Spire Healthcare London East lists back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) from £10,309. Of the 77 published prices we hold it ranks 33rd, £221 below the median of £10,530 (2%). The nearest we hold either side are Little Aston at £10,268 and Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park at £10,333.
Every published price for back surgery
| Hospital | Listed as | Price | vs this one |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £8,995 | −£1,314 |
| Cheshire | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,112 | −£1,197 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,222 | −£1,087 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,345 | −£964 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,371 | −£938 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,398 | −£911 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,400 | −£909 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,400 | −£909 |
| Hull and East Riding | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,450 | −£859 |
| Cardiff | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,463 | −£846 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,484 | −£825 |
| Methley Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,516 | −£793 |
| Methley Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,530 | −£779 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,570 | −£739 |
| Manchester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,580 | −£729 |
| Parkway | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,590 | −£719 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,610 | −£699 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,658 | −£651 |
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £9,710 | −£599 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,717 | −£592 |
| Bristol | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,720 | −£589 |
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,733 | −£576 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,750 | −£559 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,898 | −£411 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,903 | −£406 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,903 | −£406 |
| Manchester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,946 | −£363 |
| London East | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,954 | — |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,962 | −£347 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,984 | −£325 |
| Parkway | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,220 | −£89 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,268 | −£41 |
| London East | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,309 | — |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,333 | +£24 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,400 | +£91 |
| Hartswood | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,432 | +£123 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,450 | +£141 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,463 | +£154 |
| Cardiff | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,530 | +£221 |
| Thames Valley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,539 | +£230 |
| Hartswood | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,549 | +£240 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,625 | +£316 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,644 | +£335 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,675 | +£366 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,680 | +£371 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,733 | +£424 |
| Elland | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,748 | +£439 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,785 | +£476 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,897 | +£588 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,016 | +£707 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,032 | +£723 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,041 | +£732 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,060 | +£751 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,060 | +£751 |
| Leeds | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,093 | +£784 |
| Bushey | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,120 | +£811 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,131 | +£822 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,142 | +£833 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,161 | +£852 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,179 | +£870 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,245 | +£936 |
| Dunedin | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,314 | +£1,005 |
| Leeds | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,330 | +£1,021 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,366 | +£1,057 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,470 | +£1,161 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,518 | +£1,209 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,560 | +£1,251 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,568 | +£1,259 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,679 | +£1,370 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,831 | +£1,522 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,963 | +£1,654 |
| Dunedin | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £12,177 | +£1,868 |
| Elland | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £12,180 | +£1,871 |
| Alexandra | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £12,410 | +£2,101 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £13,207 | +£2,898 |
| Alexandra | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £13,480 | +£3,171 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £14,586 | +£4,277 |
Compare back surgery prices across all 77 UK hospitals.
Priced similarly at London East
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The full list at this hospital covers 39 treatments. See all London East prices.
Where it sits on the London East list
Of the 39 treatments London East publishes a price for, this ranks 35 by cost. The list there runs £1,601 to £16,880 with a median of £4,610, so back surgery is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.
Would cover pay the £10,309?
At £10,309 this is the kind of bill cover exists for — but only cover bought before the problem. The back surgery you already need at London East 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 London East Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-london-east-hospital/treatments/a-z/back-surgery-spinal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.