Spire Healthcare Harpenden lists back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) from £9,398. Of the 77 published prices we hold it ranks 6th, £1,132 below the median of £10,530 (11%). The nearest we hold either side are Little Aston at £9,371 and St Anthonys at £9,400.
Every published price for back surgery
| Hospital | Listed as | Price | vs this one |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £8,995 | −£403 |
| Cheshire | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,112 | −£286 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,222 | −£176 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,345 | −£53 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,371 | −£27 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,398 | — |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,400 | +£2 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,400 | +£2 |
| Hull and East Riding | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,450 | +£52 |
| Cardiff | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,463 | +£65 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,484 | +£86 |
| Methley Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,516 | +£118 |
| Methley Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,530 | +£132 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,570 | +£172 |
| Manchester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,580 | +£182 |
| Parkway | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,590 | +£192 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,610 | +£212 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,658 | +£260 |
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £9,710 | +£312 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,717 | +£319 |
| Bristol | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,720 | +£322 |
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,733 | +£335 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,750 | +£352 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,898 | +£500 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,903 | — |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,903 | +£505 |
| Manchester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,946 | +£548 |
| London East | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,954 | +£556 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,962 | +£564 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,984 | +£586 |
| Parkway | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,220 | +£822 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,268 | +£870 |
| London East | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,309 | +£911 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,333 | +£935 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,400 | +£1,002 |
| Hartswood | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,432 | +£1,034 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,450 | +£1,052 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,463 | +£1,065 |
| Cardiff | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,530 | +£1,132 |
| Thames Valley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,539 | +£1,141 |
| Hartswood | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,549 | +£1,151 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,625 | +£1,227 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,644 | +£1,246 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,675 | +£1,277 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,680 | +£1,282 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,733 | +£1,335 |
| Elland | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,748 | +£1,350 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,785 | +£1,387 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,897 | +£1,499 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,016 | +£1,618 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,032 | +£1,634 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,041 | +£1,643 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,060 | +£1,662 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,060 | +£1,662 |
| Leeds | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,093 | +£1,695 |
| Bushey | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,120 | +£1,722 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,131 | — |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,142 | +£1,744 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,161 | +£1,763 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,179 | +£1,781 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,245 | +£1,847 |
| Dunedin | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,314 | +£1,916 |
| Leeds | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,330 | +£1,932 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,366 | +£1,968 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,470 | +£2,072 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,518 | +£2,120 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,560 | +£2,162 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,568 | +£2,170 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,679 | +£2,281 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,831 | +£2,433 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,963 | +£2,565 |
| Dunedin | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £12,177 | +£2,779 |
| Elland | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £12,180 | +£2,782 |
| Alexandra | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £12,410 | +£3,012 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £13,207 | +£3,809 |
| Alexandra | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £13,480 | +£4,082 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £14,586 | +£5,188 |
Compare back surgery prices across all 77 UK hospitals.
Priced similarly at Harpenden
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- Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) — from £8,932
- Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) — from £9,903
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- Rotator cuff repair — from £8,245
- Breast reduction (Cosmetic, Reduction of breast - bilateral) — from £8,009
- Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) — from £11,131
The full list at this hospital covers 43 treatments. See all Harpenden prices.
Where it sits on the Harpenden list
Of the 43 treatments Harpenden publishes a price for, this ranks 38 by cost. The list there runs £1,739 to £16,714 with a median of £5,242, so back surgery is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.
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Source: Self-pay treatment prices — Spire Harpenden Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-harpenden-hospital/treatments/a-z/back-surgery-spinal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.