Spire Healthcare Cardiff lists back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) from £9,463. Of the 77 published prices we hold it ranks 10th, £1,067 below the median of £10,530 (10%). The nearest we hold either side are Hull and East Riding at £9,450 and Norwich at £9,484.
Every published price for back surgery
| Hospital | Listed as | Price | vs this one |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £8,995 | −£468 |
| Cheshire | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,112 | −£351 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,222 | −£241 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,345 | −£118 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,371 | −£92 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,398 | −£65 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,400 | −£63 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,400 | −£63 |
| Hull and East Riding | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,450 | −£13 |
| Cardiff | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,463 | — |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,484 | +£21 |
| Methley Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,516 | +£53 |
| Methley Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,530 | +£67 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,570 | +£107 |
| Manchester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,580 | +£117 |
| Parkway | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,590 | +£127 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,610 | +£147 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,658 | +£195 |
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £9,710 | +£247 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,717 | +£254 |
| Bristol | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,720 | +£257 |
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,733 | +£270 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,750 | +£287 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,898 | +£435 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,903 | +£440 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,903 | +£440 |
| Manchester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,946 | +£483 |
| London East | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,954 | +£491 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,962 | +£499 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,984 | +£521 |
| Parkway | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,220 | +£757 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,268 | +£805 |
| London East | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,309 | +£846 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,333 | +£870 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,400 | +£937 |
| Hartswood | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,432 | +£969 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,450 | +£987 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,463 | +£1,000 |
| Cardiff | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,530 | — |
| Thames Valley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,539 | +£1,076 |
| Hartswood | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,549 | +£1,086 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,625 | +£1,162 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,644 | +£1,181 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,675 | +£1,212 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,680 | +£1,217 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,733 | +£1,270 |
| Elland | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,748 | +£1,285 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,785 | +£1,322 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,897 | +£1,434 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,016 | +£1,553 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,032 | +£1,569 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,041 | +£1,578 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,060 | +£1,597 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,060 | +£1,597 |
| Leeds | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,093 | +£1,630 |
| Bushey | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,120 | +£1,657 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,131 | +£1,668 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,142 | +£1,679 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,161 | +£1,698 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,179 | +£1,716 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,245 | +£1,782 |
| Dunedin | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,314 | +£1,851 |
| Leeds | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,330 | +£1,867 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,366 | +£1,903 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,470 | +£2,007 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,518 | +£2,055 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,560 | +£2,097 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,568 | +£2,105 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,679 | +£2,216 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,831 | +£2,368 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,963 | +£2,500 |
| Dunedin | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £12,177 | +£2,714 |
| Elland | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £12,180 | +£2,717 |
| Alexandra | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £12,410 | +£2,947 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £13,207 | +£3,744 |
| Alexandra | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £13,480 | +£4,017 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £14,586 | +£5,123 |
Compare back surgery prices across all 77 UK hospitals.
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The full list at this hospital covers 31 treatments. See all Cardiff prices.
Where it sits on the Cardiff list
Of the 31 treatments Cardiff publishes a price for, this ranks 27 by cost. The list there runs £1,735 to £16,559 with a median of £6,610, so back surgery is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.
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Source: Self-pay treatment prices — spire cardiff hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-cardiff-hospital/treatments/a-z/back-surgery-spinal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.