Spire Healthcare Leicester lists back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) from £8,995. That is the cheapest of the 77 published prices we hold for it, £5,591 below the dearest.
Every published price for back surgery
| Hospital | Listed as | Price | vs this one |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £8,995 | — |
| Cheshire | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,112 | +£117 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,222 | +£227 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,345 | +£350 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,371 | +£376 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,398 | +£403 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,400 | +£405 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,400 | +£405 |
| Hull and East Riding | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,450 | +£455 |
| Cardiff | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,463 | +£468 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,484 | +£489 |
| Methley Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,516 | +£521 |
| Methley Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,530 | +£535 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,570 | +£575 |
| Manchester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,580 | +£585 |
| Parkway | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,590 | +£595 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,610 | +£615 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,658 | +£663 |
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £9,710 | — |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,717 | +£722 |
| Bristol | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,720 | +£725 |
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,733 | — |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,750 | +£755 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,898 | +£903 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,903 | +£908 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,903 | +£908 |
| Manchester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,946 | +£951 |
| London East | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,954 | +£959 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,962 | +£967 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,984 | +£989 |
| Parkway | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,220 | +£1,225 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,268 | +£1,273 |
| London East | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,309 | +£1,314 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,333 | +£1,338 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,400 | +£1,405 |
| Hartswood | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,432 | +£1,437 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,450 | +£1,455 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,463 | +£1,468 |
| Cardiff | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,530 | +£1,535 |
| Thames Valley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,539 | +£1,544 |
| Hartswood | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,549 | +£1,554 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,625 | +£1,630 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,644 | +£1,649 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,675 | +£1,680 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,680 | +£1,685 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,733 | +£1,738 |
| Elland | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,748 | +£1,753 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,785 | +£1,790 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,897 | +£1,902 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,016 | +£2,021 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,032 | +£2,037 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,041 | +£2,046 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,060 | +£2,065 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,060 | +£2,065 |
| Leeds | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,093 | +£2,098 |
| Bushey | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,120 | +£2,125 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,131 | +£2,136 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,142 | +£2,147 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,161 | +£2,166 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,179 | +£2,184 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,245 | +£2,250 |
| Dunedin | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,314 | +£2,319 |
| Leeds | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,330 | +£2,335 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,366 | +£2,371 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,470 | +£2,475 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,518 | +£2,523 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,560 | +£2,565 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,568 | +£2,573 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,679 | +£2,684 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,831 | +£2,836 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,963 | +£2,968 |
| Dunedin | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £12,177 | +£3,182 |
| Elland | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £12,180 | +£3,185 |
| Alexandra | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £12,410 | +£3,415 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £13,207 | +£4,212 |
| Alexandra | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £13,480 | +£4,485 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £14,586 | +£5,591 |
Compare back surgery prices across all 77 UK hospitals.
Priced similarly at Leicester
- Hysterectomy (vaginal) — from £8,985
- Hysterectomy (abdominal) — from £8,865
- Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) — from £8,581
- Vaginal repair operation (Repair of prolapsed vagina) — from £8,491
- Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) — from £9,710
- Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) — from £9,733
- Hernia surgery — from £7,875
- Gallbladder / gallstone removal (cholecystectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Gallbladder removal) — from £7,704
The full list at this hospital covers 39 treatments. See all Leicester prices.
Where it sits on the Leicester list
Of the 39 treatments Leicester publishes a price for, this ranks 35 by cost. The list there runs £1,639 to £15,655 with a median of £3,888, so back surgery is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.
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Source: Self-pay treatment prices — Spire Leicester Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-leicester-hospital/treatments/a-z/back-surgery-spinal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.