,480 | +£2,583 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £14,586 | — |
Compare back surgery prices across all 77 UK hospitals.
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The full list at this hospital covers 42 treatments. See all Cambridge Lea prices.
Where it sits on the Cambridge Lea list
Of the 42 treatments Cambridge Lea publishes a price for, this ranks 37 by cost. The list there runs £1,763 to £17,392 with a median of £6,360, so back surgery is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.
Would cover pay the £10,897?
At £10,897 this is the kind of bill cover exists for — but only cover bought before the problem. The back surgery you already need at Cambridge Lea 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 Cambridge Lea Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-cambridge-lea-hospital/treatments/a-z/back-surgery-spinal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.